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.
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 20 	New Jersey 	0–2 	Boston 	 	Kinkaid 	–– 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 21 	New Jersey 	3–6 	NY Rangers 	 	Schneider 	18,006 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 23 	New Jersey 	1–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Schneider 	7,046 	0–3–0 	Recap
4 	September 25 	NY Islanders 	2–4 	New Jersey 	 	Kinkaid 	8,871 	1–3–0 	Recap
5 	September 26 	NY Rangers 	4–3 	New Jersey 	 	Schneider 	12,137 	1–4–0 	Recap
6 	September 30 	New Jersey 	4–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Kinkaid 	17,732 	2–4–0 	Recap
7 	October 2 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	New Jersey 	SO 	Schneider 	9,235 	3–4–0 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.	
Notes:
Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
===Regular season===
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October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Winnipeg 	3–1 	New Jersey 	 	Schneider 	14,579 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 10 	New Jersey 	3–5 	Washington 	 	Kinkaid 	18,506 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 13 	Nashville 	3–1 	New Jersey 	 	Kinkaid 	11,117 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
4 	October 16 	San Jose 	2–1 	New Jersey 	SO 	Schneider 	12,464 	0–3–1 	1 	Recap
5 	October 18 	New Jersey 	2–1 	NY Rangers 	OT 	Schneider 	18,006 	1–3–1 	3 	Recap
6 	October 20 	Arizona 	2–3 	New Jersey 	OT 	Schneider 	12,171 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	October 22 	New Jersey 	5–4 	Ottawa 	SO 	Schneider 	16,578 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 24 	New Jersey 	4–3 	Buffalo 	 	Schneider 	18,040 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 27 	Columbus 	3–1 	New Jersey 	 	Schneider 	12,847 	4–4–1 	9 	Recap
10 	October 29 	New Jersey 	4–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Schneider 	19,241 	5–4–1 	11 	Recap
11 	October 31 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	New Jersey 	SO 	Schneider 	11,605 	6–4–1 	13 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	30	27	57	3 	39
 	80	30	20	50	10 	23
 	74	14	28	42	3 	25
‡ 	63	16	25	41	3 	34
 	42	14	24	38	15 	18
 	72	1 	20	21	−8 	32
 	67	6 	13	19	−22	16
 	73	4 	15	19	−12	28
 	39	8 	11	19	−13	6
 	82	3 	15	18	15 	77
 	41	5 	12	17	−14	34
 	50	3 	13	16	-14	14
 	78	8 	7 	15	−9 	33
 	58	4 	10	14	−21	20
 	82	4 	9 	13	7 	26
† 	18	8 	5 	13	−1 	8
 	82	1 	10	11	−13	43
 	50	8 	2 	10	−2 	92
 	66	4 	5 	9 	−26	102
 	16	2 	6 	8 	5 	10
‡ 	34	1 	5 	6 	-8 	16
 	47	1 	4 	5 	−15	28
 	30	2 	2 	4 	−1 	6
 	18	3 	1 	4 	−2 	4
 	7 	1 	1 	2 	0 	2
 	22	0 	2 	2 	−3 	8
 	1 	0 	2 	2 	4 	0
 	33	0 	1 	1 	−7 	8
 	10	0 	1 	1 	−3 	2
 	19	0 	1 	1 	−5 	17
‡ 	20	1 	0 	1 	−9 	13
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−4 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	2
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	58	58	3,412	27	25	6	122	2.15	1597	0.924	4	0	0	0
 	23	20	1240 	9 	9 	1	58 	2.81	605 	0.904	2	0	0	2
 	4 	4 	241 	2 	1 	1	5 	1.24	116 	0.957	1	0	0	0
 	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
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	December 7, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 25, 2016
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 9, 2015
 	1st career NHL game 	October 10, 2015
 	100th career NHL win 	October 22, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	October 24, 2015
S. Kalinin	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	October 24, 2015
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	October 31, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	November 3, 2015
S. Kalinin	1st career NHL goal 	November 8, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	November 8, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	November 22, 2015
 	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 	Ref
 	To Anaheim DucksFLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016	To New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri 	
 	To Ottawa Senators2nd-round pick in 2015 	To New Jersey Devils DAL's 2nd-round pick in 20154th-round pick in 2016	
 	To Los Angeles KingsConditional 7th-round pick in 2017 	To New Jersey Devils Brian O'Neill 	
 	To Boston BruinsLee Stempniak 	To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 20162nd-round pick in 2017 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheEric Gelinas 	To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2017 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensStefan Matteau 	To New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly 	
 	To Florida PanthersGraham BlackPaul Thompson 	To New Jersey DevilsMarc Savard2nd-round pick in 2018 	
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	John Moore 	Arizona Coyotes 	3 years, $5 million 	
 	Paul Thompson 	Albany Devils 	2 years, $1.15 million 	
 	Jim O'Brien 	Hershey Bears 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Marc-Andre Gragnani 	SC Bern 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Yann Danis 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $575,000 	
 	David Schlemko 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $625,000 	
 	Jiri Tlusty 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Lee Stempniak 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $850,000 	
 	Ken Appleby 	Oshawa Generals 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Nick Lappin 	Brown University 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Yohann Auvitu 	HIFK 	1 year 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Peter Harrold 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Joe Whitney 	New York Islanders	1 year, $750,000 	
 	Steve Bernier 	New York Islanders	1 year, $750,000 	
 	Mark Fraser 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Scott Gomez 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Martin Havlat 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Dainius Zubrus	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $600,000 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Previous team 	Date 	Ref
Bobby Farnham 	Pittsburgh Penguins	October 26, 2015 	
David Warsofsky	Pittsburgh Penguins	February 29, 2016	
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date	Ref
===Players released===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Dainius Zubrus	Buyout	
=== Lost via retirement ===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Scott Clemmensen	
 	Bryce Salvador 	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Blake Coleman 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	John Quenneville 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Eric Gelinas 	2 years, $3.15 million 	
 	Stefan Matteau 	2 years, $1.225 million 	
 	Seth Helgeson 	2 years, $1.175 million 	
 	Adam Larsson 	6 years, $25 million 	
 	Pavel Zacha 	3 years, $2.78 million entry-level contract	
 	Mackenzie Blackwood	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Steven Santini 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Miles Wood 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Joshua Jacobs 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Brandon Baddock 	3 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 	 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 	42 	Mackenzie Blackwood	G 	 	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 	67 	Blake Speers 	C 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 	97 	Colton White 	D 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 	157	Brett Seney 	LW 	 	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.
==References==
Category:New Jersey Devils seasons
New Jersey Devils season, 2015-16