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2014–15 New Jersey Devils season

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2014–15 New Jersey Devils
Division7th Metropolitan
Conference13th Eastern
2014–15 record32–36–14
Home record19–14–8
Road record13–22–6
Goals for181
Goals against216
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachPeter DeBoer (Oct.–Dec.)
Adam Oates and Scott Stevens (Dec.–Apr.)
CaptainBryce Salvador
Alternate captainsPatrik Elias
Andy Greene
Travis Zajac
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance15,189[1]
Team leaders
GoalsMike Cammalleri (25)
AssistsScott Gomez (27)
PointsAdam Henrique (40)
Penalty minutesJordin Tootoo (70)
Plus/minusStephen Gionta (+6)
WinsCory Schneider (26)
Goals against averageCory Schneider (2.17)

The 2014–15 New Jersey Devils season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 33rd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] The Devils missed the playoffs for the third straight year.

Standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – New York Rangers 82 53 22 7 49 252 192 +60 113
2 x – Washington Capitals 82 45 26 11 40 242 203 +39 101
3 x – New York Islanders 82 47 28 7 40 252 230 +22 101
4 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
2 ME x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Scott Gomez Elbowing Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin during NHL game No. 1163 in New Jersey on Friday, April 3, 2015, at 14:38 of the second period. $1,478.49 April 4, 2015[3]

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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Game log

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

Player statistics

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Final stats[4]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cory Schneider 69 68 3924 26 31 9 148 2.26 1982 0.925 5 0 2 0
Keith Kinkaid 19 13 925 6 5 4 40 2.59 469 0.915 0 0 0 0
Scott Clemmensen 3 1 102 0 0 1 8 4.71 54 0.852 0 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.

Notable achievements

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
February 26, 2015[6] To Florida Panthers
Jaromir Jagr
To New Jersey Devils
2nd-round pick in 2015
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015[7] To Detroit Red Wings
Marek Zidlicky
To New Jersey Devils
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016

Lost via retirement

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Player Date

Draft picks

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Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.[30] The team finished the previous season ranked 20th in the league, but were relegated to select 30th overall for attempting to circumvent the salary cap in 2010.[31]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 30 John Quenneville C  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2 41 Joshua Jacobs D  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
3 71 Connor Chatham RW  United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5 131 Ryan Rehill D  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6 152a Joey Dudek C  United States Kimball Union Academy (High-NH)
6 161 Brandon Baddock LW  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
Draft notes[32]
  • New Jersey will pick 30th overall in the first round.[33][34] The Devils were expected to forfeit their first-round pick in 2014 (they elected to keep their first-round picks in 2011, 2012 and 2013)[35] as the result of a penalty sanction due to cap circumvention when signing Ilya Kovalchuk. The penalty also included a fine of $3 million and the forfeit of the Devils' third round pick in 2011.[36] The NHL partially rescinded the penalty keeping all of the penalties, except for modifying the first-round pick and reducing the fine to $1.5 million.[34][37]
  • New Jersey's fourth-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013, that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to New Jersey in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[38]
  • a The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick will go to New Jersey as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013, that sent Krys Barch and St. Louis' seventh-round pick in 2015 to Florida in exchange for Scott Timmins and this pick.[39]
  • New Jersey's seventh-round pick will go to Arizona as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Steve Sullivan to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[40]

References

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  1. ^ "2014-2015 NHL Attendance". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ^ "Devils forward Gomez fined for elbowing". NHL. April 4, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - New Jersey Devils - Statistics". New Jersey Devils. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Devils acquire second, third-round picks from Florida for Jagr
  7. ^ Devils acquire conditional 3rd-round pick from Detroit for D Marek Zidlicky
  8. ^ Devils sign Mike Cammalleri
  9. ^ Devils ink forward Martin Havlat
  10. ^ Clemmensen signs with Devils
  11. ^ Devils sign Jordin Tootoo
  12. ^ Devils bring back veteran center Gomez
  13. ^ Devils ink Kalinin to entry-level contract
  14. ^ Devils sign defenseman Vojtech Mozik
  15. ^ BLOG: Mark Fayne signs with Oilers
  16. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Anton Volchenkov to a One-Year Contract
  17. ^ "Tedenby: "Vi har grymma supportrar""
  18. ^ Wild Inks Carter To One-Year Deal
  19. ^ Blues Sign Brodeur to One-Year Deal
  20. ^ "Blueliners O'Brien, Gleason and Volchenkov put on waivers". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  21. ^ "Devils Address Offensive Needs Through Free Agency | The NHL Files". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  22. ^ a b Devils re-sign forwards Gionta, Bernier
  23. ^ Devils re-sign Cory Schneider
  24. ^ Devils Re-Sign Defenseman Andy Greene to Long-Term Contract
  25. ^ Devils re-sign D Eric Gelinas
  26. ^ Devils re-sign Kinkaid to two-year contract
  27. ^ Devils re-sign Jordin Tootoo
  28. ^ a b Devils sign prospects Ryan Kujawinski, Blake Pietila
  29. ^ Devils re-sign G Scott Wedgewood
  30. ^ "Cats Win NHL Draft Lottery". April 15, 2014.
  31. ^ "New Jersey Devils won't have to forfeit first-round pick over Ilya Kovalchuk deal, NHL announces | National Post". Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  32. ^ "2014 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  33. ^ "Devils' penalty for Kovalchuk contract modified" (Press release). NHL. March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  34. ^ a b Curtis, Charles. "NHL to give back Devils' first-round pick after Ilya Kovalchuk retirement, report says". NJ.Com.
  35. ^ "Report: Lamoriello: Devils keeping 2013 first-round pick". National Hockey League. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  36. ^ "NHL fines Devils, take away draft picks for cap circumvention". TSN. September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  37. ^ "NHL ALTERS PUNISHMENT TO DEVILS OVER KOVALCHUK CONTRACT". TSN.ca. March 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  38. ^ "Devils acquire Ponikarovsky from Jets". National Hockey League. February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  39. ^ "Devils, Panthers swap depth forwards, picks". National Hockey League. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  40. ^ "Devils get Steve Sullivan from Coyotes". National Hockey League. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.