The New Jersey Devils against their former goalies is a tale as old as time at this point, but it never ceases to pop back up at the most inopportune moments.
On Friday night, 2023 playoff hero and former Devils goalie Akira Schmid started for the Vegas Golden Knights in place of the injured Carter Hart, dropping a casual 24-save shutout and handing the Devils their second consecutive blank on home ice.
Jacob Markstrom, on the other end, allowed three goals on 25 shots, marking his third straight game with a save percentage below .900. And, for the record, Markstrom has a save percentage below .