2013–14 New Jersey Devils season

The 2013–14 New Jersey Devils season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 31st season since the franchise relocated to New Jersey to start the 1982–83 NHL season. For the second straight season, the Devils failed to make the playoffs. 
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	NY Rangers 	1–2 	New Jersey 	 	Kinkaid 	11,906 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 19 	NY Islanders 	5–3 	New Jersey 	 	Brodeur 	11,209 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 21 	New Jersey 	3–0 	NY Islanders 	 	Schneider 	14,689 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 23 	New Jersey 	2–3 	Montreal 	 	Brodeur 	21,273 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 24 	New Jersey 	2–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Schneider 	19,360 	3–2–0 	Recap
6 	September 26 	Philadelphia 	1–4 	New Jersey 	 	Schneider 	11,789 	4–2–0 	Recap
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.	
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Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
===Regular season===
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October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)	October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	New Jersey 	0–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Schneider 	18,621 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 4 	NY Islanders 	4–3 	New Jersey 	SO 	Brodeur 	16,624 	0–1–1 	1 	Recap
3 	October 7 	New Jersey 	4–5 	Edmonton 	SO 	Brodeur 	16,839 	0–1–2 	2 	Recap
4 	October 8 	New Jersey 	2–3 	Vancouver 	OT 	Schneider 	18,910 	0–1–3 	3 	Recap
5 	October 11 	New Jersey 	2–3 	Calgary 	 	Brodeur 	19,289 	0–2–3 	3 	Recap
6 	October 13 	New Jersey 	0–3 	Winnipeg 	 	Schneider 	15,004 	0–3–3 	3 	Recap
7 	October 17 	New Jersey 	2–5 	Ottawa 	 	Brodeur 	18,867 	0–4–3 	3 	Recap
8 	October 19 	NY Rangers 	0–4 	New Jersey 	 	Schneider 	16,592 	1–4–3 	5 	Recap
9 	October 22 	New Jersey 	1–4 	Columbus 	 	Schneider 	14,357 	1–5–3 	5 	Recap
10 	October 24 	Vancouver 	3–2 	New Jersey 	SO 	Schneider 	13,203 	1–5–4 	6 	Recap
11 	October 26 	New Jersey 	4–3 	Boston 	 	Brodeur 	17,565 	2–5–4 	8 	Recap
12 	October 29 	Tampa Bay 	1–2 	New Jersey 	 	Brodeur 	13,501 	3–5–4 	10 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	24	43	67	16	46
 	65	18	35	53	 	30
 	80	18	30	48	3 	28
 	77	25	18	43	3 	20
 	81	12	30	42	 	60
 	82	18	16	34	 	18
 	82	8 	24	32	3 	32
 	60	7 	22	29	 	22
 	82	13	13	26	1 	46
 	43	7 	19	26	 	33
 	60	11	14	25	 	26
 	78	3 	9 	12	 	33
 	48	4 	8 	12	2 	12
 	72	4 	7 	11	 	30
 	66	4 	7 	11	 	18
 	52	2 	9 	11	 	12
 	62	7 	3 	10	 	35
 	56	0 	8 	8 	3 	20
 	19	3 	5 	8 	1 	10
 	23	2 	5 	7 	2 	4
 	40	1 	3 	4 	 	29
 	33	0 	4 	4 	 	14
 	24	3 	0 	3 	3 	22
 	16	0 	3 	3 	1 	2
 	27	1 	2 	3 	0 	4
 	26	1 	2 	3 	 	12
 	10	0 	2 	2 	 	0
 	15	1 	0 	1 	 	10
 	14	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	45	43	2,679:54	16	15	12	88	1.97	1107	0.921	3	0	0	4
 	39	39	2,296:49	19	14	6 	96	2.51	971 	0.901	3	0	3	2
†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.
== Transactions ==
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.
===Trades===
June 30, 2013 	To Vancouver Canucks 1st-round pick in 2013 	To New Jersey Devils Cory Schneider
June 30, 2013 	To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick in 2013 	To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 20133rd-round pick in 2013
June 30, 2013 	To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2015 	To New Jersey Devils 7th-round pick in 2013
July 7, 2013 	To Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder 	To New Jersey Devils Riley Boychuk
September 28, 2013	To Florida Panthers Krys BarchSTL's 7th-round pick in 2015 	To New Jersey Devils Scott Timmins6th-round pick in 2014
March 5, 2014 	To Carolina Hurricanes Andrei LoktionovConditional 3rd-round pick in 2017	To New Jersey Devils Tuomo Ruutu
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Ryane Clowe 	New York Rangers 	5 years, $24.25 million
Rostislav Olesz	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $1 million
Michael Ryder 	Montreal Canadiens	2 years, $7 million
Jaromir Jagr 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $4 million
Damien Brunner 	Detroit Red Wings 	2 years, $5 million
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
David Clarkson 	Toronto Maple Leafs	7 years, $36.75 million
Matt D'Agostini 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $550,000
Matt Corrente 	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $550,000
Alexei Ponikarovsky	SKA St. Petersburg 	undisclosed
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Previous team 	Date
Alexander UrbomJosefson to IR; Urbom claimed off waivers from Caps	Washington Capitals	January 8, 2014
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date
Alexander Urbom	Washington Capitals	October 3, 2013
===Lost via retirement===
Player 	Date
Ilya KovalchukKovalchuk announces retirement	July 11, 2013
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Peter Harrold 	July 1, 2013 	2 years, $1.6 million
Patrik Elias 	July 4, 2013 	3 years, $16.5 million
Dainius Zubrus	July 4, 2013 	3 years, $9.3 million
Tim Sestito 	July 6, 2013 	2 year, $1.125 million
Cam Janssen 	July 9, 2013 	1 year, $550,000
Marek Zidlicky	July 10, 2013 	1 year, $4 million
Adam Henrique 	August 26, 2013	6 years, $24 million
Graham Black 	April 22, 2014 	3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Jaromir Jagr 	April 30, 2014 	1 year, $5.5 million
Ben Johnson 	May 23, 2014 	3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Ben Thomson 	May 23, 2014 	3 years, $1.88 million entry-level contract
Marek Zidlicky	June 3, 2014 	1 year, $3 million
Mike Sislo 	June 19, 2014 	2 years, $1.125 million
Cam Janssen 	June 20, 2014 	1 year, $575,000
==Draft picks==
New Jersey Devils' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2 	42 	Steven Santini 	Defence 	 	USA U–18 (USHL)
3 	73 	Ryan Kujawinski	Center 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4 	100	Miles Wood 	Left Wing 	 	Noble High School (HIGH–MA)
6 	160	Myles Bell 	Left Wing 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7 	208	Anthony Brodeur	Goaltender	 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (HIGH–MN)
;Draft notes
* The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent Cory Schneider to the Devils in exchange for this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2013 second-round pick (#42–Steve Santini) and a 2013 third-round pick (#73–Ryan Kujawinski) to the Devils in exchange for this pick.
* The Phoenix Coyotes' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2013 second-round pick (#39–Laurent Dauphin) to the Coyotes in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick (#73–Ryan Kujawinski) and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a February 24, 2012, trade that sent Marek Zidlicky to the Devils in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stéphane Veilleux, a 2012 second-round pick (#46–Raphael Bussier) and this pick.
* The Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2013 second-round pick (#39–Laurent Dauphin) to the Coyotes in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick (#42–Steve Santini) and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres (via Los Angeles and Florida), New Jersey traded this pick to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a February 6, 2013, trade that sent Andrei Loktionov to the Devils in exchange for this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a February 13, 2013, trade that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Devils in exchange for a 2014 fourth-round pick and this pick.
* The Los Angeles Kings' sevent-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2015 seventh-round pick to the Kings in exchange for this pick.
==References==
Category:New Jersey Devils seasons
Category:2014 in hockey