2006–07 New Jersey Devils season

The 2006–07 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 25th in the National Hockey League (NHL) since the franchise moved to New Jersey. The team qualified again for the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in the second round to the Ottawa Senators.

2006–07 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference2nd Eastern
2006–07 record49–24–9
Home record25–10–6
Road record24–14–3
Goals for216
Goals against201
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachClaude Julien (Oct.–Apr.)
Lou Lamoriello (Apr.–May.) interim
CaptainPatrik Elias
Alternate captainsJamie Langenbrunner
John Madden
Jay Pandolfo
Colin White
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Average attendance14,176
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (31)
AssistsScott Gomez (47)
PointsPatrik Elias (69)
Penalty minutesCam Janssen (114)
Plus/minusScott Gomez (+7)
WinsMartin Brodeur (48)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.18)

Regular season

The 2006–07 season saw the team attempting to maintain its position among the top teams in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference. Behind the goaltending of Martin Brodeur and the offensive abilities of players such as Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta, the Devils once again made a drive into the playoffs. It was the team's last season in Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as construction of the Prudential Center in Newark was completed in time for the Devils to move in for the 2007–08 season. Patrik Elias became the seventh captain in team history, following the retirement of Scott Stevens the previous season.

Brodeur, in his 13th full season of NHL play, continued his legacy as one of the winningest goaltenders in league history. On December 8, he shut out the Philadelphia Flyers to record his 462nd career victory, moving him into second place on the all-time victory list, behind Patrick Roy (551). Later in the month, on December 26, Brodeur recorded his 85th career shutout (3–0 over the Pittsburgh Penguins) to move into third place on the all-time shutout list, behind Terry Sawchuk (103) and George Hainsworth (94).

On April 2, the Devils surprisingly fired head coach Claude Julien with three games remaining in the season, despite a strong record of 47–24–8. Lou Lamoriello took over as coach afterwards.

On April 5, 2007, a win against the Philadelphia Flyers broke two records. One was the records for most wins in a season by a goaltender by Martin Brodeur with his 48th victory of the season. However, nine of those wins came via shootout. Making all things equivalent, Brodeur finished the season with 39 non-shootout wins to Bernie Parent's 47. The other being the New Jersey Devil franchise record of most wins by the team in a season with their 49th victory.

The Devils finished the regular season as Atlantic Division champions with 107 points, good for second place in the Eastern Conference. They also finished the regular season with a league-high 12 shutouts, all of them by Martin Brodeur.[1][2]

The Devils were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with just 271 power-play opportunities against, and allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL, with only 40.[3]

Season standings
Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
12New Jersey Devils8249249216201107
25Pittsburgh Penguins82472411277246105
36New York Rangers8242301024221694
48New York Islanders8240301224824092
515Philadelphia Flyers8222481221430356

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo SabresNE8253227308242113
2 Y - New Jersey DevilsAT8249249216201107
3 Y - Atlanta ThrashersSE8243281124624597
4 X - Ottawa SenatorsNE8248259288222105
5 X - Pittsburgh PenguinsAT82472411277246105
6 X - New York RangersAT8242301024221694
7 X - Tampa Bay LightningSE824433525326193
8 X - New York IslandersAT8240301224824092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8240311125826991
10 Montreal CanadiensNE824234624525690
11 Carolina HurricanesSE824034824125388
12 Florida PanthersSE8235311624725786
13 Boston BruinsNE823541621928976
14 Washington CapitalsSE8228401423528670
15 Philadelphia FlyersAT8222481221430356
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Game log
Game log
October
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 6New Jersey4 - 0CarolinaBrodeur18,6491-0-02
2October 7New Jersey1 - 3DallasBrodeur18,5321-1-02
3October 12Toronto6 - 7New JerseySOBrodeur15,6232-1-04
4October 14Philadelphia2 - 3New JerseyBrodeur14,1773-1-06
5October 16New Jersey2 - 4NY RangersBrodeur18,2003-2-06
6October 18New Jersey2 - 1PittsburghBrodeur17,0304-2-08
7October 19Nashville4 - 3New JerseySOClemmensen11,2744-2-19
8October 21New Jersey1 - 8OttawaBrodeur19,1664-3-19
9October 24New Jersey2 - 4PittsburghBrodeur13,1904-4-19
10October 26Florida0 - 2New JerseyBrodeur11,5945-4-111
11October 28Columbus0 - 1New JerseyBrodeur14,0156-4-113
November
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
12November 2NY Islanders5 - 2New JerseyBrodeur8,2696-5-113
13November 4New Jersey2 - 1MontrealBrodeur21,2737-5-115
14November 7Carolina2 - 3New JerseySOBrodeur10,9868-5-117
15November 9Chicago1 - 2New JerseySOBrodeur10,9789-5-119
16November 11Florida2 - 4New JerseyBrodeur14,11210-5-121
17November 14New Jersey2 - 3NY RangersBrodeur18,20010-6-121
18November 17Ottawa2 - 3New JerseyBrodeur15,13311-6-123
19November 18New Jersey2 - 1TorontoBrodeur19,40912-6-125
20November 22New Jersey1 - 3PhoenixBrodeur12,88312-7-125
21November 24New Jersey2 - 4AnaheimBrodeur16,59912-8-125
22November 25New Jersey0 - 2San JoseBrodeur17,49612-9-125
23November 27New Jersey2 - 3Los AngelesSOBrodeur16,22312-9-226
December
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
24December 1Pittsburgh2 - 5New JerseyBrodeur13,89013-9-228
25December 2New Jersey4 - 3PhiladelphiaSOBrodeur19,55914-9-230
26December 6Montreal1 - 2New JerseyOTBrodeur10,98615-9-232
27December 8Philadelphia0 - 2New JerseyBrodeur14,00316-9-234
28December 9New Jersey5 - 1BostonBrodeur13,47617-9-236
29December 12Buffalo3 - 2New JerseyBrodeur11,15617-10-236
30December 14New Jersey3 - 5BostonClemmensen11,12117-11-236
31December 16Detroit2 - 1New JerseyBrodeur15,07817-12-236
32December 17New Jersey6 - 1NY RangersBrodeur18,20018-12-238
33December 19Atlanta4 - 3New JerseySOBrodeur10,11618-12-339
34December 22New Jersey4 - 1WashingtonBrodeur13,74419-12-341
35December 23New Jersey2 - 5AtlantaBrodeur17,54819-13-341
36December 26Pittsburgh0 - 3New JerseyBrodeur16,15620-13-343
37December 29Washington3 - 4New JerseyBrodeur16,29721-13-345
38December 30New Jersey2 - 0NY IslandersBrodeur16,23422-13-347
January
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
39January 2NY Rangers3 - 2New JerseySOBrodeur17,75922-13-448
40January 4NY Islanders3 - 4New JerseyBrodeur12,52923-13-450
41January 6New Jersey3 - 2OttawaBrodeur19,54824-13-452
42January 7New Jersey3 - 0MontrealBrodeur21,27325-13-454
43January 10St. Louis3 - 2New JerseyBrodeur16,33725-14-454
44January 12Atlanta1 - 2New JerseyBrodeur13,24926-14-456
45January 13New Jersey2 - 1NY IslandersOTBrodeur16,23427-14-458
46January 16NY Rangers0 - 1New JerseyBrodeur18,09628-14-460
47January 18Tampa Bay3 - 2New JerseySOBrodeur12,69828-14-561
48January 20Philadelphia3 - 4New JerseySOBrodeur16,62129-14-563
49January 26New Jersey2 - 0Tampa BayBrodeur21,40430-14-565
50January 27New Jersey2 - 4FloridaBrodeur18,13630-15-565
51January 30New Jersey4 - 5AtlantaSOBrodeur12,16230-15-666
February
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
52February 1New Jersey6 - 5PhiladelphiaOTBrodeur19,42731-15-668
53February 3Buffalo2 - 3New JerseyBrodeur18,58932-15-670
54February 6NY Rangers2 - 3New JerseySOBrodeur16,29033-15-672
55February 8NY Islanders0 - 2New JerseyBrodeur10,11034-15-674
56February 11Tampa Bay4 - 1New JerseyBrodeur18,02234-16-674
57February 14Montreal2 - 5New JerseyBrodeur7,51535-16-676
58February 16Pittsburgh5 - 4New JerseyBrodeur15,40435-17-676
59February 17New Jersey2 - 0NY IslandersBrodeur15,22336-17-678
60February 20NY Rangers1 - 2New JerseyBrodeur18,53737-17-680
61February 22New Jersey3 - 2NY RangersBrodeur18,20038-17-682
62February 24Washington4 - 2New JerseyBrodeur14,30138-18-682
63February 25New Jersey3 - 2WashingtonClemmensen14,58539-18-684
64February 27New Jersey1 - 0PittsburghBrodeur17,00640-18-686
March
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
65March 2Toronto4 - 3New JerseySOBrodeur15,09540-18-787
66March 4Boston4 - 1New JerseyBrodeur14,25440-19-787
67March 6New Jersey4 - 5PhiladelphiaOTBrodeur19,21040-19-888
68March 8New Jersey4 - 3PittsburghSOBrodeur17,13241-19-890
69March 10New Jersey3 - 2BuffaloBrodeur18,69042-19-892
70March 14Pittsburgh3 - 0New JerseyBrodeur14,86242-20-892
71March 15New Jersey3 - 2CarolinaBrodeur18,27943-20-894
72March 17Carolina7 - 2New JerseyBrodeur15,49043-21-894
73March 20New Jersey1 - 2TorontoBrodeur19,51843-22-894
74March 22New Jersey1 - 3Tampa BayBrodeur20,32643-23-894
75March 24New Jersey4 - 3FloridaSOBrodeur16,10144-23-896
76March 27New Jersey3 - 2NY IslandersBrodeur13,33745-23-898
77March 28New Jersey3 - 4BuffaloBrodeur18,69045-24-898
78March 30Philadelphia1 - 3New JerseyBrodeur17,49346-24-8100
April
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
79April 1Boston1 - 3New JerseyBrodeur14,37847-24-8102
80April 3Ottawa1 - 2New JerseySOBrodeur11,64248-24-8104
81April 5New Jersey3 - 2PhiladelphiaBrodeur19,17749-24-8106
82April 8NY Islanders3 - 2New JerseySOClemmensen18,11149-24-9107
  •   Green background indicates win.
  •   Red background indicates regulation loss.
  •   White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The New Jersey Devils ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed.

On April 28, 2007 the Devils sold out the 19,040 capacity Continental Airlines Arena for the first time in the 2006–07 season in the 3–2 double overtime win against the Ottawa Senators.

The Devils' season came to an end on May 5, 2007, as they lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the Ottawa Senators 3–2, to lose the series 4–1. That defeat turned out to be the last game ever played at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Tampa Bay Lightning

New Jersey wins series 4–2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 12Tampa Bay3 – 5New JerseyBrodeur14,4951 – 0
2April 14Tampa Bay3 – 2New JerseyBrodeur18,2311 – 1
3April 16New Jersey2 – 3Tampa BayBrodeur20,2191 – 2
4April 18New Jersey4 – 3Tampa BayOTBrodeur20,9402 – 2
5April 20Tampa Bay0 – 3New JerseyBrodeur18,0963 – 2
6April 22New Jersey3 – 2Tampa BayBrodeur20,0194 – 2

Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Ottawa Senators

Ottawa wins series 4–1

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 26Ottawa5 – 4New JerseyBrodeur15,5120 – 1
2April 28Ottawa2 – 3New Jersey2OTBrodeur19,0401 – 1
3April 30New Jersey0 – 2OttawaBrodeur19,6361 – 2
4May 2New Jersey2 – 3OttawaBrodeur20,2481 – 3
5May 5Ottawa3 – 2New JerseyBrodeur19,0401 – 4
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.


Media

Television coverage was still on Fox Sports Network with Mike Emrick and Chico Resch handling the play-by-play while Steve Cangialosi handled the studio/color commentator duties. Radio coverage was still on WFAN 660, but this time, former television color commentator Matt Loughlin took the position as radio play-by-play announcer. Also, in this season, Sherry Ross returns to be the radio color commentator.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Patrik EliasLW75214869381805
Zach PariseLW8231316230-3907
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW8223376064-91207
Scott GomezC72134760427401
Brian RafalskiD8284755344314
Brian GiontaRW6225204536-31104
Travis ZajacC80172542161602
Sergei BrylinLW8216244035-5802
John MaddenC7412203214-7001
Jay PandolfoLW821314278-5011
Paul MartinD823232618-9100
Brad LukowichD754812361012
Johnny OduyaD76291161-5000
Erik RasmussenLW/C71371025-3000
Mike RuppC7663992-10001
Jim DowdC6644820-5011
Colin WhiteD6908869-8000
Andy GreeneD231566-1100
David ClarksonRW73146-1201
Cam JanssenRW48101114-2000
Martin BrodeurG78011120000
Alex BrooksD190114-1000
Jim FaheyD1301120000
David HaleD43011262000
Scott ClemmensenG600000000
Mark FraserD70007-1000
Dan LaCoutureLW600070000
Richard MatvichukD10000-1000
Rod PelleyC90000-3000
Tuomas PihlmanLW200000000
Barry TallacksonRW30000-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur469778482371712.181221822011.922
Scott Clemmensen3056112163.150144128.889
Team:500282492491872.241223262139.920

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Scott GomezC114101414001
Zach PariseLW1173108201
Patrik EliasLW1019104100
Brian GiontaRW118194301
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW112687101
Brian RafalskiD112688200
Travis ZajacC111454000
Paul MartinD110446000
Andy GreeneD112132001
Sergei BrylinLW111236100
John MaddenC111122000
Jay PandolfoLW111014000
Martin BrodeurG110112000
Brad LukowichD110112000
Johnny OduyaD60116000
Mike RuppC90117000
David ClarksonRW30002000
Jim DowdC110004000
Richard MatvichukD900010000
Erik RasmussenLW/C1100014000
Colin WhiteD70006000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur6881156282.441332304.916
Team:6881156282.441332304.916

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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/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades
February 27, 2007 To Calgary Flames
David Hale
5th round pick in 2007		 To New Jersey Devils
3rd round pick in 2007

Free agents acquired
PlayerFormer Team
F Mike RuppPhoenix Coyotes
F Dan LaCoutureBoston Bruins
F Jim DowdColorado Avalanche

Free agents lost
PlayerNew Team
D Ken KleeColorado Avalanche
D Brad FerenceCalgary Flames
F Viktor KozlovNew York Islanders

Awards and records

Awards
Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Martin BrodeurVezina TrophyEnd of regular season
Martin BrodeurNHL First All-Star Team - GoaltenderEnd of regular season
Martin BrodeurNHL Second Star of the WeekOctober 29, 2006
Martin BrodeurNHL First Star of the WeekDecember 10, 2006
Jamie LangenbrunnerNHL Second Star of the WeekFebruary 4, 2007
Martin BrodeurNHL Third Star of the MonthFebruary 2007

Nominations
Regular Season
PlayerAwardPlace
Martin BrodeurHart Memorial TrophyFinalist
Jay PandolfoFrank J. Selke TrophyRunner-Up


Draft picks

The Devils' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[7]

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 30 Matt Corrente  Canada D Saginaw Spirit (OHL) [8]
2 58 Alexander Vasyunov  Russia LW Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
3 67 Kirill Tulupov  Russia D Almetyevsk Neftyanik (Vysshaya Liga) [9]
3 77 Vladimir Zharkov  Russia RW CSKA Moscow (RSL) [8][10]
4 107 T. J Miller  United States D Penticton Vees (BCHL) [11]
5 148 Olivier Magnan  Canada D Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
6 178 Tony Romano  United States C New York Bobcats (AJHL)
7 208 Kyell Henegan  Canada D Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2007_games.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/2007.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2007.html
  4. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  5. "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  6. "2006-07 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  7. 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com - accessed January 9, 2007
  8. The Devils acquired the Carolina Hurricanes' 2006 first-round draft pick (Corrente) and the Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick (Zharkov) from St. Louis for the Devils' 2006 first-round pick (used on Patrik Berglund) on June 24, 2006.
  9. The Devils acquired the 2006 third-round pick from Washington for Jeff Friesen on September 26, 2005.
  10. The Devils had traded their original 2006 third-round pick (later transferred to Phoenix and used on Jonas Ahnelov) to the New York Islanders for Brad Lukowich on March 9, 2006.
  11. The Devils acquired the 2006 fourth-round pick from Vancouver for Sean Brown on March 9, 2006. The Devils had traded their original fourth-round pick (used on Hugo Carpentier) to Calgary for Jason Wiemer on March 9, 2006.
2006–07 New Jersey Devils Roster

Goaltenders:

30 – Brodeur • 40 – Clemmensen 

Defensemen

5 – White • 5 – Fraser • 6 – Greene • 7 – Martin • 8 – Brooks • 21 – Lukowich • 24 – Matvichuk • 28 – Rafalski • 29 – Oduya 

Forwards

9 – Parise • 10 – Rasmussen • 11 – Madden • 12 – Dowd • 14 – Gionta • 15 – Langenbrunner • 16 – Wiemer • 17 – Rupp • 18 – Brylin • 19 – Zajac • 20 – Pandolfo • 22 – Pelley • 23 – Gomez • 25 – Janssen • 26 – Elias • 27 – Clarkson 

General manager: Lou Lamoriello •  Coach: vacant

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