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Without Zach Parise, who had knee surgery in November, the Devils have won 20 of 25 games in an improbable drive toward a playoff berth.

The Blue Devils move up from the fifth spot, while St. John’s returns to the Associated Press poll for the first time since November 2000.

A hot streak in which they have amassed 26 of a possible 30 points has put the Devils back in the conversation to reach the postseason.

The fifth round of the English F.A. Cup offers a romantic if mind-boggling matchup between two teams called the Red Devils.

The Red Storm, which had lost 5 of 6 coming into Sunday, led by double digits for much of the game and handily defeated the Blue Devils.

Detroit scored two goals in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and beat the Devils, 3-1.

Jacques Lemaire is expected to finish the season as coach after the Devils fired the first-year coach John MacLean. It is Lemaire’s third stint as the Devils’ coach.

Another Duke victory over a Top 10 team and the Blue Devils’ win in a rematch of last season’s national championship game had them a unanimous No. 1 for a second straight week.

Jonas Gustavsson made 29 saves, and Mikhail Grabovski, Phil Kessel and Kris Versteeg scored in the Maple Leafs’ 3-1 victory over the visiting Devils.

The Sabres defeated the frustrated Devils, who remain winless at home, in a shootout.

Ilya Kovalchuk returned from being benched but could not inspire the Devils to a victory.

To accommodate Ilya Kovalchuk’s 15-year, $100 million contract, the Devils have 19 days to shed $3 million to $5 million in payroll to squeeze under the league’s salary cap.

The N.H.L. approved Ilya Kovalchuk’s 15-year, $100 million contract with the Devils early Saturday.

Jeff Vanderbeek, the owner of the Devils, said he expects an arbitrator to approve Ilya Kovalchuk’s contract.