The hockey brooms are out in Newark, as sweeping changes are in the New Jersey Devils immediate NHL future.
It’s been a disappointing season for the Devils. They have one more game to play—Tuesday in Boston—a meaningless challenge with the Bruins. With 87 points, and sitting in seventh place in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division and missing the Stanley Cup postseason for 12 of the past 16 seasons, the team and coaching staff are all subject to review come Wednesday. Sunday’s 4–3 overtime win at home against the Ottawa Senators is proof that the roster hasn’t quit on coach Sheldon Keefe. Devils’ captain Nico Hischier scored the game-winner at 3:18 in OT with a backhand shot past Ottawa’s goalie James Reimer.
