With its three Swiss skaters, New Jersey did not have a memorable holiday season on the ice of the NHL championship. Beaten 3-2 at SAP Center in San Jose by the Sharks on Saturday, the Devils suffered a fourth consecutive defeat.
Their negative streak began on December 29 in Raleigh (5-2 for Carolina). It continued on January 1 in Anaheim (3-2), January 2 in Los Angeles (3-0) and, therefore, in San Jose where the Valais center player from New Jersey Nico Hischier lit the lamp then as he celebrated his 26th birthday. And where his club conceded the last goal 25 seconds from the horn.
The team coached by Sheldon Keefe since the start of the 2024-2025 regular season is going through its second storm of the year. She had already suffered four defeats at the start of the campaign when, between October 20 and October 26, she stumbled against Washington (5-6 ap), Tampa Bay (5-8), Detroit (5-3) and the NY Islanders (3-4 ap).
Despite this series of failures, the Devils are in third place in the Eastern Conference with an intermediate record of 51 points in 42 matches. They have a deficit of four units on Washington (1st) and one point on Toronto (2nd).
In San Jose, Zurich defender from New Jersey Jonas Siegenthaler (27 years old) served two minor penalties while his teammate, Appenzell winger Timo Meier (28 years old), skated for 15’31” and maintained a neutral differential .
The Devils will try to end their losing streak on January 7 at 4 a.m. (Swiss time) in Seattle against the Kraken.
NHL. Saturday’s matches.
Colorado – Montréal 1-2 tab
Calgary – Nashville 1-4
Las Vegas – Buffalo 3-1
Seattle – Edmonton 2-4
Washington – NY Rangers 7-4
San Jose – New Jersey 3-2
Winnipeg – Detroit 2-4
Toronto – Boston 6-4
Carolina – Minnesota 0-4
Columbus – St. Louis 6-4
Dallas – Utah 3-2 ap
Los Angeles – Tampa Bay 2-1
