# 2022–23 New Jersey Devils season

The 2022–23 New Jersey Devils season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 41st season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. This season saw the Devils clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2018 following a win over the Ottawa Senators on March 25, 2023. On April 6, the team recorded its second 50-win season in franchise history. In the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Devils defeated the New York Rangers in a seven-game series. It was their first playoff series win since the 2011–12 season, which was also against the Rangers. They were then defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the Second Round.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 113 |
| 2 | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 291 | 226 | +65 | 112 |
| 3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 37 | 277 | 219 | +58 | 107 |
| 4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 5 | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 6 | e – Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 7 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 8 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Florida Panthers | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 290 | 273 | +17 | 92 |
| 3 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 4 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 296 | 300 | −4 | 91 |
| 5 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 261 | 271 | −10 | 86 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 240 | 279 | −39 | 80 |
| 7 | ME | e – Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 8 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 232 | 307 | −75 | 68 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 28, 2022.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

The Devils faced the New York Rangers in the First Round, and won the series in seven games. The Devils played the Carolina Hurricanes in the Second Round, losing the series in five games.
2023 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

As of May 11, 2023

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jack Hughes | 78 | 43 | 56 | 99 | +10 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | 81 | 31 | 49 | 80 | +33 | 10 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 82 | 22 | 52 | 74 | +23 | 50 |
| Jesper Bratt | 82 | 32 | 41 | 73 | +14 | 6 |
| Dawson Mercer | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | +22 | 14 |
| Tomas Tatar | 82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +41 | 30 |
| Erik Haula | 80 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +13 | 47 |
| Damon Severson | 81 | 7 | 26 | 33 | +9 | 38 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 75 | 13 | 17 | 30 | –3 | 16 |
| Miles Wood | 76 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +1 | 76 |
| Ryan Graves | 78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | +34 | 28 |
| Michael McLeod | 80 | 4 | 22 | 26 | +6 | 43 |
| Ondrej Palat | 49 | 8 | 15 | 23 | +5 | 6 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 70 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +8 | 2 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 80 | 4 | 17 | 21 | +27 | 44 |
| Fabian Zetterlund$^‡$ | 45 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +4 | 6 |
| John Marino | 64 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +21 | 20 |
| Nathan Bastian | 43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +7 | 31 |
| Timo Meier$^†$ | 21 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Kevin Bahl | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 35 |
| Brendan Smith | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 63 |
| Alexander Holtz | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –6 | 8 |
| Luke Hughes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Okhotiuk$^‡$ | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| Nolan Foote | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Tyce Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Curtis Lazar$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 7 |
| Andreas Johnsson$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jack Hughes | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | –4 | 2 |
| Dawson Mercer | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –1 | 2 |
| Ondrej Palat | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –6 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –5 | 2 |
| Erik Haula | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | –6 | 15 |
| Michael McLeod | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 15 |
| Jesper Bratt | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –3 | 4 |
| Timo Meier | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –1 | 22 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –11 | 2 |
| John Marino | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | –1 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –3 | 8 |
| Damon Severson | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –3 | 6 |
| Miles Wood | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Nathan Bastian | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 16 |
| Luke Hughes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| Curtis Lazar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tomas Tatar | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –7 | 4 |
| Kevin Bahl | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 31 |
| Ryan Graves | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 4 |
| Brendan Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 12 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Vitek Vanecek | 52 | 48 | 2,915:34 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 119 | 2.45 | 1,333 | .911 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 22 | 20 | 1,125:33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 3.20 | 563 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Akira Schmid | 18 | 14 | 901:21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 2.13 | 408 | .922 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Akira Schmid | 9 | 8 | 459:46 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2.35 | 229 | .921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitek Vanecek | 7 | 4 | 271:36 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4.64 | 120 | .825 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.

## Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Washington Capitals2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To New Jersey DevilsVitek Vanecek 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Boston BruinsPavel Zacha | To New Jersey DevilsErik Haula |
| July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTy Smith 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To New Jersey DevilsJohn Marino |
| February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | To San Jose SharksAndreas Johnsson Shakir Mukhamadullin Nikita Okhotiuk Fabian Zetterlund Conditional 1st-round pick in 2023 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2024 7th-round pick in 2024 | To New Jersey DevilsZachary Emond Scott Harrington Santeri Hatakka Timur Ibragimov Timo Meier COL's 5th-round pick in 2024 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2024 | To New Jersey DevilsCurtis Lazar |
| March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10) | To Carolina HurricanesJack Dugan | To New Jersey DevilsZack Hayes |
| March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10) | To Ottawa SenatorsFuture considerations | To New Jersey DevilsJayce Hawryluk |
| June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09) | To Columbus Blue JacketsDamon Severson | To New Jersey Devils3rd-round pick in 2023 |
| June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26) | To Boston BruinsReilly Walsh | To New Jersey DevilsShane Bowers |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | To Calgary FlamesYegor Sharangovich 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To New Jersey DevilsTyler Toffoli |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | To San Jose SharksMackenzie Blackwood | To New Jersey Devils6th-round pick in 2023 |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Jon Gillies | to Arizona Coyotes | 1-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | A. J. Greer | to Boston Bruins | 2-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Brendan Smith | from Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Chase De Leo | to Anaheim Ducks | 2-year |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Ondrej Palat | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-year |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Colton White | to Anaheim Ducks | 2-year |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Jack Dugan | from Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Brian Pinho | from Washington Capitals | 1-year |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Tyler Wotherspoon | from Utica Comets (AHL) | 2-year |
| August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) | Frederik Gauthier | to HC Ajoie (NL) | 1-year |
| September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16) | Andrew Hammond | to Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) | 1-year |
| October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) | Jimmy Vesey | to New York Rangers | 1-year |
| May 16, 2023 (2023-05-16) | Timur Ibragimov | to Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year |
| May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19) | Joe Gambardella | to Utica Comets (AHL) | 2-year |
| May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19) | Robbie Russo | to Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year |
| May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23) | Aarne Talvitie | to HC TPS (Liiga) | 2-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | Scott Harrington | to Anaheim Ducks | |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14) | Simon Nemec | 3-year |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Mason Geertsen | 1-year |
| July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) | Vitek Vanecek | 3-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Jesper Boqvist | 1-year |
| July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) | Jonas Siegenthaler | 5-year |
| August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) | Tyce Thompson | 2-year |
| August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03) | Jesper Bratt | 1-year |
| August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) | Miles Wood | 1-year |
| August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) | Fabian Zetterlund | 1-year |
| March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31) | Josh Filmon | 3-year |
| April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08) | Luke Hughes | 3-year |
| April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16) | Tyler Brennan | 3-year |
| May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04) | Daniil Misyul | 2-year |
| June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15) | Jesper Bratt | 8-year |
| June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) | Erik Haula | 3-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 2 | Simon Nemec | D | Slovakia | HK Nitra (Tipos Extraliga) |
| 2 | 46$^1$ | Seamus Casey | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | 102 | Tyler Brennan | G | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 4 | 110$^2$ | Daniil Orlov | D | Russia | Sakhalinskiye Akuly (MHL) |
| 4 | 126$^3$ | Charlie Leddy | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 5 | 141$^4$ | Petr Hauser | RW | Czech Republic | HC Sparta Praha U20 (Czech U20) |
| 6 | 166 | Josh Filmon | LW | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 7 | 198 | Artyom Barabosha | D | Russia | Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) |
* The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent second-round and third-round picks in 2022 to Washington in exchange for Vitek Vanecek and this pick.
* The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on April 7, 2021, that sent Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac to New York in exchange for A. J. Greer, Mason Jobst, a conditional 2022 fourth-round pick and this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Dmitry Kulikov to Edmonton in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Keith Kinkaid to Columbus in exchange for this pick.