New Jersey acquired veteran defenseman Brian Dumoulin from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday for a second-round pick and the rights to unsigned 19-year-old prospect Herman Traff. The Ducks are retaining half of Dumoulin’s salary for the rest of this season and will get the better of the second-rounders between Edmonton’s and Winnipeg’s in the draft this summer.

New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes had shoulder surgery on Wednesday and will miss the rest of the season, complicating the team's efforts to hang on to a playoff spot. Hughes, who has 70 points in 62 games,

New Jersey Devils coach Sheldon Keefe has been fined $25,000 for unprofessional conduct toward officials that led to his ejection from his team’s game at Vegas on Sunday