Ondrej Palat scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2.

We’re a smidgen over the halfway mark of the 2024-25 season and the New Jersey Devils sit comfortably in playoff position, and near the top of the Metropolitan Division. Put aside the recency bias, and the Devils look like a team who resembles closer to their 112-point self as opposed to last season’s disaster.

In a perfect world, the Seattle Kraken would have won Monday’s game (4-3) over the visiting New Jersey Devils. That would have halted a two-game slide, and they could have ventured off for a road swing with some wind in their sails (or waves pushing the Kraken in the right direction).

In December, the Sharks gave up the tying or winning goal in the final three minutes of the third period four times. It happened most recently against the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 21, when the Sharks allowed a tying goal to Mattias Ekholm with 18 seconds left in regulation before losing 3-2 in overtime.

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Despite adding Olli Maatta back in October, Utah still feels the effects of the injuries to defenseman Sean Durzi and John Marino.

Larry Brooks, The Post’s Hall of Fame hockey columnist, has added another honor to his collection. Brooks has been voted 2024 co-sportswriter of the year for New York State by the National Sports Media Association. Brooks was one of five New York Post writers to reach the seven-person finals for the award.

The partners' "Jersey Shops" program offers funding, promotional support and special business networking events during the remainder of the 2024-25 NHL season.

The New Jersey Devils and Citizens are now accepting applications for the Jersey Shops presented by Citizens program, an initiative aimed at helping small businesses in the state through funding, promotional support,

LOS ANGELES –– The Kings started 2025 the way they spent most of 2024, staunchly defending home ice, as they won their eighth straight match at Crypto.com Arena, a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.

SAN JOSE – Alexandar Georgiev, not the red-hot Yaroslav Askarov, will start in net Tuesday when the San Jose Sharks play the NHL-leading Vegas Golden Knights to close out a six-game homestand. Georgiev has lost four straight starts, but Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said he didn’t want the veteran goalie to sit for too long.