# 2015–16 New Jersey Devils season

The 2015–16 New Jersey Devils season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 34th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Winnipeg Jets. The Devils once again missed the playoffs.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 252 | 193 | +59 | 120 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 245 | 203 | +42 | 104 |
| 3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 236 | 217 | +19 | 101 |
| 4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
| 5 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
| 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
| 2 | ME | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
| 3 | AT | Boston Bruins | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 93 |
| 4 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
| 5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 236 | 247 | −11 | 85 |
| 6 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
| 7 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 221 | 236 | −15 | 82 |
| 8 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 201 | 222 | −21 | 81 |
| 9 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |
| 10 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 198 | 246 | −48 | 69 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2015–16 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kyle Palmieri | 82 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 39 |
| Adam Henrique | 80 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 23 |
| Travis Zajac | 74 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 3 | 25 |
| Lee Stempniak $^‡$ | 63 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 3 | 34 |
| Michael Cammalleri | 42 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 15 | 18 |
| Damon Severson | 72 | 1 | 20 | 21 | −8 | 32 |
| Reid Boucher | 39 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −13 | 6 |
| David Schlemko | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −22 | 16 |
| John Moore | 73 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −12 | 28 |
| Adam Larsson | 82 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 77 |
| Joseph Blandisi | 41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −14 | 34 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −14 | 14 |
| Sergey Kalinin | 78 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −9 | 33 |
| Jacob Josefson | 58 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −21 | 20 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly$^†$ | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | −1 | 8 |
| Andy Greene | 82 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Stephen Gionta | 82 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −13 | 43 |
| Bobby Farnham | 50 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −2 | 92 |
| Jordin Tootoo | 66 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −26 | 102 |
| Patrik Elias | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Eric Gelinas$^‡$ | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −8 | 16 |
| Jon Merrill | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −15 | 28 |
| Mike Sislo | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
| Jiri Tlusty | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| Blake Pietila | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian O'Neill | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 8 |
| Pavel Zacha | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Stefan Matteau$^‡$ | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −9 | 13 |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 8 |
| David Warsofsky | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Seth Helgeson | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 17 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Jim O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| Paul Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miles Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Santini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vojtech Mozik | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Cory Schneider | 58 | 58 | 3,412 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 122 | 2.15 | 1597 | 0.924 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Kinkaid | 23 | 20 | 1240 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 2.81 | 605 | 0.904 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Wedgewood | 4 | 4 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.24 | 116 | 0.957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yann Danis | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.71 | 18 | 0.778 | 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.

### Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| Jordin Tootoo | Dangerous trip on Nashville Predators defenseman Seth Jones during NHL Game No. 37 in Newark on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:55 of the third period. | — | $2,217.74 | October 15, 2015 |
| Stephen Gionta | Spearing Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during NHL Game No. 94 in Ottawa on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 18:18 of the second period. | — | $2,284.95 | October 23, 2015 |
| Bobby Farnham | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 553 in Ottawa on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. | — | $2,000.00 | January 7, 2016 |
| Bobby Farnham | Interference against St. Louis Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin during NHL Game No. 636 in St. Louis on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 11:50 of the third period. | 4 games | $12,365.60 | January 13, 2016 |
| Jordin Tootoo | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 583 in Detroit on Monday, January 4, 2016, at 9:39 of the third period. | — | $2,000.00 | January 14, 2016 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Mike Cammalleri | NHL Third Star of the Week | December 7, 2015 |
| Cory Schneider | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| Lee Stempniak | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 25, 2016 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Sergei Kalinin | 1st career NHL game | October 9, 2015 |
| Brian O'Neill | 1st career NHL game | October 10, 2015 |
| Cory Schneider | 100th career NHL win | October 22, 2015 |
| Adam Larsson | 200th career NHL game | October 24, 2015 |
| Segei Kalinin | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 24, 2015 |
| Bobby Farnham | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 31, 2015 |
| Stephen Gionta | 200th career NHL game | November 3, 2015 |
| Segei Kalinin | 1st career NHL goal | November 8, 2015 |
| Kyle Palmieri | 100th career NHL point | November 8, 2015 |
| Jacob Josefson | 200th career NHL game | November 22, 2015 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 200th career NHL point | December 3, 2015 |

## Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To Anaheim DucksFLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To Ottawa Senators2nd-round pick in 2015 | To New Jersey Devils DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2016 |
| October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) | To Los Angeles KingsConditional 7th-round pick in 2017 | To New Jersey Devils Brian O'Neill |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Boston BruinsLee Stempniak | To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Colorado AvalancheEric Gelinas | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2017 |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Montreal CanadiensStefan Matteau | To New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly |
| June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) | To Florida PanthersGraham Black Paul Thompson | To New Jersey DevilsMarc Savard 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)Blake Coleman2 years, entry-level contract
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)John Quenneville3 years, entry-level contract
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)Eric Gelinas2 years, $3.15 million
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)Stefan Matteau2 years, $1.225 million
July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18)Seth Helgeson2 years, $1.175 million
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27)Adam Larsson6 years, $25 million
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)Pavel Zacha3 years, $2.78 million entry-level contract
December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30)Mackenzie Blackwood3 years, entry-level contract
April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)Steven Santini3 years, entry-level contract
April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)Miles Wood3 years, entry-level contract
April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)Joshua Jacobs3 years, entry-level contract
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)Brandon Baddock3 years, entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 6 | Pavel Zacha | C | Czech Republic | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 2 | 42 | Mackenzie Blackwood | G | Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 3 | 67 | Blake Speers | C | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 4 | 97 | Colton White | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 6 | 157 | Brett Seney | LW | Canada | Merrimack College (Hockey East) |

### Draft notes

* The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 (42nd overall) and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a second-round pick in 2015 (36th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 and this pick.
    Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014, that sent Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson to the Stars in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Nick Paul, Alex Guptill and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013, that sent Matt D'Agostini and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – If D'Agostini is not re-signed by New Jersey then St. Louis will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 – was converted on July 10, 2013.
* The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.