New Jersey Devils broke a franchise record that should be winning them games

The New Jersey Devils lost to the New York Islanders on Tuesday despite breaking an impressive record that usually leads to wins.

New Jersey Devils v New York Islanders | Steven Ryan/GettyImagesThis season, there are 12 instances where a team went an entire game without a penalty. The New Jersey Devils are the only team to do it twice. Not only that, but the Devils have done it in back to back games. And not only THAT, but the Devils and New York Islanders both went without a penalty on Tuesday night.

There was clearly some Christmas cheer between the Islanders and Devils, as neither got called for an infraction. There were some close calls. Timo Meier was cross checked into David Rittich,…