The 2007-08 New Jersey Devils season is the franchise's 33rd season, and its 25th season as the New Jersey Devils. It is the first time they have played home games anywhere other than Continental Airlines Arena; this year marks the start of home games being played at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It began in October. On July 13, Brent Sutter was announced as head coach.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
- The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22-23
- The free agency period began on July 1.
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Regular season[]
Season standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
2 | 4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
3 | 5 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
4 | 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
5 | 13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
Game log[]
October[]
Record: 4-6-1; Home: 1-1-0; Road: 3-5-1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 4 | New Jersey | 1 - 3 | Tampa Bay | Brodeur | 19,454 | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
2 | October 6 | New Jersey | 4 - 1 | Florida | Weekes | 19,250 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
3 | October 8 | New Jersey | 2 - 4 | Ottawa | Brodeur | 18,260 | 1-2-0 | 2 | |
4 | October 11 | New Jersey | 0 - 3 | Florida | Brodeur | 10,847 | 1-3-0 | 2 | |
5 | October 13 | New Jersey | 6 - 5 | Atlanta | Brodeur | 15,606 | 2-3-0 | 4 | |
6 | October 17 | New Jersey | 5 - 4 | Pittsburgh | Brodeur | 16,990 | 3-3-0 | 6 | |
7 | October 18 | New Jersey | 0 - 4 | Philadelphia | Brodeur | 19,113 | 3-4-0 | 6 | |
8 | October 20 | New Jersey | 3 - 4 | NY Islanders | OT | Weekes | 14,092 | 3-4-1 | 7 |
9 | October 25 | New Jersey | 0 - 2 | NY Rangers | Brodeur | 18,200 | 3-5-1 | 7 | |
10 | October 27 | Ottawa | 4 - 1 | New Jersey | Brodeur | 17,625 | 3-6-1 | 7 | |
11 | October 31 | Tampa Bay | 1 - 6 | New Jersey | Brodeur | 13,218 | 4-6-1 | 9 |
November[]
Record: 1-0-0; Home: 1-0-0; Road: 0-0-0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
12 | November 2 | Toronto | 2 - 3 | New Jersey | Brodeur | 14,523 | 5-6-1 | 11 | |
13 | November 3 | New Jersey | NY Rangers | ||||||
14 | November 5 | Pittsburgh | New Jersey | ||||||
15 | November 8 | Philadelphia | New Jersey | ||||||
16 | November 10 | New Jersey | NY Islanders | ||||||
17 | November 12 | New Jersey | Pittsburgh | ||||||
18 | November 14 | NY Rangers | New Jersey | ||||||
19 | November 16 | NY Islanders | New Jersey | ||||||
20 | November 17 | New Jersey | Philadelphia | ||||||
21 | November 21 | New Jersey | Pittsburgh | ||||||
22 | November 23 | New Jersey | Atlanta | ||||||
23 | November 24 | New Jersey | Tampa Bay | ||||||
24 | November 28 | Dallas | New Jersey | ||||||
25 | November 30 | Montreal | New Jersey |
December[]
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
26 | December 2 | Atlanta | New Jersey | ||||||
27 | December 5 | Boston | New Jersey | ||||||
28 | December 7 | Washington | New Jersey | ||||||
29 | December 9 | New Jersey | NY Rangers | ||||||
30 | December 10 | New Jersey | Washington | ||||||
31 | December 13 | New Jersey | Boston | ||||||
32 | December 15 | Phoenix | New Jersey | ||||||
33 | December 16 | Philadelphia | New Jersey | ||||||
34 | December 18 | New Jersey | Vancouver | ||||||
35 | December 21 | New Jersey | Edmonton | ||||||
36 | December 23 | New Jersey | Calgary | ||||||
37 | December 28 | Buffalo | New Jersey | ||||||
38 | December 29 | New Jersey | NY Islanders |
January[]
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
39 | January 2 | Florida | New Jersey | ||||||
40 | January 4 | Philadelphia | New Jersey | ||||||
41 | January 5 | New Jersey | Boston | ||||||
42 | January 8 | Buffalo | New Jersey | ||||||
43 | January 10 | New Jersey | Hurricanes | ||||||
44 | January 12 | New Jersey | Buffalo | ||||||
45 | January 16 | NY Islanders | New Jersey | ||||||
46 | January 18 | Philadelphia | New Jersey | ||||||
47 | January 20 | Florida | New Jersey | ||||||
48 | January 22 | Philadelphia | New Jersey | ||||||
49 | January 24 | Montreal | New Jersey | ||||||
50 | January 29 | Pittsburgh | New Jersey |
February[]
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
51 | February 1 | NY Rangers | New Jersey | ||||||
52 | February 2 | Los Angeles | New Jersey | ||||||
53 | February 4 | Pittsburgh | New Jersey | ||||||
54 | February 6 | New Jersey | Buffalo | ||||||
55 | February 8 | Anaheim | New Jersey | ||||||
56 | February 9 | Hurricanes | New Jersey | ||||||
57 | February 13 | Ottawa | New Jersey | ||||||
58 | February 15 | Atlanta | New Jersey | ||||||
59 | February 16 | New Jersey | Ottawa | ||||||
60 | February 18 | Hurricanes | New Jersey | ||||||
61 | February 20 | San Jose | New Jersey | ||||||
62 | February 23 | NY Islanders | New Jersey | ||||||
63 | February 24 | New Jersey | Washington | ||||||
64 | February 26 | New Jersey | Hurricanes | ||||||
65 | February 29 | Washington | New Jersey |
March[]
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
66 | March 1 | New Jersey | Montreal | ||||||
67 | March 4 | New Jersey | Toronto | ||||||
68 | March 7 | Tampa Bay | New Jersey | ||||||
69 | March 8 | New Jersey | Toronto | ||||||
70 | March 11 | New Jersey | Montreal | ||||||
71 | March 13 | New Jersey | Minnesota | ||||||
72 | March 15 | New Jersey | Colorado | ||||||
73 | March 19 | NY Rangers | New Jersey | ||||||
74 | March 21 | NY Islanders | New Jersey | ||||||
75 | March 22 | New Jersey | Pittsburgh | ||||||
76 | March 25 | Pittsburgh | New Jersey | ||||||
77 | March 27 | New Jersey | NY Rangers | ||||||
78 | March 28 | Philadelphia | New Jersey |
April[]
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
79 | April 1 | New Jersey | NY Islanders | ||||||
80 | April 2 | Boston | New Jersey | ||||||
81 | April 4 | New Jersey | Philadelphia | ||||||
82 | April 6 | NY Rangers | New Jersey |
Player stats[]
Skaters[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Zach Parise | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 2 |
John Madden | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
Jay Pandolfo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Travis Zajac | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
Patrik Elias | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
Paul Martin | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
Arron Asham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
Brian Gionta | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
Dainius Zubrus | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
David Clarkson | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 41 |
Goaltenders[]
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Martin Brodeur | 10 | 596 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | .889 | 2.92 |
Kevin Weekes | 2 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .928 | 2.40 |
Awards and records[]
Records[]
Milestones[]
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Nicklas Bergfors | 1st NHL Game | October 4, 2007 | |||||||
Mike Mottau | 1st NHL Goal | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
Michael Rupp | 200th NHL Game | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
Brian Gionta | 200th NHL Point | October 13, 2007 | |||||||
Zach Parise | 100th NHL Point | October 17, 2007 | |||||||
Rod Pelley | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
October 20, 2007 | |||||||
Martin Brodeur | 900th NHL Game | October 31, 2007 | |||||||
Olli Malmivaara | 1st NHL Game | October 31, 2007 | |||||||
Dainius Zubrus | 700th NHL Game | October 31, 2007 |
Transactions[]
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.
Trades[]
Free agents[]
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Draft picks[]
New Jersey's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[1]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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2 | 57 | Mike Hoeffel | Wing | US National Team Development Program (NAHL) | |
3 | 79 | Nick Palmieri | Wing | Erie Otters (OHL) | |
3 | 87 | Corbin McPherson | Defenceman | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) | |
4 | 117 | Matt Halischuk | Right Wing | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
6 | 177 | Vili Sopanen | Win | Pelicans Lahti | |
7 | 207 | Ryan Molle | Defenceman | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
Roster[]
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