2019–20 New Jersey Devils season explained

Season:2019–20
Year:2019
League:NHL
Team:New Jersey Devils
Division:Metropolitan
Divisionrank:8th
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:14th
Record:28–29–12
Homerecord:13–11–10
Roadrecord:15–18–2
Goalsfor:189
Goalsagainst:230
Generalmanager:Ray Shero (Oct. 4 – Jan. 12)
Tom Fitzgerald (interim, Jan. 12 – Mar. 12)
Coach:John Hynes (Oct. 4 – Dec. 3)
Alain Nasreddine (interim, Dec. 3 – Mar. 12)
Captain:Andy Greene (Oct. 4 – Feb. 16)
Vacant (Feb. 16 – Mar. 12)
Arena:Prudential Center
Attendance:14,899[1]
Minorleague:Binghamton Devils (AHL)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Kyle Palmieri (25)
Assistsleader:Nikita Gusev (31)
Pointsleader:Kyle Palmieri (45)
Pimleader:P. K. Subban (79)
Plusminusleader:Kevin Rooney (+8)
Winsleader:Mackenzie Blackwood (22)
Gaaleader:Mackenzie Blackwood (2.77)

The 2019–20 New Jersey Devils season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 38th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] For the second time in three years, the Devils received the first overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and selected Jack Hughes first overall.

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3] [4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled and the Devils missed the playoffs for the second straight year, as well as the seventh time in the past eight seasons.[5]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[6]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[14]

2019–20 game log
Legend:

Player statistics

As of March 12, 2020[84]

Skaters

Regular season[85] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"
65 25 20 45 41
66 13 31 44 12
58 14 22 36 12
60 16 16 32 6
65 8 24 32 14
57 21 10 31 40
69 8 23 31 52
69 9 16 25 28
30 6 19 25 20
61 8 16 24 64
68 11 12 23 57
47 5 18 23 22
61 7 14 21 10
56 4 17 21 6
68 7 11 18 79
53 2 9 11 +1 14
49 4 5 9 +8 20
50 2 5 7 23
18 4 2 6 +1 2
29 1 5 6 17
35 4 0 4 8
43 3 1 4 77
10 1 3 4 +7 4
20 0 3 3 6
5 1 1 2 +1 0
4 1 1 2 0 2
12 0 2 2 +4 4
3 0 1 1 +1 0
2 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 +1 2
6 0 0 0 4
1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[86] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
47 43 2,684:01 22 14 8 124 2.77 1,452 .915 3 0 1 0
13 11 679:16 3 6 2 40 3.53 355 .887 1 0 0 0
16 14 743:32 3 8 2 47 3.79 399 .882 0 0 0 0
2 1 70:05 0 1 0 4 3.42 41 .902 0 0 0 0

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
To Chicago Blackhawks
John Quenneville
To New Jersey Devils
John Hayden
[87]
To Nashville Predators
Steven Santini
Jeremy Davies
2nd-round pick in 2019
2nd-round pick in 2020
To New Jersey Devils
P. K. Subban
[88]
To Nashville Predators
Future considerations
To New Jersey Devils
Adam Helewka
[89] [90]
To Vegas Golden Knights
3rd-round pick in 2020
2nd-round pick in 2021
To New Jersey Devils
Nikita Gusev
[91]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2021
To New Jersey Devils
Louis Domingue
[92]
To Arizona Coyotes
Taylor Hall
Blake Speers
To New Jersey Devils
Kevin Bahl
Nick Merkley
Nate Schnarr
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021
[93]
To New York Islanders
Andy Greene
To New Jersey Devils
David Quenneville
2nd-round pick in 2021
[94]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Blake Coleman
To New Jersey Devils
Nolan Foote
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
[95]
To Buffalo Sabres
Wayne Simmonds
To New Jersey Devils
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2021
[96]
To Carolina Hurricanes
Sami Vatanen
To New Jersey Devils
Fredrik Claesson
Janne Kuokkanen
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020
[97]
To Vancouver Canucks
Louis Domingue
To New Jersey Devils
Zane McIntyre
[98]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
1-year [99]
1-year [100]
1-year [101]
1-year [102]
1-year [103]
from Anaheim Ducks 1-year [104]
2-year [105]
to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) 1-year [106]
2-year [107]
to Barys Nur-Sultan (KHL) 1-year [108]
to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) 1-year [109]
1-year [110]
from Binghamton Devils (AHL) 1-year [111]
Julian Melchiori Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) 1-year [112]

Contract terminations

Date Player Via Ref
Mutual termination [113]
Mutual termination [114]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
3-year [116]
1-year [117]
1-year
2-year [118]
1-year [119]
2-year
3-year [120]
3-year [121]
7-year [122]
3-year [123]
3-year [124]

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks. Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/junior/club team
11Jack HughesCU.S. NTDP (USHL)
2611Nikita OkhotiukDOttawa 67's (OHL)
3702Daniil MisyulDLoko Yaroslavl (MHL)
3803Graeme ClarkeRWOttawa 67's (OHL)
3824Michael VukojevicDKitchener Rangers (OHL)
496Tyce ThompsonRWProvidence (Hockey East)
41185Case McCarthyDU.S. NTDP (USHL)
5127Cole BradyGJanesville Jets (NAHL)
51296Arseny GritsyukLWOmskie Yastreby (MHL)
6158Patrick MoynihanRWU.S. NTDP (USHL)
7189Nikola PasicRWLinköpings J20 (J20 SuperElit)
  1. The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Marcus Johansson to Boston in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 and this pick.[125]
  2. The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on November 30, 2017, that sent Adam Henrique, Joseph Blandisi and a third-round pick in 2018 to Anaheim in exchange for Sami Vatanen and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[126]
  3. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 23, 2019, that sent Ben Lovejoy to Dallas in exchange for Connor Carrick and this pick.[127]
  4. The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Nashville's second-round pick in 2019 (55th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in 2019 (91st overall) and this pick.[128]
  5. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent San Jose's third-round pick in 2019 (91st overall) to Washington in exchange for Buffalo's fifth-round pick in 2019 (129th overall) and this pick.[129]
  6. The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent San Jose's third-round pick in 2019 (91st overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2019 (118th overall) and this pick.[129]

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: Fernandez . Gabriel . Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled . CBSSports.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
  5. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup . NHL.com . May 27, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
  6. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Announce Seven-Game Preseason Schedule . NHL.com . June 18, 2019 . June 18, 2019.
  7. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - September 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
  8. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Montréal Canadiens - September 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
  9. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers - September 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
  10. Web site: New York Rangers - New Jersey Devils - September 20th, 2019. NHL.com.
  11. Web site: New York Islanders - New Jersey Devils - September 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
  12. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Boston Bruins - September 25th, 2019. NHL.com.
  13. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets - September 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
  14. Web site: BLOG: 2019-20 Schedule Announced . NHL.com . June 25, 2019 . June 25, 2019.
  15. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - New Jersey Devils - October 4th, 2019. NHL.com.
  16. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Buffalo Sabres - October 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
  17. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Philadelphia Flyers - October 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
  18. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - New Jersey Devils - October 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
  19. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Boston Bruins - October 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
  20. Web site: Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - October 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
  21. Web site: New York Rangers - New Jersey Devils - October 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
  22. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - New Jersey Devils - October 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
  23. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - New Jersey Devils - October 25th, 2019. NHL.com.
  24. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - New Jersey Devils - October 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
  25. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - New Jersey Devils - November 1st, 2019. NHL.com.
  26. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Carolina Hurricanes - November 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
  27. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Winnipeg Jets - November 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
  28. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Calgary Flames - November 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
  29. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Edmonton Oilers - November 8th, 2019. NHL.com.
  30. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Vancouver Canucks - November 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
  31. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New Jersey Devils - November 13th, 2019. NHL.com.
  32. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - New Jersey Devils - November 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
  33. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Montréal Canadiens - November 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
  34. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - November 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
  35. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Pittsburgh Penguins - November 22nd, 2019. NHL.com.
  36. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - New Jersey Devils - November 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
  37. Web site: Minnesota Wild - New Jersey Devils - November 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
  38. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Montréal Canadiens - November 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
  39. Web site: New York Rangers - New Jersey Devils - November 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
  40. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Buffalo Sabres - December 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
  41. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - New Jersey Devils - December 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
  42. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - New Jersey Devils - December 6th, 2019. NHL.com.
  43. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Nashville Predators - December 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
  44. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Dallas Stars - December 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
  45. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Colorado Avalanche - December 13th, 2019. NHL.com.
  46. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Arizona Coyotes - December 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
  47. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - New Jersey Devils - December 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
  48. Web site: Washington Capitals - New Jersey Devils - December 20th, 2019. NHL.com.
  49. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets - December 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
  50. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Chicago Blackhawks - December 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
  51. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - New Jersey Devils - December 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
  52. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Ottawa Senators - December 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
  53. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
  54. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - January 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
  55. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - New Jersey Devils - January 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
  56. Web site: New York Islanders - New Jersey Devils - January 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
  57. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers - January 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
  58. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - January 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
  59. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - New Jersey Devils - January 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
  60. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Toronto Maple Leafs - January 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
  61. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - January 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
  62. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets - January 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
  63. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Ottawa Senators - January 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
  64. Web site: Nashville Predators - New Jersey Devils - January 30th, 2020. NHL.com.
  65. Web site: Dallas Stars - New Jersey Devils - February 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
  66. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New Jersey Devils - February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
  67. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Philadelphia Flyers - February 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
  68. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - New Jersey Devils - February 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
  69. Web site: Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - February 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
  70. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - New Jersey Devils - February 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
  71. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Carolina Hurricanes - February 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
  72. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils - February 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
  73. Web site: New Jersey Devils - St. Louis Blues - February 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
  74. Web site: San Jose Sharks - New Jersey Devils - February 20th, 2020. NHL.com.
  75. Web site: Washington Capitals - New Jersey Devils - February 22nd, 2020. NHL.com.
  76. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Detroit Red Wings - February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
  77. Web site: New Jersey Devils - San Jose Sharks - February 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
  78. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Los Angeles Kings - February 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
  79. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Anaheim Ducks - March 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
  80. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Vegas Golden Knights - March 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
  81. Web site: St. Louis Blues - New Jersey Devils - March 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
  82. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers - March 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
  83. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - New Jersey Devils - March 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
  84. Web site: New Jersey Devils Stats - 2019-2020 - Regular season . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
  85. Web site: NHL.com – Stats – New Jersey Devils Skaters – Regular season . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
  86. Web site: NHL.com – Stats – New Jersey Devils Goalies – Regular season . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
  87. Web site: Wescott . Chris . BLOG: Devils Acquire Hayden From Chicago . NHL.com . June 28, 2019 . June 22, 2019.
  88. Web site: Wescott . Chris . BLOG: The Devils Have Acquired P.K. Subban . NHL.com . June 28, 2019 . June 22, 2019.
  89. Web site: Devils' Adam Helewka: Sent to Jersey . CBSSports.com . July 4, 2019 . June 23, 2019.
  90. Web site: Devils acquire Helewka from Nashville . theahl.com . July 4, 2019 . June 22, 2019.
  91. Web site: Wescott . Chris . RELEASE: Devils Acquire Gusev From Vegas . NHL.com . July 31, 2019 . July 29, 2019.
  92. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Acquire Domingue . NHL.com . November 11, 2019 . November 1, 2019.
  93. Web site: RELEASE: Devils acquire picks and players in exchange for Hall, Speers . NHL.com . December 20, 2019 . December 16, 2019.
  94. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Acquire Second Round Pick for Greene . NHL.com . February 17, 2020 . February 16, 2020.
  95. Web site: RELEASE: Devils acquire Nolan Foote and First-Round Pick . NHL.com . February 17, 2020 . February 16, 2020.
  96. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Acquire Conditional Fifth-Round Pick From Buffalo . NHL.com . February 24, 2020 . February 24, 2020.
  97. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Acquire Janne Kuokkanen, Fredrik Claesson and 4th Rd Pick . NHL.com . February 25, 2020 . February 24, 2020.
  98. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Acquire Zane McIntyre from Canucks . NHL.com . February 25, 2020 . February 24, 2020.
  99. Web site: Flyers Free Agency Tracker 2019 . NHL.com . July 4, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  100. Web site: Butler . Elise . Blues agree to two-way contracts with six players . NHL.com . July 4, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  101. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Sign Defenseman Dakota Mermis . NHL.com . July 4, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  102. Web site: Ducks Sign Poturalski and Pietila to One-Year Contracts . NHL.com . July 4, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  103. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Agree to Terms With RW Wayne Simmonds . NHL.com . July 4, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  104. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Sign Forward Ben Street . NHL.com . July 4, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  105. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Sign Defenseman Matt Tennyson . NHL.com . July 4, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  106. Web site: Ads Sign Johnson to AHL Deal . milwaukeeadmirals.com . August 9, 2019 . July 16, 2019 . August 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809095059/http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/news/071619johnson . dead .
  107. Web site: Maple Leafs Announce Free Agent Signings . NHL.com . August 5, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
  108. Web site: Эрик Тангрэди перешёл в "Барыс" . hcbarys.kz . January 9, 2024 . ru-KZ . August 19, 2019.
  109. Web site: Hart . Nick . Penguins sign Stefan Noesen . Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins . November 19, 2019 . October 4, 2019.
  110. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Sign Morrow To A One-Year Deal . NHL.com . October 6, 2019 . October 6, 2019.
  111. Web site: BLOG: Devils sign Julian Melchiori . NHL.com . February 24, 2020 . February 23, 2020.
  112. Web site: "Нефтехимик" подписал контракт с Джулианом Мелкиори . hcnh.ru . October 29, 2020 . ru-RU . July 18, 2020.
  113. Web site: Adam Helewka: Contract terminated . CBSSports.com . July 4, 2019 . June 28, 2019.
  114. Web site: Joe Morrow: Slated for release . CBSSports.com . December 22, 2019 . December 14, 2019.
  115. Web site: Gryba retires after seven seasons in NHL . NHL.com . October 2, 2019 . September 22, 2019.
  116. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Sign Hughes to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . July 24, 2019 . July 12, 2019.
  117. Web site: RELEASE: Devils re-sign forward Brandon Baddock and defenseman Josh Jacob . NHL.com . July 24, 2019 . July 15, 2019.
  118. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Re-sign Defenseman Connor Carrick To A Two-Year Contract . NHL.com . July 24, 2019 . July 16, 2019.
  119. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Agree to Terms with Mueller . NHL.com . July 24, 2019 . July 22, 2019.
  120. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Re-Sign Butcher . NHL.com . August 5, 2019 . July 31, 2019.
  121. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Re-Sign Center Pavel Zacha . NHL.com . September 10, 2019 . September 10, 2019.
  122. Web site: RELEASE: Hischier Signs Seven-Year Deal . NHL.com . October 19, 2019 . October 18, 2019.
  123. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Sign Okhotyuk to Entry Level Deal . NHL.com . January 2, 2020 . December 30, 2019.
  124. Web site: RELEASE: Devils Sign Reilly Walsh . NHL.com . October 8, 2020 . August 10, 2020.
  125. Web site: Devils acquire second and fourth round picks from Boston . NHL.com . June 15, 2019 . February 25, 2019.
  126. Web site: Devils acquire D Sami Vatanen and conditional third-round pick from ANA. NHL.com. June 15, 2019. November 30, 2017.
  127. Web site: Devils acquire Third-Round pick and defenseman Connor Carrick from Dallas . NHL.com . June 15, 2019 . February 23, 2019.
  128. Web site: Sharks Conclude 2019 NHL Draft With Five Selections . NHL.com . June 28, 2019 . June 22, 2019.
  129. Web site: Capitals Make Three Selections on Second Day of 2019 NHL Draft . NHL.com . June 28, 2019 . June 22, 2019.