Overview
- New Jersey announced Thursday that Arseny Gritsyuk will have surgery for an upper-body injury and miss the rest of 2025–26.
- Gritsyuk left the March 24 game in Dallas, was first labeled day-to-day then week-to-week, and doctors later advised immediate surgery.
- Gritsyuk, 25, delivered 13 goals and 18 assists in 66 games as a first-year NHL winger on a one-year entry-level contract.
- He told fans on Telegram that his first NHL season ended early and that he now needs surgery followed by recovery.
- With eight games left and the Devils 10 points out of a wild-card spot, the loss trims scoring depth as the club looks to next season.