2015–16 New Jersey Devils season

The 2015–16 New Jersey Devils season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 34th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Winnipeg Jets.[3] The Devils once again missed the playoffs.

2015–16 New Jersey Devils
Division7th Metropolitan
Conference12th Eastern
2015–16 record38–36–8
Home record19–17–5
Road record19–19–3
Goals for184
Goals against208
Team information
General managerRay Shero
CoachJohn Hynes
CaptainAndy Greene
Alternate captainsMichael Cammalleri
Patrik Elias
Adam Henrique
Travis Zajac
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance15,073[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany Devils (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAdam Henrique
Kyle Palmieri (30)
AssistsTravis Zajac (28)
PointsKyle Palmieri (57)
Penalty minutesJordin Tootoo (102)
Plus/minusMichael Cammalleri
Adam Larsson (+15)
WinsCory Schneider (27)
Goals against averageScott Wedgewood (1.24)

Standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
4 x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
5 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
Source: National Hockey League[4]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[5]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2015–16 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Final stats[6]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cory Schneider 58 58 3,412 27 25 6 122 2.15 1597 0.924 4 0 0 0
Keith Kinkaid 23 20 1240 9 9 1 58 2.81 605 0.904 2 0 0 2
Scott Wedgewood 4 4 241 2 1 1 5 1.24 116 0.957 1 0 0 0
Yann Danis 2 0 51 0 1 0 4 4.71 18 0.778 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.

Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Jordin Tootoo Dangerous trip on Nashville Predators defenseman Seth Jones during NHL Game No. 37 in Newark on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:55 of the third period. $2,217.74 October 15, 2015[7]
Stephen Gionta Spearing Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during NHL Game No. 94 in Ottawa on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 18:18 of the second period. $2,284.95 October 23, 2015[8]
Bobby Farnham Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 553 in Ottawa on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. $2,000.00 January 7, 2016[9]
Bobby Farnham Interference against St. Louis Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin during NHL Game No. 636 in St. Louis on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 11:50 of the third period. 4 games $12,365.60 January 13, 2016[10]
Jordin Tootoo Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 583 in Detroit on Monday, January 4, 2016, at 9:39 of the third period. $2,000.00 January 14, 2016[11]

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Anaheim Ducks
FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016
To New Jersey Devils
Kyle Palmieri
[15]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Ottawa Senators
2nd-round pick in 2015
To New Jersey Devils
DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2015
4th-round pick in 2016
[16]
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017
To New Jersey Devils
Brian O'Neill
[17]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Boston Bruins
Lee Stempniak
To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2016
2nd-round pick in 2017
[18]
To Colorado Avalanche
Eric Gelinas
To New Jersey Devils
3rd-round pick in 2017
To Montreal Canadiens
Stefan Matteau
To New Jersey Devils
Devante Smith-Pelly
June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) To Florida Panthers
Graham Black
Paul Thompson
To New Jersey Devils
Marc Savard
2nd-round pick in 2018
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Draft picks

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Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Pavel Zacha C   Czech Republic Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 42 Mackenzie Blackwood G   Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 67 Blake Speers C   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 97 Colton White D   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 157 Brett Seney LW   Canada Merrimack College (Hockey East)
Draft notes[56]
  • The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 (42nd overall) and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  • The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a second-round pick in 2015 (36th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 and this pick.
    Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014, that sent Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson to the Stars in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Nick Paul, Alex Guptill and this pick.[57]
  • The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013, that sent Matt D'Agostini and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[58] The condition – If D'Agostini is not re-signed by New Jersey then St. Louis will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 – was converted on July 10, 2013.[59]
  • The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[60]

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