# 2001–02 New Jersey Devils season

The 2001–02 New Jersey Devils season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 20th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The Devils finished sixth in the Eastern Conference and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Fifty-one games in to the season, head coach Larry Robinson was fired and Kevin Constantine was named his replacement for their final 31 games. On April 13, 2002, the Devils clinched a sixth-place Conference finish and a third-place Division finish. The Devils came into the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season but they were upset in the Conference Quarterfinals by the eventual Eastern Conference champions, the Carolina Hurricanes, losing in six games.

## Regular season

The Devils had the fewest power-play opportunities during the regular season, with just 261, and they tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals scored, with just two. However, the Devils were also the most disciplined team during the regular season, finishing with an NHL-low 265 power-play opportunities against.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
| 2 | 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
| 3 | 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
| 4 | 11 | New York Rangers | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
| 5 | 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Z- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
| 2 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
| 3 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
| 4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
| 5 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
| 6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
| 7 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
| 8 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
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| 9 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 69 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
| 14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
| 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs
### Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
#### (E6) New Jersey Devils vs. (E3) Carolina Hurricanes

The series opened in Raleigh. Carolina won Games 1 and 2, 2–1 – Game 1 in regulation and Game 2 in overtime. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands. The Devils won Game 3, 4–0, and Game 4, 3–1. Game 5 was back in Raleigh, where the Hurricanes won 3–2 in overtime. Game 6 shifted back to the Meadowlands, where Carolina prevailed 1–0 and clinched the series victory, 4–2.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2001–02 regular season :
October: 5–3–0–1 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 6, 20011–6@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 11, 20014–6New York Islanders (2001–02)0–2–0–0Recap
3LOctober 13, 20011–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)0–3–0–0Recap
4OTLOctober 17, 20013–4 OT@ New York Rangers (2001–02)0–3–0–1Recap
5WOctober 18, 20016–1San Jose Sharks (2001–02)1–3–0–1Recap
6WOctober 20, 20013–2Ottawa Senators (2001–02)2–3–0–1Recap
7WOctober 23, 20012–1@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)3–3–0–1Recap
8WOctober 27, 20013–1Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)4–3–0–1Recap
9WOctober 30, 20014–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)5–3–0–1Recap :
November: 4–7–2–1 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 1–3–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10WNovember 1, 20015–2Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)6–3–0–1Recap
11LNovember 3, 20011–2Boston Bruins (2001–02)6–4–0–1Recap
12WNovember 7, 20013–2Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)7–4–0–1Recap
13WNovember 9, 20013–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)8–4–0–1Recap
14TNovember 10, 20011–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)8–4–1–1Recap
15LNovember 13, 20011–5Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)8–5–1–1Recap
16OTLNovember 15, 20014–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)8–5–1–2Recap
17LNovember 17, 20011–3Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)8–6–1–2Recap
18LNovember 18, 20010–2Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)8–7–1–2Recap
19TNovember 20, 20013–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)8–7–2–2Recap
20LNovember 23, 20010–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)8–8–2–2Recap
21WNovember 24, 20015–1@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)9–8–2–2Recap
22LNovember 27, 20010–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)9–9–2–2Recap
23LNovember 30, 20012–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)9–10–2–2Recap :
December: 7–4–3–0 (home: 4–2–2–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24WDecember 1, 20014–1Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)10–10–2–2Recap
25TDecember 4, 20011–1 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)10–10–3–2Recap
26WDecember 5, 20012–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)11–10–3–2Recap
27WDecember 8, 20013–1Washington Capitals (2001–02)12–10–3–2Recap
28LDecember 10, 20011–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)12–11–3–2Recap
29WDecember 12, 20013–2 OTNew York Islanders (2001–02)13–11–3–2Recap
30LDecember 14, 20012–3Florida Panthers (2001–02)13–12–3–2Recap
31WDecember 15, 20012–0@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)14–12–3–2Recap
32TDecember 19, 20012–2 OT@ New York Rangers (2001–02)14–12–4–2Recap
33TDecember 20, 20013–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2001–02)14–12–5–2Recap
34LDecember 22, 20010–1Ottawa Senators (2001–02)14–13–5–2Recap
35WDecember 26, 20014–0Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)15–13–5–2Recap
36LDecember 29, 20012–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)15–14–5–2Recap
37WDecember 30, 20012–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)16–14–5–2Recap :
January: 7–6–2–1 (home: 4–2–1–1; road: 3–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38WJanuary 1, 20022–1St. Louis Blues (2001–02)17–14–5–2Recap
39LJanuary 3, 20023–4Nashville Predators (2001–02)17–15–5–2Recap
40WJanuary 5, 20022–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)18–15–5–2Recap
41LJanuary 7, 20022–3Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)18–16–5–2Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20025–1Calgary Flames (2001–02)19–16–5–2Recap
43LJanuary 10, 20022–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)19–17–5–2Recap
44LJanuary 12, 20021–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)19–18–5–2Recap
45OTLJanuary 15, 20024–5 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)19–18–5–3Recap
46WJanuary 17, 20026–4New York Rangers (2001–02)20–18–5–3Recap
47TJanuary 19, 20023–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2001–02)20–18–6–3Recap
48LJanuary 21, 20022–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)20–19–6–3Recap
49WJanuary 23, 20023–1@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)21–19–6–3Recap
50LJanuary 24, 20022–4@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)21–20–6–3Recap
51TJanuary 26, 20022–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)21–20–7–3Recap
52WJanuary 29, 20023–1@ New York Islanders (2001–02)22–20–7–3Recap
53WJanuary 30, 20023–1Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)23–20–7–3Recap :
February: 3–2–2–0 (home: 1–2–1–0; road: 2–0–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54LFebruary 5, 20020–1Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)23–21–7–3Recap
55TFebruary 7, 20023–3 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2001–02)23–21–8–3Recap
56WFebruary 9, 20022–1 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)24–21–8–3Recap
57WFebruary 10, 20024–1Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)25–21–8–3Recap
58TFebruary 12, 20022–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)25–21–9–3Recap
59WFebruary 26, 20024–3@ New York Rangers (2001–02)26–21–9–3Recap
60LFebruary 27, 20020–1Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)26–22–9–3Recap :
March: 9–5–0–1 (home: 4–2–0–1; road: 5–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61WMarch 1, 20024–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)27–22–9–3Recap
62LMarch 4, 20020–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)27–23–9–3Recap
63LMarch 5, 20021–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)27–24–9–3Recap
64LMarch 8, 20021–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)27–25–9–3Recap
65WMarch 10, 20023–0@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)28–25–9–3Recap
66WMarch 13, 20023–2New York Islanders (2001–02)29–25–9–3Recap
67WMarch 16, 20023–1New York Rangers (2001–02)30–25–9–3Recap
68OTLMarch 17, 20022–3 OTVancouver Canucks (2001–02)30–25–9–4Recap
69WMarch 20, 20023–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)31–25–9–4Recap
70WMarch 21, 20024–3@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)32–25–9–4Recap
71LMarch 23, 20022–4Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)32–26–9–4Recap
72WMarch 25, 20023–1Florida Panthers (2001–02)33–26–9–4Recap
73WMarch 27, 20024–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)34–26–9–4Recap
74LMarch 29, 20021–3Washington Capitals (2001–02)34–27–9–4Recap
75WMarch 30, 20023–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)35–27–9–4Recap :
April: 6–1–0–0 (home: 3–0–0–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76LApril 1, 20022–4@ New York Islanders (2001–02)35–28–9–4Recap
77WApril 3, 20023–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)36–28–9–4Recap
78WApril 5, 20023–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)37–28–9–4Recap
79WApril 7, 20023–2 OTBoston Bruins (2001–02)38–28–9–4Recap
80WApril 10, 20021–0Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)39–28–9–4Recap
81WApril 12, 20025–2Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)40–28–9–4Recap
82WApril 13, 20024–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)41–28–9–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 17, 20021–2@ Carolina HurricanesHurricanes lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 19, 20021–2 OT@ Carolina HurricanesHurricanes lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 21, 20024–0Carolina HurricanesHurricanes lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 23, 20023–1Carolina HurricanesSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 24, 20022–3 OT@ Carolina HurricanesHurricanes lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 27, 20020–1Carolina HurricanesHurricanes win 4–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 26 | Patrik Elias | LW | 75 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 4 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 16 | Bobby Holik | C | 81 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 7 | 97 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Petr Sykora | RW | 73 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 12 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Scott Gomez | C | 76 | 10 | 38 | 48 | −4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Brian Rafalski | D | 76 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| 18 | Sergei Brylin | LW | 76 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Jason Arnott‡ | C | 63 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Scott Niedermayer | D | 76 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| 11 | John Madden | C | 82 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 4 | Scott Stevens | D | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Jay Pandolfo | RW | 65 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Randy McKay‡ | RW | 55 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Valeri Kamensky† | LW | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Gionta | RW | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| 25 | Joe Nieuwendyk† | C | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 12 | Sergei Nemchinov | LW | 68 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 21 | Andreas Salomonsson | LW | 39 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Christian Berglund | LW | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jim McKenzie | LW | 67 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 123 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Pierre Dagenais‡ | RW | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jamie Langenbrunner† | RW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 8 |
| 3 | Ken Daneyko | D | 67 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Colin White | D | 73 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 6 | Tommy Albelin | D | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| 30 | Martin Brodeur | G | 73 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 9 | Bruce Gardiner† | RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Stephane Richer† | RW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrei Zyuzin† | D | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Turner Stevenson | RW | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Josef Boumedienne‡ | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Joel Bouchard† | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Mike Commodore | D | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Jiri Bicek | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Scott Clemmensen | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Jean-Francois Damphousse | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Sascha Goc‡ | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck† | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 30 | Martin Brodeur | 73 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 1655 | 156 | 2.15 | .906 | 4 | 4347 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 145 | 9 | 1.42 | .938 | 1 | 381 |
| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck† | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 10 | 2.00 | .915 | 0 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Jean-Francois Damphousse | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 12 | 2.45 | .896 | 0 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Scott Clemmensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.00 | .800 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Patrik Elias |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Brian Rafalski |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Patrik Elias (October 22) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Martin Brodeur (April 1) |
| Team | Devils' Players' Player | Jim McKenzie |
| Team | Hugh Delano Unsung Hero | Sergei Brylin |
| Team | Most Valuable Devil | Martin Brodeur |
| Team | Three-Star Award | Patrik Elias |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Josef Boumedienne | October 6, 2001 |
| First game | Scott Clemmensen | October 6, 2001 |
| First game | Andreas Salomonsson | October 6, 2001 |
| First game | Jean-Francois Damphousse | November 23, 2001 |
| First game | Brian Gionta | December 30, 2001 |
| First game | Christian Berglund | January 9, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Devils were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To New Jersey Devils Phoenix's 2nd-round pick in 2001Vancouver's 2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Florida Panthers St. Louis’ 1st-round pick in 2001 |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Ottawa Senators 3rd-round pick in 20013rd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 20013rd-round pick in 2002 | To Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers Phoenix's 4th-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2002 |
| August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) | To New Jersey Devils Future considerations | To Washington Capitals Chris Ferraro |
| November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09) | To New Jersey Devils Andrei Zyuzin | To Tampa Bay Lightning Josef BoumedienneSascha GocRights to Anton But |
| January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) | To New Jersey Devils Valeri Kamensky | To Dallas Stars Andre LakosFuture considerations |
| March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04) | To New Jersey Devils Mike Rucinski | To Carolina Hurricanes Ted Drury |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To New Jersey Devils Jamie LangenbrunnerJoe Nieuwendyk | To Dallas Stars Jason ArnottRandy McKay1st-round pick in 2002 |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To New Jersey Devils Stephane Richer | To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th-round pick in 2003 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Tommy Albelin | Calgary Flames | Free agency |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Ted Drury | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency |
| October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) | Bruce Gardiner | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency |
| October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) | Steve Guolla | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency |
| October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25) | Joel Bouchard | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 10, 2001 (2001-06-10) | John Vanbiesbrouck | | Retirement (III) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Bryan Duce | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Sean O'Donnell | Boston Bruins | Free agency (V) |
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) | Alexander Mogilny | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (III) |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Ken Sutton | New York Islanders | Free agency (III) |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Bob Corkum | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (III) |
| July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) | Doug Stienstra | Bracknell Bees (BISL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29) | Ed Ward | Timra IK (SHL) | Free agency (III) |
| January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) | Pierre Dagenais | Florida Panthers | Waivers |
| May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22) | John Vanbiesbrouck | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Andreas Salomonsson | | Entry-level |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Bobby Holík | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) | Petr Sykora | 2-year | Arbitration award |
| September 12, 2001 (2001-09-12) | Ken Daneyko | 1-year | Extension |
| September 17, 2001 (2001-09-17) | Turner Stevenson | | Re-signing |
| October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) | Martin Brodeur | 5-year | Extension |
| November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16) | Scott Stevens | 3-year | Extension |
| February 4, 2002 (2002-02-04) | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 2, 2002 (2002-06-02) | Phil Cole | | Entry-level |
| June 2, 2002 (2002-06-02) | Steve Guolla | | Extension |

## Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (league) |
| 1 | 28 | Adrian Foster | Canada | C | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 2 | 44 | Igor Pohanka | Slovakia | C | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 2 | 48 | Tuomas Pihlman | Finland | LW | JYP (SM-liiga) |
| 2 | 60 | Victor Uchevatov | Russia | D | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague) |
| 3 | 67 | Robin Leblanc | Canada | RW | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 72 | Brandon Nolan | Canada | C | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 4 | 128 | Andrei Posnov | Russia | F | Krylya Sovetov (Russian Superleague) |
| 5 | 163 | Andreas Salomonsson | Sweden | LW | Djurgardens IF (Elitserien) |
| 6 | 194 | James Massen | United States | F | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 7 | 0 | No seventh-round pick | No seventh-round pick | No seventh-round pick | No seventh-round pick |
| 8 | 229 | Aaron Voros | Canada | RW | Victoria Salsa (BCHL) |
| 8 | 257 | Evgeny Gamalei | Russia | ? | Voskresensk Khimik (Russian Superleague) |
| 9 | 287 | No ninth-round pick | No ninth-round pick | No ninth-round pick | No ninth-round pick |