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  Graphic: Genevive Oliver There have been great players for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then there has been Mario Lemieux. From the impossible reach of his stick to his effortless, balletic stride, 'Le Magnifique' wasn't just a force of nature—he was a work of art on ice. His time in Pittsburgh wasn't just about piling up goals and assists; it was an incredible journey of dizzying highs, a battle with a life-threatening illness, and then, a truly triumphant comeback that carved his place as an eternal Penguins legend. His story is one of unrivaled greatness on the ice and a fierce, unwavering loyalty to the city that loved him. The Arrival of Le Magnifique: The Savior of a City The hype around Mario Lemieux started almost before he even got here. In the mid-1980s, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a punchline—a franchise teetering on the brink of irrelevance. Their arena was a ghost town, their roster a collection of misfits. Then, on a fateful day in 1984, the draft lotte...
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Devils Fall To The Canucks In New Jersey 6-4, 1/6/24

 






   The Devils and Canucks had their Hughes Bowl 2.0 on Saturday, January 6th. Unfortunately, Jack Hughes wasn't out tonight - So, so it wasn't a complete Hughes Bowl 2.0 .. However, this was a great game! The Vancouver Canucks won with a 6-4 score.


Devils lineup against the Canucks:

Toffoli - Mercer - Bratt

Haula - Hischier - Bastian

Lazar - McLeod - Holtz

Smith - Tierney - Clarke


Siegenthaler - Nemec

Hughes - Marino

Bahl - Miller


Daws

Vanecek


Canucks lineup against the Devils:

Pettersson - Miller - Boeser

Mikheyev - Suter -  Kuzmenko

Joshua - Blueger - Garland

Hoglander - Aman - Lafferty


Hughes - Hronek

Soucy - Myers

Cole - Juulsen


Demko

DeSmith


   Brock Boeser scored - It was challenged by New Jersey and ended up being no goal due to goaltender interference. The score after the first period was 0-0.


   Elias Pettersson gets the Canucks started early in the second, scoring his 16th of the season. J. T. Miller scores the second for Vancouver at the 16:27 mark - Miller nets another soon after! Colin Miller scores the first goal for the Devils, this also being his first as a Devil! Erik Haula nets one with only seconds left in second - Connor Garland answers back with only 10 seconds left. The final score of the second period was 4-2.


   Elias Pettersson scores his second of the night early in the third! Colin Miller scores his second of the night and his second goal as a Devil - Brendan Smith scores soon after getting the Devils to 4 goals. Dakota Joshua scores the last goal of the night late in the third, the final score being 6-4.




"I thought that there's some good and bad," Erik Haula said. "They had such a good start, and we didn't match that."



- Timo Meier is on injured reserve

- Jack Hughes wasn't out tonight, upper-body injury

- Graeme Clarke made his NHL debut tonight!

- Erik Haula and Jesper Bratt both wore A's for the Devils due to Jack Hughes and Ondrej Palat not being in the lineup.

- Quinn Hughes now holds the franchise record for most multi-point games by a Canucks defenseman with 69.

- Erik Haula hit 300 Career NHL points

- 100th Career Win for Thatcher Demko - Also in the top 5 in Canucks history with the most franchise wins!



"It feels good to win a game on a big road trip," J. T. Miller said. "I liked a lot of our game today."







POST-RAW: Graeme Clarke
POST-RAW : Colin Miller
POST-RAW : Lindy Ruff

Injury Update On Jack Hughes - Lindy Ruff

POST-GAME : Brock Boeser
POST-GAME : Rick Tocchet

*All photos used by the New Jersey Devils used with permission*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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