Season: | 2023–24 |
Year: | 2023 |
League: | NHL |
Team: | New Jersey Devils |
Division: | Metropolitan |
Divisionrank: | 7th |
Conference: | Eastern |
Conferencerank: | 13th |
Record: | 38–39–5 |
Homerecord: | 17–21–3 |
Roadrecord: | 21–18–2 |
Goalsfor: | 264 |
Goalsagainst: | 283 |
Generalmanager: | Tom Fitzgerald |
Coach: | Lindy Ruff (Oct. 12 – Mar. 4) Travis Green (Mar. 4 – Apr. 15) |
Captain: | Nico Hischier |
Altcaptain: | Jack Hughes Ondrej Palat |
Arena: | Prudential Center |
Minorleague: | Utica Comets (AHL) Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Timo Meier (28) |
Assistsleader: | Jesper Bratt (56) |
Pointsleader: | Jesper Bratt (83) |
Pimleader: | Kevin Bahl (82) |
Plusminusleader: | Curtis Lazar Colin Miller (+10) |
Winsleader: | Vitek Vanecek (17) |
Gaaleader: | Kaapo Kahkonen (2.51) |
The 2023–24 New Jersey Devils season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 42nd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1]
The Devils participated in the 2024 NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where they hosted Philadelphia Flyers on February 17, 2024,[2] winning the game 6–3.[3]
On March 4, the Devils, who had a 30–27–4 record and were out of playoff contention, fired head coach Lindy Ruff,[4] and replaced him with Travis Green.[5]
On April 9, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention following a 5–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.[6]
The preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.[7]
2023 preseason game log: 7–0–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 4–0–0) | ||||||||||
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Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | September 25 | New Jersey | 4–2 | 20,129 | 1–0–0 | [8] | ||||
2 | September 25 | 0–6 | New Jersey | 8,532 | 2–0–0 | [9] | ||||
3 | September 28 | New Jersey | 3–2 | 16,310 | 3–0–0 | [10] | ||||
4 | September 30 | New Jersey | 3–2 | Philadelphia | OT | Vanecek | 12,855 | 4–0–0 | [11] | |
5 | October 2 | 5–6 | New Jersey | Schmid | 8,811 | 5–0–0 | [12] | |||
6 | October 4 | NY Rangers | 2–5 | New Jersey | Vanecek | 14,028 | 6–0–0 | [13] | ||
7 | October 6 | New Jersey | 3–0 | NY Islanders | Schmid | 10,978 | 7–0–0 | [14] | ||
Notes: Indicates split-squad. |
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.[15]
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Legend: |
As of April 15, 2024[98]
82 | 27 | 56 | 83 | 12 | |||
62 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 12 | |||
71 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 12 | |||
69 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 45 | |||
82 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 28 | |||
‡ | 61 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 12 | ||
76 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 54 | |||
82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 29 | |||
71 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 37 | |||
82 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 14 | |||
71 | 7 | 18 | 25 | +10 | 44 | ||
75 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 41 | |||
45 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +6 | 10 | ||
60 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 33 | |||
20 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | |||
63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 61 | |||
54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | |||
52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +3 | 21 | ||
82 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +1 | 82 | ||
57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | |||
‡ | 41 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +10 | 24 | |
36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||
18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2 | ||
† | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 2 | |
12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 4 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 16 | ||
† | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 50 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
‡ | 32 | 29 | 1,791:49 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 95 | 3.18 | 862 | .890 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
21 | 20 | 1,144:03 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 3.15 | 568 | .894 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
† | 13 | 12 | 770:33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 3.11 | 401 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | 15 | 914:09 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 3.15 | 457 | .895 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
† | 6 | 6 | 262:47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2.51 | 143 | .923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2023 | To New Jersey Devils 7th-round pick in 2024 | [101] | ||
To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2025 | To New Jersey Devils Colin Miller | [102] | ||
To New York Islanders Tyce Thompson | To New Jersey Devils Arnaud Durandeau | [103] | ||
To Calgary Flames Cole Brady | To New Jersey Devils Christopher Tanev | [104] [105] | ||
To Dallas Stars Christopher Tanev | To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2026 | |||
To Colorado Avalanche Zakhar Bardakov 7th-round pick in 2024 | To New Jersey Devils Kurtis MacDermid | [106] | ||
To Montreal Canadiens Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To New Jersey Devils Jake Allen | [107] | ||
To San Jose Sharks Vitek Vanecek 7th-round pick in 2025 | To New Jersey Devils Kaapo Kahkonen | [108] | ||
To Winnipeg Jets Colin Miller | To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2026 | [109] | ||
To Winnipeg Jets Tyler Toffoli | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025 | [110] | ||
To Montreal Canadiens Arnaud Durandeau | To New Jersey Devils Nathan Legare | [111] | ||
To Calgary Flames Kevin Bahl 1st-round pick in 2025 | To New Jersey Devils Jacob Markstrom | [112] | ||
To Minnesota Wild Graeme Clarke | To New Jersey Devils Adam Beckman | [113] |
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref | |
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1-year | [114] | ||||
2-year | |||||
2-year | [115] | ||||
6-year | [116] | ||||
1-year | [117] | ||||
6-year | [118] | ||||
to Laval Rocket (AHL) | 1-year | [119] | |||
1-year | [120] | ||||
1-year | [121] | ||||
1-year | [122] | ||||
from Boston Bruins | 1-year | [123] | |||
to Färjestad BK (SHL) | 1-year | [124] | |||
1-year | [125] | ||||
to HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH) | 1-year | [126] | |||
to Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [127] | |||
from Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [128] | |||
to Vaasan Sport (Liiga) | 1-year | [129] | |||
1-year | [130] | ||||
from Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | [131] | |||
from Utica Comets (AHL) | 2-year | [132] | |||
from Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | 3-year | [133] | |||
from Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC) | 2-year | [134] | |||
from Utica Comets (AHL) | 2-year | [135] | |||
Erik Kallgren | to Brynäs IF (SHL) | 3-year | [136] |
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref | |
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8-year | [139] | |||
1-year | [140] | |||
2-year | [141] | |||
1-year | [142] | |||
2-year | [143] | |||
2-year | [144] | |||
3-year | [145] | |||
2-year | [146] | |||
1-year | [147] | |||
1-year | [148] | |||
2-year | [149] | |||
1-year | [150] | |||
3-year | [151] | |||
1-year | [152] |
See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks. Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team | ||
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2 | 58 | Lenni Hameenaho | RW | Porin Ässät (Liiga) | ||
4 | 122 | Cam Squires | RW | Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) | ||
5 | 154 | Chase Cheslock | D | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | ||
6 | 1641 | Cole Brown | LW | Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) | ||
6 | 186 | Danil Karpovich | D | JHC Avto (MHL) |