# 2009–10 New Jersey Devils season

The 2009–10 New Jersey Devils season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 28th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.

## Off-season

On June 9, 2009, Brent Sutter resigned as head coach of the Devils to become the head coach of the Calgary Flames.
At the Entry Draft, the Devils traded with the Calgary Flames to move up in the draft and chose Jacob Josefson with the 20th overall pick.
On July 13, 2009, the Devils named Jacques Lemaire as their new head coach. This was Lemaire's 2nd stint with the club. He won the Stanley Cup as head coach of the Devils back in 1995.

## Preseason

Pre-season: 4–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/attendanceRecord
1September 16New York Rangers3–2 (SO)Prudential Center – 10,4811–0–0
2September 23New York Islanders4–2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 8,2562–0–0
3September 24Philadelphia Flyers1–2 (OT)Wachovia Center – 17,6502–0–1
4September 26Philadelphia Flyers1–0Prudential Center – 11,1673–0–1
5September 29New York Islanders4–2Prudential Center – 10,3114–0–1 :
Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss :

## Regular season

The Devils allowed only 186 goals (excluding five shootout goals) during the regular season, the fewest of all 30 teams. They were also the most disciplined team in the NHL, with just 240 power-play opportunities against.
* December 21, 2009 – In a victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Martin Brodeur broke Terry Sawchuk's record for the most regular-season shutouts with his 104th career shutout. Then, he shut out the Penguins again on December 30, 2009, earning him his 105th shutout, giving him the all-time professional record for most shutouts.
* April 6, 2010 – In a victory over the Atlanta Thrashers, Martin Brodeur earned his 600th career win and 110th career shutout.

### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 |
| 2 | y – New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 |
| 3 | y – Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 |
| 8.5 ||||||||||
| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 |
| 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 |
| 14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 |
| 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

## Schedule and results

2009–10 game log: 48–27–7, 101 points (Home: 27–10–3; Road: 21–17–3) :
October: 8–4–0, 16 points (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 7–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1October 3Philadelphia Flyers2–5Prudential Center – 17,6250–1–00
2October 5New York Rangers2–3Prudential Center – 17,6250–2–00
3October 8Tampa Bay Lightning4–3 (SO)St. Pete Times Forum – 17,4541–2–02
4October 10Florida Panthers3–2BankAtlantic Center – 18,8022–2–04
5October 12Washington Capitals3–2 (SO)Verizon Center – 18,2773–2–06
6October 16Atlanta Thrashers2–4Prudential Center – 14,1873–3–06
7October 17Carolina Hurricanes2–0Prudential Center – 15,0214–3–08
8October 22New York Rangers4–2Madison Square Garden – 18,2005–3–010
9October 24Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Mellon Arena – 17,1326–3–012
10October 28Buffalo Sabres1–4Prudential Center – 14,1826–4–012
11October 29Boston Bruins2–1TD Garden – 17,5657–4–014
12October 31Tampa Bay Lightning2–1 (SO)St. Pete Times Forum – 12,1548–4–016 :
November: 9–2–1, 19 points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 3–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
13November 4Washington Capitals3–2Prudential Center – 13,4989–4–018
14November 6New York Islanders2–1Prudential Center – 14,10910–4–020
15November 7Ottawa Senators3–2Scotiabank Place – 18,78111–4–022
16November 11Anaheim Ducks3–1Prudential Center – 14,12312–4–024
17November 12Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Mellon Arena – 17,00513–4–026
18November 14Washington Capitals5–2Prudential Center – 16,52114–4–028
19November 16Philadelphia Flyers2–3Wachovia Center – 19,67314–5–028
20November 19Nashville Predators2–3 (SO)Sommet Center – 13,44514–5–129
21November 21Dallas Stars3–5American Airlines Center – 17,51414–6–129
22November 25Ottawa Senators3–1Prudential Center – 14,05615–6–131
23November 27Boston Bruins2–1 (SO)TD Garden – 17,56516–6–133
24November 28New York Islanders6–1Prudential Center – 16,96117–6–135 :
December: 11–4–0, 22 points (Home: 8–2–0; Road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
25December 2Vancouver Canucks2–5Prudential Center – 13,58617–7–135
26December 4Tampa Bay Lightning3–2Prudential Center – 15,33618–7–137
27December 5Detroit Red Wings4–3 (SO)Prudential Center – 17,62519–7–139
28December 7Buffalo Sabres3–0HSBC Arena – 18,69020–7–141
29December 9Carolina Hurricanes4–2Prudential Center – 12,01321–7–143
30December 11Florida Panthers2–4Prudential Center – 14,13221–8–143
31December 12Philadelphia Flyers4–1Prudential Center – 15,72422–8–145
32December 16Montreal Canadiens2–1Prudential Center – 12,17823–8–147
33December 18Ottawa Senators4–2Prudential Center – 13,72824–8–149
34December 19Atlanta Thrashers5–4Philips Arena – 14,61625–8–151
35December 21Pittsburgh Penguins4–0Mellon Arena – 17,13226–8–153
36December 26Washington Capitals1–4Verizon Center – 18,27726–9–153
37December 28Atlanta Thrashers3–2Prudential Center – 17,02427–9–155
38December 30Pittsburgh Penguins2–0Prudential Center – 17,62528–9–157
39December 31Chicago Blackhawks1–5United Center – 21,61428–10–157 :
January: 7–7–1, 15 points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
40January 2Minnesota Wild5–3Xcel Energy Center – 19,15529–10–159
41January 5Dallas Stars4–0Prudential Center – 14,20230–10–161
42January 8/10Tampa Bay Lightning2–4Prudential Center – 15,12930–11–161
43January 9Montreal Canadiens2–1 (OT)Bell Centre – 21,27331–11–163
44January 12New York Rangers1–0 (SO)Madison Square Garden – 18,20032–11–165
45January 14Phoenix Coyotes3–4Jobing.com Arena – 9,43032–12–165
46January 16Colorado Avalanche1–3Pepsi Center – 17,81632–13–165
47January 18New York Islanders0–4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 16,25032–14–165
48January 20Florida Panthers2–0Prudential Center – 13,93133–14–167
49January 22Montreal Canadiens1–3Prudential Center – 17,62533–15–167
50January 23New York Islanders4–2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 16,25034–15–169
51January 26Ottawa Senators0–3Scotiabank Place – 18,10734–16–169
52January 27Buffalo Sabres1–2 (SO)HSBC Arena – 18,69034–16–270
53January 29Toronto Maple Leafs5–4 (OT)Prudential Center – 15,53635–16–272
54January 31Los Angeles Kings2–3Prudential Center – 17,62535–17–272 :
February: 2–4–1, 5 points (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
55February 2Toronto Maple Leafs0–3Air Canada Centre – 19,32635–18–272
56February 5Toronto Maple Leafs4–3Prudential Center – 15,20436–18–274
57February 6New York Rangers1–3Madison Square Garden – 18,20036–19–274
58February 8Philadelphia Flyers2–3Wachovia Center – 19,67836–20–274
59February 10Philadelphia Flyers2–3 (OT)Prudential Center – 5,58036–20–375
60February 12Nashville Predators5–2Prudential Center – 17,62537–20–377
61February 13Carolina Hurricanes2–5RBC Center – 16,46637–21–377 :
March: 7–5–3, 17 points (Home: 5–1–2; Road: 2–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
62March 2San Jose Sharks4–3HP Pavilion – 17,56238–21–379
63March 5Calgary Flames3–5Pengrowth Saddledome – 19,28938–22–379
64March 7Edmonton Oilers0–2Rexall Place – 16,83938–23–379
65March 10New York Rangers6–3Prudential Center – 17,62539–23–381
66March 12Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Prudential Center – 17,62540–23–383
67March 13New York Islanders2–4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 15,58340–24–383
68March 15Boston Bruins3–2Prudential Center – 15,80141–24–385
69March 17Pittsburgh Penguins5–2Prudential Center – 17,62542–24–387
70March 18Toronto Maple Leafs1–2 (SO)Air Canada Centre – 19,18342–24–488
71March 20St. Louis Blues0–1Prudential Center – 17,62542–25–488
72March 23Columbus Blue Jackets6–3Prudential Center – 14,20243–25–490
73March 25New York Rangers3–4 (SO)Prudential Center – 17,62543–25–591
74March 27Montreal Canadiens4–2Bell Centre – 21,27344–25–593
75March 28Philadelphia Flyers1–5Wachovia Center – 19,76944–26–593
76March 30Boston Bruins0–1 (OT)Prudential Center – 16,63644–26–694 :
April: 4–1–1, 9 points (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
77April 2Chicago Blackhawks1–2 (SO)Prudential Center – 17,62544–26–795
78April 3Carolina Hurricanes4–0RBC Center – 16,07345–26–797
79April 6Atlanta Thrashers3–0Philips Arena – 12,03846–26–799
80April 8Florida Panthers2–3BankAtlantic Center – 15,27346–27–799
81April 10New York Islanders7–1Prudential Center – 17,62547–27–7101
82April 11Buffalo Sabres2–1Prudential Center – 17,62548–27–7103 :
2009–10 schedule
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :
* ↑ Game 42 began on January 8, however, it was completed on January 10 due to a partial blackout of the sports lighting at the Prudential Center. See #Lighting incident for more information.

### Lighting incident

On January 8, 2010, a lighting problem occurred in the arena during a game between the Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay was leading 3–0 with 9:12 left in the second period when half of the sports lights went out due to an interruption in power on the grid feeding electricity to the arena, followed by a failure of a computer-operated lighting system that allowed the sports lighting system to function with the circuit breakers. PSE&G and Prudential Center electricians worked on the situation for 1 hour and 52 minutes but could not reboot the system. The game was suspended due to the lighting problem; it was resumed two nights later, with about 3,000 of the original crowd of 15,129 in attendance. The Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning and the NHL agreed to waive a rule prohibiting players from participating in an NHL-sanctioned event on three consecutive nights as per the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. Tampa Bay won, 4–2, with Lightning center Steven Stamkos scoring two goals in the contest: one on Friday and one on Sunday.

## Playoffs

With their win on March 27, 2010, against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, the Devils clinched a playoff berth and participated in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 13th consecutive season and for the 20th time in 22 seasons.
2010 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Zach Parise | 81 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 24 | 32 |
| Travis Zajac | 82 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 22 | 24 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 81 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 6 | 44 |
| Patrik Elias | 58 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 18 | 40 |
| Brian Rolston | 80 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 22 |
| Andy Greene | 78 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 9 | 14 |
| Dainius Zubrus | 51 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 28 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk$^†$ | 27 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 8 |
| Niclas Bergfors$^‡$ | 54 | 13 | 14 | 27 | −7 | 10 |
| David Clarkson | 46 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 85 |
| Rob Niedermayer | 71 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 45 |
| Mike Mottau | 79 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 41 |
| Dean McAmmond | 62 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −1 | 40 |
| Bryce Salvador | 79 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 57 |
| Colin White | 81 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| Paul Martin | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| Rod Pelley | 63 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −4 | 40 |
| Vladimir Zharkov | 40 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Jay Pandolfo | 52 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −10 | 6 |
| Mark Fraser | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| Ilkka Pikkarainen | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 10 |
| Johnny Oduya$^‡$ | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Cory Murphy | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Martin Skoula$^†$ | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Anssi Salmela$^†$ | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 48 |
| Matthew Halischuk | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| Tyler Eckford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Sestito | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Patrick Davis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Nick Palmieri | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peters | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 93 |
| Rob Davison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Walter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Corrente | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Patrik Elias | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| Zach Parise | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Rolston | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| Travis Zajac | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Greene | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Dainius Zubrus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Colin White | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
| Mike Mottau | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean McAmmond | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Rob Niedermayer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| Bryce Salvador | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Martin Skoula | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Paul Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| David Clarkson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 22 |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mark Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Rod Pelley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Corrente | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Martin Brodeur | 76 | 4499 | 45 | 25 | 6 | 168 | 2.24 | 2004 | .916 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Yann Danis | 12 | 467 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2.06 | 207 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Martin Brodeur | 5 | 299 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.01 | 126 | .881 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Devils. Stats reflect time with Devils only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Martin Brodeur | William M. Jennings Trophy | End of regular season |
| Martin Brodeur | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 30, 2009 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | NHL First Star of the Week | January 4, 2010 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 29, 2010 |

### Nominations

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Place |
| Martin Brodeur | Vezina Trophy | Finalist |

### Records

| Player | Record (amount) | Achieved |
| Martin Brodeur | Most career minutes played by a goaltender in the NHL (60,963) | November 27, 2009 |
| Martin Brodeur | Most games played by an NHL goaltender (1,030) | December 18, 2009 |
| Martin Brodeur | Most shutouts by an NHL goaltender (104) | December 21, 2009 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Ilkka Pikkarainen | 1st NHL game | October 5, 2009 |
| Colin White | 600th NHL game | October 17, 2009 |
| Mike Mottau | 100th NHL PIM | October 22, 2009 |
| John Oduya | 150th NHL PIM | October 22, 2009 |
| Jay Pandolfo | 150th NHL PIM | October 24, 2009 |
| Mark Fraser | 1st NHL goal 1st NHL point | October 24, 2009 |
| Mark Fraser | 1st NHL assist | October 31, 2009 |
| Travis Zajac | 150th NHL point | November 4, 2009 |
| Ilkka Pikkarainen | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | November 6, 2009 |
| Martin Brodeur | 1,000th NHL career start | November 7, 2009 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 900th NHL game | November 11, 2009 |
| Matt Halischuk | 1st NHL goal | November 14, 2009 |
| Tim Sestito | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | November 14, 2009 |
| Bryce Salvador | 550th NHL game | November 16, 2009 |
| Travis Zajac | 100th NHL assist | November 19, 2009 |
| Tyler Eckford | 1st NHL game | November 19, 2009 |
| Tyler Eckford | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | November 21, 2009 |
| Matthew Corrente | 1st NHL game | November 21, 2009 |
| Andy Greene | 150th NHL game | November 25, 2009 |
| Mike Mottau | 200th NHL game | November 25, 2009 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 350th NHL assist | November 28, 2009 |
| Vladimir Zharkov | 1st NHL game | November 28, 2009 |
| Vladimir Zharkov | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | December 4, 2009 |
| Zach Parise | 150th NHL assist | December 9, 2009 |
| Patrik Elias | 300th NHL goal | December 12, 2009 |
| Ilkka Pikkarainen | 1st NHL goal | December 16, 2009 |
| John Oduya | 250th NHL game | December 16, 2009 |
| Dean McAmmond | 950th NHL game | December 21, 2009 |
| Martin Brodeur | 600th NHL win | April 6, 2010 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 26, 2009 | To Calgary Flames 1st-round pick (23rd overall) in 2009 3rd-round pick (84th overall) in 2009 | To New Jersey Devils 1st-round pick (20th overall) in 2009 |
| June 30, 2009 | To New York Islanders Tony Romano | To New Jersey Devils Ben Walter Conditional pick in 2012 |
| February 4, 2010 | To Atlanta Thrashers Johnny Oduya Niclas Bergfors Patrice Cormier 1st-round pick in 2010 2nd-round pick in 2010 | To New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk Anssi Salmela 2nd-round pick in 2010 |
| March 3, 2010 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th-round pick in 2010 | To New Jersey Devils Martin Skoula |
* ↑ Condition not satisfied.

### Free agents acquired

| Player | Former team | Contract terms |
| Ilkka Pikkarainen | HIFK | undisclosed |
| Yann Danis | New York Islanders | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Cory Murphy | Tampa Bay Lightning | undisclosed |
| Rob Niedermayer | Anaheim Ducks | 1 year, $1 million |

### Free agents lost

| Player | New team | Contract terms |
| Brian Gionta | Montreal Canadiens | 5 years, $25 million |
| John Madden | Chicago Blackhawks | 1 year, $2.75 million |
| Mike Rupp | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 years, $1.65 million |
| Scott Clemmensen | Florida Panthers | 3 years, $3.6 million |

### Lost via waivers

| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers |
| Jay Leach | Montreal Canadiens | November 6, 2009 |

### Lost via retirement

* Player
* Brendan Shanahan
* Kevin Weekes
* Bobby Holik

### Player signings

| Player | Contract terms |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | undisclosed |
| Johnny Oduya | 3 years, $10.5 million |
| Andy Greene | 2 years, $1.475 million |
| Travis Zajac | 4 years, $15.55 million |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1 year, $1 million |
| Mattias Tedenby | undisclosed |
| Jacob Josefson | undisclosed |
| Eric Gelinas | undisclosed |
| Dan Kelly | undisclosed |

## Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Club team |
| 1 | 20 (from Calgary) | Jacob Josefson | C | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Elitserien) |
| 2 | 54 | Eric Gelinas | D | Canada | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 73 (from Minnesota) | Alexander Urbom | D | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Elitserien) |
| 4 | 114 | Seth Helgeson | D | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 5 | 144 | Derek Rodwell | LW | Canada | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Ashton Bernard | LW | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 204 | Curtis Gedig | D | Canada | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) |

## Farm teams

The Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League and the Trenton Devils of the ECHL remain the New Jersey Devils' minor league affiliates for the 2009–10 season.