2021–22 New Jersey Devils season

The 2021–22 New Jersey Devils season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 40th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. Before the season, the Devils lost Nathan Bastian to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, but reacquired him in on November 25, 2021.
On March 31, 2022, following an 8–1 loss to the Boston Bruins, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on July 27, 2021. The Devils' game against the New York Islanders on October 7, 2021, was cancelled due to a power outage at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 29 	New Jersey 	5–4 	Washington 	 	Daws 	13,012 	1–0–0 	
2 	October 1 	NY Rangers 	1–7 	New Jersey 	 	Bernier 	10,474 	2–0–0 	
3 	October 2 	New Jersey 	2–1 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Wedgewood 	— 	3–0–0 	
4 	October 4 	Washington 	1–4 	New Jersey 	 	Blackwood 	4,563 	4–0–0 	
5 	October 6 	New Jersey 	2–6 	NY Rangers 	 	Bernier 	10,468 	4–1—0 	
— 	October 7 	NY Islanders 	– 	New Jersey 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
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 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
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 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
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 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
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 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
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 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021, with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. However, on December 22, the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 15 	Chicago 	3–4 	New Jersey 	OT 	Bernier 	16,514 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 19 	Seattle 	2–4 	New Jersey 	 	Bernier 	13,806 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 21 	Washington 	4–1 	New Jersey 	 	Wedgewood 	12,377 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 23 	Buffalo 	1–2 	New Jersey 	OT 	Daws 	13,158 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 26 	Calgary 	5–3 	New Jersey 	 	Wedgewood 	10,631 	3–2–0 	6 	
6 	October 30 	New Jersey 	4–2 	Pittsburgh 	 	Bernier 	17,452 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 31 	Columbus 	4–3 	New Jersey 	SO 	Wedgewood 	10,239 	4–2–1 	9 	
==Player statistics==
As of May 1, 2022
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	76	26	47	73	0 	16
 	70	21	39	60	 	17
 	49	26	30	56	 	0
 	76	24	22	46	 	23
 	80	11	35	46	 	57
 	82	17	25	42	 	28
 	70	15	21	36	 	22
 	71	13	22	35	+4	30
 	76	15	15	30	 	22
 	62	9 	21	30	 	34
 	75	6 	22	28	 	24
 	56	10	13	23	 	10
 	77	5 	17	22	 	82
 	77	6 	14	20	 	52
 	66	5 	15	20	 	22
 	57	6 	11	17	 	10
† 	60	11	5 	16	 	34
 	68	8 	7 	15	 	12
 	70	1 	13	14	 	42
 	14	3 	5 	8 	+5	0
 	7 	3 	1 	4 	+3	0
 	17	1 	3 	4 	 	10
 	27	0 	4 	4 	+2	8
 	9 	1 	1 	2 	0 	2
 	5 	1 	1 	2 	 	2
 	9 	0 	2 	2 	 	2
 	17	1 	0 	1 	 	0
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	25	0 	0 	0 	 	77
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	 	4
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	11	0 	0 	0 	 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	25	23	1,271:32	10	11	1	66	3.11	617	.893	0	0	0	0
 	25	24	1,399:03	9 	10	4	79	3.39	731	.892	2	0	0	0
 	10	8 	510:06 	4 	4 	1	26	3.06	264	.902	0	0	0	0
† 	19	14	940:59 	3 	10	1	59	3.76	511	.885	0	0	1	0
† 	7 	7 	386:18 	1 	5 	1	30	4.66	214	.860	0	0	0	0
 	3 	2 	169:26 	0 	2 	1	9 	3.19	75 	.880	0	0	0	0
 	6 	4 	235:59 	0 	4 	0	19	4.83	114	.833	0	0	0	0
==Transactions==
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Colorado AvalancheMikhail MaltsevNYI's 2nd-round pick in 2021	To New Jersey DevilsRyan Graves 	
 	To San Jose SharksNick Merkley 	To New Jersey DevilsChristian Jaros 	
 	To Buffalo SabresWill Butcher5th-round pick in 2022 	To New Jersey DevilsFuture considerations	
 	To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations 	To New Jersey DevilsJon Gillies 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensNate Schnarr 	To New Jersey DevilsAndrew Hammond 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Jonathan Bernier 	from Detroit Red Wings 	2-year 	
 	Aaron Dell 	to Buffalo Sabres 	1-year 	
 	Dougie Hamilton 	from Carolina Hurricanes 	7-year 	
 	Matt Tennyson 	to Nashville Predators 	2-year 	
 	Brandon Gignac 	to Laval Rocket (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Chase De Leo 	from Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Brian Flynn 	from HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) 	1-year 	
 	Joe Gambardella 	from Edmonton Oilers 	2-year 	
 	Robbie Russo 	from San Jose Barracuda (AHL) 	2-year 	
 	Brett Seney 	to Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year 	
 	Ryan Murray 	to Colorado Avalanche 	1-year 	
 	Ben Street 	to EHC Red Bull München (DEL) 	1-year 	
 	Connor Carrick 	to Seattle Kraken 	1-year 	
 	Josh Jacobs 	to Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year 	
 	Tomas Tatar 	from Montreal Canadiens 	2-year 	
 	Mason Jobst 	to Rochester Americans (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Frederik Gauthier	from Arizona Coyotes 	1-year 	
 	Jimmy Vesey 	from Vancouver Canucks 	1-year 	
 	Evan Cormier 	to Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Brian Halonen 	from Michigan Tech Huskies (CCHA)	2-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Mason Geertsen 	from New York Rangers	
 	Scott Wedgewood	to Arizona Coyotes 	
 	Nathan Bastian 	from Seattle Kraken 	
 	Marian Studenic	to Dallas Stars 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Christian Jaros	Mutual termination	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Jonas Siegenthaler 	2-year 	
 	Colton White 	1-year 	
 	Michael McLeod 	2-year 	
 	Christian Jaros 	1-year 	
 	A. J. Greer 	1-year 	
 	Marian Studenic 	1-year 	
 	Yegor Sharangovich 	2-year 	
 	Janne Kuokkanen 	2-year 	
 	Chase Stillman 	3-year 	
 	Jack Hughes 	8-year 	
 	Shakir Mukhamadullin	3-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	4 	Luke Hughes 	D 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
1 	291 	Chase Stillman 	RW 	 	Esbjerg Energy U20 (DNK U20)
3 	68 	Samu Salminen 	C 	 	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
4 	100 	Jakub Malek 	G 	 	VHK Vsetín (Chance Liga)
5 	1292	Topias Vilen 	D 	 	Lahti Pelicans (Liiga)
6 	164 	Viktor Hurtig 	D 	 	Västerås IK J20 (J20 Nationell)
7 	2033	Zakhar Bardakov	C 	 	HC Vityaz (KHL)
Notes:
# The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on April 7, 2021, that sent Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac to New York in exchange for A. J. Greer, Mason Jobst, a conditional 2022 fourth-round pick and this pick.
# The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020, that sent Wayne Simmonds to Buffalo in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
# The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a 2020 seventh-round pick (192nd overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.
==Notes==
==References==
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