While last night was a disaster by any means, the New Jersey Devils have a plus 500 record for many reasons. One of them, interestingly enough, has been the special teams. Both the power play and penalty kill units have been quite good. Come look.
Many times here at All About the Jersey, when we discuss statistics—mainly advanced statistics—we look at them strictly at 5 on 5 play. For many stats, especially possession related stats, this is important to get a true reading of what we are looking for. However, that does not mean that special teams are unimportant.