GDT: Preseason Hockey! Your New Jersey Devils vs. Boston Bruins, 7 PM, Devils App

[njdevils1982]

oh.....its over?

 

[MauDevils]

It's a win. Should have been more lopsided given the lineups, but no injuries and that's all that matters.

 

[JK3]

This call at the end lmao, puck is in the corner, grrrrrr, rrrrrrr, rrrrrr,r grrrrrrr. Sounds like playing tug of war with a dog.

 

[Hisch13r]

Puck didn't feel like going in but outside of that this game did what you'd want. Guys looked good and dominated a team they should've dominated. Vanecek got a shutout against a talentless roster like he should.

 

[My3Sons]

Huge win. Beating a veteran Bruins team at their own game has big playoff implications. Sure the Bruins were missing Hall Pasternak Bergeron Marchand Zacha McAvoy Carlo Swayman and any semblance of a pulse but other than that it was a huge win.

 

[Cheddabombs]

 

[Bleedred]

I haven't seen a 1-0 Devils win in a long time

It was probably Cory Schneider back in 2015 or 2016.

Come to think of it, I do remember him having a 1-0 shutout in Vancouver in 17-18. I think it might have been Brian Boyle’s first game of that season and first after his cancer diagnosis.

And if memory really serves me correct, Jimmy Hayes had the lone goal.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Nice game by Vanacek. My vote for #1 goalie.

Also how not mention Miles Wood. I’ve really been underrating him, he made some strong strong plays tonight.

Bahl on the ice for the concluding 6 on 4.

How did we not score 6 in this one? 4 posts and a couple of other miraculous non scores.

 

[JK3]

Vanacek was really solid, nothing crazy but he bailed them out on a couple of breakdowns.

 

[Hisch13r]

6 GA in 5 games on ~11 xGA. It's obviously preseason so the shooting talent isn't up to snuff but the goalies have looked goooooooood so far.

 

[Devs3cups]

6 GA in 5 games on ~11 xGA. It's obviously preseason so the shooting talent isn't up to snuff but the goalies have looked goooooooood so far.

Last year we’d have 6 GA on 2 xGA lol

 

[Guttersniped]

It was probably Cory Schneider back in 2015 or 2016.

Come to think of it, I do remember him having a 1-0 shutout in Vancouver in 17-18. I think it might have been Brian Boyle’s first game of that season and first after his cancer diagnosis.

And if memory really serves me correct, Jimmy Hayes had the lone goal.

I mean 1-0 wins over Boston have happened way more recently. Boston often has trouble finishing even when their best guys are playing and don’t handle our speed well.

 

[Bone Density]

 

[njdevils1982]

and as i asked last game


where in the f*** is the dark blue bar for andreas f***ing johnsson.

what's fitz's email?

 

[Guttersniped]

More like Michael Vukojuperstar! (What? I’m not good at nicknames.)

 

[Billdo]

Vanacek was really solid, nothing crazy but he bailed them out on a couple of breakdowns.

I think that's all anyone really wants is "really solid" at this point from both him and Blackwood. If one seized the reigns and is "really good" this year that's fantastic but as long as they're both solid I think most of us will take it.

 

[Hisch13r]

I mean 1-0 wins over Boston have happened way more recently. Boston often has trouble finishing even when their best guys are playing and don’t handle our speed well.

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Yeah the Blackwood buzzer beater toe save was a 1-0 game against Boston

 

[Bone Density]

Devils goaltending thru 5 preseason games:

- 5.76 goals saved above expected
- .952 save percentage (4th-best)
Mackenzie Blackwood: saved 50/53 (.943 Sv%) - Vitek Vanecek: saved 52/55 (.945 Sv%)

 

[MasterofGrond]

Don’t want to jinx it because devils goaltending gonna devils goaltending but

Vanecek looks like an average to above average goalie right now

 

[Guttersniped]

The number of posts in the last two games is comical considering we only hit one in first three games.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Bone Density]

I need this man's sweater.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I need this man's sweater.

I'm starting to regret not getting the anniversary patch, but at least the sacrifice should mean the jersey gets here by the home opener.

 

[OmNomNom]

whats crazy to me is vuko wasn't even full timing in utica - he played in adirondack a few times last season

 

[Eggtimer]

Huge win. Beating a veteran Bruins team at their own game has big playoff implications. Sure the Bruins were missing Hall Pasternak Bergeron Marchand Zacha McAvoy Carlo Swayman and any semblance of a pulse but other than that it was a huge win.

Oh and missing Lindholm too