Things got heated in the Devils-Red Wings game on Monday.
There was the ugly hit JT Compher laid on Nico Hischier, the butt-end from Ben Chiarot to Simon Nemec, the blindside hit Jonas Siegenthaler laid on Lucas Raymond (you can watch the clip of that play here), and, of course, the mad scrum as the final buzzer rang.
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The Devils won the game 4-3, but most fans are left discussing how aggressive both sides (though, mostly the Red Wings) were in the matchup.
The pettiness continued in the postgame press conferences too.
After the game, NJ Advance Media asked Siegenthaler about the third period check he laid on Raymond in the neutral zone, which was not called a penalty. The Devils defenseman threw some shade at Raymond’s reaction to it.
“I was joining the rush and turned around,” Siegenthaler said. “I wanted to change and ran into him. And I mean, it wasn’t a very hard (hit), I would say. But you know, he can act however he wants. I don’t think it was bad.”
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Look for these tensions to boil over into the next matchup, which takes place all the way on March 8, 2026. If everything goes as planned, that game will have some playoff implications. The Devils (14-7-1) sit in second place in the Metropolitan Division, while Detroit (13-9-1) is in the same spot in the Atlantic.
