2008–09 New Jersey Devils season

The 2008–09 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since the franchise relocated to New Jersey.

2008–09 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference3rd Eastern
2008–09 record51–27–4
Home record28–12–1
Road record23–15–3
Goals for244
Goals against209
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachBrent Sutter
CaptainJamie Langenbrunner
Alternate captainsPatrik Elias
John Madden
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendanceAverage: 15,790
Capacity: 89.6%
Total: 647,397
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (45)
AssistsZach Parise (49)
PointsZach Parise (94)
Penalty minutesDavid Clarkson (164)
Plus/minusTravis Zajac (+33)
WinsScott Clemmensen (25)
Goals against averageScott Clemmensen (2.39)

Pre-season
Date Score Opponent Location
September 224 - 1Philadelphia FlyersWachovia Center
September 243 - 2New York RangersPrudential Center
September 274 - 2New York RangersMadison Square Garden
September 293 - 2Washington CapitalsPrudential Center
October 13 - 0New York IslandersNassau Coliseum
October 33 - 2 (OT)New York IslandersPrudential Center
October 44 - 3Philadelphia FlyersPrudential Center

Regular season

The Devils finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities, with just 307.[1]

Divisional standings
Atlantic Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey Devils8251274244209106
2Pittsburgh Penguins824528926423999
3Philadelphia Flyers8244271126423899
4New York Rangers824330921021895
5New York Islanders822647920127961

Conference standings
Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1z – Boston BruinsNE82531910274196116
2y – Washington CapitalsSE8250248272245108
3y – New Jersey DevilsAT8251274244209106
4Pittsburgh PenguinsAT824528926423999
5Philadelphia FlyersAT8244271126423899
6Carolina HurricanesSE824530723922697
7New York RangersAT824330921021895
8Montreal CanadiensNE8241301124924793
8.5
9Florida PanthersSE8241301123423193
10Buffalo SabresNE824132925023491
11Ottawa SenatorsNE8236351121723783
12Toronto Maple LeafsNE8234351325029381
13Atlanta ThrashersSE823541625728076
14Tampa Bay LightningSE8224401821027966
15New York IslandersAT822647920127961

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results
2008–09 Game Log
October (5-2-2), 12 points (Home 2-1-1; Road 3-1-1)
November (7-6-0), 14 points (Home 5-3-0; Road 2-3-0)
December (9-4-1), 19 points (Home 4-3-0; Road 5-1-1)
January (11-3-0), 22 points (Home 3-1-0; Road 8-2-0)
February (8-4-0), 16 points (Home 6-2-0; Road 2-2-0)
March (7-6-1), 15 points (Home 5-1-0; Road 2-5-1)
April (4-2-0), 8 points (Home 2-1-0; Road 2-1-0)
Schedule

Playoffs
Main article: 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The New Jersey Devils ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Atlantic Division Champions and the Eastern Conference's third seed. The Devils have made the playoffs for the 12th straight season.

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

  Win   Loss   Win Playoff Series   Eliminated from playoffs

Media

Television coverage was now on MSG Plus, still under the play-by-play of Mike Emrick and Chico Resch. Radio coverage was still on WFAN with Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross.

Player statistics

Skaters
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Scott Clemmensen40235625131942.3911381044.9172
Martin Brodeur3118141993732.41870797.9165
Kevin Weekes16795750322.42399367.9200
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Martin Brodeur742734172.39239222.9291

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Devils. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only.

Awards and records

Awards
Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Zach PariseNHL Second All-Star Team - Left WingEnd of regular season
Martin BrodeurNHL Third Star of the WeekOctober 12, 2008
Patrik EliasNHL Third Star of the WeekDecember 21, 2008
Jamie LangenbrunnerNHL First Star of the MonthJanuary 2009
Jamie LangenbrunnerNHL First Star of the WeekFebruary 1, 2009
Zach PariseNHL First Star of the WeekFebruary 15, 2009
Martin BrodeurNHL First Star of the WeekMarch 1, 2009
Martin BrodeurNHL First Star of the WeekMarch 15, 2009

Nominations
Regular Season
PlayerAwardPlace
Zach PariseLady Byng Memorial TrophyFinalist

Records
Player Record (Amount) Achieved
Martin BrodeurMost consecutive opening nights with a single team (14)October 10, 2008
Martin BrodeurMost career wins by a goaltender (552)March 17, 2009

Milestones
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Anssi Salmela1st NHL GameOctober 10, 2008
Petr Vrana1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		October 18, 2008
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		October 22, 2008
Dainius Zubrus400th NHL PointOctober 24, 2008
Brian Gionta400th NHL GameOctober 25, 2008
Matthew Halischuk1st NHL GameOctober 29, 2008
Nicklas Bergfors1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		November 1, 2008
David Clarkson100th NHL GameNovember 5, 2008
Patrick Davis1st NHL GameNovember 9, 2008
Anssi Salmela1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		November 12, 2008
Zach Parise100th NHL AssistDecember 19, 2008
Zach Parise200th NHL PointDecember 27, 2008

Transactions

Trades
June 20, 2008
 To New Jersey Devils
1st-round pick (23rd overall) in 2008
2nd-round pick (54th overall) in 2008		 To Washington Capitals
1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2008
June 20, 2008
 To New Jersey Devils
1st-round pick (24th overall) in 2008
3rd-round pick in 2009		 To Minnesota Wild
1st-round pick (23rd overall) in 2008
February 3, 2008
 To New Jersey Devils
David McIntyre		 To Anaheim Ducks
Sheldon Brookbank
March 2, 2009
 To New Jersey Devils
Niclas Havelid
Myles Stoesz		 To Atlanta Thrashers
Anssi Salmela

Free agents
PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
Brian RolstonMinnesota Wild4 years, $20 million
Bobby HolikAtlanta Thrashers1 year, $2.5 million
Scott ClemmensenToronto Maple Leafs1 year
Brendan ShanahanNew York Rangers1 year, $800,000
PlayerNew team
Sergei BrylinSKA Saint Petersburg
Arron AshamPhiladelphia Flyers
Vitaly VishnevskiyLokomotiv Yaroslavl
Karel RachunekDynamo Moscow

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Club Team
124Mattias TedenbyLeft WingSwedenHV71 Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
252Brandon BurlonDefenceCanadaSt. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)
254Patrice CormierCenterCanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
382Adam HenriqueCenterCanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
4112Matt DelaheyDefenceCanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
5142Kory NagyCenterCanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
6172David WohlbergCenterUnited StatesU.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
7202Harry YoungDefenceCanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
7205Jean-Sebastien BerubeLeft WingCanadaRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

Roster

Updated April 21, 2009.[3]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
30 Martin Brodeur G L 48 1990 Montreal, Quebec
23 David Clarkson RW R 36 2005 Toronto, Ontario
35 Scott Clemmensen G L 43 2008 Des Moines, Iowa
26 Patrik Elias (A) LW L 44 1994 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
14 Brian Gionta RW R 42 1998 Rochester, New York
6 Andy Greene D L 38 2006 Trenton, Michigan
28 Niclas Havelid D L 47 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
16 Bobby Holik C R 50 2008 Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
15 Jamie Langenbrunner (C) RW R 45 2001 Cloquet, Minnesota
2 Jay Leach D L 41 2008 Syracuse, New York
25 Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond LW L 35 2004 Lévis, Quebec
11 John Madden (A) C L 47 1997 Barrie, Ontario
7 Paul Martin D L 39 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota
27 Mike Mottau D L 42 2006 Quincy, Massachusetts
29 Johnny Oduya D L 39 2006 Stockholm, Sweden
20 Jay Pandolfo LW L 46 1993 Winchester, Massachusetts
9 Zach Parise LW L 36 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
10 Rod Pelley C L 36 2006 Kitimat, British Columbia
12 Brian Rolston LW L 47 2008 Flint, Michigan
17 Mike Rupp C L 41 2006 Cleveland, Ohio
24 Bryce Salvador D L 44 2008 Brandon, Manitoba
18 Brendan Shanahan RW R 52 2009 Etobicoke, Ontario

See also

Farm teams

The Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League and the Trenton Devils of the ECHL remain the New Jersey Devils' minor league affiliates for the 2008–09 season.

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html
  2. Rosen, Dan (March 15, 2009). "Roy glad to be there for Brodeur's big night". NHL.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. "New Jersey Devils - Team - Roster". New Jersey Devils. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
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