League: | NHL |
Season: | 2015–16 |
Year: | 2015 |
Team: | New Jersey Devils |
Division: | Metropolitan |
Divisionrank: | 7th |
Conference: | Eastern |
Conferencerank: | 12th |
Record: | 38–36–8 |
Homerecord: | 19–17–5 |
Roadrecord: | 19–19–3 |
Goalsfor: | 184 |
Goalsagainst: | 208 |
Generalmanager: | Ray Shero |
Coach: | John Hynes |
Captain: | Andy Greene |
Altcaptain: | Michael Cammalleri Patrik Elias Adam Henrique Travis Zajac |
Arena: | Prudential Center |
Attendance: | 15,073[1] |
Minorleague: | Albany Devils (AHL) |
Goalsleader: | Adam Henrique Kyle Palmieri (30) |
Assistsleader: | Travis Zajac (28) |
Pointsleader: | Kyle Palmieri (57) |
Plusminusleader: | Michael Cammalleri Adam Larsson (+15) |
Pimleader: | Jordin Tootoo (102) |
Winsleader: | Cory Schneider (27) |
Gaaleader: | Scott Wedgewood (1.24) |
The 2015–16 New Jersey Devils season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 34th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Winnipeg Jets.[3] The Devils once again missed the playoffs.
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0) | ||||||||||
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Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | September 20 | New Jersey | 0–2 | Boston | –– | 0–1–0 | Recap | |||
2 | September 21 | New Jersey | 3–6 | NY Rangers | 18,006 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |||
3 | September 23 | New Jersey | 1–2 | NY Islanders | Schneider | 7,046 | 0–3–0 | Recap | ||
4 | September 25 | NY Islanders | 2–4 | New Jersey | Kinkaid | 8,871 | 1–3–0 | Recap | ||
5 | September 26 | NY Rangers | 4–3 | New Jersey | Schneider | 12,137 | 1–4–0 | Recap | ||
6 | September 30 | New Jersey | 4–2 | Philadelphia | Kinkaid | 17,732 | 2–4–0 | Recap | ||
7 | October 2 | Philadelphia | 2–3 | New Jersey | SO | Schneider | 9,235 | 3–4–0 | Recap | |
Notes: Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. |
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Legend: |
Final stats[4]
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
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82 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 39 | ||
80 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 23 | ||
74 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 3 | 25 | ||
‡ | 63 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 3 | 34 | |
42 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 15 | 18 | ||
72 | 1 | 20 | 21 | −8 | 32 | ||
39 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −13 | 6 | ||
67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −22 | 16 | ||
73 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −12 | 28 | ||
82 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 77 | ||
41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −14 | 34 | ||
50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −14 | 14 | ||
78 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −9 | 33 | ||
58 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −21 | 20 | ||
† | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | −1 | 8 | |
82 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 26 | ||
82 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −13 | 43 | ||
50 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −2 | 92 | ||
66 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −26 | 102 | ||
16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | ||
‡ | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −8 | 16 | |
47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −15 | 28 | ||
18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 4 | ||
30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 6 | ||
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 8 | ||
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
‡ | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −9 | 13 | |
33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 8 | ||
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | ||
19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 17 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Player | ||||||||||||||||
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style=white-space:nowrap | 58 | 58 | 3,412 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 122 | 2.15 | 1597 | 0.924 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
style=white-space:nowrap | 23 | 20 | 1240 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 2.81 | 605 | 0.904 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
style=white-space:nowrap | 4 | 4 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.24 | 116 | 0.957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
style=white-space:nowrap | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.71 | 18 | 0.778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | |
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Dangerous trip on Nashville Predators defenseman Seth Jones during NHL Game No. 37 in Newark on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:55 of the third period. | — | $2,217.74 | October 15, 2015[5] | ||
Spearing Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during NHL Game No. 94 in Ottawa on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 18:18 of the second period. | — | $2,284.95 | October 23, 2015[6] | ||
Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 553 in Ottawa on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. | — | $2,000.00 | January 7, 2016[7] | ||
Interference against St. Louis Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin during NHL Game No. 636 in St. Louis on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 11:50 of the third period. | 4 games | $12,365.60 | January 13, 2016[8] | ||
Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 583 in Detroit on Monday, January 4, 2016, at 9:39 of the third period. | — | $2,000.00 | January 14, 2016[9] |
Player | Award | Awarded | |
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NHL Third Star of the Week[10] | December 7, 2015 | ||
NHL All-Star game selection[11] | January 6, 2016 | ||
NHL Second Star of the Week[12] | January 25, 2016 |
Player | Milestone | Reached | |
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1st career NHL game | October 9, 2015 | ||
1st career NHL game | October 10, 2015 | ||
100th career NHL win | October 22, 2015 | ||
200th career NHL game | October 24, 2015 | ||
Segei Kalinin | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 24, 2015 | |
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 31, 2015 | ||
200th career NHL game | November 3, 2015 | ||
Segei Kalinin | 1st career NHL goal | November 8, 2015 | |
100th career NHL point | November 8, 2015 | ||
200th career NHL game | November 22, 2015 | ||
200th career NHL point | December 3, 2015 |
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Date | Ref | |||
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To Anaheim Ducks FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri | [13] | ||
To Ottawa Senators 2nd-round pick in 2015 | To New Jersey Devils DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2016 | [14] | ||
To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 | To New Jersey Devils Brian O'Neill | [15] | ||
To Boston Bruins Lee Stempniak | To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 | [16] | ||
To Colorado Avalanche Eric Gelinas | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2017 | |||
To Montreal Canadiens Stefan Matteau | To New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly | |||
To Florida Panthers Graham Black Paul Thompson | To New Jersey Devils Marc Savard 2nd-round pick in 2018 | [17] |
Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref | |
3 years, $5 million | [18] | ||||
2 years, $1.15 million | [19] | ||||
1 year, $575,000 | [20] | ||||
1 year, $575,000 | [21] | ||||
1 year, $575,000 | [22] | ||||
1 year, $575,000 | [23] | ||||
1 year, $625,000 | [24] | ||||
1 year, $800,000 | [25] | ||||
1 year, $850,000 | [26] | ||||
3 years, entry-level contract | [27] | ||||
2 years, entry-level contract | [28] | ||||
1 year | [29] |
Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref | |
1 year, $800,000 | [30] | ||||
1 year, $750,000 | [31] | ||||
1 year, $750,000 | [32] | ||||
1 year, $800,000 | [33] | ||||
1 year, $575,000 | [34] | ||||
1 year, $600,000 | [35] | ||||
1 year, $600,000 | [36] |
Player | Previous team | Date | Ref | |
October 26, 2015 | [37] | |||
Pittsburgh Penguins | February 29, 2016 | [38] |
Date | Player | Via | Ref | |
Dainius Zubrus | Buyout | [39] |
Date | Player | Ref | |
Scott Clemmensen | [40] | ||
Bryce Salvador | [41] |
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref | |
2 years, entry-level contract | [42] | |||
3 years, entry-level contract | [43] | |||
2 years, $3.15 million | [44] | |||
2 years, $1.225 million | [45] | |||
2 years, $1.175 million | [46] | |||
6 years, $25 million | [47] | |||
3 years, $2.78 million entry-level contract | [48] | |||
3 years, entry-level contract | [49] | |||
3 years, entry-level contract | [50] | |||
3 years, entry-level contract | [51] | |||
3 years, entry-level contract | [52] | |||
3 years, entry-level contract | [53] |
See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks. Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
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1 | 6 | Pavel Zacha | C | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
2 | 42 | Mackenzie Blackwood | G | Barrie Colts (OHL) | ||
3 | 67 | Blake Speers | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | ||
4 | 97 | Colton White | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | ||
6 | 157 | Brett Seney | LW | Merrimack College (Hockey East) |
Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014, that sent Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson to the Stars in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Nick Paul, Alex Guptill and this pick.[55]