2015–16 New Jersey Devils season

2015–16 New Jersey Devils
Division TBD Metropolitan
Conference TBD Eastern
2015–16 record 26–20–7
Home record 12–10–4
Road record 14-10-4
Goals for 121
Goals against 126
Team information
General Manager Ray Shero
Coach John Hynes
Captain Andy Greene
Alternate captains Michael Cammalleri
Patrik Elias
Adam Henrique
Travis Zajac
Arena Prudential Center
Minor league affiliations Albany Devils (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals Kyle Palmieri (20)
Assists Lee Stempniak (24)
Points Lee Stempniak (39)
Penalties in minutes Jordin Tootoo (76)
Plus/minus Michael Cammalleri (+15)
Wins Cory Schneider (23)
Goals against average Cory Schneider (2.03)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 New Jersey Devils season is the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 33rd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Winnipeg Jets.[2]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log
February: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 2 NY Rangers 2–3 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 26–20–5 57 Recap
52 February 4 New Jersey 2–3 Toronto SO Kinkaid 18,947 26–20–6 58 Recap
53 February 6 Washington New Jersey
54 February 8 New Jersey NY Rangers
55 February 9 Edmonton New Jersey
56 February 13 New Jersey Philadelphia
57 February 14 Los Angeles New Jersey
58 February 16 Philadelphia New Jersey
59 February 19 NY Islanders New Jersey
60 February 20 New Jersey Washington
61 February 23 NY Rangers New Jersey
62 February 25 New Jersey Columbus
63 February 26 Tampa Bay New Jersey

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

Player statistics

As of February 1, 2016[3]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri 42 14 24 38 15 18
Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak 50 14 22 36 7 28
Palmieri, KyleKyle Palmieri 50 20 15 35 4 31
Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique 48 16 15 31 13 15
Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac 42 7 16 23 8 17
Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson 50 2 11 13 12 52
Schlemko, DavidDavid Schlemko 42 4 8 12 −6 12
Severson, DamonDamon Severson 49 1 11 12 0 24
Moore, JohnJohn Moore 43 3 7 10 0 14
Greene, AndyAndy Greene 50 4 5 9 2 20
Kalinin, SergeiSergei Kalinin 46 5 4 9 −7 16
Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo 48 3 5 8 −20 74
Gionta, StephenStephen Gionta 50 1 7 8 −5 27
Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson 39 2 6 8 −11 16
Farnham, BobbyBobby Farnham 26 7 1 8 0 44
Blandisi, JosephJoseph Blandisi 11 1 5 6 −2 6
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias 13 1 4 5 3 8
Kennedy, TylerTyler Kennedy 23 0 4 4 −5 6
Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty 30 2 2 4 −1 6
Gelinas, EricEric Gelinas 30 1 3 4 −4 14
Merrill, JonJon Merrill 36 1 2 3 −6 20
Boucher, ReidReid Boucher 8 2 1 3 3 2
O'Neill, BrianBrian O'Neill 22 0 2 2 −3 8
Matteau, StefanStefan Matteau 20 1 0 1 −9 13
Ruutu, TuomoTuomo Ruutu 15 0 0 0 −1 6
Gragnani, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Gragnani 4 0 0 0 −2 2
O'Brien, JimJim O'Brien 4 0 0 0 −4 2
Helgeson, SethSeth Helgeson 2 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson, PaulPaul Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 2
Sislo, MikeMike Sislo 4 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders
Regular season[3]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Schneider, CoryCory Schneider 42 42 2510 22 15 5 85 2.03 1191 0.929 4 0 0 0
Kinkaid, KeithKeith Kinkaid 9 8 506 3 5 0 22 2.61 226 0.903 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated February 7, 2016.[4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
64 Canada Blandisi, JosephJoseph Blandisi C L 21 2015 Markham, Ontario
12 United States Boucher, ReidReid Boucher LW L 22 2012 East Lansing, Michigan
13 Canada Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri (A)  LW L 33 2014 Richmond Hill, Ontario
29 Canada Clowe, RyaneRyane Clowe  LW L 33 2013 Mount Pearl, Newfoundland
26 Czech Republic Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias (A)  LW/C L 39 1994 Trebic, Czechoslovakia
23 United States Farnham, BobbyBobby Farnham LW L 27 2015 North Andover, Massachusetts
44 Canada Gelinas, EricEric Gelinas D L 24 2009 Vanier, Ontario
11 United States Gionta, StephenStephen Gionta C R 32 2010 Rochester, New York
6 United States Greene, AndyAndy Greene (C) D L 33 2006 Trenton, Michigan
39 United States Helgeson, SethSeth Helgeson D L 25 2009 Faribault, Minnesota
14 Canada Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique (A) LW/C L 26 2008 Brantford, Ontario
16 Sweden Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson LW/C L 24 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
51 Russia Kalinin, SergeiSergei Kalinin C/RW L 24 2015 Omsk, Soviet Union
48 Canada Kennedy, TylerTyler Kennedy C/RW R 29 2015 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
1 United States Kinkaid, KeithKeith Kinkaid G L 26 2010 Farmingville, New York
5 Sweden Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson D R 23 2011 Skelleftea, Sweden
25 United States Matteau, StefanStefan Matteau LW L 21 2012 Chicago, Illinois
7 United States Merrill, JonJon Merrill  D L 24 2010 Brighton, Michigan
2 United States Moore, JohnJohn Moore D L 25 2015 Chicago, Illinois
21 United States Palmieri, KyleKyle Palmieri RW R 25 2015 Smithtown, New York
15 Finland Ruutu, TuomoTuomo Ruutu LW L 32 2014 Vantaa, Finland
8 Canada Schlemko, DavidDavid Schlemko D L 28 2015 Edmonton, Alberta
35 United States Schneider, CoryCory Schneider G L 29 2013 Marblehead, Massachusetts
28 Canada Severson, DamonDamon Severson D R 21 2012 Brandon, Manitoba
20 United States Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak RW R 33 2015 West Seneca, New York
9 Czech Republic Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty  LW L 27 2015 Slany, Czechoslovakia
22 Canada Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo RW R 33 2014 Churchill, Manitoba
19 Canada Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac (A) C R 30 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Jordin Tootoo Dangerous trip on Nashville Predators defenseman Seth Jones during NHL Game No. 37 in Newark on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:55 of the third period. — $2,217.74 October 15, 2015[5]
Stephen Gionta Spearing Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during NHL Game No. 94 in Ottawa on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 18:18 of the second period. — $2,284.95 October 23, 2015[6]
Bobby Farnham Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 553 in Ottawa on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. — $2,000.00 January 7, 2016[7]
Bobby Farnham Interference against St. Louis Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin during NHL Game No. 636 in St. Louis on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 11:50 of the third period. 4 games $12,365.60 January 13, 2016[8]
Jordin Tootoo Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 583 in Detroit on Monday, January 4, 2016, at 9:39 of the third period. — $2,000.00 January 14, 2016[9]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Cammalleri, M.M. Cammalleri NHL Third Star of the Week[10] December 7, 2015
Schneider, C.C. Schneider NHL All-Star game selection[11] January 6, 2016
Stempniak, L.L. Stempniak NHL Second Star of the Week[12] January 25, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Kalinin, S.S. Kalinin 1st career NHL game October 9, 2015
O'Neill, B.B. O'Neill 1st career NHL game October 10, 2015
Schneider, C.C. Schneider 100th career NHL win October 22, 2015
Larsson, A.A. Larsson 200th career NHL game October 24, 2015
S. Kalinin 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point 		October 24, 2015
Farnham, B.B. Farnham 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point 		October 31, 2015
Gionta, S.S. Gionta 200th career NHL game November 3, 2015
S. Kalinin 1st career NHL goal November 8, 2015
Palmieri, K.K. Palmieri 100th career NHL point November 8, 2015
Josefson, J.J. Josefson 200th career NHL game November 22, 2015
Kennedy, T.T. Kennedy 200th career NHL point December 3, 2015

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date
Details
 Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Anaheim Ducks
FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016		 To New Jersey Devils
Kyle Palmieri		 [13]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Ottawa Senators
2nd-round pick in 2015		 To New Jersey Devils
DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2015
4th-round pick in 2016		 [14]
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017		 To New Jersey Devils
Brian O'Neill		 [15]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) John Moore Arizona Coyotes 3 years, $5 million [16]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Paul Thompson Albany Devils 2 years, $1.15 million [17]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jim O'Brien Hershey Bears 1 year, $575,000 [18]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Marc-Andre Gragnani SC Bern 1 year, $575,000 [19]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Yann Danis Hartford Wolf Pack 1 year, $575,000 [20]
September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08) Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000 [21]
September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10) David Schlemko Calgary Flames 1 year, $625,000 [22]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) Jiri Tlusty Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $800,000 [23]
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) Lee Stempniak Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $850,000 [24]
October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) Ken Appleby Oshawa Generals 3 years, entry-level contract [25]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Peter Harrold St. Louis Blues 1 year, $800,000 [26]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Joe Whitney New York Islanders 1 year, $750,000 [27]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) Steve Bernier New York Islanders 1 year, $750,000 [28]
September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) Mark Fraser Ottawa Senators 1 year, $800,000 [29]
October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) Scott Gomez St. Louis Blues 1 year, $575,000 [30]
November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) Martin Havlat St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 [31]
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24) Dainius Zubrus San Jose Sharks 1 year, $600,000 [32]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
Bobby Farnham Pittsburgh Penguins October 26, 2015 [33]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) Dainius Zubrus Buyout [34]

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Scott Clemmensen [35]
September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02) Bryce Salvador [36]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Blake Coleman 2 years, entry-level contract [37]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) John Quenneville 3 years, entry-level contract [38]
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) Eric Gelinas 2 years, $3.15 million [39]
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) Stefan Matteau 2 years, $1.225 million [40]
July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) Seth Helgeson 2 years, $1.175 million [41]
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) Adam Larsson 6 years, $25 million [42]
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11) Pavel Zacha 3 years, $2.78 million entry-level contract [43]
December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30) Mackenzie Blackwood 3 years, entry-level contract [44]

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 6 Pavel Zacha C Czech Republic Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 42 Mackenzie Blackwood G Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 67 Blake Speers C Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 97 Colton White D Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 157 Brett Seney LW Canada Merrimack College (Hockey East)
Draft notes[45]
  • The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013 that sent Matt D'Agostini and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[47] The condition – If D'Agostini is not re-signed by New Jersey then St. Louis will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 – was converted on July 10, 2013.[48]

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ↑ "2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - New Jersey Devils - Schedule". Devils.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2015-2016 Regular Season Stats - Points - New Jersey Devils - Statistics". New Jersey Devils. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Devils Roster - New Jersey Devils - Team". New Jersey Devils. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Devils forward Tootoo fined for dangerous trip". NHL. October 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Devils forward Stephen Gionta fined for spearing". NHL. October 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ "The NHL fine Devils' Bobby Farnham and Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers $2,000 each for diving". NHL. January 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Devils' Farnham suspended four games for interference". NHL. January 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Devils' Tootoo fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment". NHL. January 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gibson, Weber and Cammalleri named stars of week". NHL. December 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal". NHL. January 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Varlamov, Stempniak and Elliott named stars of week". NHL. January 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Devils acquire Palmieri from Anaheim". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Devils continue dealing, swap picks with Sens". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ "DEVILS ACQUIRE F BRIAN O'NEILL FROM KINGS". nhl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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  17. ↑ "Thompson inks two-year, two-way deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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  22. ↑ "NEW JERSEY DEVILS SIGN DEFENSEMAN DAVID SCHLEMKO". nhl.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ "TLUSTY, DEVILS AGREE TO TERMS ON ONE-YEAR CONTRACT". nhl.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  24. ↑ "STEMPNIAK, DEVILS AGREE TO TERMS ON ONE-YEAR CONTRACT". nhl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  25. ↑ "DEVILS SIGN GOALTENDER KEN APPLEBY". nhl.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Blues Sign Three to One-Year, Two-Way Deals". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  27. ↑ "New York Islanders - Islanders Sign Six To Two-Way Deals". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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  32. ↑ "Sharks Sign Forward Dainius Zubrus to a Two-Way Contract". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Devils claim Farnham off waivers [Video]". devils.nhl.com. 2015-10-26.
  34. ↑ "Zubrus placed on unconditional waivers". nhl.com. July 30, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Scott Clemmensen joins Devils' staff as goaltending development coach". NHL.com. June 30, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Defenseman Bryce Salvador Retires". New Jersey Devils. September 2, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Devils sign forward Blake Coleman". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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  41. ↑ "Devils re-sign defenseman Seth Helgeson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  42. ↑ "Devils sign defenseman Larsson to six-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  43. ↑ "Devils sign forward Pavel Zacha". nhl.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  44. ↑ "DEVILS SIGN G MACKENZIE BLACKWOOD". nhl.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  45. ↑ "2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  46. ↑ "Jaromir Jagr traded to Panthers by Devils". February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  47. ↑ "Devils acquire Blues' D'Agostini". March 22, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  48. ↑ "Penguins sign D'Agostini to one-year contract". July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  49. ↑ "2013 NHL Draft - LA Kings Selections". Los Angeles Kings. June 30, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
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