2007-08 New Jersey Devils

The 2007-08 New Jersey Devils season is the franchise's 33rd season, and its 25th season as the New Jersey Devils. It is the first time they have played home games anywhere other than Continental Airlines Arena; this year marks the start of home games being played at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It began in October. On July 13, Brent Sutter was announced as head coach.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22-23
• The free agency period began on July 1.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	27	8	247	216	102
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	46	29	7	206	197	99
3	5	New York Rangers	82	42	27	13	213	199	97
4	6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	248	233	95
5	13	New York Islanders	82	35	38	9	194	243	79

Game log

October

Record: 4-6-1; Home: 1-1-0; Road: 3-5-1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 4	New Jersey	1 - 3	Tampa Bay		Brodeur	19,454	0-1-0	0
2	October 6	New Jersey	4 - 1	Florida		Weekes	19,250	1-1-0	2
3	October 8	New Jersey	2 - 4	Ottawa		Brodeur	18,260	1-2-0	2
4	October 11	New Jersey	0 - 3	Florida		Brodeur	10,847	1-3-0	2
5	October 13	New Jersey	6 - 5	Atlanta		Brodeur	15,606	2-3-0	4
6	October 17	New Jersey	5 - 4	Pittsburgh		Brodeur	16,990	3-3-0	6
7	October 18	New Jersey	0 - 4	Philadelphia		Brodeur	19,113	3-4-0	6
8	October 20	New Jersey	3 - 4	NY Islanders	OT	Weekes	14,092	3-4-1	7
9	October 25	New Jersey	0 - 2	NY Rangers		Brodeur	18,200	3-5-1	7
10	October 27	Ottawa	4 - 1	New Jersey		Brodeur	17,625	3-6-1	7
11	October 31	Tampa Bay	1 - 6	New Jersey		Brodeur	13,218	4-6-1	9

November

Record: 1-0-0; Home: 1-0-0; Road: 0-0-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 2	Toronto	2 - 3	New Jersey		Brodeur	14,523	5-6-1	11
13	November 3	New Jersey		NY Rangers
14	November 5	Pittsburgh		New Jersey
15	November 8	Philadelphia		New Jersey
16	November 10	New Jersey		NY Islanders
17	November 12	New Jersey		Pittsburgh
18	November 14	NY Rangers		New Jersey
19	November 16	NY Islanders		New Jersey
20	November 17	New Jersey		Philadelphia
21	November 21	New Jersey		Pittsburgh
22	November 23	New Jersey		Atlanta
23	November 24	New Jersey		Tampa Bay
24	November 28	Dallas		New Jersey
25	November 30	Montreal		New Jersey

December

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 2	Atlanta		New Jersey
27	December 5	Boston		New Jersey
28	December 7	Washington		New Jersey
29	December 9	New Jersey		NY Rangers
30	December 10	New Jersey		Washington
31	December 13	New Jersey		Boston
32	December 15	Phoenix		New Jersey
33	December 16	Philadelphia		New Jersey
34	December 18	New Jersey		Vancouver
35	December 21	New Jersey		Edmonton
36	December 23	New Jersey		Calgary
37	December 28	Buffalo		New Jersey
38	December 29	New Jersey		NY Islanders

January

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
39	January 2	Florida		New Jersey
40	January 4	Philadelphia		New Jersey
41	January 5	New Jersey		Boston
42	January 8	Buffalo		New Jersey
43	January 10	New Jersey		Hurricanes
44	January 12	New Jersey		Buffalo
45	January 16	NY Islanders		New Jersey
46	January 18	Philadelphia		New Jersey
47	January 20	Florida		New Jersey
48	January 22	Philadelphia		New Jersey
49	January 24	Montreal		New Jersey
50	January 29	Pittsburgh		New Jersey

February

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
51	February 1	NY Rangers		New Jersey
52	February 2	Los Angeles		New Jersey
53	February 4	Pittsburgh		New Jersey
54	February 6	New Jersey		Buffalo
55	February 8	Anaheim		New Jersey
56	February 9	Hurricanes		New Jersey
57	February 13	Ottawa		New Jersey
58	February 15	Atlanta		New Jersey
59	February 16	New Jersey		Ottawa
60	February 18	Hurricanes		New Jersey
61	February 20	San Jose		New Jersey
62	February 23	NY Islanders		New Jersey
63	February 24	New Jersey		Washington
64	February 26	New Jersey		Hurricanes
65	February 29	Washington		New Jersey

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
66	March 1	New Jersey		Montreal
67	March 4	New Jersey		Toronto
68	March 7	Tampa Bay		New Jersey
69	March 8	New Jersey		Toronto
70	March 11	New Jersey		Montreal
71	March 13	New Jersey		Minnesota
72	March 15	New Jersey		Colorado
73	March 19	NY Rangers		New Jersey
74	March 21	NY Islanders		New Jersey
75	March 22	New Jersey		Pittsburgh
76	March 25	Pittsburgh		New Jersey
77	March 27	New Jersey		NY Rangers
78	March 28	Philadelphia		New Jersey

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
79	April 1	New Jersey		NY Islanders
80	April 2	Boston		New Jersey
81	April 4	New Jersey		Philadelphia
82	April 6	NY Rangers		New Jersey

Player stats

Skaters

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Zach Parise	12	4	8	12	-3	2
John Madden	12	6	5	11	2	6
Jay Pandolfo	12	6	3	9	5	8
Travis Zajac	12	3	4	7	-4	6
Patrik Elias	12	2	5	7	-5	2
Paul Martin	12	0	7	7	2	8
Arron Asham	12	3	3	6	1	17
Brian Gionta	12	3	3	6	-5	14
Dainius Zubrus	12	0	6	6	-4	2
David Clarkson	12	1	3	4	2	41

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Martin Brodeur	10	596	4	6	0	29	0	.889	2.92
Kevin Weekes	2	125	1	0	1	5	0	.928	2.40

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Nicklas Bergfors	1st NHL Game	October 4, 2007
Mike Mottau	1st NHL Goal	October 6, 2007
Michael Rupp	200th NHL Game	October 6, 2007
Brian Gionta	200th NHL Point	October 13, 2007
Zach Parise	100th NHL Point	October 17, 2007
Rod Pelley	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 20, 2007
Martin Brodeur	900th NHL Game	October 31, 2007
Olli Malmivaara	1st NHL Game	October 31, 2007
Dainius Zubrus	700th NHL Game	October 31, 2007

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms Dainius Zubrus Buffalo Sabres 6 year, $20.4 million Karel Rachunek New York Rangers 1 year, $1.4 million Kevin Weekes New York Rangers 2 years, $1.375 million Vitaly Vishnevski Nashville Predators 3 years, $5.4 million Noah Clarke Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $475,000 Arron Asham New York Islanders 1 year, $700,000

Player New team Brian Rafalski Detroit Red Wings Scott Gomez New York Rangers Brad Lukowich Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Clemmensen Toronto Maple Leafs

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	57	Mike Hoeffel	Wing		US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
3	79	Nick Palmieri	Wing		Erie Otters (OHL)
3	87	Corbin McPherson	Defenceman		Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
4	117	Matt Halischuk	Right Wing		Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6	177	Vili Sopanen	Win		Pelicans Lahti
7	207	Ryan Molle	Defenceman		Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Roster

New Jersey Devils
Goaltenders 1 Kevin Weekes  30 Martin Brodeur  Injured Reserve 5 Colin White  15 Jamie Langenbrunner  25 Cam Janssen		Defensemen 2 Vitaly Vishnevski  6 Andy Greene  7 Paul Martin  8 Sheldon Brookbank  24 Olli Malmivaara  27 Mike Mottau  28 Karel Rachunek  29 Johnny Oduya		Wingers 9 Zach Parise  14 Brian Gionta -A 17 Michael Rupp  18 Sergei Brylin  20 Jay Pandolfo  22 Arron Asham  23 David Clarkson  26 Patrik Elias  - A		Centers 10 Rod Pelley  11 John Madden  16 Dainius Zubrus -A 19 Travis Zajac  GM: Lou Lamoriello Coach: Brent Sutter

See also

• 2007-08 NHL season