Four games, one win and three losses: That’s the Devils’ stat line from this past week’s trip out west, with games vs. Colorado (4-8), San Jose (2-5), Los Angeles (4-1) and Anaheim (1-4). Tuesdays loss at Denver marked the Devils’ first since October 9^th, when they dropped their opener at Carolina, before reeling off eight straight wins.

 

Through 13 games, the Devils occupy 2nd place with 18 points in a tight Eastern conference that – as of Sunday night – did not have a single team with a losing record. On a personal level, Nico scored one goals and one assist last week while recording at total of eight shots on goal. He was on the ice for an average of 19:57 minutes per game and prevailed in 50.5% percent of the faceoffs taken. He finished the week with a minus-1.

 

After returning to New Jersey, the Devils will enjoy a brief break before hosting the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night (7 PM EST). They will close out their week with a second home game on Saturday afternoon, taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins (12:30 PM EST).