2009–10 New Jersey Devils season

The 2009–10 New Jersey Devils season is the team's 27th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey.

Pre-season

Pre-Season: 4–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–0–1)

Regular season

GP – Games Played W – Wins L – Losses OTL – OT/Shootout Losses GF – Goals For GA – Goals Against PTS – Points
* – Division Leader x – Clinched Playoff spot y – Clinched Division z – Clinched Conference p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy e – Eliminated from Playoff Contention

Divisional standings

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

Conference standings

**Eastern Conference[2]**
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
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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

Game log

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)

November: 9-2-1, 19 Points (Home: 6-0-0; Road: 3-2-1)

December: 11-4-0, 22 Points (Home: 8-2-0; Road: 3-1-0)

January: 7-7-1, 15 Points (Home: 3-3-0; Road: 4-4-1)

February: 2-4-1, 5 Points (Home: 2-0-1; Road: 0-3-0)

March: 7-5-3, 17 Points (Home: 5-1-2; Road: 2-4-1)

April: 4-1-1, 9 Points (Home: 2-0-1; Road: 2-1-0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
77	April 2	Chicago Blackhawks	1-2 (SO)	Prudential Center - 17,625	44-26-7	95
78	April 3	Carolina Hurricanes	4-0	RBC Center - 16,073	45-26-7	97
79	April 6	Atlanta Thrashers	3-0	Philips Arena - 12,038	46-26-7	99
80	April 8	Florida Panthers	2-3	BankAtlantic Center - 15,273	46-27-7	99
81	April 10	New York Islanders	7-1	Prudential Center - 17,625	47-27-7	101
82	April 11	Buffalo Sabres	2-1	Prudential Center - 17,625	48-27-7	103

2009–10 Schedule

Win (2 Points) Loss (0 Points) Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)

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

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

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 14	Philadelphia Flyers	2 - 1	New Jersey Devils		Brodeur	17,625	Flyers lead 1-0	Archived 2010-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
2	April 16	Philadelphia Flyers	3 - 5	New Jersey Devils		Brodeur	17,625	Series tied 1-1	Archived 2010-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
3	April 18	New Jersey Devils	2 - 3	Philadelphia Flyers	OT	Brodeur	19,957	Flyers lead 2-1
4	April 20	New Jersey Devils	1 - 4	Philadelphia Flyers		Brodeur	19,709	Flyers lead 3-1
5	April 22	Philadelphia Flyers	3 - 0	New Jersey Devils		Brodeur	17,625	Flyers win 4-1

Win Loss Win Playoff Series Eliminated from playoffs

References

"2009-2010 Standings by Division - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
"2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.

Preceded by 2008–09 New Jersey Devils season	New Jersey Devils 2009–10 season	Succeeded by 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season

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[lights-3] Game 42 began on January 8, however, it was completed on January 10th due to a partial blackout of the sports lighting at the Prudential Center. See #Lighting incident for more information.

[NHL200910Division-1] "2009-2010 Standings by Division - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-05-01.

[standings-conf-2] "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.