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Stanley Cup Bush Devils

The 2003 Stanley Cup champion Devils present a jersey to U.S. President George W. Bush.

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Devils arrived in New Jersey in 1982 after transferring from Denver, Colorado, where they were known as the Colorado Rockies since 1976. Prior to that, the franchise entered the league as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974. The 2008-09 season is the 26th season of play, and 27th year of play in New Jersey. It is the 36th year for the Devils franchise, and including the team's time in Kansas City and Denver, the Devils have won over 1100 regular season games, 17th overall in NHL history.[1]

New Jersey played its first 11 seasons in the Patrick Division before moving to the Atlantic Division when the NHL renamed divisions in 1993. The Devils first qualified for the playoffs in 1988, eventually losing in the Conference Finals.[2] The team then made the playoffs several times after that before capturing their first Stanley Cup in the lockout-shortened 1995 season.[2] The following year, however, the Devils missed the playoffs, becoming the first team in 26 years to fail to qualify for the playoffs the season after a Stanley Cup victory.[3] Since 1997, however, the Devils have qualified for the playoffs each season, a streak surpassed only by the Detroit Red Wings. The Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and 2003, and advanced to the Finals in 2001, only to lose to the Colorado Avalanche in seven games.[1] Overall, the Devils have made 19 appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs in their 26 seasons in New Jersey, including the last 12 consecutive seasons.[2]

Season-by-season history[]

Stanley Cup Champions Presidents' Trophy Prince of Wales Trophy Division Champions
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Devils' season-by-season record
Season Team Conference Division Regular Season[4] Post Season[5]
Finish GP W L T OT Pts GF GA GP W L GF GA Result
1982–83 1982–83 Wales Patrick 5th 80 17 49 14 48 230 338 Did not qualify
1983–84 1983–84 Wales Patrick 5th 80 17 56 7 41 231 350 Did not qualify
1984–85 1984–85 Wales Patrick 5th 80 22 48 10 54 264 346 Did not qualify
1985–86 1985–86 Wales Patrick 6th 80 28 49 3 59 300 374 Did not qualify
1986–87 1986–87 Wales Patrick 6th 80 29 45 6 64 293 368 Did not qualify
1987–88 1987–88 Wales Patrick 4th 80 38 36 6 82 295 296 20 11 9 67 71 Won in Division Semifinals, 4–2 (Islanders)
Won in Division Finals, 4–3 (Capitals)
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Bruins)
1988–89 1988–89 Wales Patrick 5th 80 27 41 12 66 281 325 Did not qualify
1989–90 1989–90 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 37 34 9 83 295 288 6 2 4 18 21 Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Capitals)
1990–91 1990–91 Wales Patrick 4th 80 32 33 15 79 272 264 7 3 4 21 21 Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Penguins)
1991–92 1991–92 Wales Patrick 4th 80 38 31 11 87 289 259 7 3 4 25 28 Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Rangers)
1992–93 1992–93 Wales Patrick 4th 84 40 37 7 87 308 299 5 4 1 15 23 Lost in Division Semifinals, 1–4 (Penguins)
1993–94 1993–94 Eastern[6] Atlantic[6] 2nd 84 47 25 12 106 306 220 20 11 9 52 49 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–3 (Sabres)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–2 (Bruins)
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Rangers)
1994–95[7] 1994–95 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 48 22 18 8 52 136 121 20 16 4 67 34 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–1 (Bruins)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–1 (Penguins)
Won in Conference Finals, 4–2 (Flyers)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4–0 (Red Wings)
1995–96 1995–96 Eastern Atlantic 6th 82 37 33 12 86 215 202 Did not qualify
1996–97 1996–97 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 45 23 14 104 231 182 10 5 5 27 21 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–1 (Canadiens)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Rangers)
1997–98 1997–98 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 48 23 11 107 225 166 6 2 4 12 13 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Senators)
1998–99 1998–99 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 47 24 11 105 248 196 7 3 4 18 21 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Penguins)
1999–2000 1999–2000 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 82 45 24 8 5 103 251 203 24 16 7 61 37 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Panthers)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–2 (Maple Leafs)
Won in Conference Finals, 4–3 (Flyers)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4–2 (Stars)
2000–01 2000–01 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 48 19 12 3 111 295 195 25 15 10 69 52 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Hurricanes)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–3 (Maple Leafs)
Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Penguins)
Lost in Finals, 3–4 (Avalanche)
2001–02 2001–02 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 41 28 9 4 95 205 187 6 2 4 11 9 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Hurricanes)
2002–03 2002–03 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 46 20 10 6 108 216 166 24 16 8 63 38 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–1 (Bruins)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–1 (Lightning)
Won in Conference Finals, 4–3 (Senators)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4–3 (Mighty Ducks)
2003–04 2003–04 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 82 43 25 12 2 100 213 164 5 1 4 9 14 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Flyers)
2004–05 2004–05 Season canceled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 2005–06 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 46 27 9 101 242 229 9 5 4 27 21 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Rangers)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Hurricanes)
2006–07 2006–07 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 49 24 9 107 216 201 11 5 6 30 29 Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Lightning)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Senators)
2007–08 2007–08 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 82 46 29 7 99 206 197 5 1 4 12 19 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Rangers)
2008–09 2008–09 Eastern Atlantic 1st 82 51 27 4 106 244 209 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Hurricanes)
Totals 2082 986 828 219 49 2240 6507 6345 217 121 95 604 521


Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHL team index. Sports Reference LLC.. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 New Jersey Devils seasons. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2009-05-20.
  3. Alex Yannis (1996-04-14). The Devils' Playoff Chase Ends With a Whimper. New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-05-20.
  4. Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OT—Overtime/Shootout losses (worth one point), GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
  5. The result of the playoff series with Devils' result first no matter of the outcome, followed by opposite team in parenthesis.
  6. 6.0 6.1 The Prince of Wales Conference was created in 1974 when the NHL realigned its teams into two conferences and four divisions. The conferences and divisions were re-aligned in 1981 to better reflect the geographical locations of the teams, but the existing names were retained with the Wales Conference becoming the conference for the NHL's Eastern North America teams. The names of conferences and divisions were changed in 1993 to reflect their geographic locations.
  7. Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.

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