2007–08 New Jersey Devils season


The 2007–08 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 26th in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. It was the first season the team had played home games anywhere other than Continental Airlines Arena, as the Devils relocated to the newly built Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The season was Brent Sutter's first as head coach.

Regular season

The Devils were shut out a league-high 11 times during the regular season.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

October

Record: 4–6–1; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 3–5–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 4New Jersey1 – 3Tampa BayBrodeur19,4540–1–00
2October 6New Jersey4 – 1FloridaWeekes19,2501–1–02
3October 8New Jersey2 – 4OttawaBrodeur18,2601–2–02
4October 11New Jersey0 – 3FloridaBrodeur10,8471–3–02
5October 13New Jersey6 – 5AtlantaBrodeur15,6062–3–04
6October 17New Jersey5 – 4PittsburghBrodeur16,9903–3–06
7October 18New Jersey0 – 4PhiladelphiaBrodeur19,1133–4–06
8October 20New Jersey3 – 4NY IslandersOTWeekes14,0923–4–17
9October 25New Jersey0 – 2NY RangersBrodeur18,2003–5–17
10October 27Ottawa4 – 1New JerseyBrodeur17,6253–6–17
11October 31Tampa Bay1 – 6New JerseyBrodeur13,2184–6–19

November

Record: 9–4–1; Home: 4–3–0; Road: 5–1–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
12November 2Toronto2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur14,5235–6–111
13November 3New Jersey1 – 2NY RangersSOBrodeur18,2005–6–212
14November 5Pittsburgh5 – 0New JerseyBrodeur14,0325–7–212
15November 8Philadelphia1 – 4New JerseyBrodeur14,9486–7–214
16November 10New Jersey1 – 2NY IslandersBrodeur15,3616–8–214
17November 12New Jersey3 – 2PittsburghWeekes17,0967–8–216
18November 14NY Rangers4 – 2New JerseyBrodeur17,6257–9–216
19November 16NY Islanders1 – 0New JerseyBrodeur15,0767–10–216
20November 17New Jersey6 – 2PhiladelphiaBrodeur19,6218–10–218
21November 21New Jersey2 – 1PittsburghBrodeur17,1329–10–220
22November 23New Jersey3 – 0AtlantaBrodeur18,54510–10–222
23November 24New Jersey3 – 2Tampa BayBrodeur19,07711–10–224
24November 28Dallas2 – 4New JerseyBrodeur13,66512–10–226
25November 30Montreal0 – 4New JerseyBrodeur15,08113–10–228

December

Record: 7–4–1 ; Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
26December 2Atlanta2 – 3New JerseySOBrodeur14,97814–10–230
27December 5Boston3 – 4New JerseyOTBrodeur14,01215–10–232
28December 7Washington2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur16,26516–10–234
29December 9New Jersey0 – 1NY RangersOTBrodeur18,20016–10–335
30December 10New Jersey2 – 3WashingtonWeekes10,71916–11–335
31December 13New Jersey3 – 1BostonBrodeur12,06417–11–337
32December 15Phoenix4 – 1New JerseyBrodeur16,63617–12–337
33December 16Philadelphia2 – 4New JerseyBrodeur16,68718–12–339
34December 18New Jersey0 – 5VancouverBrodeur18,63018–13–339
35December 21New Jersey3 – 1EdmontonBrodeur16,83919–13–341
36December 23New Jersey1 – 0CalgaryOTBrodeur19,28920–13–343
37December 28Buffalo1 – 2New JerseySOBrodeur17,62521–13–345
38December 29New Jersey2 – 5NY IslandersBrodeur16,23421–14–345

January

Record: 7–5–0 ; Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 3–1–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
39January 2Florida2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur14,12422–14–347
40January 4Philadelphia0 – 3New JerseyBrodeur17,62523–14–349
41January 5New Jersey3 – 4BostonWeekes17,56523–15–349
42January 8Buffalo1 – 2New JerseySOBrodeur14,03024–15–351
43January 10New Jersey4 – 1CarolinaBrodeur17,17325–15–353
44January 12New Jersey3 – 2BuffaloSOBrodeur18,69026–15–355
45January 16NY Islanders3 – 1New JerseyBrodeur15,97526–16–355
46January 18Florida2 – 1New JerseyBrodeur15,20326–17–355
47January 20Toronto2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur15,29127–17–357
48January 22New Jersey7 – 3PhiladelphiaBrodeur19,67728–17–359
49January 24Montreal4 – 3New JerseyBrodeur14,25728–18–359
50January 29Pittsburgh4 – 2New JerseyBrodeur13,59528–19–359

February

Record: 9–3–3 ; Home: 7–3–1 ; Road: 2–0–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
51February 1NY Rangers3 – 1New JerseyBrodeur17,62528–20–359
52February 2Los Angeles3 – 6New JerseyBrodeur15,27929–20–361
53February 4Pittsburgh3 – 4New JerseyOTBrodeur13,01230–20–363
54February 6New Jersey2 – 3BuffaloSOBrodeur18,69030–20–464
55February 8Anaheim2 – 1New JerseyBrodeur15,33230–21–464
56February 9Carolina1 – 6New JerseyBrodeur16,25731–21–466
57February 13Ottawa2 – 3New JerseyOTBrodeur12,33932–21–468
58February 15Atlanta4 – 3New JerseySOBrodeur14,47532–21–569
59February 16New Jersey3 – 2OttawaBrodeur20,20133–21–571
60February 18Carolina1 – 5New JerseyBrodeur16,18234–21–573
61February 20San Jose2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur13,85535–21–575
62February 23NY Islanders2 – 4New JerseyBrodeur17,62536–21–577
63February 24New Jersey2 – 1WashingtonOTBrodeur18,27737–21–579
64February 26New Jersey1 – 2CarolinaOTBrodeur15,46637–21–680
65February 29Washington4 – 0New JerseyBrodeur16,58037–22–680

March

Record: 6–6–1 ; Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
66March 1New Jersey1 – 2MontrealBrodeur21,27337–23–680
67March 4New Jersey4 – 1TorontoBrodeur19,50738–23–682
68March 7Tampa Bay1 – 2New JerseyOTBrodeur15,67039–23–684
69March 8New Jersey2 – 1TorontoBrodeur19,46940–23–686
70March 11New Jersey0 – 4MontrealBrodeur21,27340–24–686
71March 13New Jersey4 – 3MinnesotaSOBrodeur18,56841–24–688
72March 15New Jersey4 – 2ColoradoBrodeur18,00742–24–690
73March 19NY Rangers2 – 1New JerseySOBrodeur17,62542–24–791
74March 21NY Islanders3 – 1New JerseyBrodeur17,07542–25–791
75March 22New Jersey1 – 7PittsburghBrodeur17,13242–26–791
76March 25Pittsburgh2 – 0New JerseyBrodeur16,29242–27–791
77March 27New Jersey2 – 3NY RangersBrodeur18,20042–28–791
78March 28Philadelphia4 – 5New JerseySOBrodeur17,05643–28–793

April

Record: 3–1–0 ; Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
79April 1New Jersey2 – 1NY IslandersOTBrodeur12,35744–28–795
80April 2Boston3 – 4New JerseySOBrodeur16,14445–28–797
81April 4New Jersey0 – 3PhiladelphiaBrodeur19,95745–29–797
82April 6NY Rangers2 – 3New JerseySOBrodeur17,62546–29–799

Playoffs

The New Jersey Devils clinched a playoff spot following a 2–1 overtime victory against the New York Islanders on April 1, 2008, their 79th game of the season. They were the third team in the East to clinch a spot in the playoffs, and finished fourth in the Eastern Conference with 99 points. This was their 11th consecutive trip to the playoffs, and their 18th overall since making the playoffs for the first time during the 1987–88 season.
The New Jersey Devils played the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals, losing the series 4–1, including three losses at their home arena in Newark. This was the fifth meeting between the two clubs. The Rangers took the first three series, winning 4 games to 3 in the 1992 Patrick Division Semi-finals, 4–3 again in the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, and 4–1 in the 1997 Eastern Conference Semi-finals. Most recently, the Devils swept the Rangers in the 2006 Eastern Conference Quarter-finals.
* If necessary

Media

Television coverage was on FSN New York with Mike Emrick and Chico Resch providing play-by-play with Steve Cangialosi and former Devil Ken Daneyko as color commentators. FSN New York, which was owned by Cablevision which at the time also owned MSG Network, was re-branded MSG Plus the following season. Radio coverage was still on WFAN 660 with Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
LW8132336525131018
LW742035553810708
RW82223153461814
C80202343261333
RW6413284130-1512
C82132538382402
C8214203431-11501
D73527322220202
D75620264627200
LW541212242210001
RW81913221831001
D764131748-11101
LW826101620-5001
D474913403000
RW77641084-6002
D592810220200
D57281026-5001
C6436958-8100
D44088630000
D6925750-12000
C5824619-3001
G7704460000
LW110100000
RW10000-1000
D200002000
D8000110000
RW300000000
G900020000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLT/OTGAGAASOSASVSV%
463577442761682.17420891921.920
3439221172.970160143.894
Team:497882462971852.23422492064.918

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
LW54264300
LW51452100
RW50444000
C52132001
D51232100
LW51010000
RW51012000
D51010000
D51012000
RW50112000
D50116000
C50112000
C50114000
C50118000
G50002000
RW50004000
D20000000
LW50002000
D30002000
D50006000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%
301514163.190147131.891
Team:301514163.190147131.891

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards

Nominations

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.
Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
257Mike HoeffelWingU.S. National Team Development Program
379Nick PalmieriWingErie Otters
387Corbin McPhersonDefencemanCowichan Valley Capitals
4117Matt HalischukRight WingKitchener Rangers
6177Vili SopanenWingLahti Pelicans
7207Ryan MolleDefencemanSwift Current Broncos

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