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Bobrovsky made 22 saves in a 6-3 loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. He allowed five goals.

This loss was not on Bob -- his teammates left their brains on the bench too many times, and he couldn't fend off the strength of the Colorado offense. For example, on the eventual winning goal, Gabriel Landeskog was left open in front of the net after John Tavares, Jake McCabe and Darren Raddysh all moved toward Nazem Kadri, who simply slid the puck to the Avs captain. Bobrovsky has been hyper-analyzed in the Big Smoke, and there has been copious criticism about high-glove vulnerability in his game. But in reality, he is well above-average in high-danger save percentage (.827 vs. .805 league average). That's a real step-up from last season in Florida where he recorded a .758. Now all Bobrovsky needs to do is clean up the long-range and high shots, which will improve his overall numbers significantly.

Allen made 21 saves in a 4-2 loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday. He allowed three goals.

Two of the three goals he surrendered came on the power play, a place where high-danger chances abound and broken plays mean netminders need to be extra sharp. Allen is under the 50th percentile and below league average for mid-range and high-danger saves. He's the kind of netminder who works within an extremely structured defensive system, which the Devils are. But Allen is streaky, so he can cruise through games that lack high-danger chances and get burned on nights when there's lots of slot traffic and/or cross-ice passes and puck movement. That makes him a tough play unless his team shelters him, which is hard to do when they are in the penalty box.

Bratt scored a goal Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to the Jets.

His goal was the first of two in a 44-second span early in the second period that eventually knotted the contest 2-2. With the snipe, Bratt extended his scoring streak to six games and eight points (16 shots). His 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) in 19 games put him squarely in second place in scoring on the Devils, behind Jack Hughes, who has 26.

Glass scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Winnipeg.

Glass evened the game at 2-2 early in the second frame when he beat Nico Daws glove side on a deflection. He has two goals, two assists and 25 shots in 19 games this season, and he has a point in each of his last two contests (one goal, one assist). Glass is firmly wedged in the Devils' bottom six, and his fantasy value is limited in that space.

Perfetti picked up two assists Tuesday in a 4-2 win over New Jersey. One of the helpers came with the man advantage.

His point streak now stands at three games and five points, including four assists. Perfetti has delivered a goal and two assists on the power play in that span, a place where half (eight points) of his season production (16 points in 19 games) has come. His eight PPP are two more that he had there in 68 games in 2025-26. Last season was a step backwards for Perfetti, and this start has him on his way to take a big step forward from the career mark he set in 2024-25 (50 points, including 15 on the power play, in 82 games.

Daws made 19 saves in a 4-2 victory over the Devils on Tuesday.

It was his first win with the Jets, which is fitting given he was dealt to Winnipeg from New Jersey in the Connor Hellebuyck trade on Oct. 23. Daws is now 1-1-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .910 save percentage in two starts (three appearances) with his new squad. He remains squarely behind Stuart Skinner, who has won three consecutive games.

Connor scored twice Tuesday in a 4-2 win over the Devils.

One came on the power play, and the other went into the empty net. Connor has been pure goal fire this season -- he's tied with Cutter Gauthier for third overall in that category. He has four goals, including two on the power play, two assists and 21 shots in his last four games.

Mercer scored twice, including the game winner, in a 4-2 win over New Jersey on Tuesday. One of the goals came on the power play.

It was Mercer's first game against his former squad. He came to the Jets in the Connor Hellebuyck trade. Mercer is clearly starting to get comfortable in Winnipeg -- he has three goals and one assist in his last three games. Two of those snipes were game winners. Overall, Mercer has 10 points (three goals, seven assists; 37 shots) in 19 games combined; six of those (three goals, three assists) have come in Winnipeg.

Cousins (upper body) isn't doing well after getting hit by Jakob Chychrun in Tuesday's game against the Capitals, Julian McKenzie of The Athletic reports.

Cousins was launched into the boards and needed help leaving the game late in the third period after the hit. The Senators don't yet have a full report on Cousins' status, but it wouldn't be surprising if he misses time due to the injury. Sammy Blais would likely ended the lineup if Cousins is out for any length of time.

Kovacevic sustained an undisclosed injury Tuesday versus the Jets and will need further evaluation, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Kovacevic was hurt during the second period after falling awkwardly following a cross-check. The 29-year-old defenseman can be considered day-to-day for now. The Devils will likely go back to a standard 12-forward, six-defensemen lineup with Riley Tufte drawing in if both Kovacevic and Anthony Mantha (neck) are out versus the Capitals on Thursday. Kovacevic picked up an assist prior to his injury.