Devils Thrive with New Hockey Style

0:00On March 25, the New Jersey Devils picked up a solid 6-4 win over the Dallas stars on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. With playoffs no longer in play, the focus was on building momentum through a looser, more aggressive style of hockey they've embraced lately. Jack Hughes opened the scoring and helped chase the stars goalie early with four first-period tallies. Since switching to this freer approach around February 28, the Devils have jumped a second in the league for goals per game at nearly four, per contest. Meanwhile, their defense has tightened up two, allowing fewer goals and expected goals against thanks to better puck control and longer offensive. Zone time. The proof is in their eight wins three losses record over that stretch. Fans and players alike are buzzing about standouts, like Jesper Brett, who's notched goals in four straight games and nine points in his last six. Coach Sheldon Keefe has also instilled confidence in closing out leads, keeping the team perfect at 22 wins and no losses when ahead after two.

1:02Periods this season. This shift has balanced their attack and back end, setting a positive tone heading into the off-season rebuild. No more grinding low-scoring battles. They're thriving with speed and possession. The Devils, now 36 and 32 and 2 overall, head to Tennessee Thursday for an 8 p.m. Eastern daylight tie match-up. Predators looking to carry the momentum forward. That's the story for today in HL News today. Driven by AI, I'm Corey with the story.