# 2024–25 New Jersey Devils season

The 2024–25 New Jersey Devils season is the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 43rd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.

## Offseason

The Devils made numerous personnel changes prior to the start of the season. Sheldon Keefe was hired as head coach, replacing interim head coach Travis Green.
Following the draft, the Devils made a number of moves during the free agency period. The most noteworthy move came in an unexpected blockbuster deal that sent Akira Schmid to the Vegas Golden Knights, along with Alexander Holtz, in exchange for Paul Cotter.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Washington Capitals | 67 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 244 | 175 | +69 | 96 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 67 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 217 | 178 | +39 | 86 |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 68 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 204 | 177 | +27 | 78 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 6 | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 2 | ME | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 5 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 194 | 211 | −17 | 70 |
| 6 | ME | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | AT | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 17, 2024.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
$^a$ Game played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic :

## Player statistics

As of February 4, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jesper Bratt | 55 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 9 | 14 |
| Jack Hughes | 55 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 8 |
| Nico Hischier | 51 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 11 | 12 |
| Stefan Noesen | 53 | 18 | 12 | 30 | −4 | 44 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 55 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 28 |
| Timo Meier | 54 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 52 |
| Dawson Mercer | 55 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 12 |
| Paul Cotter | 55 | 12 | 6 | 18 | −8 | 43 |
| Erik Haula | 43 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −7 | 31 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 41 |
| Tomas Tatar | 49 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| Ondrej Palat | 53 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 8 |
| Luke Hughes | 46 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −2 | 10 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 55 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 44 |
| Brenden Dillon | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 56 |
| Nathan Bastian | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| Seamus Casey | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Dowling | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Curtis Lazar | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Brett Pesce | 46 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −2 | 13 |
| Simon Nemec | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Kurtis MacDermid | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 23 |
| Shane Bowers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Nolan Foote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Daniil Misyul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Nathan Legare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Mike Hardman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jacob Markstrom | 36 | 36 | 2,127:52 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 78 | 2.20 | 886 | .912 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Allen | 19 | 18 | 1,076:31 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2.68 | 493 | .905 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Daws | 2 | 1 | 83:15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.44 | 34 | .941 | 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.

## Roster

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Updated March 8, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 34 | Jake Allen | G | L | 34 | 2024 | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| 14 | Nathan Bastian | RW | R | 27 | 2021 | Kitchener, Ontario |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | LW | L | 26 | 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 44 | Dennis Cholowski | D | L | 27 | 2025 | Langley, British Columbia |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | C | L | 25 | 2024 | Canton, Michigan |
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | D | L | 34 | 2024 | Surrey, British Columbia |
| 37 | Justin Dowling | C | L | 34 | 2023 | Cochrane, Alberta |
| 2 | Brian Dumoulin | D | L | 33 | 2025 | Biddeford, Maine |
| 12 | Cody Glass | C/RW | R | 25 | 2025 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | D | R | 31 | 2021 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 56 | Erik Haula | LW | L | 33 | 2022 | Pori, Finland |
| 13 | Nico Hischier (C) | C | L | 26 | 2017 | Brig, Switzerland |
| 86 | Jack Hughes (A) | C | L | 24 | 2019 | Orlando, Florida |
| 43 | Luke Hughes | D | L | 21 | 2021 | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| 8 | Johnathan Kovacevic | D | R | 27 | 2024 | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 42 | Curtis Lazar | C | R | 30 | 2023 | Salmon Arm, British Columbia |
| 23 | Kurtis MacDermid | LW | L | 30 | 2024 | Quebec City, Quebec |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | G | L | 35 | 2024 | Gävle, Sweden |
| 28 | Timo Meier | RW | L | 28 | 2023 | Herisau, Switzerland |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | C | R | 23 | 2020 | Bay Roberts, Newfoundland |
| 17 | Simon Nemec | D | R | 21 | 2022 | Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen | RW | R | 32 | 2024 | Plano, Texas |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat (A) | LW | L | 33 | 2022 | Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | D | R | 30 | 2024 | Tarrytown, New York |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | D | L | 27 | 2021 | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 10 | Daniel Sprong | RW | R | 28 | 2025 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 90 | Tomas Tatar | LW | L | 34 | 2024 | Ilava, Czechoslovakia |

### Suspensions & Fines

| Date | Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Ref. |
| November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26) | Timo Meier | Cross-checking Zachary L'Heureux | 1 Game | $45,833 | |

## Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

Trades :
| Date | To | From |
| June 29, 2024 | Utah Hockey Club John Marino COL 5th-round pick in 2024 | New Jersey Devils WSH 2nd-round pick in 2024 EDM 2nd-round pick in 2025 |
| June 29, 2024 | Vegas Golden Knights Alexander Holtz Akira Schmid | New Jersey Devils Paul Cotter 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
| June 30, 2024 | Montreal Canadiens Conditional 4th-round pick in 2026 | New Jersey Devils Johnathan Kovacevic |
| March 4, 2025 | Boston Bruins Trent Frederic | New Jersey Devils Petr Hauser (unsigned rights) |
| March 4, 2025 | Edmonton Oilers Petr Hauser (unsigned rights) | New Jersey Devils Shane Lachance (unsigned rights) |
| March 6, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025 Herman Traff (prospect) | New Jersey Devils Brian Dumoulin |
| March 7, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd-round pick in 2027 | New Jersey Devils Cody Glass |
| March 7, 2025 | Seattle Kraken 7th-round pick in 2026 | New Jersey Devils Daniel Sprong |
| March 7, 2025 | New York Islanders Adam Beckman | New Jersey Devils Dennis Cholowski |

### Free agents

Free agents :
| Date | Player | Previous Team | Contract Terms | Ref |
| July 1, 2024 | Brett Pesce | Carolina Hurricanes | 6 years, $33 million | |
| July 1, 2024 | Mike Hardman | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year, two-way contract | |

### Waivers

Waivers :
| Date | Player | Team |
| January 25, 2024 | Nick DeSimone | Claimed from Calgary Flames |
| January 5, 2025 | Nick DeSimone | Claimed by Utah Hockey Club |
| October 6, 2024 | Colton White | Placed on waivers by New Jersey Devils |

### Contract terminations

| Date | Player | Via | Ref |

### Signings

Signings :
| Date | Player | Contract term |
| March 7, 2025 | Johnathan Kovacevic | 5 years, $20 million |
| March 7, 2025 | Cody Glass | Acquired via trade, signed for remainder of season |
| March 7, 2025 | Daniel Sprong | Acquired via trade, signed for remainder of season |
| March 7, 2025 | Dennis Cholowski | Acquired via trade, signed for remainder of season |

## Draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 10 | Anton Silayev | D | Russia | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) |
| 2 | 49 | Mikhail Yegorov | G | Russia | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 3 | 85 | Kasper Pikkarainen | RW | Finland | HC TPS (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 3 | 91 | Herman Traff | LW | Sweden | HV71 (J20 Nationell) |
| 5 | 139 | Max Graham | C | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 5 | 146 | Veeti Louhivaara | G | Finland | JYP (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 6 | 171 | Matyas Melovsky | C | Czech Republic | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |