2008–09 New Jersey Devils season

Date	Score	Opponent	Location
September 22	4 - 1	Philadelphia Flyers	Wachovia Center
September 24	3 - 2	New York Rangers	Prudential Center
September 27	4 - 2	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden
September 29	3 - 2	Washington Capitals	Prudential Center
October 1	3 - 0	New York Islanders	Nassau Coliseum
October 3	3 - 2 (OT)	New York Islanders	Prudential Center
October 4	4 - 3	Philadelphia Flyers	Prudential Center

Regular season

The Devils finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities, with just 307.^[1]

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – New Jersey Devils	82	51	27	4	244	209	106
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	45	28	9	264	239	99
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	44	27	11	264	238	99
4	New York Rangers	82	43	30	9	210	218	95
5	New York Islanders	82	26	47	9	201	279	61

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Boston Bruins	NE	82	53	19	10	274	196	116
2	y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	50	24	8	272	245	108
3	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	51	27	4	244	209	106
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	45	28	9	264	239	99
5	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	44	27	11	264	238	99
6	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	45	30	7	239	226	97
7	New York Rangers	AT	82	43	30	9	210	218	95
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	41	30	11	249	247	93
8.5
9	Florida Panthers	SE	82	41	30	11	234	231	93
10	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	41	32	9	250	234	91
11	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	36	35	11	217	237	83
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	34	35	13	250	293	81
13	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	41	6	257	280	76
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	24	40	18	210	279	66
15	New York Islanders	AT	82	26	47	9	201	279	61

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

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

2008–09 Game Log

October (5-2-2), 12 points (Home 2-1-1; Road 3-1-1)

November (7-6-0), 14 points (Home 5-3-0; Road 2-3-0)

December (9-4-1), 19 points (Home 4-3-0; Road 5-1-1)

January (11-3-0), 22 points (Home 3-1-0; Road 8-2-0)

February (8-4-0), 16 points (Home 6-2-0; Road 2-2-0)

March (7-6-1), 15 points (Home 5-1-0; Road 2-5-1)

April (4-2-0), 8 points (Home 2-1-0; Road 2-1-0)

Schedule

Playoffs

Main article: 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The New Jersey Devils ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Atlantic Division Champions and the Eastern Conference's third seed. The Devils have made the playoffs for the 12th straight season.

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Carolina Hurricanes
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 15	Carolina Hurricanes	1 - 4	New Jersey Devils		Brodeur	17,625	Devils lead 1-0	Recap
2	April 17	Carolina Hurricanes	2 - 1	New Jersey Devils	OT	Brodeur	17,625	Series is tied 1-1	Recap
3	April 19	New Jersey Devils	3 - 2	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	Brodeur	17,971	Devils lead 2-1	Recap
4	April 21	New Jersey Devils	3 - 4	Carolina Hurricanes		Brodeur	17,465	Series is tied 2-2	Recap
5	April 23	Carolina Hurricanes	0 - 1	New Jersey Devils		Brodeur	17,625	Devils lead 3-2	Recap
6	April 26	New Jersey Devils	0 - 4	Carolina Hurricanes		Brodeur	18,680	Series tied 3-3	Recap
7	April 28	Carolina Hurricanes	4 - 3	New Jersey Devils		Brodeur	17,625	Devils lose 4-3	Recap

Win Loss Win Playoff Series Eliminated from playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Parise, ZachZach Parise	82	45	49	94	+30	24
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias	77	31	47	78	+18	32
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner	81	29	40	69	+25	56
Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac	82	20	42	62	+33	29
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta	81	20	40	60	+12	32
Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus	82	15	25	40	+6	69
Martin, PaulPaul Martin	73	5	28	33	+21	36
Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson	82	17	15	32	-1	164
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston	64	15	17	32	+2	30
Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya	82	7	22	29	+21	30
Madden, JohnJohn Madden	76	7	16	23	-7	26
White, ColinColin White	71	1	17	18	+18	46
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador	76	3	13	16	-1	78
Mottau, MikeMike Mottau	80	1	14	15	+24	35
Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	34	6	8	14	-2	29
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo	61	5	5	10	-12	10
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik	62	4	5	9	-2	66
Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp	72	3	6	9	-2	136
Greene, AndyAndy Greene	49	2	7	9	+3	22
Havelid, NiclasNiclas Havelid^†	15	0	4	4	-2	6
Salmela, AnssiAnssi Salmela^‡	17	0	3	3	+1	6
Vrana, PetrPetr Vrana	16	1	0	1	-4	2
Bergfors, NicklasNicklas Bergfors	8	1	0	1	-1	0
Leach, JayJay Leach	24	0	1	1	0	21
Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	8	0	1	1	+3	22
Halischuk, MatthewMatthew Halischuk	1	0	1	1	-1	0
Brookbank, SheldonSheldon Brookbank^‡	15	0	0	0	+1	25
Tallackson, BarryBarry Tallackson	4	0	0	0	-1	0
Davis, PatrickPatrick Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Parise, ZachZach Parise	7	3	3	6	+2	2
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta	7	2	3	5	0	4
Martin, PaulPaul Martin	7	0	4	4	0	4
Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac	7	1	3	4	0	6
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias	7	1	2	3	-1	2
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner	4	2	1	3	0	2
Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	7	1	2	3	-1	2
Mottau, MikeMike Mottau	7	1	1	2	-3	0
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston	7	1	1	2	+2	4
Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson	7	2	0	2	-1	19
Havelid, NiclasNiclas Havelid	7	0	1	1	0	2
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik	3	0	1	1	0	2
Madden, JohnJohn Madden	7	0	1	1	-3	4
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo	7	1	0	1	-2	0
White, ColinColin White	7	0	1	1	-3	6
Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus	7	0	1	1	-2	10
Greene, AndyAndy Greene	3	0	1	1	-1	0
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador	4	0	0	0	-3	4
Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp	7	0	0	0	-2	14
Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya	7	0	0	0	+3	2

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen	40	2356	25	13	1	94	2.39	1138	1044	.917	2
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur	31	1814	19	9	3	73	2.41	870	797	.916	5
Weekes, KevinKevin Weekes	16	795	7	5	0	32	2.42	399	367	.920	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur	7	427	3	4	17	2.39	239	222	.929	1

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Devils. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only.

Awards and records

Records

Player	Record (Amount)	Achieved
Martin Brodeur	Most consecutive opening nights with a single team (14)	October 10, 2008
Martin Brodeur	Most career wins by a goaltender (552)	March 17, 2009

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Anssi Salmela	1st NHL Game	October 10, 2008
Petr Vrana	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	October 18, 2008
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 22, 2008
Dainius Zubrus	400th NHL Point	October 24, 2008
Brian Gionta	400th NHL Game	October 25, 2008
Matthew Halischuk	1st NHL Game	October 29, 2008
Nicklas Bergfors	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 1, 2008
David Clarkson	100th NHL Game	November 5, 2008
Patrick Davis	1st NHL Game	November 9, 2008
Anssi Salmela	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 12, 2008
Zach Parise	100th NHL Assist	December 19, 2008
Zach Parise	200th NHL Point	December 27, 2008

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008	To New Jersey Devils 23rd pick in 2008 2nd round pick in 2008	To Washington Capitals 21st pick in 2008
June 20, 2008	To New Jersey Devils 24th pick in 2008 3rd round pick in 2009	To Minnesota Wild 23rd pick in 2008
February 3, 2008	To New Jersey Devils David McIntyre	To Anaheim Ducks Sheldon Brookbank
March 2, 2009	To New Jersey Devils Niclas Havelid Myles Stoesz	To Atlanta Thrashers Anssi Salmela

Free Agents

Player	Former team	Contract Terms
Brian Rolston	Minnesota Wild	4 years, $20 million
Bobby Holik	Atlanta Thrashers	1 year, $2.5 million
Scott Clemmensen	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year
Brendan Shanahan	New York Rangers	1 year, $800,000

Player	New team
Sergei Brylin	SKA Saint Petersburg
Arron Asham	Philadelphia Flyers
Vitaly Vishnevski	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Karel Rachunek	Dynamo Moscow

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Club Team
1	24	Mattias Tedenby	Left Wing	Sweden	HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
2	52	Brandon Burlon	Defence	Canada	St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)
2	54	Patrice Cormier	Center	Canada	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3	82	Adam Henrique	Center	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4	112	Matt Delahey	Defence	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
5	142	Kory Nagy	Center	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6	172	David Wohlberg	Center	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
7	202	Harry Young	Defence	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7	205	Jean-Sebastien Berube	Left Wing	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

Roster

Updated April 21, 2009.^[2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
30	Canada !	Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur	1.0 !G	L	44	1990	Montreal, Quebec
23	Canada !	Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson	7.0 !RW	R	32	2005	Toronto, Ontario
35	United States !	Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen	1.0 !G	L	39	2008	Des Moines, Iowa
26	Czech Republic !	Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias (A)	6.0 !LW	L	40	1994	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
14	United States !	Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta	7.0 !RW	R	37	1998	Rochester, New York
6	United States !	Greene, AndyAndy Greene	2.0 !D	L	34	2006	Trenton, Michigan
28	Sweden !	Havelid, NiclasNiclas Havelid	2.0 !D	L	43	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
16	Czech Republic !	Holik, BobbyBobby Holik	4.0 !C	R	45	2008	Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
15	United States !	Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner (C)	7.0 !RW	R	41	2001	Cloquet, Minnesota
2	United States !	Leach, JayJay Leach	2.0 !D	L	37	2008	Syracuse, New York
25	Canada !	Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	6.0 !LW	L	31	2004	Lévis, Quebec
11	Canada !	Madden, JohnJohn Madden (A)	4.0 !C	L	43	1997	Barrie, Ontario
7	United States !	Martin, PaulPaul Martin	2.0 !D	L	35	2000	Minneapolis, Minnesota
27	United States !	Mottau, MikeMike Mottau	2.0 !D	L	38	2006	Quincy, Massachusetts
29	Sweden !	Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya	2.0 !D	L	35	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
20	United States !	Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo	6.0 !LW	L	41	1993	Winchester, Massachusetts
9	United States !	Parise, ZachZach Parise	6.0 !LW	L	32	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
10	Canada !	Pelley, RodRod Pelley	4.0 !C	L	32	2006	Kitimat, British Columbia
12	United States !	Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston	6.0 !LW	L	43	2008	Flint, Michigan
17	United States !	Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp	4.0 !C	L	36	2006	Cleveland, Ohio
24	Canada !	Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador	2.0 !D	L	40	2008	Brandon, Manitoba
18	Canada !	Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	7.0 !RW	R	47	2009	Etobicoke, Ontario

Farm teams

The Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League and the Trenton Devils of the ECHL remain the New Jersey Devils' minor league affiliates for the 2008–09 season.

References

↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html
↑ "New Jersey Devils - Team - Roster". New Jersey Devils. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

New Jersey Devils

Formerly the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies Founded in 1974 Based in Newark, New Jersey

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Records Award winners

Personnel	Owners Joshua Harris and David S. Blitzer General manager Ray Shero Head coach John Hynes Team captain Andy Greene Current roster

Arenas	Continental Airlines Arena Prudential Center

Rivalries	New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers

Affiliates	AHL Albany Devils

General managers	MacMillan McNab Lamoriello Shero

Head coaches	MacMillan McVie Carpenter Schoenfeld Cunniff Brooks Lemaire Ftorek Robinson Constantine Burns Lamoriello Julien Lamoriello Sutter Lemaire MacLean Lemaire DeBoer Oates/Stevens Hynes

Media	MSG Plus MSG 2 MSG WFAN WBBR

Stanley Cup Finals	1995 2000 2001 2003 2012

Culture and lore	Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies The A Line The Crash Line EGG Line ZZ Pop Line Arlette Roxburgh Don Koharski Jersey Devil Mike "Doc" Emrick Hockey Night Live! "The Face Painter" (Seinfeld episode) 2014 NHL Stadium Series

New Jersey Devils seasons

Pre-1982	Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies

1980s	1980–81 . 1981–82 . 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2008–09 NHL season

Atlantic	New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins

Northeast	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs

Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals

Central	Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues

Northwest	Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks

Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks

See also	Victoria Cup Draft Winter Classic All-Star Game Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

2008–09 New Jersey Devils season

Pre-season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Draft picks

Roster

See also

Farm teams

References