'Sorry Lindy!' Chant Breaks Out as New Jersey Devils Earn Ninth Straight Win
After booing Lindy Ruff before the team's home opener just five weeks ago, New Jersey Devils fans have had a total change of heart. Winning eight in a row, propelling the team to first in the Metropolitan Division will do that.
Since then, the Devils have entrenched themselves as one of the very best teams in the NHL through the first half of November. The Devils rank first in the following metrics at 5v5, per NST:
- Shots For (434)
- Shots Against (260)
- Goals For (37 - tied with VGK)
- Expected Goals-For (39.23)
- Expected Goals-Against (22.87)
- Expected Goals-For Percentage (63.17%)
- Scoring Chances-For (435)
- High-Danger Chances Against (97)
- High-Danger Chances For Percentage (65.23%)
During tonight's game against the Arizona Coyotes, the Devils dominated (unsurprisingly), taking a two-goal lead off of this goal from Dougie Hamilton:
Shortly after, the packed Prudential Center - which has been a rare enough sight these past few years - started a 'Sorry Lindy!' chant, apologizing for booing the head coach earlier in the year.
The Devils cruised to their ninth straight victory with their 4-2 win over the Coyotes, who were riding their own three-game win streak before this one. New Jersey continues to dominate the NHL.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 12 | 360 ANSWERS 'Sorry Lindy!' Chant Breaks Out as New Jersey Devils Earn Ninth Straight Win Currently 12-3, the New Jersey Devils are: | ||
| a legit contender | 98 | 27.2 % |
| a playoff team but not a contender | 145 | 40.3 % |
| a bubble team | 71 | 19.7 % |
| a non-playoff team | 46 | 12.8 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||