# 2006–07 New Jersey Devils season

The 2006–07 New Jersey Devils season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 25th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The team qualified again for the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in the second round to the Ottawa Senators.

## Regular season

The 2006–07 season saw the team attempting to maintain its position among the top teams in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference. Behind the goaltending of Martin Brodeur and the offensive abilities of players such as Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta, the Devils once again made a drive into the playoffs. It was the team's last season in Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as construction of the Prudential Center in Newark was completed in time for the Devils to move in for the 2007–08 season. Patrik Elias became the seventh captain in team history, following the retirement of Scott Stevens the previous season.
Brodeur, in his 13th full season of NHL play, continued his legacy as one of the winningest goaltenders in league history. On December 8, he shut out the Philadelphia Flyers to record his 462nd career victory, moving him into second place on the all-time victory list, behind Patrick Roy (551). Later in the month, on December 26, Brodeur recorded his 85th career shutout (3–0 over the Pittsburgh Penguins) to move into third place on the all-time shutout list, behind Terry Sawchuk (103) and George Hainsworth (94).
On April 2, the Devils surprisingly fired head coach Claude Julien with three games remaining in the season, despite a strong record of 47–24–8. Lou Lamoriello took over as coach afterwards.
On April 5, 2007, a win against the Philadelphia Flyers broke two records. One was the records for most wins in a season by a goaltender by Martin Brodeur with his 48th victory of the season. However, nine of those wins came via shootout. Making all things equivalent, Brodeur finished the season with 39 non-shootout wins to Bernie Parent's 47. The other being the New Jersey Devil franchise record of most wins by the team in a season with their 49th victory.
The Devils finished the regular season as Atlantic Division champions with 107 points, good for second place in the Eastern Conference. They also finished the regular season with a league-high 12 shutouts, all by Martin Brodeur.
The Devils were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with just 271 power-play opportunities against, and allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL, with only 40.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 2 | 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 3 | 6 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 4 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
| 5 | 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
| 2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
| 4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
| 5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
| 8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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| 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
| 13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
| 14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
* Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs

The New Jersey Devils ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed and faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round.
On April 28, 2007, the Devils sold out the 19,040 capacity Continental Airlines Arena for the first time in the 2006–07 season in the 3–2 double overtime win against the Ottawa Senators.
The Devils' season came to an end on May 5, 2007, as they lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Ottawa Senators 3–2, to lose the series 4–1. That defeat turned out to be the last game ever played at the Continental Airlines Arena.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2006 preseason :
Preseason: 3–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentLocationRecordRecap
1September 175 – 0Boston BruinsTsongas Arena1–0–0Recap
2September 191 – 3New York RangersContinental Airlines Arena1–1–0Recap
3September 200 – 2@ New York RangersMadison Square Garden1–2–0Recap
4September 211 – 2@ Philadelphia FlyersWachovia Center1–3–0Recap
5September 243 – 1@ Washington CapitalsGiant Center2–3–0Recap
6September 285 – 4 (SO)Philadelphia FlyersContinental Airlines Arena3–3–0Recap
7September 300 – 3@ New York IslandersArena at Harbor Yard3–4–0Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2006–07 regular season :
October: 6–4–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 6New Jersey4 – 0CarolinaBrodeur18,6491–0–02Recap
2October 7New Jersey1 – 3DallasBrodeur18,5321–1–02Recap
3October 12Toronto6 – 7New JerseySOBrodeur15,6232–1–04Recap
4October 14Philadelphia2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur14,1773–1–06Recap
5October 16New Jersey2 – 4NY RangersBrodeur18,2003–2–06Recap
6October 18New Jersey2 – 1PittsburghBrodeur17,0304–2–08Recap
7October 19Nashville4 – 3New JerseySOClemmensen11,2744–2–19Recap
8October 21New Jersey1 – 8OttawaBrodeur19,1664–3–19Recap
9October 24New Jersey2 – 4PittsburghBrodeur13,1904–4–19Recap
10October 26Florida0 – 2New JerseyBrodeur11,5945–4–111Recap
11October 28Columbus0 – 1New JerseyBrodeur14,0156–4–113Recap :
November: 6–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
12November 2NY Islanders5 – 2New JerseyBrodeur8,2696–5–113Recap
13November 4New Jersey2 – 1MontrealBrodeur21,2737–5–115Recap
14November 7Carolina2 – 3New JerseySOBrodeur10,9868–5–117Recap
15November 9Chicago1 – 2New JerseySOBrodeur10,9789–5–119Recap
16November 11Florida2 – 4New JerseyBrodeur14,11210–5–121Recap
17November 14New Jersey2 – 3NY RangersBrodeur18,20010–6–121Recap
18November 17Ottawa2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur15,13311–6–123Recap
19November 18New Jersey2 – 1TorontoBrodeur19,40912–6–125Recap
20November 22New Jersey1 – 3PhoenixBrodeur12,88312–7–125Recap
21November 24New Jersey2 – 4AnaheimBrodeur16,59912–8–125Recap
22November 25New Jersey0 – 2San JoseBrodeur17,49612–9–125Recap
23November 27New Jersey2 – 3Los AngelesSOBrodeur16,22312–9–226Recap :
December: 10–4–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
24December 1Pittsburgh2 – 5New JerseyBrodeur13,89013–9–228Recap
25December 2New Jersey4 – 3PhiladelphiaSOBrodeur19,55914–9–230Recap
26December 6Montreal1 – 2New JerseyOTBrodeur10,98615–9–232Recap
27December 8Philadelphia0 – 2New JerseyBrodeur14,00316–9–234Recap
28December 9New Jersey5 – 1BostonBrodeur13,47617–9–236Recap
29December 12Buffalo3 – 2New JerseyBrodeur11,15617–10–236Recap
30December 14New Jersey3 – 5BostonClemmensen11,12117–11–236Recap
31December 16Detroit2 – 1New JerseyBrodeur15,07817–12–236Recap
32December 17New Jersey6 – 1NY RangersBrodeur18,20018–12–238Recap
33December 19Atlanta4 – 3New JerseySOBrodeur10,11618–12–339Recap
34December 22New Jersey4 – 1WashingtonBrodeur13,74419–12–341Recap
35December 23New Jersey2 – 5AtlantaBrodeur17,54819–13–341Recap
36December 26Pittsburgh0 – 3New JerseyBrodeur16,15620–13–343Recap
37December 29Washington3 – 4New JerseyBrodeur16,29721–13–345Recap
38December 30New Jersey2 – 0NY IslandersBrodeur16,23422–13–347Recap :
January: 8–2–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
39January 2NY Rangers3 – 2New JerseySOBrodeur17,75922–13–448Recap
40January 4NY Islanders3 – 4New JerseyBrodeur12,52923–13–450Recap
41January 6New Jersey3 – 2OttawaBrodeur19,54824–13–452Recap
42January 7New Jersey3 – 0MontrealBrodeur21,27325–13–454Recap
43January 10St. Louis3 – 2New JerseyBrodeur16,33725–14–454Recap
44January 12Atlanta1 – 2New JerseyBrodeur13,24926–14–456Recap
45January 13New Jersey2 – 1NY IslandersOTBrodeur16,23427–14–458Recap
46January 16NY Rangers0 – 1New JerseyBrodeur18,09628–14–460Recap
47January 18Tampa Bay3 – 2New JerseySOBrodeur12,69828–14–561Recap
48January 20Philadelphia3 – 4New JerseySOBrodeur16,62129–14–563Recap
49January 26New Jersey2 – 0Tampa BayBrodeur21,40430–14–565Recap
50January 27New Jersey2 – 4FloridaBrodeur18,13630–15–565Recap
51January 30New Jersey4 – 5AtlantaSOBrodeur12,16230–15–666Recap :
February: 10–3–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 5–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
52February 1New Jersey6 – 5PhiladelphiaOTBrodeur19,42731–15–668Recap
53February 3Buffalo2 – 3New JerseyBrodeur18,58932–15–670Recap
54February 6NY Rangers2 – 3New JerseySOBrodeur16,29033–15–672Recap
55February 8NY Islanders0 – 2New JerseyBrodeur10,11034–15–674Recap
56February 11Tampa Bay4 – 1New JerseyBrodeur18,02234–16–674Recap
57February 14Montreal2 – 5New JerseyBrodeur7,51535–16–676Recap
58February 16Pittsburgh5 – 4New JerseyBrodeur15,40435–17–676Recap
59February 17New Jersey2 – 0NY IslandersBrodeur15,22336–17–678Recap
60February 20NY Rangers1 – 2New JerseyBrodeur18,53737–17–680Recap
61February 22New Jersey3 – 2NY RangersBrodeur18,20038–17–682Recap
62February 24Washington4 – 2New JerseyBrodeur14,30138–18–682Recap
63February 25New Jersey3 – 2WashingtonClemmensen14,58539–18–684Recap
64February 27New Jersey1 – 0PittsburghBrodeur17,00640–18–686Recap :
March: 6–6–2 (home: 1–3–1; road: 5–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
65March 2Toronto4 – 3New JerseySOBrodeur15,09540–18–787Recap
66March 4Boston4 – 1New JerseyBrodeur14,25440–19–787Recap
67March 6New Jersey4 – 5PhiladelphiaOTBrodeur19,21040–19–888Recap
68March 8New Jersey4 – 3PittsburghSOBrodeur17,13241–19–890Recap
69March 10New Jersey3 – 2BuffaloBrodeur18,69042–19–892Recap
70March 14Pittsburgh3 – 0New JerseyBrodeur14,86242–20–892Recap
71March 15New Jersey3 – 2CarolinaBrodeur18,27943–20–894Recap
72March 17Carolina7 – 2New JerseyBrodeur15,49043–21–894Recap
73March 20New Jersey1 – 2TorontoBrodeur19,51843–22–894Recap
74March 22New Jersey1 – 3Tampa BayBrodeur20,32643–23–894Recap
75March 24New Jersey4 – 3FloridaSOBrodeur16,10144–23–896Recap
76March 27New Jersey3 – 2NY IslandersBrodeur13,33745–23–898Recap
77March 28New Jersey3 – 4BuffaloBrodeur18,69045–24–898Recap
78March 30Philadelphia1 – 3New JerseyBrodeur17,49346–24–8100Recap :
April: 3–0–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
79April 1Boston1 – 3New JerseyBrodeur14,37847–24–8102Recap
80April 3Ottawa1 – 2New JerseySOBrodeur11,64248–24–8104Recap
81April 5New Jersey3 – 2PhiladelphiaBrodeur19,17749–24–8106Recap
82April 8NY Islanders3 – 2New JerseySOClemmensen18,11149–24–9107Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Tampa Bay Lightning – Devils win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 12Tampa Bay3 – 5New JerseyBrodeur14,4951 – 0Recap
2April 14Tampa Bay3 – 2New JerseyBrodeur18,2311 – 1Recap
3April 16New Jersey2 – 3Tampa BayBrodeur20,2191 – 2Recap
4April 18New Jersey4 – 3Tampa BayOTBrodeur20,9402 – 2Recap
5April 20Tampa Bay0 – 3New JerseyBrodeur18,0963 – 2Recap
6April 22New Jersey3 – 2Tampa BayBrodeur20,0194 – 2Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 26Ottawa5 – 4New JerseyBrodeur15,5120 – 1Recap
2April 28Ottawa2 – 3New Jersey2OTBrodeur19,0401 – 1Recap
3April 30New Jersey0 – 2OttawaBrodeur19,6361 – 2Recap
4May 2New Jersey2 – 3OttawaBrodeur20,2481 – 3Recap
5May 5Ottawa3 – 2New JerseyBrodeur19,0401 – 4Recap :
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 | 21 | 48 | 69 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Zach Parise | LW | 82 | 31 | 31 | 62 | −3 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Jamie Langenbrunner | RW | 82 | 23 | 37 | 60 | −9 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | Scott Gomez | C | 72 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 7 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
| 28 | Brian Rafalski | D | 82 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
| 14 | Brian Gionta | RW | 62 | 25 | 20 | 45 | −3 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | Travis Zajac | C | 80 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Sergei Brylin | LW | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | −5 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 6 |
| 11 | John Madden | C | 74 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 2 |
| 20 | Jay Pandolfo | LW | 82 | 13 | 14 | 27 | −5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 4 |
| 7 | Paul Martin | D | 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | −9 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 6 |
| 21 | Brad Lukowich | D | 75 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Johnny Oduya | D | 76 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −5 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Erik Rasmussen | C | 71 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14 |
| 17 | Mike Rupp | C | 76 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −10 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Jim Dowd† | C | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Colin White | D | 69 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −8 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 |
| 6 | Andy Greene | D | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | David Clarkson | RW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 25 | Cam Janssen | RW | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Martin Brodeur | G | 78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 8 | Alex Brooks | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jim Fahey | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | David Hale‡ | D | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Scott Clemmensen | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Mark Fraser | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Dan LaCouture | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Richard Matvichuk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 10 |
| 22 | Rod Pelley | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Tuomas Pihlman | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Barry Tallackson | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| 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 | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 30 | Martin Brodeur | 78 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 2182 | 171 | 2.18 | .922 | 12 | 4697 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 332 | 28 | 2.44 | .916 | 1 | 688 |
| 40 | Scott Clemmensen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 16 | 3.14 | .889 | 0 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

Jay Pandolfo finished second in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy and Martin Brodeur was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy.
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Martin Brodeur (Goaltender) |
| League (annual) | Vezina Trophy | Martin Brodeur |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Martin Brodeur |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Brian Rafalski |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Martin Brodeur (December 11) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Week | Martin Brodeur (October 30) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Week | Jamie Langenbrunner (February 5) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Month | Martin Brodeur (February) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Zach Parise |
| Team | Devils' Players' Player | Jay Pandolfo |
| Team | Hugh Delano Unsung Hero | Jay Pandolfo |
| Team | Most Valuable Devil | Martin Brodeur |
| Team | Three-Star Award | Martin Brodeur |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Johnny Oduya | October 6, 2006 |
| First game | Travis Zajac | October 6, 2006 |
| First game | Alex Brooks | October 16, 2006 |
| First game | Mark Fraser | January 6, 2007 |
| First game | Andy Greene | January 12, 2007 |
| First game | Rod Pelley | February 1, 2007 |
| First game | David Clarkson | March 15, 2007 |

## Transactions

The Devils were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2006 | To New Jersey Devils 1st-round pick in 20063rd-round pick in 2006 |
| October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) | To San Jose Sharks Vladimir MalakhovConditional 1st-round pick in 2007 | To New Jersey Devils Jim FaheyAlexander Korolyuk |
| February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16) | To San Jose Sharks Alexander Korolyuk | To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007 |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Calgary Flames David Hale5th-round pick in 2007 | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2007 |
| February 28, 2007 (2007-02-28) | To Minnesota Wild Aaron Voros | To New Jersey Devils 7th-round pick in 2008 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) | Mike Rupp | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) | Jordan Parise | University of North Dakota (WCHA) | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Tomas Harant | HC Ceske Budejovice (ELH) | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Mike Mottau | Peoria Rivermen (AHL) | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Johnny Oduya | Frolunda HC (SHL) | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Rod Pelley | Ohio State University (CCHA) | | Free agency |
| August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) | Olli Malmivaara | SaiPa (Liiga) | | Free agency |
| August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) | Justin Papineau | New York Islanders | | Free agency |
| October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) | Dan LaCouture | Boston Bruins | | Free agency |
| November 2, 2006 (2006-11-02) | Jim Dowd | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Tommy Albelin | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Darren Langdon | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Krzysztof Oliwa | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Bobby Allen | Boston Bruins | Free agency (VI) |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Ken Klee | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) |
| July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) | Brad Ference | Calgary Flames | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) | Krisjanis Redlihs | HC Fribourg-Gotteron (NLA) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) | Ahren Nittel | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) | Viktor Kozlov | New York Islanders | Free agency (III) |
| September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15) | Matt DeMarchi | HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Jamie Langenbrunner | 5-year | Re-signing |
| July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) | Patrik Elias | 7-year | Re-signing |
| July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) | Colin White | 6-year | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) | Scott Gomez | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) | Tuomas Pihlman | | Re-signing |
| September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16) | Aaron Voros | | Re-signing |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Scott Clemmensen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Brian Gionta | 3-year | Re-signing |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | David Hale | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Paul Martin | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Erik Rasmussen | 1-year | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

The Devils' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) |
| 1 | 30 | Matt Corrente | Canada | D | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 2 | 58 | Alexander Vasyunov | Russia | LW | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) |
| 3 | 67 | Kirill Tulupov | Russia | D | Almetyevsk Neftyanik (Vysshaya Liga) |
| 3 | 77 | Vladimir Zharkov | Russia | RW | CSKA Moscow (RSL) |
| 4 | 107 | T. J Miller | United States | D | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 5 | 148 | Olivier Magnan | Canada | D | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 178 | Tony Romano | United States | C | New York Bobcats (AJHL) |
| 7 | 208 | Kyell Henegan | Canada | D | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |

## Media

Television coverage was still on Fox Sports Network with Mike Emrick calling the play-by-play and Chico Resch serving the color commentator. Meanwhile, Steve Cangialosi handled the studio hosting duties. Radio coverage was still on WFAN 660, but this time, former television color commentator Matt Loughlin took the position as radio play-by-play announcer. Also, in this season, Sherry Ross returns to be the radio color commentator.