# 2014–15 New Jersey Devils season

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. The Devils missed the playoffs for the third straight year.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Suspensions/fines

| 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

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 |
| Adam Henrique | 75 | 16 | 27 | 43 | −6 | 34 |
| Michael Cammalleri | 68 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 28 |
| Patrik Elias | 69 | 13 | 21 | 34 | −20 | 12 |
| Scott Gomez | 58 | 7 | 27 | 34 | −10 | 23 |
| Steve Bernier | 67 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 28 |
| Jaromir Jagr$^‡$ | 57 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −10 | 42 |
| Travis Zajac | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −3 | 29 |
| Adam Larsson | 64 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 34 |
| Marek Zidlicky$^‡$ | 63 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −7 | 42 |
| Andy Greene | 82 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 20 |
| Michael Ryder | 47 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −1 | 30 |
| Eric Gelinas | 61 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −2 | 42 |
| Damon Severson | 51 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −13 | 22 |
| Jordin Tootoo | 68 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 72 |
| Martin Havlat | 40 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −11 | 10 |
| Jon Merrill | 66 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −14 | 24 |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 77 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −3 | 28 |
| Stephen Gionta | 61 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| Jacob Josefson | 62 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Dainius Zubrus | 74 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −9 | 42 |
| Damien Brunner$^‡$ | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 8 |
| Peter Harrold | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −10 | 4 |
| Ryane Clowe | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Mark Fraser | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 55 |
| Bryce Salvador | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 20 |
| Tim Sestito | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 33 |
| Seth Helgeson | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Joe Whitney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Reid Boucher | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Stefan Matteau | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Sislo | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Raman Hrabarenka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| 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
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| P. Elias | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| D. Severson | 1st career NHL game | October 9, 2014 |
| D. Severson | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 11, 2014 |
| M. Sislo | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 6, 2014 |
| S. Helgeson | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 11, 2014 |
| S. Clemmensen | 10,000 career NHL minutes | November 22, 2014 |
| A. Greene | 500th career NHL game | November 28, 2014 |
| M. Zidlicky | 300th career NHL assist | December 4, 2014 |
| J. Jagr | 1,500th career NHL game | December 8, 2014 |
| S. Bernier | 200th career NHL point | December 13, 2014 |
| K. Kinkaid | 1st career NHL win | December 19, 2014 |
| S. Gomez | 1,000th career NHL game | December 27, 2014 |
| C. Schneider | 10,000 career NHL minutes | December 29, 2014 |
| D. Zubrus | 1,200th career NHL game | December 31, 2014 |
| J. Whitney | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | December 31, 2014 |
| P. Elias | 600th career NHL assist 1,000th career NHL point | January 6, 2015 |
| M. Cammalleri | 700th career NHL game | January 8, 2015 |
| M. Ryder | 800th career NHL game | January 16, 2015 |
| T. Sestito | 100th career NHL game | January 16, 2015 |
| P. Elias | 400th career NHL goal | February 6, 2015 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| February 26, 2015 | To Florida PanthersJaromir Jagr | To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 2015 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
| March 2, 2015 | To Detroit Red WingsMarek Zidlicky | To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 |

### Lost via retirement

| Player | Date |

## Draft picks

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. 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.
| 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 | 152$^a$ | Joey Dudek | C | United States | Kimball Union Academy (High-NH) |
| 6 | 161 | Brandon Baddock | LW | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |

### Draft notes

* New Jersey will pick 30th overall in the first round. 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) 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. 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.
* 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.
* $^a$ 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.
* 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.