2008–09 New Jersey Devils season

The 2008–09 New Jersey Devils season is the team's 26th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey.
==Pre-season==
Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Location
September 22	4 - 1 	Philadelphia Flyers	Wachovia Center
September 24	3 - 2 	New York Rangers 	Prudential Center
September 27	4 - 2 	New York Rangers 	Madison Square Garden
September 29	3 - 2 	Washington Capitals	Prudential Center
October 1 	3 - 0 	New York Islanders 	Nassau Coliseum
October 3 	3 - 2 (OT)	New York Islanders 	Prudential Center
October 4 	4 - 3 	Philadelphia Flyers	Prudential Center
==Regular season==
* March 17, 2009: In a victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, Martin Brodeur broke Patrick Roy's record for most career wins by a goaltender, earning his 552nd career win. Also, Patrik Elias became the Devils' all-time leading scorer, previously held by John MacLean, by recording his 702nd career NHL regular-season point. 
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
2008–09 Game Log	2008–09 Game Log	 	 	 	
October
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Location/Attendance 	Record
1 	10 	New York Islanders 	1-2 	Prudential Center - 16,834 	1-0-0
2 	11 	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-1 (OT)	Mellon Arena - 17,132 	2-0-0
3 	13 	New York Rangers 	1-4 	Madison Square Garden - 18,200	2-1-0
4 	16 	Atlanta Thrashers 	1-0 	Philips Arena - 11,293 	3-1-0
5 	18 	Washington Capitals	4-3 (SO)	Verizon Center - 17,904 	4-1-0
6 	22 	Dallas Stars 	0-5 	Prudential Center - 12,101 	5-1-0
7 	24 	Philadelphia Flyers	6-3 	Prudential Center - 15,529 	5-2-0
8 	25 	Philadelphia Flyers	2-3 (OT)	Wachovia Center - 19,611 	5-2-1
9 	29 	Toronto Maple Leafs	6-5 (SO)	Prudential Center - 14,119 	5-2-2
==Playoffs==
The New Jersey Devils ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Atlantic Division Champions and the Eastern Conference's third seed. The Devils have made the playoffs for the 12th straight season.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 15 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1 - 4 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Brodeur 	17,625 	Devils lead 1-0 	Recap
2 	April 17 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2 - 1 	New Jersey Devils 	OT 	Brodeur 	17,625 	Series is tied 1-1 	Recap
3 	April 19 	New Jersey Devils 	3 - 2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	OT 	Brodeur 	17,971 	Devils lead 2-1 	Recap
4 	April 21 	New Jersey Devils 	3 - 4 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Brodeur 	17,465 	Series is tied 2-2 	Recap
5 	April 23 	Carolina Hurricanes 	0 - 1 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Brodeur 	17,625 	Devils lead 3-2 	Recap
6 	April 26 	New Jersey Devils 	0 - 4 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Brodeur 	18,680 	Series tied 3-3 	Recap
7 	April 28 	Carolina Hurricanes 	4 - 3 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Brodeur 	17,625 	Devils lose 4-3 	Recap
 Win Loss Win Playoff Series Eliminated from playoffs
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	45	49	94 	+30	24
 	77	31	47	78 	+18	32
 	81	29	40	69 	+25	56
 	82	20	42	62 	+33	29
 	81	20	40	60 	+12	32
 	82	15	25	40 	+6 	69
 	73	5 	28	33 	+21	36
 	82	17	15	32 	-1 	164
 	64	15	17	32 	+2 	30
 	82	7 	22	29 	+21	30
 	76	7 	16	23 	-7 	26
 	71	1 	17	18 	+18	46
 	76	3 	13	16 	-1 	78
 	80	1 	14	15 	+24	35
 	34	6 	8 	14 	-2 	29
 	61	5 	5 	10 	-12	10
 	62	4 	5 	9 	-2 	66
 	72	3 	6 	9 	-2 	136
 	49	2 	7 	9 	+3 	22
 	15	0 	4 	4 	-2 	6
 	17	0 	3 	3 	+1 	6
 	16	1 	0 	1 	-4 	2
 	8 	1 	0 	1 	-1 	0
 	24	0 	1 	1 	0 	21
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	+3 	22
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	-1 	0
 	15	0 	0 	0 	+1 	25
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	7 	3	3	6 	+2 	2
 	7 	2	3	5 	0 	4
 	7 	0	4	4 	0 	4
 	7 	1	3	4 	0 	6
 	7 	1	2	3 	-1 	2
 	4 	2	1	3 	0 	2
 	7 	1	2	3 	-1 	2
 	7 	1	1	2 	-3 	0
 	7 	1	1	2 	+2 	4
 	7 	2	0	2 	-1 	19
 	7 	0	1	1 	0 	2
 	3 	0	1	1 	0 	2
 	7 	0	1	1 	-3 	4
 	7 	1	0	1 	-2 	0
 	7 	0	1	1 	-3 	6
 	7 	0	1	1 	-2 	10
 	3 	0	1	1 	-1 	0
 	4 	0	0	0 	-3 	4
 	7 	0	0	0 	-2 	14
 	7 	0	0	0 	+3 	2
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	40	2356	25	13	1 	94	2.39	1138	1044	.917	2
 	31	1814	19	9 	3 	73	2.41	870 	797 	.916	5
 	16	795 	7 	5 	0 	32	2.42	399 	367 	.920	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	7 	427	3	4	17	2.39	239	222	.929	1
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Devils. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
==Awards and records==
===Records===
Player 	Record (Amount) 	Achieved
Martin Brodeur	Most consecutive opening nights with a single team (14)	October 10, 2008
Martin Brodeur	Most career wins by a goaltender (552) 	March 17, 2009
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anssi Salmela 	1st NHL Game 	October 10, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Petr Vrana 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	October 18, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	October 22, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dainius Zubrus 	400th NHL Point 	October 24, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Gionta 	400th NHL Game 	October 25, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Halischuk 	1st NHL Game 	October 29, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicklas Bergfors 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	November 1, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Clarkson 	100th NHL Game 	November 5, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Davis 	1st NHL Game 	November 9, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anssi Salmela 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	November 12, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zach Parise 	100th NHL Assist 	December 19, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zach Parise 	200th NHL Point 	December 27, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 20, 2008 	To New Jersey Devils 23rd pick in 20082nd round pick in 2008	To Washington Capitals 21st pick in 2008
June 20, 2008 	To New Jersey Devils 24th pick in 20083rd round pick in 2009	To Minnesota Wild 23rd pick in 2008
February 3, 2008	To New Jersey Devils David McIntyre 	To Anaheim Ducks Sheldon Brookbank
March 2, 2009 	To New Jersey Devils Niclas HavelidMyles Stoesz 	To Atlanta Thrashers Anssi Salmela
===Free Agents===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Brian Rolston	Minnesota Wild 	4 years, $20 million
Bobby Holik 	Atlanta Thrashers	1 year, $2.5 million
==Draft picks==
New Jersey's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario. 
Round	Pick	Player 	Position 	Nationality 	Club Team
1 	24 	Mattias Tedenby 	Left Wing	Sweden 	HV-71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
2 	52 	Brandon Burlon 	Defence 	Canada 	St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)
2 	54 	Patrice Cormier 	Center 	Canada 	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3 	82 	Adam Henrique 	Center 	Canada 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 	112 	Matt Delahey 	Defence 	Canada 	Regina Pats (WHL)
5 	142 	Kory Nagy 	Center 	Canada 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6 	172 	David Wohlberg 	Center 	United States	USA U-18 (USDP)
7 	202 	Harry Young 	Defence 	Canada 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7 	205 	Jean-Sebastien Berube	Left Wing	Canada 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
==Roster==
Updated April 21, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==Farm teams==
The Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League and the Trenton Devils of the ECHL remain the New Jersey Devils' minor league affiliates for the 2008–09 season.
==References==
Category:New Jersey Devils seasons
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey