2013–14 New Jersey Devils season

The 2013–14 New Jersey Devils season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 32nd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.^[2] For the second-straight season, the Devils failed to make the playoffs.

2013–14 New Jersey Devils
Division	6th Metropolitan
Conference	10th Eastern
2013–14 record	35–29–18
Home record	21–11–9
Road record	14–18–9
Goals for	197
Goals against	208
Team information
General manager	Lou Lamoriello
Coach	Peter DeBoer
Captain	Bryce Salvador
Alternate captains	Patrik Elias Andy Greene Travis Zajac
Arena	Prudential Center
Average attendance	15,208 (92.1%)[1] (39 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Albany Devils (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Adam Henrique (25)
Assists	Jaromir Jagr (43)
Points	Jaromir Jagr (67)
Penalty minutes	Marek Zidlicky (60)
Plus/minus	Jaromir Jagr (+16)
Wins	Martin Brodeur (19)
Goals against average	Cory Schneider (1.97)
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Regular season

Stadium Series

The Devils played their cross-town rivals, the New York Rangers, at the 2014 NHL Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, on January 26, 2014. This was the first stadium series game ever played in the NHL's history. It was also the first time that the Devils played an outdoor game. The Devils lost the game 7–3 after giving up a 3–2 lead in the first period.

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	24	7	44	249	207	+42	109
2	x – New York Rangers	82	45	31	6	41	218	193	+25	96
3	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	30	10	39	236	235	+1	94
4	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	43	32	7	38	231	216	+15	93
5	Washington Capitals	82	38	30	14	28	235	240	−5	90
6	New Jersey Devils	82	35	29	18	35	197	208	−11	88
7	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	35	11	34	207	230	−23	83
8	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	25	225	267	−42	79

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	43	32	7	38	231	216	+15	93
2	AT	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	39	28	15	34	222	230	−8	93
3	ME	Washington Capitals	82	38	30	14	28	235	240	−5	90
4	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	35	29	18	35	197	208	−11	88
5	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	37	31	14	30	236	265	−29	88
6	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	38	36	8	29	231	256	−25	84
7	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	35	11	34	207	230	−23	83
8	ME	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	25	225	267	−42	79
9	AT	Florida Panthers	82	29	45	8	21	196	268	−72	66
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	21	51	10	14	157	248	−91	52

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	NY Rangers	1–2	New Jersey		Kinkaid	11,906	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 19	NY Islanders	5–3	New Jersey		Brodeur	11,209	1–1–0	Recap
3[a]	September 21	New Jersey	3–0	NY Islanders		Schneider	14,689	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 23	New Jersey	2–3	Montreal		Brodeur	21,273	2–2–0	Recap
5	September 24	New Jersey	2–1	Philadelphia		Schneider	19,360	3–2–0	Recap
6	September 26	Philadelphia	1–4	New Jersey		Schneider	11,789	4–2–0	Recap
Notes: a Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 3–5–4 (Home: 2–0–2; Road: 1–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 New Jersey 0–3 Pittsburgh Schneider 18,621 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 4 NY Islanders 4–3 New Jersey SO Brodeur 16,624 0–1–1 1 Recap 3 October 7 New Jersey 4–5 Edmonton SO Brodeur 16,839 0–1–2 2 Recap 4 October 8 New Jersey 2–3 Vancouver OT Schneider 18,910 0–1–3 3 Recap 5 October 11 New Jersey 2–3 Calgary Brodeur 19,289 0–2–3 3 Recap 6 October 13 New Jersey 0–3 Winnipeg Schneider 15,004 0–3–3 3 Recap 7 October 17 New Jersey 2–5 Ottawa Brodeur 18,867 0–4–3 3 Recap 8 October 19 NY Rangers 0–4 New Jersey Schneider 16,592 1–4–3 5 Recap 9 October 22 New Jersey 1–4 Columbus Schneider 14,357 1–5–3 5 Recap 10 October 24 Vancouver 3–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 13,203 1–5–4 6 Recap 11 October 26 New Jersey 4–3 Boston Brodeur 17,565 2–5–4 8 Recap 12 October 29 Tampa Bay 1–2 New Jersey Brodeur 13,501 3–5–4 10 Recap
November: 8–6–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 Philadelphia 1–0 New Jersey Brodeur 13,705 3–6–4 10 Recap 14 November 3 New Jersey 0–4 Minnesota Schneider 17,571 3–7–4 10 Recap 15 November 7 New Jersey 3–0 Philadelphia Brodeur 19,604 4–7–4 12 Recap 16 November 8 New Jersey 1–2 Toronto SO Schneider 19,377 4–7–5 13 Recap 17 November 10 Nashville 0–5 New Jersey Brodeur 12,964 5–7–5 15 Recap 18 November 12 New Jersey 3–2 NY Rangers Brodeur 18,006 6–7–5 17 Recap 19 November 15 Los Angeles 2–0 New Jersey Schneider 12,168 6–8–5 17 Recap 20 November 16 Pittsburgh 1–4 New Jersey Brodeur 14,205 7–8–5 19 Recap 21 November 20 New Jersey 4–3 Anaheim OT Brodeur 14,306 8–8–5 21 Recap 22 November 21 New Jersey 2–1 Los Angeles OT Schneider 18,118 9–8–5 23 Recap 23 November 23 New Jersey 1–2 San Jose Brodeur 17,562 9–9–5 23 Recap 24 November 25 Winnipeg 3–1 New Jersey Brodeur 12,253 9–10–5 23 Recap 25 November 27 Carolina 4–3 New Jersey Brodeur 16,592 9–11–5 23 Recap 26 November 29 New Jersey 5–2 Carolina Schneider 15,034 10–11–5 25 Recap 27 November 30 Buffalo 0–1 New Jersey OT Schneider 15,226 11–11–5 27 Recap
December: 6–5–3 (Home: 3–1–3; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 2 New Jersey 2–3 Montreal Brodeur 21,273 11–12–5 27 Recap 29 December 4 Montreal 4–3 New Jersey SO Schneider 12,742 11–12–6 28 Recap 30 December 6 Detroit 3–1 New Jersey Schneider 13,223 11–13–6 28 Recap 31 December 7 New Jersey 4–3 NY Rangers OT Brodeur 18,006 12–13–6 30 Recap 32 December 10 New Jersey 4–5 Columbus Brodeur 11,950 12–14–6 30 Recap 33 December 13 New Jersey 2–3 Pittsburgh Schneider 18,582 12–15–6 30 Recap 34 December 14 Tampa Bay 0–3 New Jersey Brodeur 13,832 13–15–6 32 Recap 35 December 18 Ottawa 2–5 New Jersey Brodeur 14,032 14–15–6 34 Recap 36 December 20 Anaheim 3–2 New Jersey OT Schneider 15,723 14–15–7 35 Recap 37 December 21 New Jersey 5–4 Washington OT Brodeur 18,506 15–15–7 37 Recap 38 December 23 New Jersey 2–5 Chicago Schneider 22,019 15–16–7 37 Recap 39 December 27 Columbus 2–1 New Jersey SO Brodeur 16,592 15–16–8 38 Recap 40 December 28 New Jersey 2–1 NY Islanders Schneider 16,012 16–16–8 40 Recap 41 December 31 Pittsburgh 1–2 New Jersey Brodeur 16,592 17–16–8 42 Recap
January: 6–5–4 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–3–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 3 Chicago 5–3 New Jersey Brodeur 16,592 17–17–8 42 Recap 43 January 4 New Jersey 1–2 Buffalo Schneider 19,070 17–18–8 42 Recap 44 January 7 Philadelphia 3–2 New Jersey OT Brodeur 14,521 17–18–9 43 Recap 45 January 9 Dallas 0–1 New Jersey Schneider 14,252 18–18–9 45 Recap 46 January 11 Florida 1–2 New Jersey OT Schneider 16,592 19–18–9 47 Recap 47 January 12 New Jersey 2–3 Toronto SO Schneider 19,175 19–18–10 48 Recap 48 January 14 New Jersey 4–1 Montreal Brodeur 21,273 20–18–10 50 Recap 49 January 16 New Jersey 1–2 Colorado SO Schneider 14,090 20–18–11 51 Recap 50 January 18 New Jersey 2–3 Phoenix Brodeur 14,005 20–19–11 51 Recap 51 January 21 St. Louis 1–7 New Jersey Schneider 11,432 21–19–11 53 Recap 52 January 24 Washington 1–2 New Jersey Schneider 15,742 22–19–11 55 Recap 53 January 26 (outdoor game) NY Rangers 7–3 New Jersey Brodeur 50,105 (at Yankee Stadium) 22–20–11 55 Recap 54 January 28 New Jersey 0–3 St. Louis Schneider 16,099 22–21–11 55 Recap 55 January 30 New Jersey 3–2 Dallas OT Schneider 14,237 23–21–11 57 Recap 56 January 31 New Jersey 2–3 Nashville OT Schneider 17,207 23–21–12 58 Recap
February: 2–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 57 February 3 Colorado 2–1 New Jersey OT Schneider 14,213 23–21–13 59 Recap 58 February 7 Edmonton 1–2 New Jersey OT Schneider 16,592 24–21–13 61 Recap 59 February 8 New Jersey 0–3 Washington Schneider 18,506 24–22–13 61 Recap 60 February 27 Columbus 2–5 New Jersey Schneider 15,185 25–22–13 63 Recap
March: 7–6–2 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 New Jersey 6–1 NY Islanders Brodeur 15,512 26–22–13 65 Recap 62 March 2 San Jose 4–2 New Jersey Schneider 16,012 26–23–13 65 Recap 63 March 4 Detroit 3–4 New Jersey Brodeur 16,592 27–23–13 67 Recap 64 March 7 New Jersey 4–7 Detroit Schneider 20,066 27–24–13 67 Recap 65 March 8 Carolina 4–5 New Jersey Brodeur 16,162 28–24–13 69 Recap 66 March 11 New Jersey 2–1 Philadelphia Brodeur 19,967 29–24–13 71 Recap 67 March 14 New Jersey 3–5 Florida Schneider 14,496 29–25–13 71 Recap 68 March 15 New Jersey 0–3 Tampa Bay Brodeur 19,204 29–26–13 71 Recap 69 March 18 Boston 4–2 New Jersey Brodeur 16,138 29–27–13 71 Recap 70 March 20 Minnesota 3–4 New Jersey OT Schneider 14,772 30–27–13 73 Recap 71 March 22 NY Rangers 2–0 New Jersey Brodeur 17,829 30–28–13 73 Recap 72 March 23 Toronto 2–3 New Jersey Schneider 15,328 31–28–13 75 Recap 73 March 27 Phoenix 3–2 New Jersey SO Brodeur 15,583 31–28–14 76 Recap 74 March 29 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders SO Schneider 15,108 31–28–15 77 Recap 75 March 31 Florida 3–6 New Jersey Brodeur 15,209 32–28–15 79 Recap
April: 3–1–3 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 1 New Jersey 2–3 Buffalo SO Schneider 19,070 32–28–16 80 Recap 77 April 4 Washington 1–2 New Jersey Schneider 15,218 33–28–16 82 Recap 78 April 5 New Jersey 3–1 Carolina Schneider 16,123 34–28–16 84 Recap 79 April 7 Calgary 1–0 New Jersey Schneider 14,297 34–29–16 84 Recap 80 April 10 New Jersey 1–2 Ottawa SO Schneider 19,270 34–29–17 85 Recap 81 April 11 NY Islanders 3–2 New Jersey SO Brodeur 15,858 34–29–18 86 Recap 82 April 13 Boston 2–3 New Jersey Brodeur 16,592 35–29–18 88 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Media

This season was Chico Resch's final season as a television color commentator on MSG Plus. Former studio commentator Ken Daneyko would take his place the following season. Steve Cangialosi would remain as TV play-by-play announcer. Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross did radio commenting as usual.

Player statistics

Final stats^[3]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jaromir Jagr 82 24 43 67 16 46 Patrik Elias 65 18 35 53 −4 30 Travis Zajac 80 18 30 48 3 28 Adam Henrique 77 25 18 43 3 20 Marek Zidlicky 81 12 30 42 −3 60 Michael Ryder 82 18 16 34 −6 18 Andy Greene 82 8 24 32 3 32 Eric Gelinas 60 7 22 29 −3 22 Dainius Zubrus 82 13 13 26 1 46 Ryane Clowe 43 7 19 26 −10 33 Damien Brunner 60 11 14 25 −11 26 Andrei Loktionov‡ 48 4 8 12 2 12 Steve Bernier 78 3 9 12 −15 33 Mark Fayne 72 4 7 11 −5 30 Stephen Gionta 66 4 7 11 −8 18 Jon Merrill 52 2 9 11 −3 12 Ryan Carter 62 7 3 10 −6 35 Tuomo Ruutu† 19 3 5 8 1 10 Anton Volchenkov 56 0 8 8 3 20 Reid Boucher 23 2 5 7 2 4 Bryce Salvador 40 1 3 4 −2 29 Peter Harrold 33 0 4 4 −2 14 Cam Janssen 24 3 0 3 3 22 Jacob Josefson 27 1 2 3 0 4 Adam Larsson 26 1 2 3 −1 12 Tim Sestito 16 0 3 3 1 2 Rostislav Olesz‡ 10 0 2 2 −1 0 Mattias Tedenby 15 1 0 1 −8 10 Mike Sislo 14 0 0 0 −1 0 Joe Whitney 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Cory Schneider	45	43	2,679:54	16	15	12	88	1.97	1107	0.921	3	0	0	4
Martin Brodeur	39	39	2,296:49	19	14	6	96	2.51	971	0.901	3	0	3	2

^†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.

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

June 30, 2013[4]	To Vancouver Canucks 1st-round pick in 2013	To New Jersey Devils Cory Schneider
June 30, 2013[5]	To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick in 2013	To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013
June 30, 2013[6]	To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2015	To New Jersey Devils 7th-round pick in 2013
July 7, 2013[7]	To Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder	To New Jersey Devils Riley Boychuk
September 28, 2013[8]	To Florida Panthers Krys Barch STL's 7th-round pick in 2015	To New Jersey Devils Scott Timmins 6th-round pick in 2014
March 5, 2014[9]	To Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Loktionov Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017	To New Jersey Devils Tuomo Ruutu

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Ryane Clowe[10] New York Rangers 5 years, $24.25 million Rostislav Olesz[11] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $1 million Michael Ryder[12] Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $7 million Jaromir Jagr[13] Boston Bruins 1 year, $4 million Damien Brunner[14] Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $5 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms David Clarkson[15] Toronto Maple Leafs 7 years, $36.75 million Matt D'Agostini[16] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000 Matt Corrente[17] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $550,000 Alexei Ponikarovsky[18] SKA St. Petersburg undisclosed

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Alexander Urbom[19] Washington Capitals January 8, 2014

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Alexander Urbom[20] Washington Capitals October 3, 2013

Lost via retirement

Player	Date
Ilya Kovalchuk[21]	July 11, 2013
Steve Sullivan	Summer 2013

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Peter Harrold	July 1, 2013	2 years, $1.6 million
Patrik Elias[22]	July 4, 2013	3 years, $16.5 million
Dainius Zubrus[23]	July 4, 2013	3 years, $9.3 million
Tim Sestito	July 6, 2013	2 year, $1.125 million
Cam Janssen[24]	July 9, 2013	1 year, $550,000
Marek Zidlicky[25]	July 10, 2013	1 year, $4 million
Adam Henrique[26]	August 26, 2013	6 years, $24 million
Graham Black[27]	April 22, 2014	3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Jaromir Jagr[28]	April 30, 2014	1 year, $5.5 million
Ben Johnson[29]	May 23, 2014	3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Ben Thomson[29]	May 23, 2014	3 years, $1.88 million entry-level contract
Marek Zidlicky[30]	June 3, 2014	1 year, $3 million
Mike Sislo[31]	June 19, 2014	2 years, $1.125 million
Cam Janssen[32]	June 20, 2014	1 year, $575,000

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

New Jersey Devils' picks at the 2013 NHL entry draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.^[33]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2	42[a]	Steven Santini	Defence	United States	USA U–18 (USHL)
3	73[b]	Ryan Kujawinski	Center	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4	100	Miles Wood	Left wing	United States	Noble High School (HIGH–MA)
6	160	Myles Bell	Left wing	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7	208[c]	Anthony Brodeur	Goaltender	United States	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (HIGH–MN)

Draft notes^[34]

• The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent Cory Schneider to the Devils in exchange for this pick.^[4]
• The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2013 second-round pick (#42–Steve Santini) and a 2013 third-round pick (#73–Ryan Kujawinski) to the Devils in exchange for this pick.^[5]
• ^a The Phoenix Coyotes' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2013 second-round pick (#39–Laurent Dauphin) to the Coyotes in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick (#73–Ryan Kujawinski) and this pick.^[5]
• The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a February 24, 2012, trade that sent Marek Zidlicky to the Devils in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux, a 2012 second-round pick (#46–Raphael Bussier) and this pick.^[35]
• ^b The Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2013 second-round pick (#39–Laurent Dauphin) to the Coyotes in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick (#42–Steve Santini) and this pick.^[5]
• The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres (via Los Angeles and Florida), New Jersey traded this pick to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a February 6, 2013, trade that sent Andrei Loktionov to the Devils in exchange for this pick.^[36]
• The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a February 13, 2013, trade that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Devils in exchange for a 2014 fourth-round pick and this pick.^[37]
• ^c The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2015 seventh-round pick to the Kings in exchange for this pick.^[6]