2020–21 New Jersey Devils season

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2020–21 New Jersey Devils
DivisionEast
2020–21 record4–3–2
Home record2–2–1
Road record2–1–1
Goals for23
Goals against26
Team information
General managerTom Fitzgerald
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsNico Hischier
Kyle Palmieri
Damon Severson
Travis Zajac
ArenaPrudential Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton Devils (AHL)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMiles Wood (5)
AssistsTy Smith (6)
PointsJack Hughes
Ty Smith
Miles Wood (8)
Penalty minutesMiles Wood (11)
Plus/minusMatt Tennyson
Miles Wood (+7)
WinsMackenzie Blackwood (2)
Goals against averageMackenzie Blackwood (1.90)

The 2020–21 New Jersey Devils season is the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 39th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada, the Devils are scheduled to play a shortened 56-game regular season, which will consist of divisional play only, with the Devils being temporarily realigned from the Metropolitan Division to the East Division.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

East Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 56 37 16 3 29 196 156 +40 77
2 x – Washington Capitals 56 36 15 5 29 191 163 +28 77
3 x – Boston Bruins 56 33 16 7 25 168 136 +32 73
4 x – New York Islanders 56 32 17 7 24 156 128 +28 71
5 e – New York Rangers 56 27 23 6 24 177 157 +20 60
6 e – Philadelphia Flyers 56 25 23 8 17 163 201 −38 58
7 e – New Jersey Devils 56 19 30 7 15 145 194 −49 45
8 e – Buffalo Sabres 56 15 34 7 11 138 199 −61 37
Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]

2020–21 game log
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 February 2 New Jersey – Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
11 February 4 New Jersey – Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
12 February 6 NY Rangers – New Jersey Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
13 February 9 Pittsburgh – New Jersey
14 February 11 New Jersey – Philadelphia
15 February 13 New Jersey – Philadelphia
16 February 15 New Jersey – Boston
17 February 18 New Jersey – Boston
18 February 20 Buffalo – New Jersey
19 February 22 Buffalo – New Jersey
20 February 23 NY Islanders – New Jersey
21 February 27 Washington – New Jersey

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

Player statistics

As of January 31, 2021[6]

Skaters

Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Miles Wood 9 5 3 8 +7 11
Jack Hughes 9 3 5 8 +2 0
Ty Smith 9 2 6 8 +4 8
Michael McLeod 9 3 1 4 +4 2
Pavel Zacha 9 2 2 4 –1 2
Nathan Bastian 9 1 3 4 +4 2
Damon Severson 9 1 3 4 +2 8
Andreas Johnsson 9 1 2 3 +3 6
Janne Kuokkanen 9 1 2 3 +2 6
Kyle Palmieri 8 0 3 3 +1 4
P. K. Subban 9 0 3 3 –5 10
Travis Zajac 7 2 0 2 –1 2
Yegor Sharangovich 9 1 1 2 +1 0
Ryan Murray 9 0 2 2 +2 0
Nikita Gusev 9 0 1 1 –6 0
Matt Tennyson 9 0 1 1 +7 2
Dmitri Kulikov 9 0 1 1 +4 2
Nick Merkley 3 0 1 1 +1 0
Jesper Bratt 3 0 1 1 +1 0
Jesper Boqvist 5 0 0 0 0 2
Mikhail Maltsev 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[8]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Mackenzie Blackwood 3 3 189:58 2 0 1 6 1.90 115 .948 0 0 0 0
Eric Comrie 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 3 3.00 33 .909 0 0 0 0
Scott Wedgewood 5 5 300:22 1 3 1 14 2.80 141 .901 1 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.

Roster

Updated May 17, 2024[9][10]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
34 Canada Jake Allen G L 33 2024 Fredericton, New Brunswick
88 Canada Kevin Bahl D L 23 2019 New Westminster, British Columbia
14 Canada Nathan Bastian Injured Reserve RW R 26 2021 Kitchener, Ontario
63 Sweden Jesper Bratt LW L 25 2017 Stockholm, Sweden
95 Canada Graeme Clarke (RFA) RW R 23 2019 Waconia, Minnesota
45 United States Kyle Criscuolo (UFA) C R 32 2023 Southampton, New Jersey
50 Canada Nico Daws (RFA) G L 22 2020 Munich, Germany
57 United States Nick DeSimone (UFA) D R 29 2024 East Amherst, New York
52 Canada Cal Foote (RFA) D R 25 2023 Englewood, Colorado
25 Canada Nolan Foote (RFA) LW L 23 2020 Englewood, Colorado
48 United States Brian Halonen LW R 25 2022 Delano, Minnesota
7 Canada Dougie Hamilton Injured Reserve D R 30 2021 Toronto, Ontario
82 Finland Santeri Hatakka (RFA) D L 23 2023 Riihimäki, Finland
56 Finland Erik Haula LW L 33 2022 Pori, Finland
13 Switzerland Nico Hischier (C) C L 25 2017 Brig, Switzerland
10 Sweden Alexander Holtz F L 21 2020 Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden
86 United States Jack Hughes (A) Injured Reserve C L 23 2019 Orlando, Florida
43 United States Luke Hughes D L 20 2021 Manchester, New Hampshire
31 Finland Kaapo Kahkonen (UFA) G L 27 2024 Helsinki, Finland
1 United States Keith Kinkaid Injured Reserve (UFA) G L 34 2023 Farmingville, New York
79 Canada Samuel Laberge LW L 27 2023 Châteauguay, Quebec
42 Canada Curtis Lazar C R 29 2023 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
– Canada Nathan Legare RW R 23 2024 Montreal, Quebec
23 Canada Kurtis MacDermid D L 30 2024 Quebec City, Quebec
6 United States John Marino D R 27 2022 Easton, Massachusetts
20 Canada Michael McLeod (UFA) C R 26 2016 Mississauga, Ontario
28 Switzerland Timo Meier LW L 27 2023 Herisau, Switzerland
91 Canada Dawson Mercer (RFA) C R 22 2020 Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
17 Slovakia Simon Nemec D R 20 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
92 Czech Republic Tomas Nosek (UFA) C L 31 2023 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
18 Czech Republic Ondrej Palat (A) LW L 33 2022 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
40 Switzerland Akira Schmid (RFA) G L 24 2018 Bern, Switzerland
71 Switzerland Jonas Siegenthaler D L 27 2021 Zürich, Switzerland
2 Canada Brendan Smith (UFA) D L 35 2022 Etobicoke, Ontario
11 Canada Chris Tierney (UFA) C L 29 2023 Keswick, Ontario
81 Canada Michael Vukojevic (RFA) D L 22 2019 Oakville, Ontario
46 United States Max Willman C L 29 2023 Barnstable, Massachusetts
33 Canada Tyler Wotherspoon (UFA) D L 31 2022 Burnaby, British Columbia

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To Arizona Coyotes
7th-round pick in 2020 		To New Jersey Devils
7th-round pick in 2021 		[11]
October 8, 2020 (2020-10-08) To Columbus Blue Jackets
5th-round pick in 2021 		To New Jersey Devils
Ryan Murray 		[12]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Joey Anderson 		To New Jersey Devils
Andreas Johnsson 		[13]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Brandon Baddock to Montreal Canadiens 1-year [14]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Corey Crawford from Chicago Blackhawks 2-year [15]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) John Hayden to Arizona Coyotes 1-year [16]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Dakota Mermis to Minnesota Wild 1-year [17]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Kevin Rooney to New York Rangers 2-year [18]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) Scott Wedgewood from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [19]
October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) Dmitry Kulikov from Winnipeg Jets 1-year [20]
October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26) Zane McIntyre to Dinamo Riga (KHL) 1-year [21]
January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07) Sami Vatanen from Carolina Hurricanes 1-year [22]
January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) Fredrik Claesson to San Jose Sharks 1-year [23]
February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01) Mirco Muller to Leksands IF (SHL) 1-year [24]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) Eric Comrie from Winnipeg Jets [25]
January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18) Aaron Dell from Toronto Maple Leafs [26]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) Josh Jacobs 1-year [30]
September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) Brett Seney 1-year [30]
September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) Ben Street 1-year [30]
October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21) Nick Merkley 1-year [31]
October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29) Colton White 1-year [32]
December 23, 2020 (2020-12-23) Mackenzie Blackwood 3-year [33]
December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24) Dawson Mercer 3-year [34]
January 10, 2021 (2021-01-10) Jesper Bratt 2-year [35]

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.[36] It was originally scheduled to be held on June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec,[37][38] but was postponed on March 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conclusion of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.[39]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 7 Alexander Holtz RW  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
1 181 Dawson Mercer C  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
1 202 Shakir Mukhamadullin D  Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
3 843 Nicolas Daws G  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
4 99 Jaromir Pytlik C  Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 1204 Ethan Edwards D  Canada Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
5 130 Artem Shlaine C  Russia Shattuck-St. Mary's High School (Minnesota)
6 161 Benjamin Baumgartner C  Austria HC Davos (NL)

Notes:

  1. The Arizona Coyotes' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on December 16, 2019, that sent Taylor Hall and Blake Speers to Arizona in exchange for Nick Merkley, Kevin Bahl, Nate Schnarr, a conditional third-round pick in 2021 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[40]
  2. The Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 16, 2020, that sent Blake Coleman to Tampa Bay in exchange for Nolan Foote and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41]
  3. The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020, that sent Sami Vatanen to Carolina in exchange for Fredrik Claesson, Janne Kuokkanen and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[42]
  4. The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Marcus Johansson to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[43]

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