New Jersey Devils

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Tue, Oct 20W 4-3vs COL34
• Thu, Oct 22W 4-1vs ANA7
• Sat, Oct 24W 3-1vs LAK21

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

Game of the week: Tue, Oct 20, W 4-3 vs Colorado Avalanche

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What happened

Three games, three wins, and a fanbase that forgot what last week felt like. The turning point came Tuesday against Colorado, a 4-3 grind one fan called "a hard fought fucking win right there," and the mood never came back down. Anaheim got handled 4-1, Los Angeles 3-1, with Gritsyuk drawing the loudest noise: "I'm so glad Grits is on a heater." Someone celebrated three career games attended, three wins. Someone else just said "Devils win! Rangers lose. Good night!" Misery, briefly, has no inventory.

What fans said

• “2-0 in the Rachel Herzog Updo Era”

  u/marks1997▲ 71joy

• “Thank you to everyone whom I had chats and moments with during the game. My wife and I enjoyed it a lot! 3 devils games in my life so far, 3 wins! Woooooo”

  u/NcKm89▲ 62joy

• “I love the way Grits skated out for the second star of the game. Dude really seems to care.”

  u/30carbine▲ 49joy

• “Devils win! Rangers lose. Good night!”

  u/sayitaintpete▲ 43joy

• “Rachel has definitely gotten much more comfortable in her role, definitely enjoy her on the broadcasts now.”

  u/CavCord141▲ 41joy

• “I'm so glad Grits is on a heater”

  u/scrumclunt▲ 40joy

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