Hamilton netted the game-winning goal in a 5-3 victory over Ottawa on Saturday.
Hamilton has been a fairly consistent offensive contributor lately, providing at least a point in six of his last nine outings. His last scoring drought of more than two straight contests took place from Nov. 28-Dec. 3, so it's been a while since Hamilton has suffered anything resembling a noteworthy slump. The 29-year-old has 19 goals and 68 points in 73 appearances this season.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Playing at elite level
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Hamilton crafted a power-play assist in Friday's 5-4 loss the Sabres.
Just one of Hamilton's career-high-tying 18 goals have come in March, but he's generated nine assists over that 13-game span, and when it comes to NHL blueliners, only Roman Josi of the Predators has more shots than Hamilton (269 versus 246). The fun doesn't stop there, as Hamilton has 27 man-advantage points, which is far and away his best output between career stops in Boston, Calgary, Carolina and New Jersey.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Adds pair of helpers in win
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Hamilton logged two assists in the Devils' 5-2 win over the Lightning on Sunday.
Hamilton set up Jesper Bratt's game-tying goal midway through the second period before assisting on Nico Hischier's eventual game-winner just three minutes later. The 29-year-old Hamilton extends his career high in points to 66, with 18 goals and 48 assists. He's also added 56 hits, 76 blocked shots and a plus-23 rating through 70 games this season.
Hamilton produced a pair of assists, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Coyotes.
Hamilton set up Timo Meier's first goal as a Devil 9:09 into the first period. In overtime, Hamilton popped up again, serving the lone assist on Nico Hischier's game-winning tally. During a five-game point streak, Hamilton has two goals and five helpers. He's secured his first 60-point campaign with 18 tallies, 43 helpers, 216 shots on net, 71 blocked shots, 49 hits and a plus-23 rating through 62 outings overall.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Extends point streak to four games
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Hamilton logged a power-play assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Golden Knights.
Hamilton has collected two goals and three helpers, along with a plus-5 rating, during his four-game point streak. The 29-year-old helped out on a Jesper Bratt tally in the first period of Friday's game. Hamilton is at 59 points (25 on the power play), 212 shots on net, 69 blocked shots, 49 hits, 40 PIM and a plus-22 rating through 61 outings. He's almost doubled up his point total from 62 contests a year ago (30).
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: On three-game point streak
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Hamilton tallied a goal in the Devils' 7-5 win over Colorado on Wednesday.
Hamilton scored during the second period to put New Jersey up 4-1. It was his 18th goal and 58th point in 60 games in 2022-23. Hamilton is on a three-game scoring streak with two goals and four points over that stretch.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Two helpers against Kings
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Hamilton recorded two assists in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kings.
Both points were clutch for the Devils, as Hamilton picked up the secondary assist on Nico Hischier's game-tying goal with 39 seconds left in regulation before setting up Dawson Mercer for the winner in OT. Hamilton has already established a new career high with 56 points (16 goals, 40 helpers) on the season in only 58 games, and his scoring pace has actually accelerated in the new year -- over the last 13 contests, the 29-year-old blueliner has six goals and 18 points, including six multi-point performances.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Scores twice in win
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Hamilton scored a pair of power-play goals in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Kraken.
Hamilton's excellent season continued with his two goals on the man advantage, including the game-winner in the third period. He's recorded points in five consecutive games, tallying 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in that span. The 29-year-old Hamilton is up to 51 points on the season, a new career high, with 15 goals and 36 assists.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Records three helpers Monday
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Hamilton tallied three assists in New Jersey's 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks on Monday.
Hamilton's third assist was recorded while New Jersey was on the power play. He has 13 goals and 49 points in 50 contests this season. Hamilton extended his scoring streak to five games and has produced three goals and 11 points over that span. The 29-year-old is also just one point shy of his career high of 50 points, which was set in 2016-17.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Adds another assist
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Hamilton produced an assist, five shots on goal, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Stars.
Hamilton extended his point streak to four games (three goals, five helpers), but this was his first game with a single point in that span. The defenseman hasn't gone multiple contests without a point since a three-game slump from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3. He's up to 13 goals, 33 helpers, a plus-18 rating, 176 shots on net, 47 blocked shots, 41 hits and 32 PIM through 49 outings. He needs just four points to match the career-best 50 he posted in 2016-17 with the Flames.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Three helpers in loss
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Hamilton recorded three assists in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Predators.
Hamilton picked up an assist in each period of Thursday's contest, setting up Jesper Bratt in the first, Jack Hughes in the second, and Dawson Mercer in the third. Hamilton has recorded three consecutive multi-point games, tallying three goals and four assists. The 29-year-old blueliner is up to 45 points (13 goals, 32 assists) through 48 games. He's just five points shy of his career high of 50, set in 2017-18 with the Flames.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Tallies another OT winner
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Hamilton scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over Vegas.
Hamilton played the hero for the Devils on Tuesday, tying the game 2-2 with less than two minutes remaining in the third period before scoring the overtime winner in a second straight game. Hamilton continues to produce, posting eight points (four goals, four assists) over his last seven contests. The 29-year-old blueliner now has 42 points (13 goals, 29 assists) in 47 games this year, eight shy of his career high.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Grabs two points, OT winner
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Hamilton tallied a goal and an assist in Sunday's 2-1 overtime win over the Penguins.
Hamilton assisted on Jack Hughes' opening goal just 56 seconds into the game, the Devils' lone tally before Hamilton beat Tristan Jarry with a one-timer on an overtime power play. Hamilton now has 40 points (11 goals, 29 assists) through 45 games this season, putting him on pace to top his career high of 50 set in 2016-17 with Calgary.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Two points in first period
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Hamilton scored a goal on six shots, dished a power-play assist and went plus-3 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.
Hamilton has been on fire lately, logging multiple points in five of his last 10 outings. He has three goals and 10 helpers, including seven power-play points, in that span. The 29-year-old defenseman opened the scoring with his 10th goal of the season, making this the eighth time he's reached double-digit tallies. He's at 37 points (18 on the power play), 146 shots on net, 40 blocked shots, 30 PIM and a plus-13 rating through 42 contests.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Pair of power-play points in win
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Hamilton had a goal and an assist -- both on the power play -- in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.
Hamilton broke a scoreless second-period tie just a few seconds into New Jersey's first power play of the night, then took a shot from the point that was deflected in by Nico Hischier 7:03 later on the Devils' next man advantage. The productive defenseman has 33 points in 38 games, and this was Hamilton's fourth multi-point outing in the past six.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Produces pair of points
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Hamilton scored a goal and drew an assist during a 4-2 victory over the host Penguins on Friday.
Hamilton scored his first goal in 10 games, converting on a second-period wrist shot, tying the score at 2-2. The 29-year-old defenseman also earned the primary helper on Jack Hughes' power-play tally. Hamilton, who has compiled 10 assists in his past 10 outings, shared the team lead with six shots against the Penguins.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Dishes two helpers in win
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Hamilton had two assists -- one on the power play -- to go with four shots and three blocked shots -- in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Florida.
Hamilton played a strong all-around game as the Devils snapped their six-game winless drought, which was preceded by a 13-game winning streak. Both of Hamilton's helpers came on goals scored by Jesper Bratt. Hamilton's up to 19 assists in 33 games, but of his seven goals, only one has come since Nov. 23.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Earns two helpers
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Hamilton was credited with a pair of assists and a plus-2 rating during a 6-4 loss to the Islanders on Friday.
Hamilton earned helpers on Nico Hischier's game-opening marker and Jack Hughes' third-period tally. Including his season-high, three-point effort against the Blackhawks on Tuesday, the 29-year-old defenseman played a role in four consecutive goals by the Devils. The streak was snapped on Dawson Mercer's second-period goal. Hamilton finished with three shots during 25:09 of ice time during the home defeat.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Snaps out of slump
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Hamilton scored a goal and registered two assists in a 3-0 win against Chicago on Tuesday.
Hamilton's goal came at 11:27 of the first period, and it proved to be the game winner. He has seven goals, 17 points, 94 shots, 25 blocks and 23 hits in 26 contests this season. The 29-year-old was cold from Nov. 17-Dec. 3 with a goal and an assist in nine games from Nov. 17-Dec. 3, but Hamilton's performance Tuesday might get him going again.
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Devils' Dougie Hamilton: Two points including GWG
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Hamilton scored the game-winning goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Canadiens.
With the Devils already ahead 1-0 early in the second period, the veteran defenseman picked up the puck in the neutral zone, skated into the Montreal end and fired a laser over Jake Allen's shoulder. Hamilton extended his point streak to five games in the process, and on the season he now has five goals and 14 points through 16 games as he works to put a disappointing 2021-22 campaign behind him.
