Devils in the Details – 12/3/25: Slap on the Wrist Edition

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The Devils jumped out to a nice start against the Blue Jackets on Monday but couldn’t hold off Columbus in another spicy matchup. The Blue Jackets took a 5-3 win. [Devils NHL]

FWIW:

Sheldon Keefe with plenty to say about the fight between Brenden Dillon and Dmitri Voronkov in the second period of Monday’s game: [New Jersey Hockey Now]

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“Adding to the growing list of concerns regarding the arena being built for the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics, now there’s this: The ice surface may be smaller than those used in NHL buildings, which could be a safety concern given the speed of the game.” [The Athletic ($)]

“Do the Boston Bruins or Pittsburgh Penguins have a rookie NHL coach who could win the Jack Adams Award? Will Jon Cooper finally earn the honor? Here’s this month’s top five.” [The Hockey News]

“Deciding how much weight to give each of the goalies when evaluating tandems can be tricky. For this exercise, goalies capable of handling a heavy workload, such as Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellebuyck, are given more weight within their tandem than goalies who play closer to a 50-50 split. In those cases, the impact of the backup is minimized but not ignored entirely. Conversely, tandems with two goalies performing at a high level are boosted in this ranking. Without further ado, here’s how every goalie tandem in the league has stacked up in 2025-26:” [The Athletic ($)]

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