Dainius Zubrus

From Chicago to New Jersey, salary cap creates headaches for talented teams with big payrolls. When the Chicago Blackhawks raise the banner to honor their first Stanley Cup championship since 1961, Dustin Byfuglien won't be there to soak in the moment and celebrate with his teammates.

Richards scores winner for Flyers in SO victory over Devils in preseason opener. Mike Richards scored a shootout goal in the fourth round, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night in the first preseason game for both teams.

Dainius Zubrus' goal with 4:04 left lifts Devils over Flyers 5-3; series knotted 1-1. The New Jersey Devils finally found a way to beat the Philadelphia Flyers.

Zajac has 4 assists, Devils rout Islanders 7-1 and clinch Atlantic Division. Travis Zajac matched his career-high with three assists, Patrik Elias scored twice, and the New Jersey Devils clinched a second straight Atlantic Division title with a 7-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

Martin Brodeur earns 600th career win with 2nd straight shutout as Devils beat Thrashers 3-0. Martin Brodeur got his 600th career win with his second straight shutout and the New Jersey Devils beat the Thrashers 3-0 on Tuesday night in Ilya Kovalchuk's return to Atlanta.

Halak gets 2nd straight shutout; Canadiens beat Sabres 3-0. Jaroslav Halak recorded his second shutout in two nights and the Montreal Canadiens got two key goals from unexpected sources in a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Brodeur posts another shutout, Devils beat Canes and tie Penguins atop Atlantic Division. Dainius Zubrus and Patrik Elias scored first-period goals for the New Jersey Devils, who beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 and moved into a flat-footed tie with Pittsburgh atop the Atlantic Division on Saturday night.

Niemi stops 32 shots, Toews scores in shootout as Chicago rallies to beat Devils 2-1. Jonathan Toews scored the only shootout goal and Antti Niemi made 32 saves as the Chicago Blackhawks moved a step closer to the Central Division title with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

Devils clinch 13th straight playoff berth with 4-2 win over Canadiens. Patrik Elias and Jamie Langenbrunner had power-play goals and Dainius Zubrus also scored for the New Jersey Devils, who clinched their 13th straight playoff berth with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Elias' goal, assist lead Devils to season sweep of Penguins. If the New Jersey Devils get past the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs, they will have beaten the defending Stanley Cup champions 10 times.

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils had plenty to celebrate on St. Patrick's Day after they beat Pittsburgh 5-2 to tie the Penguins for the lead at the top of the Atlantic Division on Wednesday.

Devils match season high with 6 goals, top Rangers and Lundqvist. Rob Niedermayer, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston had a goal and assist each and the New Jersey Devils returned home from a difficult post-Olympics trip to beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Nabokov, Brodeur struggle as Devils beat Sharks 4-3 in first game back from Olympics. Ilya Kovalchuk scored a power-play goal against Olympic teammate Evgeni Nabokov to cap New Jersey's three-goal second period and the Devils returned from a two-week break by beating the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday night.

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils snapped a run of three defeats with a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday.

Henrik Lundqvist stops 41 shots to lead Rangers to 3-1 victory over Devils. Henrik Lundqvist made 41 saves and Ryan Callahan triggered a three-goal outburst in the second period as the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Saturday night.

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils scored twice in the final 44 seconds to overcome the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Friday.

Devils score 3 late goals to beat Maple Leafs in Kovalchuk's debut. Ilya Kovalchuk's debut with the New Jersey Devils had a storybook ending, except journeyman Jay Pandolfo provided the big goal instead of the high-scoring Russian.

Ilya Kovalchuk feels ready for first real Cup chase as a New Jersey Devil. An excited Ilya Kovalchuk has joined the New Jersey Devils, bringing along a belief that this is his first real chance to win a Stanley Cup.

Travis Zajac's overtime goal gives Devils 5-4 win over Maple Leafs. Travis Zajac scored at 4:14 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.

Brodeur makes 28 saves, Elias scores 2 goals in Devils' 4-0 win over Stars. Martin Brodeur made 28 saves for his third shutout in seven games, and Patrik Elias scored twice as the New Jersey Devils beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Tuesday night.