2009–10 New Jersey Devils season


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 resigned as head coach of the Devils to become the head coach of the Calgary Flames.
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. This will be Lemaire's 2nd stint with the club. He won the Stanley Cup as head coach of the Devils back in 1995.

Preseason

Regular season

The Devils allowed only 186 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.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

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; it was resumed two nights later, with about 3,000 of the original crowd of 15,129 in attendance. 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.

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.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Goaltenders

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†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.

Awards and records

Awards

Nominations

Records

PlayerRecord Achieved
Martin BrodeurMost career minutes played by a goaltender in the NHL November 27, 2009
Martin BrodeurMost games played by an NHL goaltender December 18, 2009
Martin BrodeurMost shutouts by an NHL goaltender December 21, 2009

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Jay LeachMontreal CanadiensNovember 6, 2009

Lost via retirement

Player
Brendan Shanahan
Kevin Weekes
Bobby Holik

Player signings

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
120 Jacob JosefsonCDjurgardens IF
254Eric GelinasDLewiston Maineiacs
373 Alexander UrbomDDjurgardens IF
4114Seth HelgesonDSioux City Musketeers
5144Derek RodwellLWOkotoks Oilers
6174Ashton BernardLWShawinigan Cataractes
7204Curtis GedigDCowichan Valley Capitals

Final roster

Updated April 13, 2010.

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.
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