The New Jersey Devils were extremely busy in their first week back from break. They played four games in Week 17 and actually looked much better than they had in some time, going 2-2-0 and even putting up a fight against tougher opponents.
This was especially impressive given how many roster issues the team had.
Jack Hughes entered COVID-19 protocol after returning from the All-Star Game, Jesper Bratt is day-to-day with an injury, Janne Kuokkanen was placed on IR, and Andreas Johnsson entered protocol on Sunday, when Hughes rejoined the team.
Even with so many players in and out, many Devils played consistently well throughout the week.