The Devils miss Brett Pesce . They’ve been a mess defensively since he suffered a hand injury on Oct. 26.

They’re staying afloat, no doubt, posting a 9-7-1 record since Pesce went down, despite suffering a laundry list of other injuries during that span (the Devils are third in man games lost to injury this season).

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But coach Sheldon Keefe knows things could be way better.

New Jersey’s defensive struggles were on full display in their 5-3 loss to the Flyers on Saturday, during which the second pair of Luke Hughes and Simon Nemec posted arguably the worst statistical nights of their young careers.

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