The 2014–15 New Jersey Devils season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 33rd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The Devils missed the playoffs for the third straight year.

Standings

Suspensions/fines Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Scott Gomez Elbowing Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin during NHL game No. 1163 in New Jersey on Friday, April 3, 2015, at 14:38 of the second period. — $1,478.49 April 4, 2015

Schedule and results

Pre-season Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 22 New Jersey 5–4 NY Rangers Kinkaid 18,006 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 25 New Jersey 0–4 Philadelphia Schneider 18,850 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 26 New Jersey 2–3 NY Islanders SO Kinkaid 11,823 1–1–1 Recap 4 September 28 Philadelphia 1–3 New Jersey Clemmensen 10,404 2–1–1 Recap 5 October 2 NY Islanders 1–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 10,032 3–1–1 Recap 6 October 4 NY Rangers 0–3 New Jersey Schneider 13,421 4–1–1 RecapNotes: Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Regular season Game log October: 5–3–2 (Home: 1–1–2; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 New Jersey 6–4 Philadelphia Schneider 19,801 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 New Jersey 5–1 Florida Schneider 11,419 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 14 New Jersey 2–1 Tampa Bay Schneider 18,064 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 16 New Jersey 2–6 Washington Schneider 18,506 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 18 San Jose 4–2 New Jersey Schneider 16,592 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 21 NY Rangers 4–3 New Jersey OT Schneider 14,484 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 24 Dallas 3–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 14,657 3–2–2 8 Recap 8 October 25 New Jersey 3–2 Ottawa OT Schneider 19,266 4–2–2 10 Recap 9 October 28 New Jersey 3–8 Pittsburgh Schneider 18,650 4–3–2 10 Recap 10 October 30 Winnipeg 1–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 12,897 5–3–2 12 Recap November: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Columbus 2–3 New Jersey Schneider 13,542 6–3–2 14 Recap 12 November 4 St. Louis 1–0 New Jersey Schneider 15,102 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 6 New Jersey 3–4 St. Louis Kinkaid 16,523 6–5–2 14 Recap 14 November 7 New Jersey 2–4 Detroit Schneider 20,027 6–6–2 14 Recap 15 November 10 New Jersey 2–4 Boston Schneider 17,565 6–7–2 14 Recap 16 November 11 Minnesota 1–3 New Jersey Schneider 14,256 7–7–2 16 Recap 17 November 14 New Jersey 1–0 Washington Schneider 18,506 8–7–2 18 Recap 18 November 15 Colorado 3–2 New Jersey Schneider 15,626 8–8–2 18 Recap 19 November 18 New Jersey 1–3 Winnipeg Schneider 15,016 8–9–2 18 Recap 20 November 21 New Jersey 2–0 Edmonton Schneider 16,839 9–9–2 20 Recap 21 November 22 New Jersey 4–5 Calgary SO Clemmensen 18,874 9–9–3 21 Recap 22 November 25 New Jersey 0–2 Vancouver Schneider 18,606 9–10–3 21 Recap 23 November 28 Detroit 5–4 New Jersey SO Schneider 16,592 9–10–4 22 Recap 24 November 29 New Jersey 1–3 NY Islanders Schneider 16,170 9–11–4 22 Recap December: 4–8–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 New Jersey 0–1 Pittsburgh Schneider 18,572 9–12–4 22 Recap 26 December 4 New Jersey 5–3 Toronto Schneider 18,877 10–12–4 24 Recap 27 December 6 Washington 4–1 New Jersey Schneider 15,230 10–13–4 24 Recap 28 December 8 New Jersey 2–1 Carolina Schneider 9,815 11–13–4 26 Recap 29 December 9 Chicago 3–2 New Jersey SO Kinkaid 16,210 11–13–5 27 Recap 30 December 11 New Jersey 1–4 Philadelphia Schneider 19,572 11–14–5 27 Recap 31 December 13 New Jersey 3–4 Dallas Schneider 16,110 11–15–5 27 Recap 32 December 15 New Jersey 2–3 NY Islanders SO Kinkaid 13,408 11–15–6 28 Recap 33 December 17 Ottawa 2–0 New Jersey Schneider 15,379 11–16–6 28 Recap 34 December 19 Tampa Bay 3–2 New Jersey SO Kinkaid 14,916 12–16–6 30 Recap 35 December 20 Washington 4–0 New Jersey Schneider 14,776 12–17–6 30 Recap 36 December 23 Carolina 2–1 New Jersey SO Schneider 16,101 12–17–7 31 Recap 37 December 27 New Jersey 1–3 NY Rangers Schneider 18,006 12–18–7 31 Recap 38 December 29 Pittsburgh 1–3 New Jersey Schneider 16,592 13–18–7 33 Recap 39 December 31 New Jersey 1–3 Detroit Schneider 20,027 13–19–7 33 Recap January: 6–3–2 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Montreal 4–2 New Jersey Kinkaid 16,174 13–20–7 33 Recap 41 January 3 Philadelphia 2–5 New Jersey Schneider 15,066 14–20–7 35 Recap 42 January 6 Buffalo 1–4 New Jersey Schneider 15,162 15–20–7 37 Recap 43 January 8 New Jersey 0–3 Boston Schneider 17,565 15–21–7 37 Recap 44 January 9 NY Islanders 3–2 New Jersey OT Kinkaid 16,592 15–21–8 38 Recap 45 January 14 New Jersey 5–3 Los Angeles Schneider 18,230 16–21–8 40 Recap 46 January 16 New Jersey 1–5 Anaheim Schneider 17,174 16–22–8 40 Recap 47 January 19 New Jersey 5–2 San Jose Schneider 17,562 17–22–8 42 Recap 48 January 28 Toronto 1–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 15,882 18–22–8 44 Recap 49 January 30 Pittsburgh 2–1 New Jersey OT Schneider 16,592 18–22–9 45 Recap 50 January 31 Florida 1–3 New Jersey Kinkaid 16,278 19–22–9 47 Recap February: 7–5–1 (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 3 Ottawa 1–2 New Jersey Schneider 11,461 20–22–9 49 Recap 52 February 6 Toronto 1–4 New Jersey Schneider 15,594 21–22–9 51 Recap 53 February 7 New Jersey 2–6 Montreal Kinkaid 21,287 21–23–9 51 Recap 54 February 9 Edmonton 2–1 New Jersey Schneider 11,519 21–24–9 51 Recap 55 February 13 New Jersey 1–3 Chicago Schneider 22,186 21–25–9 51 Recap 56 February 14 New Jersey 1–3 Nashville Schneider 17,333 21–26–9 51 Recap 57 February 17 Buffalo 1–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 13,517 22–26–9 53 Recap 58 February 20 Vancouver 2–4 New Jersey Schneider 14,822 23–26–9 55 Recap 59 February 21 Carolina 1–3 New Jersey Kinkaid 15,610 24–26–9 57 Recap 60 February 23 Arizona 0–3 New Jersey Schneider 12,159 25–26–9 59 Recap 61 February 25 Calgary 3–1 New Jersey Schneider 13,662 25–27–9 59 Recap 62 February 27 Boston 3–2 New Jersey OT Schneider 16,592 25–27–10 60 Recap 63 February 28 New Jersey 2–0 Columbus Schneider 17,814 26–27–10 62 Recap March: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 2–2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 3 Nashville 1–3 New Jersey Schneider 13,012 27–27–10 64 Recap 65 March 6 Columbus 3–2 New Jersey Schneider 16,213 27–28–10 64 Recap 66 March 8 Philadelphia 2–5 New Jersey Kinkaid 16,592 28–28–10 66 Recap 67 March 10 New Jersey 2–6 Minnesota Schneider 19,034 28–29–10 66 Recap 68 March 12 New Jersey 1–2 Colorado SO Schneider 14,607 28–29–11 67 Recap 69 March 14 New Jersey 4–1 Arizona Schneider 12,425 29–29–11 69 Recap 70 March 17 Pittsburgh 0–2 New Jersey Schneider 15,848 30–29–11 71 Recap 71 March 20 New Jersey 3–1 Buffalo Kinkaid 19,070 31–29–11 73 Recap 72 March 21 NY Islanders 3–0 New Jersey Schneider 16,592 31–30–11 73 Recap 73 March 23 Los Angeles 3–1 New Jersey Schneider 15,721 31–31–11 73 Recap 74 March 26 New Jersey 2–3 Washington OT Schneider 18,506 31–31–12 74 Recap 75 March 28 New Jersey 1–3 Carolina Kinkaid 12,578 31–32–12 74 Recap 76 March 29 Anaheim 2–1 New Jersey Schneider 15,987 31–33–12 74 Recap 77 March 31 New Jersey 2–3 Columbus OT Schneider 14,524 31–33–13 75 Recap April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 3 Montreal 2–3 New Jersey SO Kinkaid 16,592 32–33–13 77 Recap 79 April 4 New Jersey 1–6 NY Rangers Kinkaid 18,006 32–34–13 77 Recap 80 April 7 NY Rangers 4–2 New Jersey Schneider 16,592 32–35–13 77 Recap 81 April 9 New Jersey 3–4 Tampa Bay OT Kinkaid 19,204 32–35–14 78 Recap 82 April 11 New Jersey 2–3 Florida Schneider 12,236 32–36–14 78 Recap Legend:

Player statistics Final stats Skaters

Regular season Player 75 16 27 43 −6 34 68 27 15 42 2 28 69 13 21 34 −20 12 58 7 27 34 −10 23 67 16 16 32 2 28 ‡ 57 11 18 29 −10 42 74 11 14 25 −3 29 64 3 21 24 2 34 ‡ 63 4 19 23 −7 42 82 3 19 22 1 20 47 6 13 19 −1 30 61 6 13 19 −2 42 51 5 12 17 −13 22 68 10 5 15 1 72 40 5 9 14 −11 10 66 2 12 14 −14 24 77 7 6 13 −3 28 61 5 8 13 4 12 62 6 5 11 0 24 74 4 6 10 −9 42 ‡ 17 2 5 7 −1 8 43 3 2 5 −10 4 13 1 3 4 −1 4 34 0 4 4 2 55 15 0 2 2 −5 20 15 0 2 2 −1 33 22 0 2 2 4 18 4 1 0 1 −1 0 11 1 0 1 −4 0 7 1 0 1 0 4 10 0 1 1 −2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 69 68 3924 26 31 9 148 2.26 1982 0.925 5 0 2 0 19 13 925 6 5 4 40 2.59 469 0.915 0 0 0 0 3 1 102 0 0 1 8 4.71 54 0.852 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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2015

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached 1st career NHL game October 9, 2014 D. Severson 1st career NHL goal1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point October 11, 2014 1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point November 6, 2014 1st career NHL game1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point November 11, 2014 10,000 career NHL minutes November 22, 2014 500th career NHL game November 28, 2014 300th career NHL assist December 4, 2014 1,500th career NHL game December 8, 2014 200th career NHL point December 13, 2014 1st career NHL win December 19, 2014 1,000th career NHL game December 27, 2014 10,000 career NHL minutes December 29, 2014 1,200th career NHL game December 31, 2014 1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point December 31, 2014 600th career NHL assist1,000th career NHL point January 6, 2015 700th career NHL game January 8, 2015 800th career NHL game January 16, 2015 100th career NHL game January 16, 2015 P. Elias 400th career NHL goal February 6, 2015

Transactions The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades Date February 26, 2015Devils acquire second, third-round picks from Florida for Jagr To Florida PanthersJaromir Jagr To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 2015Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 March 2, 2015Devils acquire conditional 3rd-round pick from Detroit for D Marek Zidlicky To Detroit Red WingsMarek Zidlicky To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Mike Cammalleri Calgary Flames 5 years, $25 million Devils sign Mike Cammalleri July 1, 2014 Martin Havlat San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1.5 million Devils ink forward Martin Havlat July 1, 2014 Scott Clemmensen Florida Panthers 1 year, $600,000 Clemmensen signs with Devils October 7, 2014 Jordin Tootoo Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $550,000 Devils sign Jordin Tootoo December 1, 2014 Scott Gomez Florida Panthers 1 year, $550,000 Devils bring back veteran center Gomez May 29, 2015 Sergey Kalinin Avangard Omsk entry-level contract Devils ink Kalinin to entry-level contract June 15, 2015 Vojtech Mozik HC Plzeň entry-level contract Devils sign defenseman Vojtech Mozik

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Mark Fayne Edmonton Oilers 4 years, $14 million BLOG: Mark Fayne signs with Oilers July 7, 2014 Anton Volchenkov Nashville Predators 1 year, $1 million Nashville Predators Sign Anton Volchenkov to a One-Year ContractAugust 14, 2014 Mattias Tedenby HV71 2 years "Tedenby: "Vi har grymma supportrar"" October 6, 2014 Ryan Carter Minnesota Wild 1 year, $725,000 Wild Inks Carter To One-Year Deal December 2, 2014 Martin Brodeur St. Louis Blues 1 year, $700,000 Blues Sign Brodeur to One-Year Deal

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date

Lost via waivers Player New team Date

Players released Date Player Via Ref June 30, 2014 Anton Volchenkov Compliance buyout