Santini’s development a positive in Devils’ season

Mahopac rookie has become a mainstay for Devils, who bring an eight-game losing streak into Thursday’s game at Colorado Santini’s development a positive in Devils’ season Mahopac rookie has become a mainstay for Devils, who bring an eight-game losing streak into Thursday’s game at Colorado Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://northjersy.news/2m2tuNK Devils defenseman Steven Santini is one of five rookies on the roster as they face the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at BB&T Center in their season opener. In some, that could be interpreted as a birthday nod to youth.

Blue Jackets 2, Devils 0 | Bobrovsky records third straight shutout

Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella had the perfect description for Sunday’s game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center: “It’s like we were throwin’ mud at one another.” There was more mud-slinging Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena, a slog-fest that saw the Blue Jackets emerge in much the same fashion with only a slightly different final score. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had 33 saves for his third consecutive shutout, leading the Jackets to an ugly-but-effective 2-0 win over the Devils before 15,947.

Jacketsa Bobrovsky makes 20 saves in second straight shutout

Sergei Bobrovsky is having one of those years goaltenders dream about, and it is making the Columbus Blue Jackets a team to fear when the playoffs start next month. Bobrovsky made 20 saves in posting his second straight shutout and franchise-record 34th win of the season, and the Blue Jackets beat reeling New Jersey 3-0 on Sunday, sending the Devils to their seventh straight loss.

The Noon Number: Throwing Away Their Shot

That checks in as the highest shot total in a loss since suffering a similar 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Sabres in November 2014, and the 14th-highest shot total in a loss since the start of the Alex Ovechkin era. It’s also just the tenth time over that span in which they’ve had at least 44 shots and just one goal .