2007–08 New Jersey Devils season

The 2007–08 New Jersey Devils season was the 34th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 26th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] 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.

2007–08 New Jersey Devils
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
2007–08 record46–29–7
Home record25–14–2
Road record21–15–5
Goals for206
Goals against197
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachBrent Sutter
CaptainVacant (Oct.–Dec.)
Jamie Langenbrunner (Dec.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsPatrik Elias (Oct.–Feb., Mar.–Apr.)
Brian Gionta (Oct.–Dec.)
Jamie Langenbrunner (Oct.–Dec.)
Dainius Zubrus (Oct.–Dec.)
John Madden (Dec.–Apr.)
Paul Martin (Dec.)
Colin White (Jan., Mar.)
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance15,564[1] (88.3%)
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (32)
AssistsPatrik Elias (35)
PointsZach Parise (65)
Penalty minutesDavid Clarkson (183)
Plus/minusJohnny Oduya (+27)
WinsMartin Brodeur (44)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.17)

Pre-season

Date Score Opponent Location
September 173 - 2Philadelphia FlyersSovereign Bank Arena
September 203 - 0Boston BruinsVerizon Wireless Arena
September 214 - 3New York RangersMadison Square Garden
September 243 - 1Philadelphia FlyersWachovia Center
September 266 - 1New York IslandersTsongas Arena
September 292 - 1New York IslandersArena at Harbor Yard

Regular season

Under new coach Brent Sutter and many roster changes, including the departures of Brian Rafalski and Scott Gomez, the Devils began the first nine games of the season on the road while construction was being finished up at the Prudential Center. The team struggled in the first 19 games, going 7–10–2. The Devils were shut out a league-high 11 times during the regular season.[3] Despite this, they still qualified for the playoffs with 99 points, placing second in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1Pittsburgh Penguins8247278247216102
2New Jersey Devils824629720619799
3New York Rangers8242271321319997
4Philadelphia Flyers8242291124823395
5New York Islanders823538919424379

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal CanadiensNE82472510262222104
2 y – Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247278247216102
3 y – Washington CapitalsSE824331824223194
4 New Jersey DevilsAT824629720619799
5 New York RangersAT8242271321319997
6 Philadelphia FlyersAT8242291124823395
7 Ottawa SenatorsNE824331826124794
8 Boston BruinsNE8241291221222294
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE824333625224992
10 Buffalo SabresNE8239311225524290
11 Florida PanthersSE823835921622685
12 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8236351123126083
13 New York IslandersAT823538919424379
14 Atlanta ThrashersSE823440821627276
15 Tampa Bay LightningSE823142922326771

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

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.

2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-final vs. New York Rangers (5)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 9NY Rangers4 – 1New JerseyBrodeur17,6250 – 1
2April 11NY Rangers2 – 1New JerseyBrodeur17,6250 – 2
3April 13New Jersey4 – 3NY RangersOTBrodeur18,2001 – 2
4April 16New Jersey3 – 5NY RangersBrodeur18,2001 – 3
5April 18NY Rangers5 – 3New JerseyBrodeur17,6251 – 4

* If necessary

Media

Television coverage was on FSN New York (formerly SportsChannel New York and FOX Sports Net 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
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Zach PariseLW8132336525131018
Patrik EliasLW742035553810708
Brian GiontaRW82223153461814
John MaddenC80202343261333
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW6413284130-1512
Dainius ZubrusC82132538382402
Travis ZajacC8214203431-11501
Paul MartinD73527322220202
Johnny OduyaD75620264627200
Jay PandolfoLW541212242210001
David ClarksonRW81913221831001
Mike MottauD764131748-11101
Sergei BrylinLW826101620-5001
Karel RachunekD474913403000
Arron AshamRW77641084-6002
Andy GreeneD592810220200
Colin WhiteD57281026-5001
Mike RuppC6436958-8100
Sheldon BrookbankD44088630000
Vitaly VishnevskiD6925750-12000
Rod PelleyC5824619-3001
Martin BrodeurG7704460000
Noah ClarkeLW110100000
Nicklas BergforsRW10000-1000
Olli MalmivaaraD200002000
Bryce SalvadorD8000110000
Barry TallacksonRW300000000
Kevin WeekesG900020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur463577442761682.17420891921.920
Kevin Weekes3439221172.970160143.894
Team:497882462971852.23422492064.918

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Patrik EliasLW54264300
Zach PariseLW51452100
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW50444000
John MaddenC52132001
Paul MartinD51232100
Sergei BrylinLW51010000
Brian GiontaRW51012000
Mike MottauD51010000
Bryce SalvadorD51012000
Arron AshamRW50112000
Johnny OduyaD50116000
Mike RuppC50112000
Travis ZajacC50114000
Dainius ZubrusC50118000
Martin BrodeurG50002000
David ClarksonRW50004000
Andy GreeneD20000000
Jay PandolfoLW50002000
Vitaly VishnevskiD30002000
Colin WhiteD50006000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur301514163.190147131.891
Team:301514163.190147131.891

[4]

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

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Martin BrodeurVezina TrophyEnd of regular season
Martin BrodeurNHL Second All-Star Team - GoaltenderEnd of regular season
Martin BrodeurNHL Second Star of the WeekDecember 2, 2007
Martin BrodeurNHL Third Star of the WeekFebruary 24, 2008
Martin BrodeurNHL Second Star of the WeekMarch 9, 2008

Nominations

Regular Season
PlayerAwardPlace
John MaddenFrank J. Selke TrophyRunner-Up

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Nicklas Bergfors1st NHL GameOctober 4, 2007
Brian Gionta200th NHL PointOctober 4, 2007
Mike Rupp200th NHL GameOctober 6, 2007
Mike Mottau1st NHL GoalOctober 6, 2007
Zach Parise100th NHL Point[5]October 13, 2007
Rod Pelley1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 20, 2007
Martin Brodeur900th NHL GameOctober 31, 2007
Dainius Zubrus700th NHL GameOctober 31, 2007
Olli Malmivaara1st NHL GameOctober 31, 2007
Jay Pandolfo1st NHL Hat-trickOctober 31, 2007
Rod Pelley1st NHL GoalNovember 8, 2007
Vitaly Vishnevski500th NHL GameNovember 12, 2007
Sergei Brylin700th NHL GameNovember 12, 2007
Travis Zajac100th NHL GameNovember 17, 2007
Karel Rachunek200th NHL PIMNovember 17, 2007
Martin Brodeur500th NHL WinNovember 17, 2007
Zach Parise1st NHL Hat-trickNovember 30, 2007
Johnny Oduya100th NHL GameNovember 30, 2007
Brian Gionta100th NHL AssistDecember 5, 2007
Patrik Elias700th NHL GameDecember 13, 2007
Sergei Brylin300th NHL PointDecember 28, 2007
Zach Parise200th NHL GameDecember 29, 2007
Paul Martin100th NHL PointJanuary 4, 2008
Aaron Asham500th NHL PIMJanuary 4, 2008
David Clarkson100th NHL PIMJanuary 10, 2008
John Madden600th NHL Game[6]January 12, 2008
Patrik Elias600th NHL Point[7]January 22, 2008
Colin White500th NHL GameFebruary 8, 2008
Jay Pandolfo200th NHL PointFebruary 20, 2008
Johnny Oduya100th NHL PIMFebruary 24, 2008
Colin White700th NHL PIMMarch 22, 2008
Jay Pandolfo700th NHL GameMarch 25, 2008
Paul Martin300th NHL GameMarch 27, 2008
Jamie Langenbrunner800th NHL GameApril 1, 2008
Paul Martin100th NHL AssistApril 6, 2008

Transactions

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

Trades

February 26, 2008
To New Jersey Devils
Bryce Salvador
To St. Louis Blues
Cam Janssen

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
Dainius ZubrusBuffalo Sabres6 year, $20.4 million
Karel RachunekNew York Rangers1 year, $1.4 million
Kevin WeekesNew York Rangers2 years, $1.375 million
Vitaly VishnevskiNashville Predators3 years, $5.4 million
Noah ClarkeLos Angeles Kings1 year, $475,000
Arron AshamNew York Islanders1 year, $700,000
PlayerNew team
Brian RafalskiDetroit Red Wings
Scott GomezNew York Rangers
Brad LukowichTampa Bay Lightning
Scott ClemmensenToronto Maple Leafs
Richard MatvichukColumbus Blue Jackets
Jim FaheyChicago Blackhawks
Jim DowdPhiladelphia Flyers
Alex BrooksSt. Louis Blues

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[8]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 57 Mike Hoeffel Wing  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
3 79 Nick Palmieri Wing  United States Erie Otters (OHL)
3 87 Corbin McPherson Defenceman  United States Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
4 117 Matt Halischuk Right Wing  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 177 Vili Sopanen Wing  Finland Lahti Pelicans
7 207 Ryan Molle Defenceman  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

See also

References

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