Overview
- The Devils announced Friday that they placed defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic on injured reserve retroactive to November 10 after he suffered an ankle injury in Tuesday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets.
- Kovacevic has missed time this season while recovering from May knee surgery, has averaged just under 15 minutes per game in 13 appearances, and has a history of prior LTIR placements for the same knee.
- New Jersey recalled 20-year-old Anton Silaev from AHL Utica, the team’s 10th-overall pick in 2024 who is in his first North American season after three years in the KHL and has four assists in 12 AHL games.
- To clear salary-cap room for the recall, the club placed defenseman Seamus Casey on long-term injured reserve after he underwent knee surgery following a preseason collision.
- The Devils may delay Silaev’s NHL debut because he is a left-shot who could be asked to play his off-side or trigger defensive-pairing shifts involving Vladislav Kolyachonok and Brenden Dillon, a change that would affect minutes and matchups on the blue line.