New Jersey Devils (© David Kirouac-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/8956e8fb-f408-42e4-8e67-9a18c1c34025.jpeg] New Jersey Devils (© David Kirouac-Imagn Images) The Utica Comets have announced [https://x.com/UticaComets/status/1915783514793877548] that they have signed forward Matyas Melovsky to a one-year, American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2025-26 season. Melovsky, 20, was selected by the New Jersey Devils [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils] with the 171st overall pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. This was after the 6-foot-1 center posted 18 goals, 60 points, and a plus-42 rating in 53 games with Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL in 2023-24. As great as Melovsky's 2023-24 season was with Baie-Comeau, he was an even stronger force for the QMJHL squad in 2024-25. In 57 contests during this campaign, he set new QMJHL career highs with 26 goals, 57 assists, and 83 points. With numbers like these, he certainly should provide Devils fans with some optimism about his future. The Comets need more offense if they hope to be a more significant threat in the AHL next season, and signing a player like Melovsky should help things on that front. The Devils [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwpeDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] prospect has shown promise at the junior level, and it will be fascinating to see what he can do with the Comets next season from here. Recent Devils News 2 Important Devils Defenders Ruled Out For Game 3 [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/b98313c9-55e7-4c5f-8b0b-8b3eec6713cb.jpeg] 2 Important Devils Defenders Ruled Out For Game 3 The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils">New Jersey Devils</a> have officially <a href="https://x.com/NJDevils/status/1915785987025682912?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">announced that</a> defensemen Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon will be out of the lineup for Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/latest-news/2-important-devils-defenders-ruled-out-for-game-3] Devils Call Up Several Players Ahead Of Game 3 [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/ccb283a1-fe38-48ec-b163-131520e8b5ec.jpeg] Devils Call Up Several Players Ahead Of Game 3 The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils">New Jersey Devils</a> have <a href="https://x.com/NJDevils/status/1915420517261050124?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">announced that they</a> have recalled Brian Halonen, Mike Hardman, Nathan Legare, Marc McLaughlin, Topias Vilen, Colton White, and Isaac Poulter <a href="https://x.com/InStilettos_NHL/status/1915107697910862295?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">from their American Hockey League</a> (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/latest-news/devils-call-up-several-players-ahead-of-game-3] 3 New Jersey Devils Who Must Shine In Game 3 [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/a7b6bfd5-0b9f-4ab0-8b69-c5a1aa95a30e.jpeg] 3 New Jersey Devils Who Must Shine In Game 3 The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils">New Jersey Devils</a> are set to play a crucial Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes on April 25. After losing each of their first two games of the series, the <a href="https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwpeDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen">Devils</a> desperately need a win to keep their hopes alive. Going down 3-0 would be brutal for New Jersey. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/latest-news/3-new-jersey-devils-who-must-shine-in-game-3]
