List of New Jersey Devils seasons

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The team is a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Devils arrived in New Jersey in 1982 after transferring from Denver, where they had been known as the Colorado Rockies since 1976. Before that, the franchise entered the league as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974. The 2021–22 season is the 39th season of play in New Jersey. It is the 47th year for the Devils franchise, and including the team's time in Kansas City and Denver, the Devils have won over 1,500 regular season games, 17th overall in NHL history.

New Jersey played its first 11 seasons in the Patrick Division before moving to the Atlantic Division when the NHL renamed divisions in 1993. The Devils first qualified for the playoffs in 1988, eventually losing in the conference finals. The team then made the playoffs several times after that before capturing their first Stanley Cup in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season. The following year, the Devils missed the playoffs, becoming the first team in 26 years to fail to qualify for the playoffs the season after a Stanley Cup victory. Since 1997, however, the Devils qualified for the playoffs each season until 2010–11, a streak surpassed only by the Detroit Red Wings. The Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and 2003, and advanced to the Finals in 2001, only to lose to the Colorado Avalanche in seven games. Overall, the Devils made 22 appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs, in the 24 seasons between 1987–88 and 2011–12, including 13 consecutive seasons between 1996–97 and 2009–10. After missing the playoffs for the first time in 14 years in 2010–11, the Devils rebounded the following year, making the playoffs again and losing in the Stanley Cup Final to the Los Angeles Kings. Following this run the Devils had trouble finding success as they missed the playoffs nine times in the following ten seasons.

Table key

+Key of colors and symbolsColor/symbolExplanationStanley Cup championsConference championsDivision champions

+Key of terms and abbreviationsTerm or abbreviationDefinitionFinishFinal position in division or league standingsGPNumber of games playedWNumber of winsLNumber of lossesTNumber of tiesOTNumber of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)PtsNumber of pointsGFGoals for (goals scored by the Devils)GAGoals against (goals scored by the Devils' opponents)—Does not apply

Year by year

NHL seasonDevils seasonConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseasonFinishGPWLTOTPtsGFGAGPWLGFGAResult Relocated from Colorado1982–831982–83WalesPatrick5th80174914—48230338—————Did not qualify1983–841983–84WalesPatrick5th8017567—41231350—————Did not qualify1984–851984–85WalesPatrick5th80224810—54264346—————Did not qualify1985–861985–86WalesPatrick6th8028493—59300374—————Did not qualify1986–871986–87WalesPatrick6th8029456—64293368—————Did not qualify1987–881987–88WalesPatrick4th8038366—82295296201196771 Won in division semifinals vs. New York Islanders, 4–2 Won in division finals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–3Lost in conference finals vs. Boston Bruins, 3–41988–891988–89WalesPatrick5th80274112—66281325—————Did not qualify1989–901989–90WalesPatrick2nd8037349—832952886241821Lost in division semifinals vs. Washington Capitals, 2–41990–911990–91WalesPatrick4th80323315—792722647342121Lost in division semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–41991–921991–92WalesPatrick4th80383111—872892597342528Lost in division semifinals vs. New York Rangers, 3–41992–931992–93WalesPatrick4th8440377—873082995141323Lost in division semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–41993–941993–94EasternAtlantic2nd84472512—106306220201195249Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres, 4–3 Won in conference semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–2Lost in conference finals vs. New York Rangers, 3–41994–951994–95 Eastern Atlantic2nd4822188—52136121201646734 Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–1 Won in conference semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–1 Won in conference finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–2 Won in Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit Red Wings, 4–0 1995–961995–96EasternAtlantic6th82373312—86215202—————Did not qualify1996–971996–97EasternAtlantic 1st82452314—10423118210552721 Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–1Lost in conference semifinals vs. New York Rangers, 1–41997–981997–98EasternAtlantic 1st82482311—1072251666241213Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Ottawa Senators, 2–41998–991998–99EasternAtlantic 1st82472411—1052481967341821Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–41999–20001999–2000 Eastern Atlantic2nd82452485103251203231676139Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Florida Panthers, 4–0 Won in conference semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–2 Won in conference finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–3 Won in Stanley Cup Final vs. Dallas Stars, 4–2 2000–012000–01Eastern Atlantic 1st8248191231112951952515106952Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 4–2 Won in conference semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–3 Won in conference finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–1 Lost in Stanley Cup Final vs. Colorado Avalanche, 3–4 2001–022001–02EasternAtlantic3rd8241289495205187624119Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 2–42002–032002–03 Eastern Atlantic 1st824620106108216166241686341Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–1 Won in conference semifinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–1Won in conference finals vs. Ottawa Senators, 4–3 Won in Stanley Cup Final vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 4–3 2003–042003–04EasternAtlantic2nd824325122100213164514914Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 1–42004–052004–05EasternAtlanticSeason not played due to lockout 2005–062005–06EasternAtlantic 1st824627—91012422299542721 Won in conference quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 4–0Lost in conference semifinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 1–4 2006–072006–07EasternAtlantic 1st824924—910721620111563029 Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–2Lost in conference semifinals vs. Ottawa Senators, 1–42007–082007–08EasternAtlantic2nd824629—7992061975141219 Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 1–42008–092008–09EasternAtlantic 1st825127—41062442097341517 Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 3–42009–102009–10EasternAtlantic 1st824827—7103216186514915 Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 1–42010–112010–11EasternAtlantic 4th823839—581174209—————Did not qualify2011–122011–12Eastern Atlantic 4th824828—61022282022414105958Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Florida Panthers, 4–3Won in conference semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–1Won in conference finals vs. New York Rangers, 4–2Lost in Stanley Cup Final vs. Los Angeles Kings, 2–4 2012–132012–13EasternAtlantic 5th481919—1048112129—————Did not qualify2013–142013–14EasternMetropolitan6th823529—1888197208—————Did not qualify2014–152014–15EasternMetropolitan7th823236—1478181216—————Did not qualify2015–162015–16EasternMetropolitan7th823836—884184208—————Did not qualify2016–172016–17EasternMetropolitan8th822840—1470183244—————Did not qualify2017–182017–18EasternMetropolitan5th824429—9972482445141218Lost in first round vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 1–42018–192018–19EasternMetropolitan8th823141—1072222275—————Did not qualify2019–202019–20EasternMetropolitan8th692829—1268189230—————Did not qualify2020–212020–21—East7th561930—745145194—————Did not qualify2021–222021–22EasternMetropolitan7th822746—963248307—————Did not qualify2022–232022–23EasternMetropolitan2nd825222—811229122612573041Won in first round vs. New York Rangers, 4–3Lost in second round vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 1–42023–242023–24EasternMetropolitan7th823839—581264283—————Did not qualify2024–252024–25EasternMetropolitan3rd824233—7912422225141119Lost in first round vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 1–42025–26 2025–26EasternMetropolitan7th824237—387230254—————Did not qualifyTotals3,4031,5951,3882192013,52310,06710,19427414313173869424 playoff appearances

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