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National Hockey League season

2011–12 New Jersey Devils
Eastern Conference champions
Division4th Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
2011–12 record48–28–6
Home record24–13–4
Road record24–15–2
Goals for228
Goals against209
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachPeter DeBoer
CaptainZach Parise
Alternate captainsPatrik Elias
Ilya Kovalchuk
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance15,396 (87.4%)
Total: 631,258 (41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsIlya Kovalchuk (37)
AssistsPatrik Elias (52)
PointsIlya Kovalchuk (83)
Penalty minutesDavid Clarkson (138)
Plus/minusBryce Salvador (+18)
WinsMartin Brodeur (31)
Goals against averageJohan Hedberg (2.23)
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The 2011–12 New Jersey Devils season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 30th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The Devils hoped to return to the playoffs after having their long playoff streak snapped the previous year. While finishing fourth in the strong Atlantic Division, they ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, thus securing a playoff berth, and faced the Southeast Division-winning Florida Panthers in the Conference Quarterfinals where they won in seven games. In the Conference Semifinals, the Devils played against the Philadelphia Flyers and won in five games. In the Conference Finals, they faced their rivals, the New York Rangers, and won in six games advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the 2002–03 season. The Devils lost in the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals to the Los Angeles Kings in six games.

Off-season

The focus of the Devils during the 2011 off-season was on finding a new coach and player signings. The main focus of the team was resigning Zach Parise and signing fourth-overall 2011 pick Adam Larsson to an entry-level contract, although team CEO and General Manager Lou Lamoriello did find the time to sign goaltender Johan Hedberg, as well as defenseman Andy Greene. Additionally, the team chose to suspend operations of the Trenton Devils, which was a minor league ECHL club that the team had used for player development, citing declining fan interest in the team and a desire to bring the organization more in line with other NHL organizations in terms of minor league affiliations.

The Devils announced the hiring of Peter DeBoer as the new head coach of the team on July 19, 2011.

Pre-season

On June 30, 2011, the New Jersey Devils announced that they would play six games during the pre-season. There were three home games at the Prudential Center against the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers. They also played two road games, one against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum and one against the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. One neutral site game against the Rangers took place at the Times Union Center, located in Albany, New York.

Regular season

The Devils had a very effective penalty kill during the regular season, allowing the fewest shorthanded goals in the League (27) and having the highest penalty-kill percentage (89.58%). The 89.58% penalty kill is the best penalty kill by any team in a season in NHL history. They also scored the most shorthanded goals in the NHL (15) and allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League (13).

Playoffs

The Devils clinched their 20th playoff berth in 22 seasons with a 5–0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on March 31, 2012. They finished the regular season with 102 points, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. The Devils finished the regular season as the 6 seed in the East with 102 points. Returning injured center Travis Zajac led the team's offense as they then proceeded to knock the Florida Panthers out of the playoffs in 7 games, winning game 6 in overtime with a goal from Zajac and another in double overtime in game 7 from Henrique. They moved on to play their division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, in the conference semifinals and were considered heavy underdogs in the series. They faced some early setbacks against the Flyers including a Game 1 overtime loss and the injury of all-star Ilya Kovalchuk. However the Devils rallied in Game 2 without their star forward, winning the game by a score of 4–1. Kovalchuk returned strong for Game 3 and his pass to Ponikarovsky gave the Devils a much needed overtime goal to win Game 3. The streak continued as the Devils would win 4 in a row to eventually defeat the Flyers and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003. The Devils would play the New York Rangers in the Conference Finals, a rematch of the 1994 series that resulted in a heartbreaking Game 7 overtime loss during Brodeur's rookie season. The series was highly publicized by the New York media and was a tough back-and-forth battle for the first four games, leaving the series split 2-2. The Devils' fourth line, which had been very successful throughout the playoffs, came through in Game 5 to help give the Devils a 3–2 lead in the series. The line consisted of players Ryan Carter, Stephen Gionta and Steve Bernier, all of which had been dropped from a professional roster at some point during the season. Emerging as playoff heroes, they tallied an impressive 19 points in the first three rounds. Despite constant comparisons to the 1994 series, the Devils and Brodeur rewrote history and claimed victory on May 25, 2012, as Henrique scored another series clinching overtime goal in Game 6 to advance the Devils to the Stanley Cup finals against the Los Angeles Kings. Facing the Kings in the Finals, the Devils lost two consecutive overtime games at home and then game three in Los Angeles. However, the Devils managed to not be swept after losing the first three games in the series, but still lost the Cup in six games.

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 +39 109
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 +61 108
3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 +32 103
4 New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 +19 102
5 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 −52 79
Source: National Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z – New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 +39 109
2 NE y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 +67 102
3 SE y – Florida Panthers 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 −24 94
4 AT x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 +61 108
5 AT x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 +32 103
6 AT x – New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 +19 102
7 SE x – Washington Capitals 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 −8 92
8 NE x – Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 +9 92
9 NE Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 −12 89
10 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 −46 84
11 SE Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 −21 84
12 SE Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 −30 82
13 NE Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 −33 80
14 AT New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 −52 79
15 NE Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 −14 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
1 September 21 NY Rangers 2–1 (OT) Times Union Center
(Albany, New York)		 1–0–0
2 September 23 NY Rangers 3–4 Prudential Center 1–1–0
3 September 24 NY Islanders 2–6 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1–2–0
4 September 29 Philadelphia 1–2 Wells Fargo Center 1–3–0
5 September 30 NY Islanders 1–0 Prudential Center 2–3–0
6 October 1 Philadelphia 2–1 Prudential Center 3–3–0
  Win   Loss   Overtime/Shootout Loss

Regular season

2011–12 Regular season game log: 48–28–6 (Home: 24–13–4; Road: 24–15–2)
October (Games: 9; Home: 4; Road: 5) (Record: 4–4–1; Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–3–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
1 October 8 7:00pm Philadelphia 0–3 Prudential Center 17,625 0–1–0 0
2 October 10 1:00pm Carolina 4–2 Prudential Center 12,096 1–1–0 2
3 October 13 7:00pm Los Angeles 2–1 SO Prudential Center 12,256 2–1–0 4
4 October 15 8:00pm @ Nashville 3–2 SO Bridgestone Arena 17,113 3–1–0 6
5 October 21 7:00pm San Jose 3–4 SO Prudential Center 14,319 3–1–1 7
6 October 22 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 1–4 Consol Energy Center 18,535 3–2–1 7
7 October 25 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 3–0 Staples Center 18,118 4–2–1 9
8 October 27 10:00pm @ Phoenix 3–5 Jobing.com Arena 7,434 4–3–1 9
9 October 29 8:00pm @ Dallas 1–3 American Airlines Center 11,740 4–4–1 9
November (Games: 14; Home: 6; Road: 8) (Record: 8–6–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 5–3–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
10 November 2 7:30pm Toronto 3–5 Prudential Center 13,033 4–5–1 9
11 November 3 7:00pm @ Philadelphia 4–3 SO Wells Fargo Center 19,667 5–5–1 11
12 November 5 7:00pm Winnipeg 3–2 OT Prudential Center 14,952 6–5–1 13
13 November 8 7:30pm Carolina 3–2 Prudential Center 13,056 7–5–1 15
14 November 11 7:00pm Washington 1–3 Prudential Center 15,230 7–6–1 15
15 November 12 7:00pm @ Washington 3–2 SO Verizon Center 18,506 8–6–1 17
16 November 15 7:00pm @ Boston 3–4 TD Garden 17,565 8–7–1 17
17 November 16 7:30pm @ Buffalo 5–3 First Niagara Center 18,690 9–7–1 19
18 November 19 7:00pm @ Tampa Bay 4–2 St. Pete Times Forum 18,894 10–7–1 21
19 November 21 7:30pm @ Florida 3–4 BankAtlantic Center 13,122 10–8–1 21
20 November 23 7:00pm Columbus 2–1 SO Prudential Center 15,585 11–8–1 23
21 November 25 3:00pm @ NY Islanders 1–0 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,358 12–8–1 25
22 November 26 1:00pm NY Islanders 2–3 Prudential Center 16,014 12–9–1 25
23 November 30 9:30pm @ Colorado 1–6 Pepsi Center 14,251 12–10–1 25
December (Games: 14; Home: 7; Road: 7) (Record: 9–5–0; Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–3–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
24 December 2 8:00pm @ Minnesota 2–4 XCel Energy Center 17,310 12–11–1 25
25 December 3 7:00pm @ Winnipeg 2–4 MTS Centre 15,004 12–12–1 25
26 December 6 7:00pm @ Toronto 3–2 OT Air Canada Centre 19,513 13–12–1 27
27 December 8 7:00pm Ottawa 5–4 SO Prudential Center 13,743 14–12–1 29
28 December 10 1:00pm Montreal 1–2 Prudential Center 14,210 14–13–1 29
29 December 12 7:00pm @ Tampa Bay 5–4 St. Pete Times Forum 17,341 15–13–1 31
30 December 13 7:30pm @ Florida 3–2 SO BankAtlantic Center 14,669 16–13–1 33
31 December 16 7:00pm Dallas 6–3 Prudential Center 17,625 17–13–1 35
32 December 17 7:00pm @ Montreal 5–3 Bell Centre 21,273 18–13–1 37
33 December 20 7:00pm NY Rangers 1–4 Prudential Center 17,625 18–14–1 37
34 December 23 7:00pm Washington 4–3 SO Prudential Center 14,043 19–14–1 39
35 December 26 7:00pm @ Carolina 2–4 RBC Center 16,121 19–15–1 39
36 December 28 7:00pm Buffalo 3–1 Prudential Center 17,625 20–15–1 41
37 December 31 3:00pm Pittsburgh 3–1 Prudential Center 17,625 21–15–1 43
January (Games: 12; Home: 7; Road: 5) (Record: 6–4–2; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–1–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
38 January 2 7:30pm @ Ottawa 2–3 OT Scotiabank Place 19,573 21–15–2 44
39 January 4 7:30pm Boston 1–6 Prudential Center 15,832 21–16–2 44
40 January 6 7:00pm Florida 5–2 Prudential Center 15,793 22–16–2 46
41 January 7 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 3–1 Consol Energy Center 18,594 23–16–2 48
42 January 10 9:30pm @ Calgary 3–6 Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 23–17–2 48
43 January 11 9:00pm @ Edmonton 2–1 OT Rexall Place 16,839 24–17–2 50
44 January 14 3:00pm @ Winnipeg 2–1 MTS Centre 15,004 25–17–2 52
45 January 17 7:00pm Winnipeg 5–1 Prudential Center 14,129 26–17–2 54
46 January 19 7:00pm Boston 1–4 Prudential Center 14,941 26–18–2 54
47 January 21 1:00pm Philadelphia 1–4 Prudential Center 16,251 26–19–2 54
48 January 24 7:00pm Buffalo 1–2 SO Prudential Center 13,735 26–19–3 55
49 January 31 7:00pm NY Rangers 4–3 SO Prudential Center 17,625 27–19–3 57
February (Games: 13; Home: 7; Road: 6) (Record: 8–4–1; Home: 3–2–1; Road: 5–2–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
50 February 2 7:00pm Montreal 5–3 Prudential Center 13,283 28–19–3 59
51 February 4 1:00pm @ Philadelphia 6–4 Wells Fargo Center 19,862 29–19–3 61
52 February 5 1:00pm Pittsburgh 5–3 Prudential Center 14,707 30–19–3 63
53 February 7 7:00pm @ NY Rangers 1–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 31–19–3 65
54 February 9 7:00pm St. Louis 3–4 SO Prudential Center 15,021 31–19–4 66
55 February 11 1:00pm Florida 1–3 Prudential Center 14,938 31–20–4 66
56 February 14 7:00pm @ Buffalo 4–1 First Niagara Center 18,690 32–20–4 68
57 February 17 7:00pm Anaheim 3–2 SO Prudential Center 15,312 33–20–4 70
58 February 19 6:00pm @ Montreal 3–1 Bell Centre 21,273 34–20–4 72
59 February 21 7:00pm @ Toronto 4–3 OT Air Canada Centre 19,426 35–20–4 74
60 February 24 7:00pm Vancouver 1–2 Prudential Center 16,480 35–21–4 74
61 February 26 1:00pm Tampa Bay 3–4 Prudential Center 15,981 35–22–4 74
62 February 27 7:30pm @ NY Rangers 0–2 Madison Square Garden 18,200 35–23–4 74
March (Games: 17; Home: 8; Road: 9) (Record: 10–5–2; Home: 6–1–1; Road: 4–4–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
63 March 1 7:00pm @ Boston 3–4 OT TD Garden 17,565 35–23–5 75
64 March 2 7:00pm @ Washington 5–0 Verizon Center 18,506 36–23–5 77
65 March 4 3:00pm @ NY Islanders 0–1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 36–24–5 77
66 March 6 7:00pm NY Rangers 4–1 Prudential Center 17,625 37–24–5 79
67 March 8 7:00pm NY Islanders 5–1 Prudential Center 14,573 38–24–5 81
68 March 10 7:00pm @ NY Islanders 2–1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 39–24–5 83
69 March 11 7:00pm Philadelphia 4–1 Prudential Center 15,107 40–24–5 85
70 March 13 7:00pm @ Philadelphia 0–3 Wells Fargo Center 19,724 40–25–5 85
71 March 15 7:00pm Colorado 1–0 SO Prudential Center 16,055 41–25–5 87
72 March 17 1:00pm Pittsburgh 2–5 Prudential Center 17,625 41–26–5 87
73 March 19 7:30pm @ NY Rangers 2–4 Madison Square Garden 18,200 41–27–5 87
74 March 20 7:30pm @ Ottawa 1–0 Scotiabank Place 19,834 42–27–5 89
75 March 23 7:00pm Toronto 3–4 SO Prudential Center 16,022 42–27–6 90
76 March 25 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 2–5 Consol Energy Center 18,601 42–28–6 90
77 March 27 7:00pm Chicago 2–1 SO Prudential Center 15,074 43–28–6 92
78 March 29 7:00pm Tampa Bay 6–4 Prudential Center 15,380 44–28–6 94
79 March 31 7:00pm @ Carolina 5–0 RBC Center 18,680 45–28–6 96
April (Games: 3; Home: 2; Road: 1) (Record: 3–0–0; Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
80 April 3 7:00pm NY Islanders 3–1 Prudential Center 15,482 46–28–6 98
81 April 5 7:30pm @ Detroit 2–1 Joe Louis Arena 20,066 47–28–6 100
82 April 7 3:00pm Ottawa 4-2 Prudential Center 17,625 48–28–6 102

Playoffs

Main articles: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs and 2012 Stanley Cup Finals
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Florida Panthers – Devils win series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 13 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Florida Panthers Brodeur 19,119 Devils lead 1-0 New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 13th, 2012
2 April 15 New Jersey Devils 2–4 Florida Panthers Brodeur 19,248 Series tied 1-1 New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 15th, 2012
3 April 17 Florida Panthers 4–3 New Jersey Devils Hedberg 17,625 Panthers lead 2-1 Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - April 17th, 2012
4 April 19 Florida Panthers 0–4 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Series tied 2-2 Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - April 19th, 2012
5 April 21 New Jersey Devils 0–3 Florida Panthers Brodeur 19,513 Panthers lead 3-2 New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 21st, 2012
6 April 24 Florida Panthers 2–3 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Series tied 3-3 Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - April 24th, 2012
7 April 26 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Florida Panthers 2OT Brodeur 19,313 Devils win 4-3 New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 26th, 2012
Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers – Devils win series 4-1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 29 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers OT Brodeur 19,972 Flyers lead 1-0 Devils vs. Flyers - 04/29/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
2 May 1 New Jersey Devils 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Brodeur 20,131 Series tied 1-1 Devils vs. Flyers - 05/01/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
3 May 3 Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Devils lead 2-1 Flyers vs. Devils - 05/03/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
4 May 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Devils lead 3-1 Flyers vs. Devils - 05/06/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
5 May 8 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers Brodeur 20,145 Devils win 4-1 Flyers vs. Devils - 05/06/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
Eastern Conference Finals: vs. (1) New York Rangers – Devils win series 4-2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 14 New Jersey Devils 0–3 New York Rangers Brodeur 18,200 Rangers lead 1-0
2 May 16 New Jersey Devils 3–2 New York Rangers Brodeur 18,200 Series tied 1-1 Devils vs. Rangers - 05/16/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
3 May 19 New York Rangers 3–0 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Rangers lead 2-1
4 May 21 New York Rangers 1–4 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Series tied 2-2 Rangers vs. Devils - 05/21/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
5 May 23 New Jersey Devils 5–3 New York Rangers Brodeur 18,200 Devils lead 3-2 Devils vs. Rangers - 05/23/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
6 May 25 New York Rangers 2–3 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Devils win series 4-2 Rangers vs. Devils - 05/25/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
Stanley Cup Finals: vs (8) Los Angeles Kings – Kings win series 4-2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 30 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Kings lead 1-0 Kings vs. Devils - 05/30/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
2 June 2 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Kings lead 2-0 Kings vs. Devils - 06/02/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
3 June 4 New Jersey Devils 0–4 Los Angeles Kings Brodeur 18,764 Kings lead 3-0 Devils vs. Kings - 06/04/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
4 June 6 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Brodeur 18,867 Kings lead 3-1 Devils vs. Kings - 06/06/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
5 June 9 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Kings lead 3-2 Kings vs. Devils - 06/09/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
6 June 11 New Jersey Devils 1–6 Los Angeles Kings Brodeur 18,858 Kings win 4-2 Devils vs. Kings - 06/11/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
  Win   Loss   Win Playoff Series

Media

This season would be Steve Cangialosi's first season as a regular television play-by-play announcer for the Devils. Deb Placey and Ken Daneyko did color and studio analysis commentating. Radio coverage was still on WFAN (AM) 660 with Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross as usual.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Ilya Kovalchuk 77 37 46 83 −9 33
Patrik Elias 81 26 52 78 −8 16
Zach Parise 82 31 38 69 −5 32
Adam Henrique 74 16 35 51 8 7
David Clarkson 80 30 16 46 −8 138
Petr Sykora 82 21 23 44 4 40
Dainius Zubrus 82 17 27 44 7 34
Alexei Ponikarovsky 33 7 11 18 9 8
Adam Larsson 65 2 16 18 −7 20
Mark Fayne 82 4 13 17 −4 26
Andy Greene 56 1 15 16 3 16
Kurtis Foster 28 3 9 12 −9 23
Anton Volchenkov 72 2 9 11 3 34
Bryce Salvador 82 0 9 9 18 66
Jacob Josefson 41 2 7 9 10 6
Marek Zidlicky 22 2 6 8 0 10
Ryan Carter 65 4 4 8 −12 84
Matt Taormina 30 1 6 7 6 4
Nick Palmieri 29 4 3 7 −7 12
Henrik Tallinder 39 0 6 6 −11 16
Mattias Tedenby 43 1 5 6 −15 16
Steve Bernier 32 1 5 6 6 16
Travis Zajac 15 2 4 6 −3 4
Peter Harrold 11 0 2 2 0 0
Bradley Mills 27 0 1 1 −10 32
Alexander Urbom 5 1 0 1 1 9
Cam Janssen 48 0 1 1 −8 75
Stephen Gionta 1 1 0 1 1 0
Steven Zalewski 7 0 0 0 −2 0
Tim Sestito 18 0 0 0 −5 7
Vladimir Zharkov 4 0 0 0 −2 0
Eric Boulton 51 0 0 0 −12 115
Stephane Veilleux 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Fraser 4 0 0 0 −2 14
Rod Pelley 7 0 0 0 0 7


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Ilya Kovalchuk 23 8 11 19 −7 6
Zach Parise 24 8 7 15 -8 4
Bryce Salvador 24 4 10 14 9 26
Travis Zajac 24 7 7 14 -6 4
Adam Henrique 24 5 8 13 12 11
David Clarkson 24 3 9 12 8 32
Dainius Zubrus 24 3 7 10 0 18
Alexei Ponikarovsky 24 1 8 9 8 12
Marek Zidlicky 24 1 8 9 -2 22
Patrik Elias 24 5 3 8 −3 10
Steve Bernier 24 2 5 7 3 27
Stephen Gionta 24 3 4 7 4 4
Ryan Carter 23 5 2 7 4 32
Petr Sykora 18 2 3 5 3 6
Peter Harrold 17 0 4 4 2 6
Mark Fayne 24 0 3 3 5 6
Anton Volchenkov 24 1 1 2 7 10
Andy Greene 24 0 1 1 1 8
Jacob Josefson 6 0 1 1 1 0
Adam Larsson 5 1 0 1 3 4
Henrik Tallinder 3 0 0 0 -1 0
Tim Sestito 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Martin Brodeur 59 3392 31 21 4 136 2.41 1472 .908 3 0 4 2
Johan Hedberg 27 1591 17 7 2 59 2.23 718 .918 4 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Martin Brodeur 24 1471 14 9 52 2.12 629 .917 1 0 4 0
Johan Hedberg 1 36 0 1 1 1.67 14 .929 0 0 0 0

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.

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Ilya Kovalchuk NHL first All-Star team – Left Wing End of regular season
Adam Henrique NHL All-Rookie team – Forward End of regular season
Adam Henrique NHL Rookie of the Month December 2011
Ilya Kovalchuk NHL Second Star of the Week February 6, 2012
Ilya Kovalchuk NHL Second Star of the Week March 12, 2012

Nominations

Regular season
Player Award Place
Adam Henrique Calder Memorial Trophy Finalist

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Date
Adam Larsson 1st career NHL game October 8, 2011
David Clarkson 300th career NHL game October 10, 2011
Henrik Tallinder 100th career NHL assist October 15, 2011
Adam Henrique 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 27, 2011
Andy Greene 300th career NHL game October 29, 2011
Brad Mills 1st career NHL assist November 2, 2011
Adam Larsson 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 November 2, 2011
Adam Henrique 1st career NHL goal November 3, 2011
Dainius Zubrus 500th career NHL point November 8, 2011
Adam Larsson 1st career NHL goal November 11, 2011
Anton Volchenkov 500th career NHL game November 12, 2011
Dainius Zubrus 1,000th career NHL game November 16, 2011
Ryan Carter 200th career NHL game November 19, 2011
Patrik Elias 500th career NHL assist December 28, 2011
Dainius Zubrus 200th career NHL goal January 2, 2012
Patrik Elias 1,000th career NHL game January 6, 2012
Zach Parise 200th career NHL assist January 10, 2012
Mark Fayne 100th career NHL game January 11, 2012
Petr Sykora 700th career NHL point January 14, 2012
Mattias Tedenby 100th career NHL game January 14, 2012
Alexei Ponikarovsky 300th career NHL point February 4, 2012
Cam Janssen 300th career NHL game February 14, 2012
Steve Bernier 400th career NHL game March 1, 2012
Petr Sykora 1,000th career NHL game March 4, 2012
Bryce Salvador 100th career NHL point March 6, 2012
Zach Parise 400th career NHL point March 8, 2012
Marek Zidlicky 300th career NHL point March 8, 2012
Andy Greene 100th career NHL point March 17, 2012
Ilya Kovalchuk 400th career NHL goal March 20, 2012
Zach Parise 500th career NHL game April 3, 2012
Eric Boulton 600th career NHL game April 5, 2012
Stephen Gionta 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 April 7, 2012

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date Details
June 16, 2011 To Minnesota Wild
David McIntyre 		To New Jersey Devils
Maxim Noreau
July 14, 2011 To Calgary Flames
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond 		To New Jersey Devils
5th round pick in 2012
July 28, 2011 To New York Islanders
Brian Rolston 		To New Jersey Devils
Trent Hunter
Conditional pick in 2012
October 4, 2011 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Steckel 		To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2012
December 12, 2011 To Anaheim Ducks
Mark Fraser
Rod Pelley
7th-round pick in 2012 		To New Jersey Devils
Kurtis Foster
Timo Pielmeier
January 20, 2012 To Carolina Hurricanes
Joe Sova
4th-round pick in 2012 		To New Jersey Devils
Alexei Ponikarovsky
February 24, 2012 To Minnesota Wild
Kurtis Foster
Nick Palmieri
Stephane Veilleux
2nd-round pick in 2012
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2013 		To New Jersey Devils
Marek Zidlicky
  1. Condition not satisfied.
  2. Condition satisfied.

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Cam Janssen St. Louis Blues 1 year, $525,000
Eric Boulton Atlanta Thrashers 2 years, $1.325 million
Peter Harrold Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $550,000
Matt Anderson Albany Devils 2 years, $1.05 million
Stephane Veilleux HC Ambri-Piotta 1 year, $525,000
Petr Sykora Dinamo Minsk 1 year, $650,000
Steve Bernier Albany Devils 1 year, $525,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Tyler Eckford Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $525,000
Mike McKenna Ottawa Senators 1 year, $550,000
Colin White San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1 million
Trent Hunter Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Ryan Carter Florida Panthers October 26, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Brandon Burlon June 2, 2011 3 years, $1.9875 million entry-level contract
Jay Leach June 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Andy Greene July 1, 2011 4 years, $12 million
Johan Hedberg July 1, 2011 1 year, $1.25 million
Matt Corrente July 14, 2011 1 year, $660,000
Vladimir Zharkov July 14, 2011 1 year, $577,500
Adam Larsson July 15, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mark Fraser July 27, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Matt Taormina July 27, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Zach Parise July 29, 2011 1 year, $6 million
Maxime Clermont August 22, 2011 3 years, $1.68 million entry-level contract
Brad Mills August 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Tim Sestito August 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Chad Wiseman August 22, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million
Steven Zalewski August 22, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million
Scott Wedgewood March 19, 2012 3 years, $1.92 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The New Jersey Devils participated in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, located at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 24, 2011. Devils CEO, president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, described as being "thrilled" at the chance to draft him, selected Swedish defenseman Adam Larsson fourth overall. This was the Devils' highest pick in the draft since selecting Scott Neidermayer third overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Adam Larsson D Sweden Sweden Skelleftea AIK (Elitserien)
3 69 Forfeited pick
3 75 Blake Coleman C  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
4 99 Reid Boucher C  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
5 129 Blake Pietila LW  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6 159 Reece Scarlett D  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 189 Patrick Daly D  United States Benilde-St. Margaret's High School
Notes
  1. The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick was forfeited as a result of a penalty sanction due to cap circumvention when signing Ilya Kovalchuk. The penalty includes a fine of US$3 million, a forfeiture of one first-round pick between 2011 and 2014 as determined by the Devils, and this pick.
  2. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on January 7, 2011 that sent Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas in exchange for a conditional pick in 2012 NHL Entry Draft and this pick (conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Dallas Stars does not win a round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and does not re-sign Langenbrunner prior to the 2011 Draft – was converted on June 24, 2011.

See also

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