The Devils held an 11:00 A.M. practice on Monday, April 1st in Newark.
NEWARK, N.J. -- After taking Sunday off, the New Jersey Devils held an 11:00 a.m. practice Monday at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House.
As expected, Kurtis MacDermid joined the team for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury against the Ottawa Senators. After practice, the 30-year-old said it was great to be able to join the guys on the ice.
For roughly 40 minutes, the team ran drills focusing on special teams, breakouts, and faceoffs.
"There are subtle little picks that you might run on a faceoff," interim head coach Travis Green said to a small scrum of reporters. "Certain body positioning, based on where the other team is. I'm talking about neutral and defensive zone faceoffs, but every zone has its nuances within it that you're looking to get an advantage."
Forward Lines & Defensive Pairs:
Timo Meier - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Jack Hughes - Erik Haula - Alexander Holtz
Ondrej Palat - Tomas Nosek - Dawson Mercer
Max Willman - Chris Tierney - Curtis Lazar
Kurtis MacDermid - Brian Halonen
Kevin Bahl - John Marino
Luke Hughes - Nick Desimone
Brendan Smith - Simon Nemec
Jonas Siegenthaler - Santeri Hatakka
Jake Allen/Kaapo Kahkonen
- After taking multiple maintenance days, Jack Hughes was on the ice with his teammates.
- Defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler participated in a second straight practice. Green expects the defenseman to return to the lineup this week. The Devils host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday and will travel to MSG on Wednesday to play the New York Rangers.
- Later in the day, Hatakka was assigned to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League.
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