2021–22 New Jersey Devils season
The 2021–22 New Jersey Devils season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 40th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] Before the season, the Devils lost Nathan Bastian to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft,[2] but reacquired him in on November 25, 2021.[3]
2021–22 New Jersey Devils | |
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Division | 7th Metropolitan |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2021–22 record | 27–46–9 |
Home record | 16–20–5 |
Road record | 11–26–4 |
Goals for | 248 |
Goals against | 307 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tom Fitzgerald |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Nico Hischier |
Alternate captains | Dougie Hamilton Damon Severson Miles Wood |
Arena | Prudential Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Utica Comets (AHL) Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jesper Bratt Jack Hughes (26) |
Assists | Jesper Bratt (47) |
Points | Jesper Bratt (73) |
Penalty minutes | P. K. Subban (82) |
Plus/minus | Fabian Zetterlund (+5) |
Wins | Nico Daws (10) |
Goals against average | Jonathan Bernier (3.06) |
On March 31, 2022, following an 8–1 loss to the Boston Bruins, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.[4]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 278 | 202 | +76 | 116 |
2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 254 | 207 | +47 | 110 |
3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 103 |
4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
5 | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
6 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
8 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on July 27, 2021.[7] The Devils' game against the New York Islanders on October 7, 2021, was cancelled due to a power outage at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[8]
2021 preseason game log: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 29 | New Jersey | 5–4 | Washington | Daws | 13,012 | 1–0–0 | [9] | |
2 | October 1 | NY Rangers | 1–7 | New Jersey | Bernier | 10,474 | 2–0–0 | [10] | |
3[a] | October 2 | New Jersey | 2–1 | NY Islanders | OT | Wedgewood | — | 3–0–0 | [11] |
4 | October 4 | Washington | 1–4 | New Jersey | Blackwood | 4,563 | 4–0–0 | [12] | |
5 | October 6 | New Jersey | 2–6 | NY Rangers | Bernier | 10,468 | 4–1—0 | [13] | |
— | October 7 | NY Islanders | – | New Jersey | Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena | ||||
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021,[14] with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[15] However, on December 22, the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
As of April 24, 2022[107]
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Jesper Bratt | 73 | 25 | 45 | 70 | +1 | 16 |
Nico Hischier | 69 | 21 | 38 | 59 | –1 | 17 |
Jack Hughes | 49 | 26 | 30 | 56 | –16 | 0 |
Yegor Sharangovich | 73 | 23 | 22 | 45 | –10 | 23 |
Damon Severson | 77 | 11 | 33 | 44 | –15 | 55 |
Dawson Mercer | 79 | 16 | 25 | 41 | –21 | 24 |
Andreas Johnsson | 70 | 13 | 22 | 35 | +5 | 30 |
Pavel Zacha | 67 | 14 | 18 | 32 | –21 | 22 |
Tomas Tatar | 76 | 15 | 15 | 30 | –22 | 22 |
Dougie Hamilton | 59 | 9 | 20 | 29 | –17 | 34 |
Ryan Graves | 72 | 6 | 22 | 28 | –13 | 24 |
Jesper Boqvist | 53 | 10 | 12 | 22 | –7 | 10 |
P. K. Subban | 76 | 5 | 17 | 22 | –9 | 80 |
Michael McLeod | 74 | 6 | 14 | 20 | –13 | 52 |
Ty Smith | 64 | 5 | 14 | 19 | –21 | 22 |
Janne Kuokkanen | 55 | 6 | 11 | 17 | –8 | 8 |
Nathan Bastian† | 57 | 11 | 4 | 15 | –11 | 32 |
Jimmy Vesey | 66 | 7 | 7 | 14 | –23 | 12 |
Jonas Siegenthaler | 70 | 1 | 13 | 14 | –5 | 42 |
Fabian Zetterlund | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
Kevin Bahl | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –3 | 8 |
Colton White | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
A. J. Greer | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Nikita Okhotyuk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
Alexander Holtz | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –3 | 2 |
Marian Studenic | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –6 | 0 |
Mason Geertsen | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 | 77 |
Miles Wood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 4 |
Frederik Gauthier | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Chase De Leo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Christian Jaros | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 2 |
Nolan Foote | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyce Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Nico Daws | 25 | 23 | 1,271:32 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 66 | 3.11 | 617 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mackenzie Blackwood | 23 | 22 | 1,277:57 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 3.29 | 663 | .894 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonathan Bernier | 10 | 8 | 510:06 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 3.06 | 264 | .902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jon Gillies† | 18 | 14 | 928:31 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 59 | 3.81 | 505 | .883 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Andrew Hammond† | 6 | 6 | 338:46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4.25 | 184 | .870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Wedgewood | 3 | 2 | 169:26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3.19 | 75 | .880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Akira Schmid | 6 | 4 | 235:59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.83 | 114 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
- ‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
- Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 15, 2021 | To Colorado Avalanche Mikhail Maltsev NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
To New Jersey Devils Ryan Graves |
[110] |
July 26, 2021 | To San Jose Sharks Nick Merkley |
To New Jersey Devils Christian Jaros |
[111] |
July 28, 2021 | To Buffalo Sabres Will Butcher 5th-round pick in 2022 |
To New Jersey Devils Future considerations |
[112] |
December 15, 2021 | To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
To New Jersey Devils Jon Gillies |
[113] |
March 21, 2022 | To Montreal Canadiens Nate Schnarr |
To New Jersey Devils Andrew Hammond |
[114] |
Free agents
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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October 3, 2021 | Mason Geertsen | from New York Rangers | [132] |
November 4, 2021 | Scott Wedgewood | to Arizona Coyotes | [133] |
November 25, 2021 | Nathan Bastian | from Seattle Kraken | [3] |
February 24, 2021 | Marian Studenic | to Dallas Stars | [134] |
Contract terminations
Signings
Draft picksBelow are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.[145]
Notes:
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References
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