Vitek Vanecek

NHL Game Recap: Crosby Scores 599th Goal, Penguins Secure A 4-3 Shootout Victory

Sidney Crosby scored his 599th NHL career goal against the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, November 16th. The Penguins secured a 4-3 shootout victory, recovering from blowing a three-goal lead to defeat the Sharks. Both Bryan Rust and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin scored the deciding goal […]

NHL Game Recap: Devils Get Shutout By Blackwood And The Sharks 1-0

After an incredible three-game win streak, the Devils’ streak was snapped when they played against their former goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and the San Jose Sharks at Prudential Center on Sunday, November 10th. Despite being shutout by Blackwood and the Sharks, the Devils truly put in the effort, did everything but find the back of the […]

NHL Game Recap: Jets Remain Undefeated, Scoring 8 Against Sharks

Winnipeg remains undefeated, so far winning all of their games since the start of this season. The Jets hosted the San Jose Sharks at the Canada Life Centre on Friday, October 18th. Both Vladislav Namestnikov and Neal Pionk each had a goal and three assists to help the Jets ease past San Jose for their […]

What Went Wrong for the 2023-24 New Jersey Devils

The 2023-24 NHL season was one of high expectations for the New Jersey Devils. Coming off a franchise-best 112-point and 52-win season, the Devils were widely projected to take another step forward in their quest for the Stanley Cup. However, as the playoffs begin, New Jersey sits on the outside looking in, facing an early […]

Kaapo Kähkönen Is What New Jersey Has Been Looking For

Surprising Statistics Despite playing for a struggling San Jose Sharks team, Kaapo Kähkönen has put up impressive numbers. In the 2023-2024 season, he has a save percentage of .895 and a goals-against average (GAA) of 3.82. These statistics are even more impressive when considering the poor defensive play of the Sharks. When he had the […]

Who Won The Jake Allen Trade?

The New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens made a deadline deal on Friday, which would be the only deadline deal for the Canadiens as the Devils, on the other hand, made multiple moves on deadline day. One of the biggest trades the Devils made was on deadline day for Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen in […]

New Jersey Devils Trade Deadline Recap

A look at the Devils moves, rating each acquisition, and what this means for the rest of the season. It was unclear whether the Devils would be buyers or sellers going into the 2024 trade deadline. The team has had numerous struggles this season and sits on the precipice of playoff contention. General Manager Tom […]

New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks Swap Goalies

The New Jersey Devils are making some changes to their goaltending duo as after acquiring Jake Allen from the Montreal Canadiens, they have sent Vitek Vanecek and a seventh round pick in 2025 to the San Jose Sharks for Kaapo Kahkonen in a swap of goaltenders. For the Devils, they added yet another young goaltender […]

Devils Consider Options for Goaltending Ahead of Trade Deadline

With the trade deadline fast approaching, the New Jersey Devils are faced with the decision of whether adding and/or trading a goaltender is part of their plan for a playoff push. The Devils season has been plagued with inconsistent goaltending from Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid, the goalie tandem that carried them to the playoffs […]

New Jersey Devils Place Goalie on IR, Activate Defenseman

The New Jersey Devils have announced that they have activated defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler off IR. Siegenthaler has missed the last 16 games with a broken foot. The former Washington Capitals defenseman has one goal and seven assists for eight points in 38 games this season. Siegenthaler has eight goals and 48 assists for 56 points […]