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The Devils, with a 12-17-7 record, are seventh in the
Metropolitan Division with 31 points after losing their last two
games.
DeBoer, 46, took over in July 2011 and had a 114-93-41 record
for three-plus seasons.
He is the third NHL coach to be fired this season. Paul MacLean
of the Ottawa Senators was dismissed on Dec. 8 and Dallas Eakins
of the Edmonton Oilers was let go a week later.
DeBoer led the Devils to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2012 but they
have not made the postseason since.
The Devils play the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on
Saturday.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry, editing by Tony Jimenez)
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