2017–18 New Jersey Devils season

The 2017–18 New Jersey Devils season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 36th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] The Devils received the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft for the first time in franchise history by winning the draft lottery held on April 29, 2017.[3] They used this pick to select Nico Hischier who was also the first Swiss player to be selected first overall. Taylor Hall set a Devils record for the longest point streak at 26 games, which is also the longest point streak in the 2017–18 season. The team also set their best start in franchise history, going 9–2–0 in their first 11 games of the season. This season also saw the team trade Adam Henrique in exchange for Sami Vatanen and also acquired Patrick Maroon and Michael Grabner. The season also saw the franchise successfully make it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2012. The Devils would lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 in the First Round.

2017–18 New Jersey Devils
Division5th Metropolitan
Conference8th Eastern
2017–18 record44–29–9
Home record23–14–4
Road record21–15–5
Goals for248
Goals against244
Team information
General managerRay Shero
CoachJohn Hynes
CaptainAndy Greene
Alternate captainsTaylor Hall (Nov-Apr)
Adam Henrique (Oct-Nov)
Marcus Johansson (Nov-Apr)
Kyle Palmieri (Nov-Apr)
Travis Zajac
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance15,200[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton Devils (AHL)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTaylor Hall (39)
AssistsTaylor Hall (54)
PointsTaylor Hall (93)
Penalty minutesMiles Wood (84)
Plus/minusTaylor Hall (+14)
WinsKeith Kinkaid (26)
Goals against averageKeith Kinkaid (2.77)

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Washington Capitals 82 49 26 7 46 259 239 +20 105
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6 45 272 250 +22 100
3 x Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26 14 40 251 243 +8 98
4 x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
5 x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
7 New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
8 New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Washington Capitals 82 49 26 7 46 259 239 +20 105
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6 45 272 250 +22 100
3 x Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26 14 40 251 243 +8 98
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 5 48 296 236 +60 113
2 x Boston Bruins 82 50 20 12 47 270 214 +56 112
3 x Toronto Maple Leafs 82 49 26 7 42 277 232 +45 105
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
2 ME x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
3 AT Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
5 ME New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
6 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
7 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 38 73
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 55 71
9 AT Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 70 67
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 81 62
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 11, 2017, which includes seven games (two at home and five as visitors).[4]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.[5]

2017–18 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

As of April 16, 2018[6]

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cory Schneider40402,333171661142.931,228.9071000
Keith Kinkaid41382,298261031062.771,214.9131000
Eddie Lack43208120113.19102.9030000
Ken Appleby3112401033.1055.9450000
Playoffs[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Keith Kinkaid22920295.8746.8040000
Cory Schneider432021261.78113.9500010

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.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardDate
Nico HischierNHL First Star of the WeekFebruary 18, 2018
Taylor HallHart Memorial TrophyJune 20, 2018
Taylor HallNHL First All-Star TeamJune 20, 2018
Brian BoyleBill Masterton Memorial TrophyJune 20, 2018
Will ButcherNHL All-Rookie TeamJune 20, 2018

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) To Washington Capitals
FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2018
TOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018
To New Jersey Devils
Marcus Johansson
[7]
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) To Arizona Coyotes
Scott Wedgewood
To New Jersey Devils
CGY's 5th-round pick in 2018
[8]
November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) To Anaheim Ducks
Joseph Blandisi
Adam Henrique
NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2018
To New Jersey Devils
Sami Vatanen
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019 or 2020
[9]
December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14) To Arizona Coyotes
Ryan Kujawinski
To New Jersey Devils
Michael Latta
[10]
December 30, 2017 (2017-12-30) To Calgary Flames
Dalton Prout
To New Jersey Devils
Eddie Lack
[11]
February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08) To Minnesota Wild
Viktor Loov
To New Jersey Devils
Christoph Bertschy
Mario Lucia
[12]
February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22) To New York Rangers
Yegor Rykov
2nd-round pick in 2018
To New Jersey Devils
Michael Grabner
[13]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Edmonton Oilers
J. D. Dudek
3rd-round pick in 2019
To New Jersey Devils
Patrick Maroon
[14]
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