The 2025–26 New Jersey Devils season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 44th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.

On April 6, 2026, the Devils fired general manager Tom Fitzgerald. The following day, on April 7, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention following a 5–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2025. 2025 preseason game log: 3–2–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 NY Rangers 5–3 New Jersey Daws 13,309 0–1–0 2 September 23 NY Islanders 2–6 New Jersey Romanov 8,076 1–1–0 3 September 26 New Jersey 4–2 NY Islanders Malek 10,130 2–1–0 4 September 28 New Jersey 0–2 Ottawa Romanov 12,159 2–2–0 5 September 28 Washington 3–2 New Jersey SO Daws 8,341 2–2–1 6 October 2 New Jersey 3–1 NY Rangers Markstrom 17,049 3–2–1 7 October 4 New Jersey 3–4 Philadelphia SO Allen 14,795 3–2–2 Notes: Indicates split-squad. Game played at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025. 2025–26 game logOctober: 8–3–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 New Jersey 3–6 Carolina Markstrom 18,404 0–1–0 0 2 October 11 New Jersey 5–3 Tampa Bay Markstrom 19,092 1–1–0 2 3 October 13 New Jersey 3–2 Columbus Markstrom 18,627 2–1–0 4 4 October 16 Florida 1–3 New Jersey Allen 16,514 3–1–0 6 5 October 18 Edmonton 3–5 New Jersey Allen 16,514 4–1–0 8 6 October 21 New Jersey 5–2 Toronto Allen 18,306 5–1–0 10 7 October 22 Minnesota 1–4 New Jersey Daws 16,434 6–1–0 12 8 October 24 San Jose 1–3 New Jersey Allen 16,514 7–1–0 14 9 October 26 Colorado 3–4 New Jersey OT Allen 16,514 8–1–0 16 10 October 28 New Jersey 4–8 Colorado Markstrom 18,095 8–2–0 16 11 October 30 New Jersey 2–5 San Jose Allen 12,930 8–3–0 16 November: 8–5–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 New Jersey 4–1 Los Angeles Markstrom 16,110 9–3–0 18 13 November 2 New Jersey 1–4 Anaheim Allen 17,174 9–4–0 18 14 November 6 Montreal 3–4 New Jersey OT Markstrom 16,514 10–4–0 20 15 November 8 Pittsburgh 1–2 New Jersey SO Allen 16,514 11–4–0 22 16 November 10 NY Islanders 3–2 New Jersey OT Markstrom 16,514 11–4–1 23 17 November 12 New Jersey 4–3 Chicago OT Markstrom 17,268 12–4–1 25 18 November 15 New Jersey 3–2 Washington SO Allen 18,347 13–4–1 27 19 November 18 New Jersey 1–5 Tampa Bay Markstrom 19,092 13–5–1 27 20 November 20 New Jersey 0–1 Florida Allen 19,473 13–6–1 27 21 November 22 New Jersey 3–6 Philadelphia Allen 18,342 13–7–1 27 22 November 24 Detroit 3–4 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 14–7–1 29 23 November 26 St. Louis 2–3 New Jersey OT Markstrom 16,056 15–7–1 31 24 November 28 New Jersey 5–0 Buffalo Allen 19,070 16–7–1 33 25 November 29 Philadelphia 5–3 New Jersey Markstrom 16,757 16–8–1 33 December: 5–9–1 (home: 1–6–1; road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Columbus 5–3 New Jersey Allen 13,381 16–9–1 33 27 December 3 Dallas 3–0 New Jersey Markstrom 15,805 16–10–1 33 28 December 5 Vegas 3–0 New Jersey Markstrom 15,842 16–11–1 33 29 December 6 New Jersey 1–4 Boston Allen 17,850 16–12–1 33 30 December 9 New Jersey 4–3 Ottawa Markstrom 16,159 17–12–1 35 31 December 11 Tampa Bay 8–4 New Jersey Allen 16,042 17–13–1 35 32 December 13 Anaheim 1–4 New Jersey Allen 15,755 18–13–1 37 33 December 14 Vancouver 2–1 New Jersey Markstrom 13,821 18–14–1 37 34 December 17 New Jersey 2–1 Vegas SO Allen 17,862 19–14–1 39 35 December 19 New Jersey 2–1 Utah Markstrom 12,478 20–14–1 41 36 December 21 Buffalo 3–1 New Jersey Allen 16,886 20–15–1 41 37 December 23 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders Markstrom 17,255 20–16–1 41 38 December 27 Washington 4–3 New Jersey OT Allen 16,763 20–16–2 42 39 December 30 New Jersey 0–4 Toronto Markstrom 18,923 20–17–2 42 40 December 31 New Jersey 3–2 Columbus Allen 17,163 21–17–2 44 January: 7–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 3 Utah 1–4 New Jersey Markstrom 16,928 22–17–2 46 42 January 4 Carolina 3–1 New Jersey Allen 16,092 22–18–2 46 43 January 6 New Jersey 0–9 NY Islanders Markstrom 17,255 22–19–2 46 44 January 8 New Jersey 1–4 Pittsburgh Allen 16,125 22–20–2 46 45 January 11 New Jersey 3–4 Winnipeg Allen 14,165 22–21–2 46 46 January 12 New Jersey 5–2 Minnesota Markstrom 18,747 23–21–2 48 47 January 14 Seattle 2–3 New Jersey OT Markstrom 16,027 24–21–2 50 48 January 17 Carolina 4–1 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 24–22–2 50 49 January 19 New Jersey 2–1 Calgary OT Markstrom 16,435 25–22–2 52 50 January 20 New Jersey 2–1 Edmonton Allen 18,347 26–22–2 54 51 January 23 New Jersey 5–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,603 27–22–2 56 52 January 25 New Jersey 2–4 Seattle Markstrom 17,151 27–23–2 56 53 January 27 Winnipeg 4–3 New Jersey Allen 14,454 27–24–2 56 54 January 29 Nashville 2–3 New Jersey OT Markstrom 15,788 28–24–2 58 55 January 31 New Jersey 1–4 Ottawa Allen 18,319 28–25–2 58 February: 1–4–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 3 Columbus 3–0 New Jersey Markstrom 15,551 28–26–2 58 57 February 5 NY Islanders 3–1 New Jersey Allen 16,514 28–27–2 58 58 February 25 Buffalo 2–1 New Jersey Allen 16,514 28–28–2 58 59 February 26 New Jersey 1–4 Pittsburgh Markstrom 18,288 28–29–2 58 60 February 28 New Jersey 3–1 St. Louis Markstrom 18,096 29–29–2 60 March: 9–5–0 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 3 Florida 1–5 New Jersey Markstrom 15,080 30–29–2 62 62 March 4 Toronto 3–4 New Jersey SO Markstrom 16,186 31–29–2 64 63 March 7 NY Rangers 3–6 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 32–29–2 66 64 March 8 Detroit 3–0 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 32–30–2 66 65 March 12 Calgary 5–4 New Jersey Markstrom 15,388 32–31–2 66 66 March 14 Los Angeles 4–6 New Jersey Allen 16,072 33–31–2 68 67 March 16 Boston 3–4 New Jersey OT Markstrom 16,034 34–31–2 70 68 March 18 New Jersey 6–3 NY Rangers Markstrom 17,307 35–31–2 72 69 March 20 New Jersey 1–2 Washington Allen 18,347 35–32–2 72 70 March 24 New Jersey 6–4 Dallas Allen 18,532 36–32–2 74 71 March 26 New Jersey 4–2 Nashville Markstrom 17,159 37–32–2 76 72 March 28 New Jersey 2–5 Carolina Markstrom 18,579 37–33–2 76 73 March 29 Chicago 3–5 New Jersey Allen 16,514 38–33–2 78 74 March 31 New Jersey 1–4 NY Rangers Markstrom 17,422 38–34–2 78 April: 4–3–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 April 2 Washington 3–7 New Jersey Allen 16,057 39–34–2 80 76 April 4 Montreal 4–3 New Jersey SO Allen 16,514 39–34–3 81 77 April 5 New Jersey 3–0 Montreal Markstrom 20,962 40–34–3 83 78 April 7 Philadelphia 5–1 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 40–35–3 83 79 April 9 Pittsburgh 5–2 New Jersey Allen 16,514 40–36–3 83 80 April 11 New Jersey 5–3 Detroit Allen 19,515 41–36–3 85 81 April 12 Ottawa 3–4 New Jersey OT Daws 16,514 42–36–3 87 82 April 14 New Jersey 0–4 Boston Daws 17,850 42–37–3 87 Legend:

Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player 61 27 50 77 0 10 82 22 49 71 –11 12 82 28 38 66 –6 29 77 24 20 44 –16 22 75 18 25 43 –1 22 82 20 22 42 –2 33 77 12 27 39 –2 50 68 6 29 35 –4 32 66 13 18 31 –3 26 70 19 7 26 3 39 68 11 15 26 –11 26 82 0 16 16 –9 48 79 9 6 15 –24 19 82 3 12 15 –13 89‡ 51 4 6 10 –5 12 33 2 6 8 –3 14 34 0 8 8 0 38 38 3 4 7 –12 33 37 1 6 7 –11 6‡ 52 0 4 4 2 2 23 0 4 4 2 2 15 1 1 2 –1 9† 22 1 1 2 –8 0† 26 0 2 2 –4 8 24 0 2 2 –4 4 17 0 2 2 –6 2 8 1 0 1 1 4 24 1 0 1 –6 2 8 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 –2 0 2 0 0 0 –3 0 5 0 0 0 –1 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 44 43 2544:01 23 19 1 130 3.07 1113 .883 1 0 4 13 37 36 2186:34 17 17 2 100 2.74 1031 .904 1 0 1 0 3 3 183:16 2 1 0 8 2.62 87 .908 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.

Transactions The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To San Jose SharksShane Bowers To New Jersey DevilsThomas Bordeleau To Ottawa SenatorsKurtis MacDermid To New Jersey DevilsZack MacEwen To New York IslandersOndrej Palat3rd-round pick in 20266th-round pick in 2027 To New Jersey DevilsMaxim Tsyplakov To St. Louis BluesThomas Bordeleauconditional DAL 4th-round pick in 2026or NJD 4th-round pick in 2026or WPG 4th-round pick in 2026 To New Jersey DevilsNick Bjugstad To Calgary FlamesSimon NemecMaxim Tsyplakov To New Jersey DevilsEtienne MorinconditionalNew Jersey will receive Vegas' first-round pick in 2027 if the pick is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, New Jersey will receive a first-round pick in 2028. VGK 1st-round pick in 2027or VGK 1st-round pick in 2028conditionalNew Jersey will receive Colorado's first-round pick in 2028 if the pick is outside of the top ten selections and has not already been conveyed to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Otherwise, New Jersey will receive a first-round pick in 2029. COL 1st-round pick in 2028or COL 1st-round pick in 2029NYR 2nd-round pick in 2026

Notes

Free agents Date Player Team Contract term Ref Calen Addison from Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 1-year Connor Brown from Edmonton Oilers 4-year Angus Crookshank from Ottawa Senators 2-year Evgenii Dadonov from Dallas Stars 2-year Justin Dowling to New York Rangers 2-year Brian Dumoulin to Los Angeles Kings 3-year Nolan Foote to Florida Panthers 1-year Samuel Laberge to San Jose Sharks 1-year Juho Lammikko from ZSC Lions (NL) 1-year Curtis Lazar to Edmonton Oilers 1-year Isaac Poulter to Winnipeg Jets 1-year Daniel Sprong to HC CSKA Moscow (KHL) 1-year Nathan Bastian to Dallas Stars 1-year Luke Glendening from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year

Waivers Date Player Team Ref March 6, 2026 Luke Glendening Placed on waivers by New Jersey Devils

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref Marc McLaughlin 1-year Dennis Cholowski 1-year Jake Allen 5-year Cody Glass 2-year Luke Hughes 7-year

Draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)250 Conrad Fondrk C U.S. NTDP (USHL)63 Ben Kevan RW Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)390 Mason Moe C Madison Capitols (USHL)499 Trenten Bennett C Kemptville 73's (CCHL)114 Gustav Hillstrom C Brynäs IF (SHL)6161 David Rozsival RW Bili Tygri Liberec U20 (Czechia U20)178 Sigge Holmgren D Brynäs IF J20 (J20 Nationell)

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