Travis Zajac C FA Sun 4/7/19 5:30 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac potted the power-play overtime winner in Saturday's 4-3 victory over Florida. He finishes the season with 19 goals and 46 points in 80 games.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac hasn't eclipsed 50 points since scoring a career-high 67 back in 2009-10, but he's finished in the 42-48 range four times in the past six seasons. He's still locked in for two more years at a $5.75 million AAV, so the Devils will hope that age doesn't start to take effect on the veteran pivot, who will be 34 years old by the time the puck drops on the 2019-20 campaign.
Travis Zajac C FA Tue 4/2/19 1:36 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac scored a power-play goal and added an assist at even strength in Monday's 4-2 win over the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
It's his first goal in nine games, and first multi-point performance since mid-February. Zajac has been his usual self offensively this season, racking up 18 goals and 45 points through 78 games, but his dreadful minus-23 rating is by far a career worst -- he totaled a minus-21 over his previous seven seasons combined.
Travis Zajac C FA Thu 3/14/19 12:42 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac scored a power-play goal on his only shot in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Oilers.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac has three goals and two helpers over his last seven appearances while holding down the top-line center job with Nico Hischier (upper body) out. Zajac has played in all situations this season, with nine of his 41 points coming on the power play and another two while shorthanded. He also won 13 of his 17 faceoffs. He's been good at the dot all year, winning 57.9 percent of his draws. He ranks 13th in the league in draws taken, and third in winning percentage among players with 500 or more attempts.
Travis Zajac C FA Wed 3/13/19 12:48 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac scored while penalty killing in a 9-4 loss to the Flames on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac's tally gave the Devils a 4-3 lead, but it didn't hold up against a six-goal onslaught in the third period from the Flames. Zajac is up to 40 points (16 goals, 24 helpers) in 68 games this season, the eighth time the center has hit that plateau. If fantasy owners can stomach his minus-18 rating, he's one of a few Devils worth rostering in most formats.
Travis Zajac C FA Wed 3/6/19 5:06 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac scored one goal on three shots over 21:30 of ice time in Tuesday's 1-2 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac scored the game-tying goal off a beautiful feed from Blake Coleman. Thanks to Coleman's shot fake, Zajac had a wide open net to hammer the puck into. The goal was the Manitoba native's 15th of the season through 65 games. In addition, Zajac was on the ice for 2:02 of power-play time, bringing his average to 2:32 of power-play ice time per game.
Travis Zajac C FA Mon 2/18/19 8:18 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac finished Sunday's 4-1 win over Buffalo with a pair of assists.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac picked up both a primary and secondary assist in Sunday's win, giving the 33-year-old 34 points in 57 games this season. Zajac finished a plus-2 and also blocked a shot in the win.
Travis Zajac C FA Tue 2/5/19 10:47 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac (undisclosed) will draw into Tuesday's lineup against the Kings, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac was previously listed as a game-time decision, but it's already been determined that he will return to the lineup as a second-liner centering burgeoning skaters Miles Wood and Blake Coleman. The Devils eked out a 3-2 road win over the Canadiens without Zajac on Saturday, but the team will be even stronger now that the heady veteran is back in tow.
Travis Zajac C FA Mon 2/4/19 2:08 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac (undisclosed) could suit up Tuesday against the Kings, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac skated Monday but is no sure thing to face Los Angeles. The 33-year-old, back on Jan. 28, tallied four points in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh, and for the season, has 31 points in 49 games. More information on his status should come prior to puck drop Tuesday.
Travis Zajac C FA Fri 2/1/19 1:55 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac (undisclosed) missed practice Friday and will not travel to Montreal for Saturday's matinee against the Canadiens, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac picked up 21:04 of ice time in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers, but he actually missed some shifts after taking a stick to his shins in the first period of that game. Losing Zajac for any amount of time really hurts a Devils club that relies on him so heavily in special teams situations. He'll be reevaluated ahead of Tuesday's home game against the Kings.
Travis Zajac C FA Mon 1/28/19 10:54 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac scored a goal and added three assists in Monday's win over the Penguins.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac posted his best outing of the season Jan. 14 versus the Blackhawks by racking up three points, but he went pointless in three games afterwards. The minor slump was worth it, as Zajac recorded his first four-point outing since January 2016 by opening scoring with a wrist shot and adding a helper in each period. Zajac now has 12 goals and 31 points in 48 games.