NEWARK—Without arguably their top defensive defenseman in Jonas Siegenthaler, the New Jersey Devils turned to top defense prospect, Simon Nemec as his replacement against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Devils defenseman Luke Hughes slammed his stick against the glass behind his net and tilted his head up in disgust. Moments before in the second period, Hughes chased down Vegas forward Nicolas Roy on ...

Simon Nemec returned to New Jersey, and in his first game in the NHL since October, he and all the other Devils embarrassed ...