2009–10 New Jersey Devils season

2009–10 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division Champions
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 2nd Eastern
2009–10 record 48–27–7
Home record 27–10–4
Road record 21–17–3
Goals for 222
Goals against 191
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Jacques Lemaire
Captain Jamie Langenbrunner
Alternate captains Patrik Elias
Zach Parise
Arena Prudential Center
Average attendance (as of home game #41)
Arena capacity: 17,625
Average draw: 15,536
Percentage: 88.15%
Total: 636,795[1]
Team leaders
Goals Zach Parise (38)
Assists Zach Parise (44)
Points Zach Parise (82)
Penalties in minutes Andrew Peters (93)
Plus/minus Zach Parise (24)
Wins Martin Brodeur (45)
Goals against average Yann Danis (2.06)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 New Jersey Devils season is the team's 28th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey.

Off-season

On June 9, 2009, Brent Sutter stepped down as head coach of the Devils to become the head coach of the Calgary Flames.[2]

At the Entry Draft, the Devils traded with the Calgary Flames to move up in the draft and chose Jacob Josefson with the 20th overall pick.

On July 13, 2009, the New Jersey Devils named Jacques Lemaire as their new head coach.[3] This will be Lemaire's 2nd stint with the club. He won the Stanley Cup as head coach of the Devils back in 1995.

Pre-season

Regular season

The Devils allowed only 186 goals (excluding five shootout goals) during the regular season, the fewest of all 30 teams. They were also the most disciplined team in the NHL, with just 240 power-play opportunities against.[4][5][6]

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division[7]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – New Jersey Devils 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
4 New York Rangers 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
5 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 222 264 79

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[8]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals SE 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 y – New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
3 y – Buffalo Sabres NE 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
5 Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
7 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
13 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Schedule and results

2009–10 game log: 48–27–7, 101 points (Home: 27–10–3; Road: 21–17–3)
2009–10 schedule

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

  1. ↑ Game 42 began on January 8, however, it was completed on January 10 due to a partial blackout of the sports lighting at the Prudential Center. See #Lighting incident for more information.

Lighting incident

On January 8, 2010, a lighting problem occurred in the arena during a game between the Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay was leading 3–0 with 9:12 left in the second period when half of the sports lights went out due to an interruption in power on the grid feeding electricity to the arena, followed by a failure of a computer-operated lighting system that allowed the sports lighting system to function with the circuit breakers. PSE&G and Prudential Center electricians worked on the situation for 1 hour and 52 minutes but could not reboot the system. The game was suspended due to the lighting problem;[9][10] it was resumed two nights later, with about 3,000 of the original crowd of 15,129 in attendance.[11][12] The Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning and the NHL agreed to waive a rule prohibiting players from participating in an NHL-sanctioned event on three consecutive nights as per the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. Tampa Bay won, 4–2, with Lightning center Steve Stamkos scoring two goals in the contest: One on Friday and one on Sunday.[13]

Playoffs

With their win on March 27, 2010, against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, the Devils clinched a playoff berth and are participating in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 13th consecutive season and for the 20th time in 22 seasons.

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

     Win      Loss      Win playoff series      Eliminated from playoffs

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
Parise, ZachZach Parise 81 38 44 82 24 32
Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac 82 25 42 67 22 24
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner 81 19 42 61 6 44
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias 58 19 29 48 18 40
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston 80 20 17 37 2 22
Greene, AndyAndy Greene 78 6 31 37 9 14
Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus 51 10 17 27 4 28
Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk† 27 10 17 27 9 8
Bergfors, NiclasNiclas Bergfors‡ 54 13 14 27 −7 10
Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson 46 11 13 24 3 85
Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer 71 10 12 22 3 45
Mottau, MikeMike Mottau 79 2 16 18 4 41
Macammond, DeanDean McAmmond 62 8 9 17 −1 40
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador 79 4 10 14 8 57
White, ColinColin White 81 2 10 12 8 46
Martin, PaulPaul Martin 22 2 9 11 10 2
Pelley, RodRod Pelley 63 2 8 10 −4 40
Zharkov, VladimirVladimir Zharkov 40 0 10 10 2 8
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo 52 4 5 9 −10 6
Fraser, MarkMark Fraser 61 3 3 6 3 36
Pikkarainen, IlkkaIlkka Pikkarainen 31 1 3 4 −3 10
Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya‡ 40 2 2 4 2 18
Murphy, CoryCory Murphy 12 2 1 3 −2 2
Skoula, MartinMartin Skoula† 19 0 3 3 7 4
Salmela, AnssiAnssi Salmela† 9 1 2 3 −5 0
Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond 27 0 2 2 −4 48
Halischuk, MatthewMatthew Halischuk 20 1 1 2 −4 2
Eckford, TylerTyler Eckford 3 0 1 1 0 4
Sestito, TimTim Sestito 9 0 1 1 −2 2
Davis, PatrickPatrick Davis 8 1 0 1 −2 0
Palmieri, NickNick Palmieri 6 0 1 1 0 0
Peters, AndrewAndrew Peters 29 0 0 0 −5 93
Davison, RobRob Davison 1 0 0 0 0 0
Walter, BenBen Walter 2 0 0 0 0 2
Corrente, MatthewMatthew Corrente 12 0 0 0 0 24
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk 5 2 4 6 0 6
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias 5 0 4 4 −2 2
Parise, ZachZach Parise 5 1 3 4 0 0
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston 5 2 1 3 −1 0
Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac 5 1 1 2 1 2
Greene, AndyAndy Greene 5 1 1 2 0 6
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner 5 0 1 1 −1 4
Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus 5 1 0 1 0 8
White, ColinColin White 5 1 0 1 −1 8
Mottau, MikeMike Mottau 5 0 1 1 0 0
Macammond, DeanDean McAmmond 5 0 0 0 −1 4
Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer 5 0 0 0 −1 6
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador 5 0 0 0 1 6
Skoula, MartinMartin Skoula 4 0 0 0 −1 0
Martin, PaulPaul Martin 5 0 0 0 −2 0
Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson 5 0 0 0 −1 22
Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond 5 0 0 0 0 10
Fraser, MarkMark Fraser 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Pelley, RodRod Pelley 3 0 0 0 0 2
Corrente, MatthewMatthew Corrente 2 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 76 4499 45 25 6 168 2.24 2004 .916 9 0 3 6
Danis, YannYann Danis 12 467 3 2 1 16 2.06 207 .923 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 5 299 1 4 15 3.01 126 .881 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
Martin Brodeur William M. Jennings Trophy End of regular season
Martin Brodeur [14] NHL Second Star of the Week November 30, 2009
Jamie Langenbrunner[15] NHL First Star of the Week January 4, 2010
Ilya Kovalchuk[16] NHL Third Star of the Week March 29, 2010

Records

Player Record (amount) Achieved
Martin Brodeur Most career minutes played by a goaltender in the NHL (60,963) November 27, 2009
Most games played by an NHL goaltender (1,030) December 18, 2009
Most shutouts by an NHL goaltender (104) December 21, 2009

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Ilkka Pikkarainen 1st NHL game October 5, 2009
Colin White 600th NHL game October 17, 2009
Mike Mottau 100th NHL PIM October 22, 2009
John Oduya 150th NHL PIM
Jay Pandolfo 150th NHL PIM October 24, 2009
Mark Fraser 1st NHL goal
1st NHL point
1st NHL assist October 31, 2009
Travis Zajac 150th NHL point November 4, 2009
Ilkka Pikkarainen 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point 		November 6, 2009
Martin Brodeur 1,000th NHL career start November 7, 2009
Jamie Langenbrunner 900th NHL game November 11, 2009
Matt Halischuk 1st NHL goal November 14, 2009
Tim Sestito 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point
Bryce Salvador 550th NHL game November 16, 2009
Travis Zajac 100th NHL assist November 19, 2009
Tyler Eckford 1st NHL game
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point 		November 21, 2009
Matthew Corrente 1st NHL game
Andy Greene 150th NHL game November 25, 2009
Mike Mottau 200th NHL game
Jamie Langenbrunner 350th NHL assist November 28, 2009
Vladimir Zharkov 1st NHL game
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point 		December 4, 2009
Zach Parise 150th NHL assist December 9, 2009
Patrik Elias 300th NHL goal December 12, 2009
Ilkka Pikkarainen 1st NHL goal December 16, 2009
John Oduya 250th NHL game
Dean McAmmond 950th NHL game December 21, 2009
Martin Brodeur 600th NHL win April 6, 2010

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2009[17] To Calgary Flames
1st-round pick (#23 overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (#84 overall) in 2009		 To New Jersey Devils
1st-round pick (#20 overall) in 2009
June 30, 2009[18] To New York Islanders
Tony Romano		 To New Jersey Devils
Ben Walter
conditional pick in 2012
February 4, 2010[19] To Atlanta Thrashers
Johnny Oduya
Niclas Bergfors
Patrice Cormier
1st-round pick in 2010
second-round pick in 2010		 To New Jersey Devils
Ilya Kovalchuk
Anssi Salmela
second-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010[20] To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-round draft pick in 2010		 To New Jersey Devils
Martin Skoula

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Ilkka Pikkarainen[21] HIFK undisclosed
Yann Danis[22] New York Islanders 1 year, $550,000
Cory Murphy[23] Tampa Bay Lightning undisclosed
Rob Niedermayer[24] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1 million

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Brian Gionta[25] Montreal Canadiens 5 years, $25 million
John Madden[26] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $2.75 million
Michael Rupp[27] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $1.65 million
Scott Clemmensen[28] Florida Panthers 3 years, $3.6 million

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Jay Leach[29] Montreal Canadiens November 6, 2009

Lost via retirement

Player
Brendan Shanahan[30]
Kevin Weekes
Bobby Holik

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond[31] undisclosed
Johnny Oduya[32] 3 years, $10.5 million
Andy Greene[33] 2 years, $1.475 million
Travis Zajac[34] 4 years, $15.55 million
Brendan Shanahan[35] 1 year, $1 million
Mattias Tedenby[36] undisclosed
Jacob Josefson[36] undisclosed
Eric Gelinas[37] undisclosed
Dan Kelly[37] undisclosed

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Club team
1 20 (from Calgary) Jacob Josefson C  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
2 54 Eric Gelinas D  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
3 73 (from Minnesota) Alexander Urbom D  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
4 114 Seth Helgeson D  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
5 144 Derek Rodwell LW  Canada Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
6 174 Ashton Bernard LW  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 204 Curtis Gedig D  Canada Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)

Final roster

Updated April 13, 2010.[38]

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# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
30 Canada Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G L 44 1990 Montreal, Quebec
23 Canada Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson RW R 32 2005 Toronto, Ontario
32 Canada Corrente, MattMatt Corrente D R 28 2006 Mississauga, Ontario
35 Canada Danis, YannYann Danis G L 35 2009 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
26 Czech Republic Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias (A) LW L 40 1994 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
2 Canada Fraser, MarkMark Fraser D L 30 2005 Ottawa, Ontario
6 United States Greene, AndyAndy Greene D L 34 2006 Trenton, Michigan
17 Russia Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk LW R 33 2010 Kalinin, Soviet Union
15 United States Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner (C) RW R 41 2001 Cloquet, Minnesota
22 Canada Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond LW L 31 2004 Lévis, Quebec
7 United States Martin, PaulPaul Martin D L 35 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota
11 Canada McAmmond, DeanDean McAmmond C L 43 2009 Grande Cache, Alberta
27 United States Mottau, MikeMike Mottau D L 38 2006 Quincy, Massachusetts
21 Canada Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer C L 41 2009 Cassiar, British Columbia
20 United States Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW L 41 1993 Winchester, Massachusetts
9 United States Parise, ZachZach Parise (A) LW L 32 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
10 Canada Pelley, RodRod Pelley C L 32 2007 Kitimat, British Columbia
25 Canada Peters, AndrewAndrew Peters LW L 36 2009 St. Catharines, Ontario
12 United States Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston LW L 43 2008 Flint, Michigan
24 Canada Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador D L 40 2008 Brandon, Manitoba
29 Finland Salmela, AnssiAnssi Salmela D L 32 2010 Nokia, Finland
28 Czech Republic Skoula, MartinMartin Skoula D L 37 2010 Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
5 Canada White, ColinColin White D L 38 1996 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
19 Canada Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac C R 31 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba
18 Russia Zharkov, VladimirVladimir Zharkov RW L 28 2006 Elektrostal, Soviet Union
8 Lithuania Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus C L 38 2007 Elektrėnai, Soviet Union

See also

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 2009–10 season.

References

  1. ↑ 2009 New Jersey Devils Regular Season Attendance
  2. ↑ Sutter steps down from behind the bench
  3. ↑ JACQUES IS BACK: Lemaire returns as Devils head coach
  4. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html
  5. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/2010_games.html
  6. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010_games.html
  7. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  8. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  9. ↑ "Devils-Lightning Game Suspended by Light Problem". The New York Times. Newark, New Jersey: The New York Times. The Associated Press. January 9, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Team statement on game postponement". National Hockey League. New Jersey Devils. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  11. ↑ Chere, Rich (January 10, 2010). "NJ Devils say fans who showed up for resumption of suspended game were appreciated". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Postponed game to resume Sunday, Jan. 10". National Hockey League. New Jersey Devils. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  13. ↑ Chere, Rich (January 10, 2010). "NJ Devils lose, 4-2, to Tampa Bay Lightning in resumption of suspended game". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  14. ↑ Sidney Crosby named first star of the week, Brodeur and Hagman second and third
  15. ↑ Langenbrunner, Smith, Eriksson top week's '3 Stars'
  16. ↑ Brian Elliott, Jimmy Howard, Ilya Kovalchuk named NHL's three stars
  17. ↑ New Jersey Devils trade up to pick Swedish center Jacob Josefson 20th in NHL entry draft
  18. ↑ Devils acquire center Ben Walter
  19. ↑ Kovalchuk traded to Devils
  20. ↑ Devils acquire D Martin Skoula
  21. ↑ Devils sign F Ilkka Pikkarainen
  22. ↑ Devils sign goaltender Yann Danis
  23. ↑ Devils sign D Cory Murphy
  24. ↑ Devils sign C Rob Niedermayer
  25. ↑ Habs sign Brian Gionta to a 5-year deal
  26. ↑ Blackhawks Sign Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion John Madden
  27. ↑ Penguins Add Versatile Rupp to the Mix
  28. ↑ Panthers Ink Clemmensen To 3-Year Deal
  29. ↑ Jay Leach claimed off waivers
  30. ↑ SHANAHAN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
  31. ↑ Devils re-sign forward Letourneau-Leblond
  32. ↑ Devils re-sign Johnny Oduya
  33. ↑ Devils re-sign D Andy Greene
  34. ↑ Devils re-sign C Travis Zajac
  35. ↑ Devils re-sign F Brendan Shanahan
  36. 1 2 Devils sign top picks Tedenby, Josefson
  37. 1 2 Devils sign prospect Eric Gelinas, add D Dan Kelly
  38. ↑ "New Jersey Devils - Team - Roster". New Jersey Devils. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2010-03-03.

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