Season: | 2022–23 |
Year: | 2022 |
League: | NHL |
Team: | New Jersey Devils |
Division: | Metropolitan |
Divisionrank: | 2nd |
Conference: | Eastern |
Conferencerank: | 3rd |
Record: | 52–22–8 |
Homerecord: | 24–13–4 |
Roadrecord: | 28–9–4 |
Goalsfor: | 291 |
Goalsagainst: | 226 |
Generalmanager: | Tom Fitzgerald |
Coach: | Lindy Ruff |
Captain: | Nico Hischier |
Altcaptain: | Jack Hughes Ondrej Palat |
Arena: | Prudential Center |
Attendance: | 15,207[1] |
Minorleague: | Utica Comets (AHL) Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Jack Hughes (43) |
Assistsleader: | Jack Hughes (56) |
Pointsleader: | Jack Hughes (99) |
Pimleader: | Miles Wood (76) |
Plusminusleader: | Tomas Tatar (+41) |
Winsleader: | Vitek Vanecek (33) |
Gaaleader: | Akira Schmid (2.13) |
The 2022–23 New Jersey Devils season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 41st season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] This season saw the Devils clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2018 following a win over the Ottawa Senators on March 25, 2023.[3] On April 6, the team recorded its second 50-win season in franchise history.[4] In the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Devils defeated the New York Rangers in a seven-game series. It was their first playoff series win since the 2011–12 season, which was also against the Rangers.[5] They were then defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the Second Round.[6]
The preseason schedule was published on June 28, 2022.[7]
2022 preseason game log: 5–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–1–0) | ||||||||||
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Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | September 26 | New Jersey | 2–1 | 19,308 | 1–0–0 | [8] | ||||
2 | September 27 | 1–4 | New Jersey | 5,526 | 2–0–0 | [9] | ||||
3 | September 29 | New Jersey | 5–2 | Vanecek | 14,237 | 3–0–0 | [10] | |||
4 | September 30 | NY Rangers | 2–1 | New Jersey | 11,068 | 3–1–0 | [11] | |||
5 | October 3 | 0–1 | New Jersey | Vanecek | 5,077 | 4–1–0 | [12] | |||
6 | October 6 | New Jersey | 2–5 | NY Islanders | Blackwood | 7,512 | 4–2–0 | [13] | ||
7 | October 8 | New Jersey | 5–3 | Boston | Vanecek | 17,850 | 5–2–0 | [14] |
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.[15]
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See main article: 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Devils faced the New York Rangers in the First Round,[98] and won the series in seven games.[99] The Devils played the Carolina Hurricanes in the Second Round,[100] losing the series in five games.[101]
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Legend: |
78 | 43 | 56 | 99 | +10 | 6 | ||
81 | 31 | 49 | 80 | +33 | 10 | ||
82 | 22 | 52 | 74 | +23 | 50 | ||
82 | 32 | 41 | 73 | +14 | 6 | ||
82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | +22 | 14 | ||
82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +41 | 30 | ||
80 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +13 | 47 | ||
81 | 7 | 26 | 33 | +9 | 38 | ||
75 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 16 | |||
76 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +1 | 76 | ||
78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | +34 | 28 | ||
80 | 4 | 22 | 26 | +6 | 43 | ||
49 | 8 | 15 | 23 | +5 | 6 | ||
70 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +8 | 2 | ||
80 | 4 | 17 | 21 | +27 | 44 | ||
‡ | 45 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +4 | 6 | |
64 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +21 | 20 | ||
43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +7 | 31 | ||
† | 21 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 35 | ||
60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 63 | ||
19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
‡ | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
† | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |||
12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||
12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||
12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |||
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 15 | ||
12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |||
12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||
12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||
3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | |||
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 12 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | 48 | 2,915:34 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 119 | 2.45 | 1,333 | .911 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
22 | 20 | 1,125:33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 3.20 | 563 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
18 | 14 | 901:21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 2.13 | 408 | .922 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | 8 | 459:46 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2.35 | 229 | .921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 4 | 271:36 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4.64 | 120 | .825 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To New Jersey Devils Vitek Vanecek 2nd-round pick in 2022 | [120] | ||
To Boston Bruins Pavel Zacha | To New Jersey Devils Erik Haula | [121] | ||
To Pittsburgh Penguins Ty Smith 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To New Jersey Devils John Marino | [122] | ||
To San Jose Sharks Andreas Johnsson Shakir Mukhamadullin Nikita Okhotiuk Fabian Zetterlund Conditional 1st-round pick in 2023 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2024 7th-round pick in 2024 | To New Jersey Devils Zachary Emond Scott Harrington Santeri Hatakka Timur Ibragimov Timo Meier COL's 5th-round pick in 2024 | [123] | ||
To Vancouver Canucks 4th-round pick in 2024 | To New Jersey Devils Curtis Lazar | [124] | ||
To Carolina Hurricanes Jack Dugan | To New Jersey Devils Zack Hayes | [125] [126] | ||
To Ottawa Senators Future considerations | To New Jersey Devils Jayce Hawryluk | |||
To Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2023 | [127] | ||
To Boston Bruins Reilly Walsh | To New Jersey Devils Shane Bowers | [128] | ||
To Calgary Flames Yegor Sharangovich 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To New Jersey Devils Tyler Toffoli | [129] | ||
To San Jose Sharks Mackenzie Blackwood | To New Jersey Devils 6th-round pick in 2023 | [130] |
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref | |
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1-year | [131] | ||||
2-year | [132] | ||||
2-year | [133] | ||||
2-year | [134] | ||||
5-year | [135] | ||||
to Anaheim Ducks | 2-year | ||||
1-year | [136] | ||||
1-year | |||||
from Utica Comets (AHL) | 2-year | ||||
to HC Ajoie (NL) | 1-year | [137] | |||
to Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) | 1-year | [138] | |||
1-year | [139] | ||||
to Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | [140] | |||
to Utica Comets (AHL) | 2-year | [141] | |||
to Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | ||||
to HC TPS (Liiga) | 2-year | [142] |
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref | |
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3-year | [147] | |||
1-year | ||||
3-year | [148] | |||
1-year | [149] | |||
5-year | [150] | |||
2-year | [151] | |||
1-year | [152] | |||
1-year | [153] | |||
1-year | [154] | |||
3-year | [155] | |||
3-year | [156] | |||
3-year | [157] | |||
2-year | [158] | |||
8-year | [159] | |||
3-year | [160] |
See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks. Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team | ||
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1 | 2 | Simon Nemec | D | HK Nitra (Tipos Extraliga) | ||
2 | 461 | Seamus Casey | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | ||
4 | 102 | Tyler Brennan | G | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
4 | 1102 | Daniil Orlov | D | Sakhalinskiye Akuly (MHL) | ||
4 | 1263 | Charlie Leddy | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | ||
5 | 1414 | Petr Hauser | RW | HC Sparta Praha U20 (Czech U20) | ||
6 | 166 | Josh Filmon | LW | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | ||
7 | 198 | Artyom Barabosha | D | Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) |