2016–17 New Jersey Devils season
The 2016–17 New Jersey Devils season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 35th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. New Jersey did not make the postseason for the fifth consecutive year. Also, this is the first time since the 1985–86 season that the Devils finished last in the conference.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Media
This was Sherry Ross's final season as a radio color commentator as she was let go at the end of the season. The next season, Chico Resch would return as color commentator on WFAN with Matt Loughlin.Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 80 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 46 | |
| 72 | 20 | 33 | 53 | −9 | 32 | |
| 80 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −8 | 33 | |
| 82 | 20 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 38 | |
| 61 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −9 | 21 | |
| 80 | 3 | 28 | 31 | −31 | 58 | |
| ‡ | 59 | 13 | 14 | 27 | −16 | 35 |
| 70 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −17 | 19 | |
| 63 | 12 | 10 | 22 | −7 | 39 | |
| 65 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −3 | 20 | |
| 60 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −21 | 86 | |
| 66 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −16 | 8 | |
| ‡ | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 16 | |
| 53 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −19 | 12 | |
| 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −10 | 26 | |
| † | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 43 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −17 | 17 | |
| 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −6 | 14 | |
| 82 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −7 | 39 | |
| 51 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −9 | 24 | |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| ‡ | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −14 | 15 |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| ‡ | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −11 | 29 |
| 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −5 | 13 | |
| 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −5 | 30 | |
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 27 | |
| ‡ | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 12 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 60 | 59 | 3,472:50 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 163 | 2.82 | 1,781 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 23 | 1,476:05 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 65 | 2.64 | 778 | 0.916 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | November 27, 2016 |
Transactions
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Players released
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 121 | Michael McLeod | C |  Canada | Mississauga Steelheads |
| 2 | 41 | Nathan Bastian | RW | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads |
| 3 | 732 | Joey Anderson | RW |  United States | U.S. NTDP |
| 3 | 803 | Brandon Gignac | C | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes |
| 4 | 102 | Mikhail Maltsev | LW |  Russia | Russia U18 |
| 4 | 1054 | Evan Cormier | G | Canada | Saginaw Spirit |
| 5 | 132 | Yegor Rykov | D | Russia | SKA-1946 |
| 6 | 162 | Jesper Bratt | LW/RW |  Sweden | AIK IF |
| 7 | 192 | Jeremy Davies | D | Canada | Bloomington Thunder |
Notes
- The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick to Ottawa in exchange for the Islanders' third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a second-round pick in 2015 to Ottawa in exchange for Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 and this pick. The condition – New Jersey will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 or a third-round pick in 2016 at their choice – was converted when New Jersey did not take the 109th pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
- The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- :Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Shane Prince and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive the lower of New York or Vancouver's third-round pick in 2016 – was converted on March 25, 2016 when the Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention ensuring that they would finish behind the Islanders in the overall league standings.
- The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Lee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.