New York Islanders rumors suggest Kyle Palmieri could be on the move, with the New Jersey Devils interested ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
The Philadelphia Flyers fell back to .500 (23-23-6) after being shut out by the New Jersey Devils 5-0 Wednesday night in Newark. After a tense but no-score first period, the Devils had a four-goal second period and another goal in the third period.
This former Devils forward has been named as a trade candidate. The 2025 NHL trade deadline is a little over a month away, and we are already starting to see moves occur. Former New Jersey Devils star Taylor Hall was recently traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in the massive three-team Mikko Rantanen blockbuster.
The Devils are one of the best teams in the NHL in the second period. It showed Wednesday night as Sam Ersson and the Flyers allowed four goals in the period.
The New Jersey Devils returned home on Wednesday night in an attempt to salvage their season series against the Philadelphia Flyers, having dropped their first two against them.
John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6) will play the latter game of a back-to-back as they host Patrick Roy's New York Islanders (22-20-7).
The Flyers kept their composure after what could have been a deflating goal to dispatch the Devils for the second time in 10 days.
New Jersey scored four times in the second period and Jake Allen made 24 saves as the Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Wednesday.
As a pending unrestricted free agent with a $6-million cap hit, Nelson is seen as the ideal rental for teams looking to bolster their lineup ahead of the playoffs with the Islanders expected to miss the postseason, thus becoming sellers at the deadline.
The New York Islanders (23-20-7) marched into the Wells Fargo Center and soundly defeated the Philadelphia Flyers (23-24-6) 3-0 on Thursday night.