Devils defenceman Dougie Hamilton to undergo surgery on Wednesday
The New Jersey Devils announced on Tuesday that defenceman Dougie Hamilton will undergo surgery to fix a broken jaw on Wednesday and has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to January 2nd.
During Sunday's game against the Washington Capitals, Hamilton took a puck to the face and required stitches. As a precaution, he was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Here is the puck-to-the-face play that caused #NJDevils Dougie Hamilton to go to the hospital for evaluation: pic.twitter.com/WX3eKKke30— Dobber (@DobberHockey) January 3, 2022
Hamilton, 28, signed a massive-seven year contract worth $63 million with the Devils on the opening day of free agency. In thirty games this season, the Toronto Ontario native has twenty points (seven goals, thirteen assists), twenty-two penalty minutes and is a minus-nine.
In other Devils injury news, goaltender Jonathan Bernier underwent successful right hip surgery on Monday and will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season. In ten appearances this season, Bernier went 4-4-1 with a 3.06 G.A.A. and a .902 save percentage.
#NEWS: We have the following updates on Nico Hischier (lower-body injury), Dougie Hamilton (broken jaw), Jonathan Bernier (hip surgery), and two players have entered COVID-19 Protocol. https://t.co/OO4Zt528ho— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) January 4, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
| Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
| Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
| Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
| Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
| Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
| Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
| Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
| Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
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