NHL Power Rankings: Which Teams Are Lighting Up the Ice and Which Are Hanging by a Thread After a Quarter Season
5. New Jersey Devils, 13-6-1
Last week: 3
Sean: 5
Dom: 6
Green flag: Jake Allen
Historically, Allen is at his best when he’s pushing the starter. As soon as he’s anointed the starter, everything goes awry. For now, the starter is still Jacob Markstrom, and so that means the Devils are getting peak Allen, whose .917 is third among goalies that have played 10 or more games.
Red flag: Jacob Markstrom
Aside from all the injuries, New Jersey’s biggest issue right now is that the starter it just signed to an extension doesn’t look like a starter anymore. Thank god for Allen or this team would not be so comfy near the top of the East.
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