2009–10 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference2nd Eastern
2009–10 record48–27–7
Home record27–10–4
Road record21–17–3
Goals for222
Goals against191
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainJamie Langenbrunner
Alternate captainsPatrik Elias
Zach Parise
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance15,536[1]
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (38)
AssistsZach Parise (44)
PointsZach Parise (82)
Penalty minutesAndrew Peters (93)
Plus/minusZach Parise (+24)
WinsMartin Brodeur (45)
Goals against averageYann Danis (2.06)

The 2009–10 New Jersey Devils season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 28th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2]

Off-season

On June 9, 2009, Brent Sutter resigned as head coach of the Devils to become the head coach of the Calgary Flames.[3]

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 Devils named Jacques Lemaire as their new head coach.[4] This was Lemaire's 2nd stint with the club. He won the Stanley Cup as head coach of the Devils back in 1995.

Preseason

Pre-season: 4–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/attendanceRecord
1September 16New York Rangers3–2 (SO)Prudential Center – 10,4811–0–0
2September 23New York Islanders4–2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 8,2562–0–0
3September 24Philadelphia Flyers1–2 (OT)Wachovia Center – 17,6502–0–1
4September 26Philadelphia Flyers1–0Prudential Center – 11,1673–0–1
5September 29New York Islanders4–2Prudential Center – 10,3114–0–1
  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

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.[5][6][7]

  • December 21, 2009 – In a victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Martin Brodeur broke Terry Sawchuk's record for the most regular-season shutouts with his 104th career shutout.[8] Then, he shut out the Penguins again on December 30, 2009, earning him his 105th shutout, giving him the all-time professional record for most shutouts.[9][10]
  • April 6, 2010 – In a victory over the Atlanta Thrashers, Martin Brodeur earned his 600th career win and 110th career shutout.[11]

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division[12]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils8248277222191103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins8247287257237101
3 Philadelphia Flyers824135623622588
4 New York Rangers8238331122221887
5 New York Islanders8234371122226479

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[13]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington CapitalsSE82541513318233121
2 y – New Jersey DevilsAT8248277222191103
3 y – Buffalo SabresNE82452710235207100
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247287257237101
5 Ottawa SenatorsNE824432622523894
6 Boston BruinsNE8239301320620091
7 Philadelphia FlyersAT824135623622588
8 Montreal CanadiensNE8239331021722388
8.5
9 New York RangersAT8238331122221887
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8235341323425683
11 Carolina HurricanesSE8235371023025680
12 Tampa Bay LightningSE8234361221726080
13 New York IslandersAT8234371122226479
14 Florida PanthersSE8232371320824477
15 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8230381421426774

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)
October: 8–4–0, 16 points (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 7–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1October 3Philadelphia Flyers2–5Prudential Center – 17,6250–1–00
2October 5New York Rangers2–3Prudential Center – 17,6250–2–00
3October 8Tampa Bay Lightning4–3 (SO)St. Pete Times Forum – 17,4541–2–02
4October 10Florida Panthers3–2BankAtlantic Center – 18,8022–2–04
5October 12Washington Capitals3–2 (SO)Verizon Center – 18,2773–2–06
6October 16Atlanta Thrashers2–4Prudential Center – 14,1873–3–06
7October 17Carolina Hurricanes2–0Prudential Center – 15,0214–3–08
8October 22New York Rangers4–2Madison Square Garden – 18,2005–3–010
9October 24Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Mellon Arena – 17,1326–3–012
10October 28Buffalo Sabres1–4Prudential Center – 14,1826–4–012
11October 29Boston Bruins2–1TD Garden – 17,5657–4–014
12October 31Tampa Bay Lightning2–1 (SO)St. Pete Times Forum – 12,1548–4–016
November: 9–2–1, 19 points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 3–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
13November 4Washington Capitals3–2Prudential Center – 13,4989–4–018
14November 6New York Islanders2–1Prudential Center – 14,10910–4–020
15November 7Ottawa Senators3–2Scotiabank Place – 18,78111–4–022
16November 11Anaheim Ducks3–1Prudential Center – 14,12312–4–024
17November 12Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Mellon Arena – 17,00513–4–026
18November 14Washington Capitals5–2Prudential Center – 16,52114–4–028
19November 16Philadelphia Flyers2–3Wachovia Center – 19,67314–5–028
20November 19Nashville Predators2–3 (SO)Sommet Center – 13,44514–5–129
21November 21Dallas Stars3–5American Airlines Center – 17,51414–6–129
22November 25Ottawa Senators3–1Prudential Center – 14,05615–6–131
23November 27Boston Bruins2–1 (SO)TD Garden – 17,56516–6–133
24November 28New York Islanders6–1Prudential Center – 16,96117–6–135
December: 11–4–0, 22 points (Home: 8–2–0; Road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
25December 2Vancouver Canucks2–5Prudential Center – 13,58617–7–135
26December 4Tampa Bay Lightning3–2Prudential Center – 15,33618–7–137
27December 5Detroit Red Wings4–3 (SO)Prudential Center – 17,62519–7–139
28December 7Buffalo Sabres3–0HSBC Arena – 18,69020–7–141
29December 9Carolina Hurricanes4–2Prudential Center – 12,01321–7–143
30December 11Florida Panthers2–4Prudential Center – 14,13221–8–143
31December 12Philadelphia Flyers4–1Prudential Center – 15,72422–8–145
32December 16Montreal Canadiens2–1Prudential Center – 12,17823–8–147
33December 18Ottawa Senators4–2Prudential Center – 13,72824–8–149
34December 19Atlanta Thrashers5–4Philips Arena – 14,61625–8–151
35December 21Pittsburgh Penguins4–0Mellon Arena – 17,13226–8–153
36December 26Washington Capitals1–4Verizon Center – 18,27726–9–153
37December 28Atlanta Thrashers3–2Prudential Center – 17,02427–9–155
38December 30Pittsburgh Penguins2–0Prudential Center – 17,62528–9–157
39December 31Chicago Blackhawks1–5United Center – 21,61428–10–157
January: 7–7–1, 15 points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
40January 2Minnesota Wild5–3Xcel Energy Center – 19,15529–10–159
41January 5Dallas Stars4–0Prudential Center – 14,20230–10–161
42January 8/10[Note 1]Tampa Bay Lightning2–4Prudential Center – 15,12930–11–161
43January 9Montreal Canadiens2–1 (OT)Bell Centre – 21,27331–11–163
44January 12New York Rangers1–0 (SO)Madison Square Garden – 18,20032–11–165
45January 14Phoenix Coyotes3–4Jobing.com Arena – 9,43032–12–165
46January 16Colorado Avalanche1–3Pepsi Center – 17,81632–13–165
47January 18New York Islanders0–4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 16,25032–14–165
48January 20Florida Panthers2–0Prudential Center – 13,93133–14–167
49January 22Montreal Canadiens1–3Prudential Center – 17,62533–15–167
50January 23New York Islanders4–2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 16,25034–15–169
51January 26Ottawa Senators0–3Scotiabank Place – 18,10734–16–169
52January 27Buffalo Sabres1–2 (SO)HSBC Arena – 18,69034–16–270
53January 29Toronto Maple Leafs5–4 (OT)Prudential Center – 15,53635–16–272
54January 31Los Angeles Kings2–3Prudential Center – 17,62535–17–272
February: 2–4–1, 5 points (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
55February 2Toronto Maple Leafs0–3Air Canada Centre – 19,32635–18–272
56February 5Toronto Maple Leafs4–3Prudential Center – 15,20436–18–274
57February 6New York Rangers1–3Madison Square Garden – 18,20036–19–274
58February 8Philadelphia Flyers2–3Wachovia Center – 19,67836–20–274
59February 10Philadelphia Flyers2–3 (OT)Prudential Center – 5,58036–20–375
60February 12Nashville Predators5–2Prudential Center – 17,62537–20–377
61February 13Carolina Hurricanes2–5RBC Center – 16,46637–21–377
March: 7–5–3, 17 points (Home: 5–1–2; Road: 2–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
62March 2San Jose Sharks4–3HP Pavilion – 17,56238–21–379
63March 5Calgary Flames3–5Pengrowth Saddledome – 19,28938–22–379
64March 7Edmonton Oilers0–2Rexall Place – 16,83938–23–379
65March 10New York Rangers6–3Prudential Center – 17,62539–23–381
66March 12Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Prudential Center – 17,62540–23–383
67March 13New York Islanders2–4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – 15,58340–24–383
68March 15Boston Bruins3–2Prudential Center – 15,80141–24–385
69March 17Pittsburgh Penguins5–2Prudential Center – 17,62542–24–387
70March 18Toronto Maple Leafs1–2 (SO)Air Canada Centre – 19,18342–24–488
71March 20St. Louis Blues0–1Prudential Center – 17,62542–25–488
72March 23Columbus Blue Jackets6–3Prudential Center – 14,20243–25–490
73March 25New York Rangers3–4 (SO)Prudential Center – 17,62543–25–591
74March 27Montreal Canadiens4–2Bell Centre – 21,27344–25–593
75March 28Philadelphia Flyers1–5Wachovia Center – 19,76944–26–593
76March 30Boston Bruins0–1 (OT)Prudential Center – 16,63644–26–694
April: 4–1–1, 9 points (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
77April 2Chicago Blackhawks1–2 (SO)Prudential Center – 17,62544–26–795
78April 3Carolina Hurricanes4–0RBC Center – 16,07345–26–797
79April 6Atlanta Thrashers3–0Philips Arena – 12,03846–26–799
80April 8Florida Panthers2–3BankAtlantic Center – 15,27346–27–799
81April 10New York Islanders7–1Prudential Center – 17,62547–27–7101
82April 11Buffalo Sabres2–1Prudential Center – 17,62548–27–7103
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;[14][15] it was resumed two nights later, with about 3,000 of the original crowd of 15,129 in attendance.[16][17] 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 Steven Stamkos scoring two goals in the contest: one on Friday and one on Sunday.[18]

Playoffs

With their win on March 27, 2010, against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, the Devils clinched a playoff berth and participated 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

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Martin Brodeur764499452561682.242004.9169036
Yann Danis12467321162.06207.9230000
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Martin Brodeur529914153.01126.8810

†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
PlayerAwardAwarded
Martin BrodeurWilliam M. Jennings TrophyEnd of regular season
Martin Brodeur [19]NHL Second Star of the WeekNovember 30, 2009
Jamie Langenbrunner[20]NHL First Star of the WeekJanuary 4, 2010
Ilya Kovalchuk[21]NHL Third Star of the WeekMarch 29, 2010

Nominations

Regular Season
PlayerAwardPlace
Martin BrodeurVezina TrophyFinalist

Records

Player Record (amount) Achieved
Martin BrodeurMost 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
PlayerMilestoneReached
Ilkka Pikkarainen1st NHL gameOctober 5, 2009
Colin White600th NHL gameOctober 17, 2009
Mike Mottau100th NHL PIMOctober 22, 2009
John Oduya150th NHL PIM
Jay Pandolfo150th NHL PIMOctober 24, 2009
Mark Fraser1st NHL goal
1st NHL point
1st NHL assistOctober 31, 2009
Travis Zajac150th NHL pointNovember 4, 2009
Ilkka Pikkarainen1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		November 6, 2009
Martin Brodeur1,000th NHL career startNovember 7, 2009
Jamie Langenbrunner900th NHL gameNovember 11, 2009
Matt Halischuk1st NHL goalNovember 14, 2009
Tim Sestito1st NHL assist
1st NHL point
Bryce Salvador550th NHL gameNovember 16, 2009
Travis Zajac100th NHL assistNovember 19, 2009
Tyler Eckford1st NHL game
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		November 21, 2009
Matthew Corrente1st NHL game
Andy Greene150th NHL gameNovember 25, 2009
Mike Mottau200th NHL game
Jamie Langenbrunner350th NHL assistNovember 28, 2009
Vladimir Zharkov1st NHL game
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		December 4, 2009
Zach Parise150th NHL assistDecember 9, 2009
Patrik Elias300th NHL goalDecember 12, 2009
Ilkka Pikkarainen1st NHL goalDecember 16, 2009
John Oduya250th NHL game
Dean McAmmond950th NHL gameDecember 21, 2009
Martin Brodeur600th NHL winApril 6, 2010

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2009[22] To Calgary Flames
1st-round pick (23rd overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (84th overall) in 2009		 To New Jersey Devils
1st-round pick (20th overall) in 2009
June 30, 2009[23] To New York Islanders
Tony Romano		 To New Jersey Devils
Ben Walter
Conditional pick in 2012[lower-alpha 1]
February 4, 2010[24] To Atlanta Thrashers
Johnny Oduya
Niclas Bergfors
Patrice Cormier
1st-round pick in 2010
2nd-round pick in 2010		 To New Jersey Devils
Ilya Kovalchuk
Anssi Salmela
2nd-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010[25] To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-round pick in 2010		 To New Jersey Devils
Martin Skoula
  1. ↑ Condition not satisfied.

Free agents acquired

PlayerFormer teamContract terms
Ilkka Pikkarainen[26]HIFKundisclosed
Yann Danis[27]New York Islanders1 year, $550,000
Cory Murphy[28]Tampa Bay Lightningundisclosed
Rob Niedermayer[29]Anaheim Ducks1 year, $1 million

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract terms
Brian Gionta[30]Montreal Canadiens5 years, $25 million
John Madden[31]Chicago Blackhawks1 year, $2.75 million
Mike Rupp[32]Pittsburgh Penguins2 years, $1.65 million
Scott Clemmensen[33]Florida Panthers3 years, $3.6 million

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Jay Leach[34]Montreal CanadiensNovember 6, 2009

Lost via retirement

Player
Brendan Shanahan[35]
Kevin Weekes
Bobby Holik

Player signings

PlayerContract terms
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond[36]undisclosed
Johnny Oduya[37]3 years, $10.5 million
Andy Greene[38]2 years, $1.475 million
Travis Zajac[39]4 years, $15.55 million
Brendan Shanahan[40]1 year, $1 million
Mattias Tedenby[41]undisclosed
Jacob Josefson[41]undisclosed
Eric Gelinas[42]undisclosed
Dan Kelly[42]undisclosed

Draft picks

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

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Club team
120 (from Calgary)Jacob JosefsonC SwedenDjurgardens IF (Elitserien)
254Eric GelinasD CanadaLewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
373 (from Minnesota)Alexander UrbomD SwedenDjurgardens IF (Elitserien)
4114Seth HelgesonD United StatesSioux City Musketeers (USHL)
5144Derek RodwellLW CanadaOkotoks Oilers (AJHL)
6174Ashton BernardLW CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7204Curtis GedigD CanadaCowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2009 New Jersey Devils Regular Season Attendance Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ↑ Sutter steps down from behind the bench
  4. ↑ JACQUES IS BACK: Lemaire returns as Devils head coach
  5. ↑ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
  6. ↑ "2009-10 New Jersey Devils Schedule and Results".
  7. ↑ "2009-10 NHL Schedule and Results".
  8. ↑ "Devils' Brodeur is NHL shutout King". National Hockey League. December 21, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ Stephenson, Colin (December 31, 2009). "Martin Brodeur's 32 saves lead NJ Devils to a 2–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ Zweig, Eric (December 23, 2009). "Brodeur Still Needs One More Shutout To Become The 'Major League' King". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Martin Brodeur grabs 600th career win, New Jersey Devils blank Thrashers, 3–0". New York Daily News. Associated Press. April 6, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  13. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  14. ↑ "Devils-Lightning Game Suspended by Light Problem". Newsday. Associated Press. January 9, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Team statement on game postponement". National Hockey League. New Jersey Devils. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "Postponed game to resume Sunday, Jan. 10". National Hockey League. New Jersey Devils. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Sidney Crosby named first star of the week, Brodeur and Hagman second and third
  20. ↑ Langenbrunner, Smith, Eriksson top week's '3 Stars'
  21. ↑ Brian Elliott, Jimmy Howard, Ilya Kovalchuk named NHL's three stars
  22. ↑ New Jersey Devils trade up to pick Swedish center Jacob Josefson 20th in NHL entry draft
  23. ↑ Devils acquire center Ben Walter
  24. ↑ Kovalchuk traded to Devils
  25. ↑ Devils acquire D Martin Skoula
  26. ↑ Devils sign F Ilkka Pikkarainen
  27. ↑ Devils sign goaltender Yann Danis
  28. ↑ Devils sign D Cory Murphy
  29. ↑ Devils sign C Rob Niedermayer
  30. ↑ "Habs sign Brian Gionta to a 5-year deal". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  31. ↑ "Blackhawks Sign Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion John Madden". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  32. ↑ "Penguins Add Versatile Rupp to the Mix". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  33. ↑ "Panthers Ink Clemmensen To 3-Year Deal". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  34. ↑ Jay Leach claimed off waivers
  35. ↑ "SHANAHAN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT". Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  36. ↑ Devils re-sign forward Letourneau-Leblond
  37. ↑ Devils re-sign Johnny Oduya
  38. ↑ Devils re-sign D Andy Greene
  39. ↑ Devils re-sign C Travis Zajac
  40. ↑ Devils re-sign F Brendan Shanahan
  41. 1 2 Devils sign top picks Tedenby, Josefson
  42. 1 2 Devils sign prospect Eric Gelinas, add D Dan Kelly
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.