Nathan Bastian gave the Devils a 1-0 lead at 6:23 of the first period when he tipped in a centering pass from Hughes at the top of the crease. Bastian was a scratch in a 4-3 shootout loss against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

Minnesota continues to slide in the standings after Saturday's extremely disappointing 5-2 loss to New Jersey.

The Wild tried to fight back but they couldn't maintain as the Devils stormed through on a Nico Hischier hat trick.

The New Jersey Devils were shut out 4-0 by the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in Winnipeg. For the most part, the Devils actually played a good defensive game, holding the Jets to just 19 shots, but a few key mistakes and a failure to capitalize on opportunities cost them.

The New Jersey Devils have several pending free agents they will need to make decisions with. Among the most notable of their pending unrestricted free agents is goaltender Jake Allen.

Nico Hischier scored his second hat trick of the season to help the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

The Wild’s Marcus Foligno holds off Devils center Paul Cotter as they compete for the puck during the first period Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Duke basketball and Alabama are playing in the Elite Eight of the 2025 men's NCAA Tournament at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Cooper Flagg and the top-seeded Blue Devils (34-3) dominated their first two March Madness opponents,