Noesen (illness) won't play versus the Panthers on Tuesday.
Noesen is set to miss his first game of the season. The 31-year-old has been massive in a middle-six role this season, earning 17 goals and 11 assists over 45 contests, with 11 of his 28 points coming on the power play. Tomas Tatar and Paul Cotter are likely to pick up extra minutes, while Kurtis MacDermid figures to be in the lineup to cover for Noesen's absence.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Net-front presence keeps scoring
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Noesen scored the game-winning goal on the power play Saturday in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Lightning.
It was his 17th goal of the season, but his first in eight games. Noesen hasn't been able to sustain his red-hot scoring from the start of 2024-25, but each goal he scores pushes his career mark higher. He's still on pace to hit the 30-goal mark this season. Remarkably, Noesen's tally in Saturday's win was his first regular-season overtime goal. Most fantasy managers will benefit from a gritty winger who takes the punishment in front of the net on the power play to contribute offensively.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Contributes helper in loss
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Noesen notched an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Ducks.
Playing against the team that gave him his NHL debut back in 2014-15, Noesen picked up a helper on Timo Meier's game-tying goal. The 31-year-old Noesen racked up five points over the last seven contests of December after going cold earlier in the month. The winger is on track for a career year -- he's already at a personal-best 16 goals while adding 11 assists, 88 shots on net, 89 hits, 21 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 40 appearances in a middle-six role.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Adds insurance tally
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Noesen scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Monday's 5-0 win over the Rangers.
Noesen has scored in three of the last four games. His goal Monday stretched the Devils' lead to 4-0. The 31-year-old forward is up to 16 goals, 25 points, 83 shots on net, 85 hits, 21 PIM and an even plus-minus rating over 37 appearances. Noesen is getting time on the second line and second power-play unit, so he should be rostered in most formats, especially those that count hits.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Buries goal Saturday
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Noesen scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Penguins.
Noesen has scored twice over the last three games. His tally Saturday opened the scoring at 17:32 of the second period and stood as the game-winner in the shutout victory. The 31-year-old forward is on the second line and providing decent secondary scoring for the Devils this year. He's up to a career-high 15 goals while adding nine assists, 80 shots on net, 84 hits, 19 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 36 appearances. His high-water mark in points is 37 from last year with the Hurricanes, and he's in position to top that number as well.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Ends slump with goal Tuesday
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Noesen scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blues.
Noesen snapped a six-game pointless drought, from Dec. 2 to Dec. 14, with a power-play tally in this comfortable win for the Devils. Noesen has generated most of his fantasy value as a scorer, as he has 14 goals and 23 points this season. Those 14 goals are a career-high mark for the veteran, who is on pace to have personal best numbers by the All-Star break, if not sooner.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Lights lamp twice Saturday
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Noesen scored two power-play goals in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.
With the Devils down 4-2 heading into the third period, Noesen tried to spark a comeback with his fifth and sixth power-play tallies of the season. The 31-year-old is already just one short of his career high in that category, a mark he set in 2022-23 with the Hurricanes. Noesen's also one goal from tying his career high of 14 from 2023-24.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Scores go-ahead goal
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Noesen scored a goal on two shots and added five hits in Friday's 5-4 win over the Red Wings.
Noesen has just one multi-game point drought in November even though he hasn't gotten on the scoresheet in consecutive contests. The winger has been productive while seeing top-six minutes, earning six goals and two assists over 13 outings this month. Overall, he has 11 tallies, 20 points, 48 shots on net, 66 hits and 13 PIM through 26 appearances. His career high in goals is 14 from last year with the Hurricanes, and while he's shooting an unsustainable 22.9 percent, he's poised to shatter that mark in 2024-25.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Two points vs. Carolina
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Noesen registered a power-play goal and a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Noesen was stellar with the man advantage, finding the back of the net just 46 seconds into the second period with a tip-in and later setting up Jesper Bratt's second goal with 5:55 left in the contest. Noesen has two multi-point games in his last three outings, and he's up to six points (five goals, one assist) in nine contests since the beginning of November.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Two more goals
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Noesen scored twice Thursday in a 6-2 win over the Panthers.
He opened the scoring in the first when he banged in a rebound after a net-front battle. Noesen then buried a one-timer on the power play in the dying seconds of the second frame. He has 16 points, including nine goals, 35 shots and 51 hits in 20 games. Noesen's best season came in 2023-24 with 14 goals and 37 points (81 games). The 31-year-old is a fantasy revelation this season and worthy of deployment in most formats.
Noesen scored a goal while adding seven shots, six hits and a blocked shot in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.
Noesen is not known for being one of the Devils' most reliable performers on offense, which shouldn't be surprising given his role of being a middle-six forward. However, things have been different this year. While the 31-year-old hasn't reached the 40-point mark before, he already has seven goals and 14 points through 17 appearances in 2024-25. Noesen isn't showing signs of slowing either, notching four goals and one assist across his past six outings. Be careful here, though -- Noesen's history suggests his offensive production will slow eventually, and his 24.1 shooting percentage is likely far too high for him to maintain when measured against his career average of 10.8.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Buries lone shot Monday
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Noesen scored a goal in Monday's 3-0 win over the Oilers.
Noesen has struggled at times with his consistency on a game-to-game basis, but he's showing signs of turning things into the right direction. He's cracked the scoresheet in three of his last four appearances, tallying three goals and one assist over that span. On the season, the 31-year-old has six goals and seven assists across 15 appearances, with four of those points (two goals, two helpers) coming in the power play.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Snags power-play assist
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Noesen recorded a power-play assist in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Canucks.
Noesen fed Jack Hughes for a third-period tally. The 31-year-old Noesen has picked up his points in bunches this season -- he has four instances of getting on the scoresheet in consecutive games, but he's yet to extend any of those streak to three contests. The veteran forward has five goals, seven helpers, four power-play points, 20 shots on net, 33 hits and a minus-2 rating across 13 appearances, primarily in a middle-six role.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Scores twice in Sunday's win
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Noesen scored two goals on four shots and added two hits in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.
Noesen scored the go-ahead goal at 4:42 of the second period and added a power-play tally later in the frame that stood as the game-winner. The power winger has five points over his last five games while skating in a third-line role. He's up to five goals, 11 points (three on the power play), 20 shots on net, 32 hits and a minus-2 rating through 12 appearances this season.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Two helpers in overtime loss
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Noesen notched two assists, three hits and five PIM in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Capitals.
Noesen set up the Devils' first two goals of the game. The 31-year-old has seen third-line usage lately, and he's been promoted to the top power-play unit, where he works as a net-front option. Through eight contests, Noesen has two goals, six assists, 11 shots on net and 19 hits while averaging 13:33 of ice time. The winger's scoring pace will likely fade, but he's steady with his physical play, so he may be able to maintain a spot as a bench option in fantasy.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Stays warm with goal
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Noesen scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Monday's 3-0 win over Utah.
Noesen has two goals, four assists, six shots on net and nine hits through five contests. The 31-year-old winger has filled a middle-six role with time on the second power-play unit. He's a good source of depth scoring, hits and sneaky power-play production after accumulating 73 points across the last two seasons combined.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Bags three apples
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Noesen recorded three assists, a plus-2 rating during Saturday's 5-3 win over the Capitals.
Noesen is meshing well in his old stomping grounds with a goal and four points in his first four games after signing a three-year, $8.25 million contract to return to the team he played for from 2016-2018. The 30-year-old has notched 30-plus points in consecutive campaigns and is on his way to getting there again, thanks to his sizzling start.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Bends twine Friday
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Noesen scored the opening goal of the NHL season in a 4-1 victory over Buffalo on Friday.
Noesen found the back of the net on his only shot of the night. While perhaps not as prolific of a scorer as some of his better-known teammates, Noesen's quality reached the 35-point mark in each of the last two seasons -- numbers that were bolstered by his power-play production. If he can maintain a spot with the No. 2 unit, there's no reason to think Noesen can't produce at similar levels in 2024-25.
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Devils' Stefan Noesen: Signs three-year pact
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Noesen signed a three-year, $8.25 million contract with New Jersey on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Noesen rejoins New Jersey after having last played for the club during the 2018-19 campaign, in which he recorded just eight points in 41 regular-season contests. The 31-year-old forward returns fresh off back-to-back 35-plus-point campaigns for the Hurricanes. Perhaps most significant to his recent productivity, Noesen was seeing power-play time with Carolina but could face an uphill battle to get opportunities with the man advantage in New Jersey.
