GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (27-17-6, 60 Pts) @ Montreal Canadiens (24-20-4, 52 Pts), 7 PM, MSGSN2

[Dylan9z9]

OT prediction : Jack makes.a bad pass and falls down Canadiens score

 

[Richer's Ghost]

I swear if Jack turns the puck over for a break away and the OT winner it might break me.

 

[Bleedred]

This would be a real bad loss if they can’t get the next one. Even a OTL loss would be bad.

Yeah, at this point, I'm bargaining for a point too even though we were up 3-1 as loser mentality that is

As I said earlier. Unlike the Toronto game where we were gassed and looked done by the end of regulation, this would be a point lost. That was a point gained.

For multiple reasons this would be a point lost. Because of being up 2 goals, not to mention this is one of the teams that's on our tail after our death march since Christmas.

 

[JK3]

Allen softie?

I’m going with Jack brain fart.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Sam Kasan and Amanda Stein calling the game? The Devils are an NHL franchise. Shouldn't they have professional announcers? This is ridiculous.

 

[Patrik26]

Allen softie?

Nah. Goes to a shootout with Jack and Bratt as the first two shooters. 0-2.

 

[Nocashstyle]

It's not that the individual faceoffs themselves don't matter. If a team was winning 100% or 0% that'd likely be pretty big. When every team is falling between like 45-55% though the importance people put on faceoffs is overblown and the research has shown faceoffs don't impact results.

There is so much context to that that surely you can’t make a giant sweeping generalization

 

[Tiredswede]

Any news on Nico?

 

[theoptimist]

Why is Mercer on the ice?

 

[Dylan9z9]

So horrible in OT

 

[billingtons ghost]

Faceoffs are just another puck battle, rarely do goals happen straight off the faceoffs like tonight. No one says those goals don't happen but they're rare. Always a weird gotcha with this argument, they only matter on the powerplay and empty net situations.

I would be really interested in seeing how much offense Sid Crosby has generated being a top faceoff guy in the league for a long time. I bet a good percentage of his goals and assists began with him winning a faceoff somewhere.

If you watched this game, before the 4 minute mark of period2 - Nico won like four faceoffs in a row, and MTL didn't leave their zone for 2+ minutes. He lost the next one, they came down and totally flipped the script.

 

[None Shall Pass]

Come on Luke, Jesus Christ

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Mercer is slow for 5v5 let alone 3v3 lol

 

[Killing Joke]

This team has no clue how to play in OT anymore.

 

[HughesCorporation]

seriously dougie

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

okay if Jack cant even take a faceoff over his BROTHER, he is definitely injured again.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Now you're concerned about injured Devils Dano?

 

[Killing Joke]

Jacks hand is f***ed to the point he can’t even take faceoffs his brother had to.

 

[Maine Fan]

He is playing with stitches in his hand. Had to miss practice. If that is causing him issues with his play then that and along with no Nico is going to very hard to overcome the next few games.

How can they not understand?

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Something must be wrong with Jack if Luke Hughes is taking faceoffs

 

[HersheyBob27]

He is playing with stitches in his hand. Had to miss practice. If that is causing him issues with his play then that and along with no Nico is going to very hard to overcome the next few games.

Stop makes excuses please

 

[Bleedred]

We look completely lost in 3 on 3 anymore. We don't even get great chances this year.

 

[Blender]

I just noticed they are calling Hughes "Yughes".

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I remember when I used to look forward to OT.

 

[Bcap88]

Luke is so f***ing good man