Jeremiyah Love ran for 147 yards and a score, Malachi Fields hauled in a pair of touchdown passes and No. 9 Notre Dame breezed past No. 23 Pittsburgh 37-15 on Saturday.
Exciting Devils Prospect To Make NHL Debut Against Capitals
One of the New Jersey Devils' most exciting prospects will make his NHL debut on Saturday night against Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena.
After receiving his first NHL call-up, 22-year-old Shane Lachance will draw into New Jersey's lineup with injuries to forwards Jack Hughes (non-hockey hand injury) and Cody Glass (upper-body injury).
During his pregame media availability, Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed that Lachance would play via NJD.TV.
Lachance, who spent the beginning of the season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Utica Comets, will have familiarity with his teammates, as Nathan Légaré and Colton White are also with the Devils due to the influx of injuries to New Jersey's roster.
Before the team's road trip, White provided insight into Lachance and what he has brought to the ice and to the Comets' locker room.
"He is a phenomenal guy off the ice," White said. "He is really great to be around, and has a great work ethic. On the ice, he does all the little things really well. He works really hard. Good defensively. Good offensively. Good at possessing the puck down low and being a good net front presence.
"You can tell why he was the captain at BU at such a young age," White continued. "Being a young guy and asserting yourself that way, it takes a long time to do that usually, but he seems to do it right away. A special player, for sure."
Through 11 games with the Comets, Lachance has one assist and two penalty minutes. On April 16, 2025, he signed a two-year, entry-level contract that began with the 2025-26 season.
Puck drop between the Devils and Capitals is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on MSGSN and can be streamed on Gotham Sports.
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No. 3 Texas A&M pulls off biggest comeback in school history to beat South Carolina 31-30
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Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
The New Jersey Devils will head to Capital One Arena today to face the Washington Capitals.
The Devils are 12-4-1 after beating the Blackhawks in overtime Wednesday.
The Capitals are 8-8-1, having most recently played the Florida Panthers on Thursday evening. The team lost 6-3 to the Panthers.
Simon Nemec is the Devils' player to watch, having scored his first career hat trick on Wednesday and four goals in the last two games.
For the Capitals, Tom Wilson has five goals and two assists in his last 10 games for Washington.
Injuries
On Wednesday, Zack MacEwen and Cody Glass left due to injuries and are not expected to play Saturday.
Another player who will not be in the lineup is Jack Hughes. Hughes underwent successful surgery after sustaining a hand injury. He is expected to be re-evaluated in six weeks.
Devils Provide Update On Jack HughesOn Saturday, the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/game-day/simon-nemec-s-first-career-hat-trick-leads-devils-to-4-3-overtime-victory-over-blackhawks">New Jersey Devils </a>announced that star forward Jack Hughes underwent successful surgery on his finger.
The list of injured players for the Devils now looks like:
J. Hughes (hand)
MacEwen (undisclosed)
Glass (undisclosed)
Hamilton (undisclosed)
Brown (undisclosed)
Pesce (upper-body)
Dadonov (hand)
Kovacevic (knee)
McLaughlin (undisclosed)
The Capitals released a much shorter injury list.
Dubois (abdominal surgery, out 3-4 months)
This is the first of four meetings this season. The teams play again on December 27, March 20, and April 2.
Puck drops at 7 PM as the Devils aim for their second straight win.
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The Addition of Vladislav Gavrikov Proving To Be Valuable For Rangers
His game may not be flashy, but Vladislav Gavrikov has provided the New York Rangers with exactly what they brought him in for.
During the offseason, the Rangers signed Gavrikov to a seven-year, $49 million contract with the hopes he can blossom into the team’s defensive anchor.
Through 18 games, Gavrikov’s presence has been valuable for the Rangers.
The 29-year-old defenseman does so many of the little things that go unnoticed to the casual eye.
In his own zone, Gavrikov is defensively sound, always in the right positions while he plays a physical brand of hockey.
Mike Sullivan has also given Gavrikov important responsibilities. With Sullivan attempting to take a defensive load off of Adam Fox, more of that work goes onto Gavrikov’s plate.
He’s been playing a critical shorthanded role and he continues to take the defensive burden off of Fox, which allows him to engage more offensively.
Gavrikov is averaging 22:34 minutes, ranking second amongst all Ranger players in that category and he leads the team in plus/minus rating at +6.
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If a player wants to get to Igor Shesterkin, they’ll have to get through Gavrikov. During the Rangers’ 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday afternoon, Scott Sabourin took a whack at Shesterkin and Gavrikov threw him to the ice in retaliation.
It’s those kinds of plays that catch the attention of Sullivan.
“For sure it does,” Sullivan said on if Gavrikov’s defending of Shesterkin caught his attention. “He's a team guy, and he'll do whatever it takes to help his teammates. I think that goes a long way with his teammates. It certainly goes a long way with his coaching staff.”
The Rangers added a defensive anchor with the addition of Gavrikov and his contributions to the team should surely not go unnoticed.
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Penguins' First-Rounder On Fire In AHL
Pittsburgh Penguins 2019 first-round pick Sam Poulin has been off to a strong start to the 2025-26 season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
In 15 games so far this season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Poulin has recorded seven goals, seven assists, 14 points, and a plus-7 rating. With numbers like these, there is no question that the 24-year-old forward is making a big impact with the AHL squad.
Yet, what's more encouraging about Poulin's play is that he is only continuing to stay hot as the season progresses. Poulin is currently on a four-game point streak with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he has recorded four goals and two assists over that span. With this, the young forward is red-hot right now down in the AHL.
Poulin will now be looking to continue to produce offensively with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. If he does, perhaps it could open the door for him to get another call-up to the Penguins' NHL roster in the near future.
In 13 career NHL games over three seasons with Pittsburgh, Poulin has recorded two assists, four blocks, 18 hits, and a minus-3 rating.
“The Points Will Come": Red Wings Rookie Emmitt Finnie Shrugs Off Slump
One of the major storylines for the Detroit Red Wings as they began their centennial campaign in the NHL was the emergence of a trio of rookies who made the final roster thanks to their strong showings in both Training Camp and the pre-season.
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, Emmitt Finnie, and Axel Sandin-Pellikka all began the season with the Red Wings for their rookie campaigns in the NHL. While Brandsegg-Nygård has since been returned to the American Hockey League, both Finnie and Sandin-Pellikka continue their tenures in Detroit.
After a blazing hot start to his career with four goals and four assists, Finnie has hit the wall in terms of offense.
He hasn't registered a point since scoring as part of Detroit's historical 6-4 comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 25, and he's been since been moved down further in Detroit's lineup after having initially spent a few weeks playing on the club's top line.
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That's not to say that Finnie is concerned about his first career NHL scoring drought, however.
"This is the best League in the world, and points aren't going to happen every night," Finnie explained. "Droughts are going to happen, and I'm just trying to stay positive and confident and just contribute in other ways."
"I'm just going to keep playing my game, trying to get to the net and the points will come."
Finnie is known for playing with an edge to his game, which he plans on continuing to utilize while being a nuisance to opposition goaltenders and defensemen in close proximity to the net, the area of the ice he feels he's most effective.
I like to play hard and get to the net, I feel like that's where I generate most of my chances," Finnie said. "Playing physical and around the net, that's when I feel like I'm at my best."
Despite his scoring drought, the confidence that head coach Todd McLellan had and continues to have in Finnie has not wavered.
"If we said that we’d have a seventh-round draft pick that hadn’t really played any pro hockey playing for us 19 games in and playing a prominent role, we would all be happy," McLellan said.
McLellan continued his praise of Finnie by noting the other things that he does that don't show up on the scoresheet.
“He does so much extra work for a lot of guys,” he said. “He cleans up messes on the way back because he skates so well. He loosens up pucks on the forecheck, he’ll go to the net, he stirs things up a little bit, draws some penalties. There’s a lot of assets there."
"The confidence in him hasn’t gone or diminished at all."
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