1995–96 New Jersey Devils season

The 1995–96 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 14th season in New Jersey. After winning the Stanley Cup in the previous season, and qualifying for the playoffs for six seasons, the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1989, losing their last game of the season with a chance to qualify for the postseason. They became the first defending Stanley Cup champions to fail to make the playoffs since the 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens.

1995–96 New Jersey Devils
Division6th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
1995–96 record37–33–12
Home record22–17–2
Road record15–16–10
Goals for215
Goals against202
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsKen Daneyko
John MacLean
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Thomas (26)
AssistsSteve Thomas (35)
PointsSteve Thomas (61)
Penalty minutesMike Peluso (146)
Plus/minusBobby Holik
Brian Rolston (+9)
WinsMartin Brodeur (34)
Goals against averageCorey Schwab (2.18)

Regular season

The Devils were the least penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded only 319 times.[1] They also had the lowest shooting percentage in the NHL, scoring only 215 goals on 2,637 shots (8.2%).[2]

Final standings
Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers82452413282208103
2New York Rangers8241271427223796
3Florida Panthers8241311025423492
4Washington Capitals8239321123420489
5Tampa Bay Lightning8238321223824888
6New Jersey Devils8237331221520286
7New York Islanders8222501022931554
Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413282208103
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8249294362284102
3New York RangersATL8241271427223796
4Florida PanthersATL8241311025423492
5Boston BruinsNE8240311128226991
6Montreal CanadiensNE8240321026524890
7Washington CapitalsATL8239321123420489
8Tampa Bay LightningATL8238321223824888
9New Jersey DevilsATL8237331221520286
10Hartford WhalersNE823439923725977
11Buffalo SabresNE823342724726273
12New York IslandersATL8222501022931554
13Ottawa SenatorsNE821859519129141

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOct 7, 19954–0Florida Panthers1–0–0
2WOct 12, 19954–1Winnipeg Jets2–0–0
3WOct 14, 19954–1@ Montreal Canadiens3–0–0
4WOct 15, 19954–3@ Buffalo Sabres4–0–0
5LOct 17, 19951–3Edmonton Oilers4–1–0
6WOct 19, 19954–2Detroit Red Wings5–1–0
8LOct 25, 19952–4Vancouver Canucks6–2–0
9LOct 28, 19953–5Pittsburgh Penguins6–3–0
10LOct 31, 19951–2@ Edmonton Oilers6–4–0
11TNov 2, 19953–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks6–4–1
12WNov 4, 19954–2@ Los Angeles Kings7–4–1
13LNov 5, 19951–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim7–5–1
14LNov 8, 19951–2Calgary Flames7–6–1
15WNov 11, 19954–2Philadelphia Flyers8–6–1
16WNov 12, 19953–2@ Philadelphia Flyers9–6–1
17WNov 14, 19951–0Hartford Whalers10–6–1
18TNov 16, 19952–2 OT@ Boston Bruins10–6–2
19LNov 18, 19954–5Buffalo Sabres10–7–2
20LNov 21, 19953–4@ Florida Panthers10–8–2
21LNov 22, 19951–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning10–9–2
22LNov 25, 19950–2@ Dallas Stars10–10–2
23TNov 27, 19951–1 OT@ New York Rangers10–10–3
24WNov 29, 19954–3 OTColorado Avalanche11–10–3
25WDec 1, 19955–1Tampa Bay Lightning12–10–3
26LDec 2, 19951–4@ New York Islanders12–11–3
27LDec 6, 19952–4@ Montreal Canadiens12–12–3
28LDec 7, 19951–2Toronto Maple Leafs12–13–3
29WDec 9, 19954–2New York Islanders13–13–3
30LDec 11, 19951–2Florida Panthers13–14–3
31LDec 15, 19951–3@ Detroit Red Wings13–15–3
32LDec 16, 19952–3Buffalo Sabres13–16–3
33WDec 19, 19955–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers14–16–3
34TDec 21, 19952–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning14–16–4
35LDec 23, 19951–2@ Florida Panthers14–17–4
36WDec 27, 19955–3New York Islanders15–17–4
37LDec 29, 19953–5@ Winnipeg Jets15–18–4
38LDec 31, 19950–5@ Chicago Blackhawks15–19–4
39WJan 3, 19961–0@ Colorado Avalanche16–19–4
40WJan 6, 19963–1Washington Capitals17–19–4
41WJan 9, 19964–2St. Louis Blues18–19–4
42LJan 11, 19961–2San Jose Sharks18–20–4
43LJan 13, 19962–3@ Boston Bruins18–21–4
44WJan 14, 19967–2Dallas Stars19–21–4
45LJan 16, 19962–4Boston Bruins19–22–4
46WJan 23, 19963–1Los Angeles Kings20–22–4
47WJan 25, 19963–1Washington Capitals21–22–4
48TJan 27, 19964–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers21–22–5
49WJan 30, 19963–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks22–22–5
50TFeb 1, 19961–1 OT@ Calgary Flames22–22–6
51WFeb 3, 19963–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators23–22–6
52TFeb 7, 19961–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins23–22–7
53WFeb 10, 19963–0New York Rangers24–22–7
54LFeb 11, 19962–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim24–23–7
55TFeb 16, 19962–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres24–23–8
56WFeb 18, 19963–0Washington Capitals25–23–8
57LFeb 19, 19961–4@ Philadelphia Flyers25–24–8
58LFeb 21, 19961–4Florida Panthers25–25–8
59WFeb 23, 19966–5Montreal Canadiens26–25–8
60WFeb 24, 19962–1@ Washington Capitals27–25–8
61WMar 1, 19966–2New York Islanders28–25–8
62WMar 2, 19964–1@ Ottawa Senators29–25–8
63TMar 4, 19962–2 OT@ New York Rangers29–25–9
64TMar 6, 19962–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs29–25–10
65WMar 9, 19964–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins30–25–10
66WMar 10, 19963–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers31–25–10
67TMar 13, 19961–1 OTMontreal Canadiens31–25–11
68WMar 15, 19965–0Tampa Bay Lightning32–25–11
69LMar 17, 19960–3@ Florida Panthers32–26–11
70LMar 20, 19961–2Boston Bruins32–27–11
71LMar 22, 19962–4Chicago Blackhawks32–28–11
72WMar 23, 19963–2 OT@ New York Islanders33–28–11
73WMar 26, 19966–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning34–28–11
74TMar 28, 19964–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues34–28–12
75LMar 30, 19961–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins34–29–12
76LApr 2, 19961–3@ New York Rangers34–30–12
77LApr 4, 19960–1Hartford Whalers34–31–12
78WApr 6, 19966–3@ Hartford Whalers35–31–12
79WApr 7, 19964–2New York Rangers36–31–12
80LApr 10, 19961–5Philadelphia Flyers36–32–12
81WApr 11, 19963–2@ Washington Capitals37–32–12
82LApr 13, 19962–5Ottawa Senators37–33–12

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Steve ThomasLW8126356198-2606
Bill GuerinRW802330531167806
John MacLeanRW76202848913333
Petr SykoraRW63182442327803
Scott NiedermayerD7982533465600
Stephane RicherRW7320123230-8343
Bobby HolikC63131730589101
Scott StevensD82523281007211
Brian RolstonC/RW5813112489314
Neal BrotenC557162314-3111
Shawn ChambersD6422123181201
Randy McKayRW761110211457303
Phil HousleyD22115168-4000
Valeri ZelepukinLW616915107-10301
Dave AndreychukLW158513102200
Jim DowdC28491317-1000
Tommy AlbelinD5311213140000
Mike PelusoLW5738111464000
Bob CarpenterC52551014-10010
Steve SullivanRW1654983201
Sergei BrylinLW5045926-2001
Ken DaneykoD80246115-10000
Reid SimpsonLW23156792000
Kevin DeanD41066284000
Denis PedersonC/RW103140-1102
Scott PellerinLW621301000
Ricard PerssonD1221385100
Jason SmithD64213865000
Esa TikkanenLW90224-6000
Martin BrodeurG7701160000
Jocelyn LemieuxRW180114-7000
Patrik EliasLW10000-1000
Cale HulseD800015-2000
Corey SchwabG10000310000
Chris TerreriG400000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur4433773430121732.34619541781.911
Chris Terreri210430092.5709283.902
Corey Schwab33110030122.180119107.899
Team:4974823733121942.34621651971.910

[4]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards
Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Petr SykoraNHL All-Rookie Team - ForwardEnd of regular season

Roster
1994–95 New Jersey Devils
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Front office

Coaches

[5]

Draft picks

Team's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at Edmonton Coliseum.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (league) Notes
1 18 Petr Sykora  Czech Republic C Detroit Vipers (IHL)
2 44 Nathan Perrott  Canada RW Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 70 Sergei Vyshedkevich  Russia D Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
3 78 David Gosselin  Canada LW Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) [6]
4 79 Alyn McCauley  Canada C Ottawa 67's (OHL) [7]
4 96 Henrik Rehnberg  Sweden D Färjestad BK Jrs. (Elitserien)
5 122 Chris Mason  Canada G Prince George Cougars (WHL)
6 148 Adam Young  Canada LW Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7 174 Richard Rochefort  Canada C Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
8 200 Frederic Henry  Canada G Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
9 226 Colin O'Hara  Canada D Winnipeg Saints (MJHL)

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/1996.html
  3. "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. "1995-96 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/1996.html
  6. The Devils acquired the 1995 third-round pick from Detroit for Viacheslav Fetisov on April 3, 1995.
  7. The Devils acquired the 1995 fourth-round pick from Ottawa for Jaroslav Modry on July 8, 1995. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists McCauley's pick as the fifth round. McCauley's profile at HockeyDB.com
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