Fourteen games into an NHL season is way too soon to start labelling any club a “team of destiny”, but the way the Devils keep piling up the wins can make one wonder when the appropriate line of demarcation can be ascertained. New Jersey registered its eighth consecutive victory by beating Ottawa in a 4-3 overtime thriller on Thursday night at Prudential Center. The streak is the team’s longest since 2011 and has the Devils sitting atop the Metropolitan Division with an 11-3 record. A tidbit from the MSG broadcast noted that teams that have gone off to this fast a start qualified for the playoffs over 90% of the time, something the Devils haven’t achieved in five years.
More Devils Magic Extends Winning Streak To Eight
More Devils Magic Extends Winning Streak To…
More Devils Magic Extends Winning Streak To Eight
Fourteen games into an NHL season is way too soon to start labelling any club a “team of destiny”, but the way the Devils keep piling up the wins can make one wonder when the appropriate line of demarcation can be ascertained. New Jersey registered its eighth consecutive victory by beating Ottawa in a 4-3 overtime thriller on Thursday night at Prudential Center. The streak is the team’s longest since 2011 and has the Devils sitting atop the Metropolitan Division with an 11-3 record. A tidbit from the MSG broadcast noted that teams that have gone off to this fast a start qualified for the playoffs over 90% of the time, something the Devils haven’t achieved in five years.