2011–12 New Jersey Devils season

2011–12 New Jersey Devils
Eastern Conference Champions
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2011–12 record	48–28–6
Home record	24–13–4
Road record	24–15–2
Goals for	228
Goals against	209
Team information
General Manager	Lou Lamoriello
Coach	Peter DeBoer
Captain	Zach Parise
Alternate captains	Patrik Elias Ilya Kovalchuk
Arena	Prudential Center
Average attendance	15,396 (87.4%) Total: 631,258 (41 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Ilya Kovalchuk (37)
Assists	Patrik Elias (52)
Points	Ilya Kovalchuk (83)
Penalties in minutes	David Clarkson (138)
Plus/minus	Bryce Salvador (+18)
Wins	Martin Brodeur (31)
Goals against average	Johan Hedberg (2.23)
<2010–11 2012–13>

The New Jersey Devils 2011–12 season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974,^[1] and 30th season since the franchise relocated to New Jersey to start the 1982–83 NHL season. The Devils hoped to return to the playoffs after having their long playoff streak snapped the previous year. While finishing fourth in the strong Atlantic division, they did rank sixth in the Eastern Conference, thus securing a playoff berth, and first round match-up against the Southeast division-winning Florida Panthers.

Offseason

The focus of the Devils during the 2011 off-season was on finding a new coach and player signings. The main focus of the team was resigning Zach Parise and signing fourth-overall 2011 pick Adam Larsson to an entry-level contract,^[2] although team CEO and General Manager Lou Lamoriello did find the time to sign goaltender Johan Hedberg,^[3] as well as defenseman Andy Greene.^[4] Additionally, the team chose to suspend operations of the Trenton Devils, which was a minor league ECHL club that the team had used for player development, citing declining fan interest in the team and a desire to bring the organization more in line with other NHL organizations in terms of minor league affiliations.^[5]

The Devils announced the hiring of Peter DeBoer as the new head coach of the team on July 19, 2011.^[6]

Pre-season

On June 30, 2011, the New Jersey Devils announced that they would play six games during the pre-season. There were three home games at the Prudential Center against the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers. They also played two road games, one against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum and one against the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. One neutral site game against the Rangers took place at the Times Union Center, located in Albany, New York.^[7]

Regular season

The Devils had a very effective penalty kill during the regular season, allowing the fewest shorthanded goals in the League (27) and having the highest penalty-kill percentage (89.58%). They also scored the most shorthanded goals in the NHL (15) and allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League (13).^[8]

Playoffs

The Devils clinched their 20th playoff berth in 22 seasons with a 5–0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on March 31, 2012. They finished the regular season with 102 points, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. The Devils finished the regular season as the 6 seed in the East with 102 points. Returning injured center Travis Zajac led the team's offense as they then proceeded to knock the Florida Panthers out of the playoffs in 7 games, winning game 6 in overtime with a goal from Zajac and another in double overtime in game 7 from Henrique.^[9][10] They moved on to play their division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, in the conference semifinals and were considered heavy underdogs in the series.^[11] They faced some early setbacks against the Flyers including a Game 1 overtime loss and the injury of all-star Ilya Kovalchuk.^[12] However the Devils rallied in Game 2 without their star forward, winning the game by a score of 4-1.^[13] Kovalchuk returned strong for Game 3 and his pass to Ponikarovsky gave the Devils a much needed overtime goal to win Game 3.^[14] The streak continued as the Devils would win 4 in a row to eventually defeat the Flyers and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003.^[15] The Devils would play the New York Rangers in the Conference Finals, a rematch of the 1994 series that resulted in a heartbreaking Game 7 overtime loss during Brodeur's rookie season. The series was highly publicized by the New York media and was a tough back-and-forth battle for the first four games, leaving the series split 2-2.^[16][17] The Devils' fourth line, which had been very successful throughout the playoffs, came through in Game 5 to help give the Devils a 3-2 lead in the series.^[18] The line consisted of players Ryan Carter, Stephen Gionta and Steve Bernier, all of which had been dropped from a professional roster at some point during the season. Emerging as playoff heroes, they tallied an impressive 19 points in the first three rounds.^[19] Despite constant comparisons to the 1994 series, the Devils and Brodeur rewrote history and claimed victory on May 25, 2012, as Henrique scored another series clinching overtime goal in Game 6 to advance the Devils to the Stanley Cup finals against the Los Angeles Kings.^[20][21][22] Facing the Kings in the Finals, the Devils lost two consecutive overtime games at home and then game three in Los Angeles. However, the Devils managed to not be swept after losing the first three games in the series, but still lost the Cup in six games.^[23]

Standings

Atlantic Division^[24]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	109
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	108
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	103
4	New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	102
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	79

Eastern Conference^[25]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	AT	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	109
2	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	102
3	y – Florida Panthers	SE	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	94
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	108
5	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	103
6	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	102
7	Washington Capitals	SE	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	92
8	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	92
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9	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	89
10	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	84
11	Winnipeg Jets	SE	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	84
12	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	82
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	80
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	79
15	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	78

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Clinched division, z – Clinched conference (and division)

Schedule and results

Preseason

Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Record 1 September 21 NY Rangers 2 – 1 (OT) Times Union Center (Albany, New York) 1–0–0 2 September 23 NY Rangers 3–4 Prudential Center 1–1–0 3 September 24 NY Islanders 2–6 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1–2–0 4 September 29 Philadelphia 1–2 Wells Fargo Center 1–3–0 5 September 30 NY Islanders 1–0 Prudential Center 2–3–0 6 October 1 Philadelphia 2–1 Prudential Center 3–3–0   Win   Loss   Overtime/Shootout Loss

Regular season

2011–12 Regular season game log: 48–28–6 (Home: 24–13–4 ; Road: 24–15–2)
October (Games: 9; Home: 4; Road: 5) (Record: 4–4–1; Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–3–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points 1 October 8 7:00pm Philadelphia 0–3 Prudential Center 17,625 0–1–0 0 2 October 10 1:00pm Carolina 4–2 Prudential Center 12,096 1–1–0 2 3 October 13 7:00pm Los Angeles 2–1 SO Prudential Center 12,256 2–1–0 4 4 October 15 8:00pm @ Nashville 3–2 SO Bridgestone Arena 17,113 3–1–0 6 5 October 21 7:00pm San Jose 3–4 SO Prudential Center 14,319 3–1–1 7 6 October 22 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 1–4 Consol Energy Center 18,535 3–2–1 7 7 October 25 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 3–0 Staples Center 18,118 4–2–1 9 8 October 27 10:00pm @ Phoenix 3–5 Jobing.com Arena 7,434 4–3–1 9 9 October 29 8:00pm @ Dallas 1–3 American Airlines Center 11,740 4–4–1 9
November (Games: 14; Home: 6; Road: 8) (Record: 8–6–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 5–3–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points 10 November 2 7:30pm Toronto 3–5 Prudential Center 13,033 4–5–1 9 11 November 3 7:00pm @ Philadelphia 4–3 SO Wells Fargo Center 19,667 5–5–1 11 12 November 5 7:00pm Winnipeg 3–2 OT Prudential Center 14,952 6–5–1 13 13 November 8 7:30pm Carolina 3–2 Prudential Center 13,056 7–5–1 15 14 November 11 7:00pm Washington 1–3 Prudential Center 15,230 7–6–1 15 15 November 12 7:00pm @ Washington 3–2 SO Verizon Center 18,506 8–6–1 17 16 November 15 7:00pm @ Boston 3–4 TD Garden 17,565 8–7–1 17 17 November 16 7:30pm @ Buffalo 5–3 First Niagara Center 18,690 9–7–1 19 18 November 19 7:00pm @ Tampa Bay 4–2 St. Pete Times Forum 18,894 10–7–1 21 19 November 21 7:30pm @ Florida 3–4 BankAtlantic Center 13,122 10–8–1 21 20 November 23 7:00pm Columbus 2–1 SO Prudential Center 15,585 11–8–1 23 21 November 25 3:00pm @ NY Islanders 1–0 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,358 12–8–1 25 22 November 26 1:00pm NY Islanders 2–3 Prudential Center 16,014 12–9–1 25 23 November 30 9:30pm @ Colorado 1–6 Pepsi Center 14,251 12–10–1 25
December (Games: 14; Home: 7; Road: 7) (Record: 9–5–0; Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–3–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points 24 December 2 8:00pm @ Minnesota 2–4 XCel Energy Center 17,310 12–11–1 25 25 December 3 7:00pm @ Winnipeg 2–4 MTS Centre 15,004 12–12–1 25 26 December 6 7:00pm @ Toronto 3–2 OT Air Canada Centre 19,513 13–12–1 27 27 December 8 7:00pm Ottawa 5–4 SO Prudential Center 13,743 14–12–1 29 28 December 10 1:00pm Montreal 1–2 Prudential Center 14,210 14–13–1 29 29 December 12 7:00pm @ Tampa Bay 5–4 St. Pete Times Forum 17,341 15–13–1 31 30 December 13 7:30pm @ Florida 3–2 SO BankAtlantic Center 14,669 16–13–1 33 31 December 16 7:00pm Dallas 6–3 Prudential Center 17,625 17–13–1 35 32 December 17 7:00pm @ Montreal 5–3 Bell Centre 21,273 18–13–1 37 33 December 20 7:00pm NY Rangers 1–4 Prudential Center 17,625 18–14–1 37 34 December 23 7:00pm Washington 4–3 SO Prudential Center 14,043 19–14–1 39 35 December 26 7:00pm @ Carolina 2–4 RBC Center 16,121 19–15–1 39 36 December 28 7:00pm Buffalo 3–1 Prudential Center 17,625 20–15–1 41 37 December 31 3:00pm Pittsburgh 3–1 Prudential Center 17,625 21–15–1 43
January (Games: 12; Home: 7; Road: 5) (Record: 6–4–2; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–1–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points 38 January 2 7:30pm @ Ottawa 2–3 OT Scotiabank Place 19,573 21–15–2 44 39 January 4 7:30pm Boston 1–6 Prudential Center 15,832 21–16–2 44 40 January 6 7:00pm Florida 5–2 Prudential Center 15,793 22–16–2 46 41 January 7 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 3–1 Consol Energy Center 18,594 23–16–2 48 42 January 10 9:30pm @ Calgary 3–6 Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 23–17–2 48 43 January 11 9:00pm @ Edmonton 2–1 OT Rexall Place 16,839 24–17–2 50 44 January 14 3:00pm @ Winnipeg 2–1 MTS Centre 15,004 25–17–2 52 45 January 17 7:00pm Winnipeg 5–1 Prudential Center 14,129 26–17–2 54 46 January 19 7:00pm Boston 1–4 Prudential Center 14,941 26–18–2 54 47 January 21 1:00pm Philadelphia 1–4 Prudential Center 16,251 26–19–2 54 48 January 24 7:00pm Buffalo 1–2 SO Prudential Center 13,735 26–19–3 55 49 January 31 7:00pm NY Rangers 4–3 SO Prudential Center 17,625 27–19–3 57
February (Games: 13; Home: 7; Road: 6) (Record: 8–4–1; Home: 3–2–1; Road: 5–2–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points 50 February 2 7:00pm Montreal 5–3 Prudential Center 13,283 28–19–3 59 51 February 4 1:00pm @ Philadelphia 6–4 Wells Fargo Center 19,862 29–19–3 61 52 February 5 1:00pm Pittsburgh 5–3 Prudential Center 14,707 30–19–3 63 53 February 7 7:00pm @ NY Rangers 1–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 31–19–3 65 54 February 9 7:00pm St. Louis 3–4 SO Prudential Center 15,021 31–19–4 66 55 February 11 1:00pm Florida 1–3 Prudential Center 14,938 31–20–4 66 56 February 14 7:00pm @ Buffalo 4–1 First Niagara Center 18,690 32–20–4 68 57 February 17 7:00pm Anaheim 3–2 SO Prudential Center 15,312 33–20–4 70 58 February 19 6:00pm @ Montreal 3–1 Bell Centre 21,273 34–20–4 72 59 February 21 7:00pm @ Toronto 4–3 OT Air Canada Centre 19,426 35–20–4 74 60 February 24 7:00pm Vancouver 1–2 Prudential Center 16,480 35–21–4 74 61 February 26 1:00pm Tampa Bay 3–4 Prudential Center 15,981 35–22–4 74 62 February 27 7:30pm @ NY Rangers 0–2 Madison Square Garden 18,200 35–23–4 74
March (Games: 17; Home: 8; Road: 9) (Record: 10–5–2; Home: 6–1–1; Road: 4–4–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points 63 March 1 7:00pm @ Boston 3–4 OT TD Garden 17,565 35–23–5 75 64 March 2 7:00pm @ Washington 5–0 Verizon Center 18,506 36–23–5 77 65 March 4 3:00pm @ NY Islanders 0–1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 36–24–5 77 66 March 6 7:00pm NY Rangers 4–1 Prudential Center 17,625 37–24–5 79 67 March 8 7:00pm NY Islanders 5–1 Prudential Center 14,573 38–24–5 81 68 March 10 7:00pm @ NY Islanders 2–1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 39–24–5 83 69 March 11 7:00pm Philadelphia 4–1 Prudential Center 15,107 40–24–5 85 70 March 13 7:00pm @ Philadelphia 0–3 Wells Fargo Center 19,724 40–25–5 85 71 March 15 7:00pm Colorado 1–0 SO Prudential Center 16,055 41–25–5 87 72 March 17 1:00pm Pittsburgh 2–5 Prudential Center 17,625 41–26–5 87 73 March 19 7:30pm @ NY Rangers 2–4 Madison Square Garden 18,200 41–27–5 87 74 March 20 7:30pm @ Ottawa 1–0 Scotiabank Place 19,834 42–27–5 89 75 March 23 7:00pm Toronto 3–4 SO Prudential Center 16,022 42–27–6 90 76 March 25 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 2–5 Consol Energy Center 18,601 42-28-6 90 77 March 27 7:00pm Chicago 2–1 SO Prudential Center 15,074 43-28-6 92 78 March 29 7:00pm Tampa Bay 6–4 Prudential Center 15,380 44-28-6 94 79 March 31 7:00pm @ Carolina 5–0 RBC Center 18,680 45-28-6 96
April (Games: 3; Home: 2; Road: 1) (Record: 3–0–0; Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points 80 April 3 7:00pm NY Islanders 3–1 Prudential Center 15,482 46-28-6 98 81 April 5 7:30pm @ Detroit 2–1 Joe Louis Arena 20,066 47-28-6 100 82 April 7 3:00pm Ottawa 4-2 Prudential Center 17,625 48-28-6 102

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Florida Panthers - Devils win series 4-3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 New Jersey Devils 3 - 2 Florida Panthers Brodeur 19,119 Devils lead 1-0 2 April 15 New Jersey Devils 2 - 4 Florida Panthers Brodeur 19,248 Series tied 1-1 3 April 17 Florida Panthers 4 - 3 New Jersey Devils Hedberg 17,625 Panthers lead 2-1 4 April 19 Florida Panthers 0 - 4 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Series tied 2-2 5 April 21 New Jersey Devils 0 - 3 Florida Panthers Brodeur 19,513 Panthers lead 3-2 6 April 24 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Series tied 3-3 7 April 26 New Jersey Devils 3 - 2 Florida Panthers 2OT Brodeur 19,313 Devils win 4-3 Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers - Devils win series 4-1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 New Jersey Devils 3 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers OT Brodeur 19,972 Flyers lead 1-0 2 May 1 New Jersey Devils 4 - 1 Philadelphia Flyers Brodeur 20,131 Series tied 1-1 3 May 3 Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 4 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Devils lead 2-1 4 May 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 4 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Devils lead 3-1 5 May 8 New Jersey Devils 3 - 1 Philadelphia Flyers Brodeur 20,145 Devils win 4-1 Eastern Conference Finals: vs. (1) New York Rangers - Devils win series 4-2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 14 New Jersey Devils 0 - 3 New York Rangers Brodeur 18,200 Rangers lead 1-0 2 May 16 New Jersey Devils 3 - 2 New York Rangers Brodeur 18,200 Series tied 1-1 3 May 19 New York Rangers 3 - 0 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Rangers lead 2-1 4 May 21 New York Rangers 1 - 4 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Series tied 2-2 5 May 23 New Jersey Devils 5 - 3 New York Rangers Brodeur 18,200 Devils lead 3-2 6 May 25 New York Rangers 2 - 3 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Devils win series 4-2 Stanley Cup Finals: vs (8) Los Angeles Kings – Kings win series 4-2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 30 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 1 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Kings lead 1-0 2 June 2 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 1 New Jersey Devils OT Brodeur 17,625 Kings lead 2-0 3 June 4 New Jersey Devils 0 - 4 Los Angeles Kings Brodeur 18,764 Kings lead 3-0 4 June 6 New Jersey Devils 3 - 1 Los Angeles Kings Brodeur 18,867 Kings lead 3-1 5 June 9 Los Angeles Kings 1 - 2 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Kings lead 3-2 6 June 11 New Jersey Devils 1 - 6 Los Angeles Kings Brodeur 18,858 Kings win 4-2

     Win      Loss      Win Playoff Series

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk 77 37 46 83 −9 33 Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias 81 26 52 78 −8 16 Parise, ZachZach Parise 82 31 38 69 −5 32 Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique 74 16 35 51 8 7 Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson 80 30 16 46 −8 138 Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora 82 21 23 44 4 40 Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus 82 17 27 44 7 34 Ponikarovsky, AlexeiAlexei Ponikarovsky^† 33 7 11 18 9 8 Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson 65 2 16 18 −7 20 Fayne, MarkMark Fayne 82 4 13 17 −4 26 Greene, AndyAndy Greene 56 1 15 16 3 16 Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster^†^‡ 28 3 9 12 −9 23 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 72 2 9 11 3 34 Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador 82 0 9 9 18 66 Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson 41 2 7 9 10 6 Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky^† 22 2 6 8 0 10 Carter, RyanRyan Carter^† 65 4 4 8 −12 84 Taormina, MattMatt Taormina 30 1 6 7 6 4 Palmieri, NickNick Palmieri^‡ 29 4 3 7 −7 12 Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder 39 0 6 6 −11 16 Tedenby, MattiasMattias Tedenby 43 1 5 6 −15 16 Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier 32 1 5 6 6 16 Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac 15 2 4 6 −3 4 Harrold, PeterPeter Harrold 11 0 2 2 0 0 Mills, BradleyBradley Mills 27 0 1 1 −10 32 Urbom, AlexanderAlexander Urbom 5 1 0 1 1 9 Janssen, CamCam Janssen 48 0 1 1 −8 75 Gionta, StephenStephen Gionta 1 1 0 1 1 0 Zalewski, StevenSteven Zalewski 7 0 0 0 −2 0 Sestito, TimTim Sestito 18 0 0 0 −5 7 Zharkov, VladimirVladimir Zharkov 4 0 0 0 −2 0 Boulton, EricEric Boulton 51 0 0 0 −12 115 Veilleux, StephaneStephane Veilleux^‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fraser, MarkMark Fraser^‡ 4 0 0 0 −2 14 Pelley, RodRod Pelley^‡ 7 0 0 0 0 7

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk 23 8 11 19 −7 6 Parise, ZachZach Parise 24 8 7 15 -8 4 Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador 24 4 10 14 9 26 Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac 24 7 7 14 -6 4 Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique 24 5 8 13 12 11 Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson 24 3 9 12 8 32 Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus 24 3 7 10 0 18 Ponikarovsky, AlexeiAlexei Ponikarovsky 24 1 8 9 8 12 Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky 24 1 8 9 -2 22 Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias 24 5 3 8 −3 10 Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier 24 2 5 7 3 27 Gionta, StephenStephen Gionta 24 3 4 7 4 4 Carter, RyanRyan Carter 23 5 2 7 4 32 Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora 18 2 3 5 3 6 Harrold, PeterPeter Harrold 17 0 4 4 2 6 Fayne, MarkMark Fayne 24 0 3 3 5 6 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 24 1 1 2 7 10 Greene, AndyAndy Greene 24 0 1 1 1 8 Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson 6 0 1 1 1 0 Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson 5 1 0 1 3 4 Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Sestito, TimTim Sestito 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 59 3392 31 21 4 136 2.41 1472 .908 3 0 4 2 Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg 27 1591 17 7 2 59 2.23 718 .918 4 0 0 2

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 24 1471 14 9 52 2.12 629 .917 1 0 4 0 Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg 1 36 0 1 1 1.67 14 .929 0 0 0 0

^†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.

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Adam Henrique[26]	NHL Rookie of the Month	December 2011
Ilya Kovalchuk[27]	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 6, 2012
Ilya Kovalchuk[28]	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 12, 2012

Records

Player	Record (Amount)	Achieved

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Adam Larsson	1st Career NHL Game	October 8, 2011
David Clarkson	300th Career NHL Game	October 10, 2011
Henrik Tallinder	100th Career NHL Assist	October 15, 2011
Adam Henrique	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 27, 2011
Andy Greene	300th Career NHL Game	October 29, 2011
Brad Mills	1st Career NHL Assist	November 2, 2011
Adam Larsson	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 2, 2011
Adam Henrique	1st Career NHL Goal	November 3, 2011
Dainius Zubrus	500th Career NHL Point	November 8, 2011
Adam Larsson	1st Career NHL Goal	November 11, 2011
Anton Volchenkov	500th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2011
Dainius Zubrus	1,000th Career NHL Game	November 16, 2011
Ryan Carter	200th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2011
Patrik Elias	500th Career NHL Assist	December 28, 2011
Dainius Zubrus	200th Career NHL Goal	January 2, 2012
Patrik Elias	1,000th Career NHL Game	January 6, 2012
Zach Parise	200th Career NHL Assist	January 10, 2012
Mark Fayne	100th Career NHL Game	January 11, 2012
Petr Sykora	700th Career NHL Point	January 14, 2012
Mattias Tedenby	100th Career NHL Game	January 14, 2012
Alexei Ponikarovsky	300th Career NHL Point	February 4, 2012
Cam Janssen	300th Career NHL Game	February 14, 2012
Steve Bernier	400th Career NHL Game	March 1, 2012
Petr Sykora	1,000th Career NHL Game	March 4, 2012
Bryce Salvador	100th Career NHL Point	March 6, 2012
Zach Parise	400th Career NHL Point	March 8, 2012
Marek Zidlicky	300th Career NHL Point	March 8, 2012
Andy Greene	100th Career NHL Point	March 17, 2012
Ilya Kovalchuk	400th Career NHL Goal	March 20, 2012
Zach Parise	500th Career NHL Game	April 3, 2012
Eric Boulton	600th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2012
Stephen Gionta	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	April 7, 2012

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades Date Details June 16, 2011[29] To Minnesota Wild David McIntyre To New Jersey Devils Maxim Noreau July 14, 2011[30] To Calgary Flames Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond To New Jersey Devils 5th round pick in 2012 July 28, 2011[31] To New York Islanders Brian Rolston To New Jersey Devils Trent Hunter Conditional pick in 2012 October 4, 2011[32] To Toronto Maple Leafs David Steckel To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2012 December 12, 2011[33] To Anaheim Ducks Mark Fraser Rod Pelley 7th-round pick in 2012 To New Jersey Devils Kurtis Foster Timo Pielmeier January 20, 2012[34] To Carolina Hurricanes Joe Sova 4th-round pick in 2012 To New Jersey Devils Alexei Ponikarovsky February 24, 2012[35] To Minnesota Wild Kurtis Foster Nick Palmieri Stephane Veilleux 2nd-round pick in 2012 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2013 To New Jersey Devils Marek Zidlicky

Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Cam Janssen[36] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $525,000 Eric Boulton[37] Atlanta Thrashers 2 years, $1.325 million Peter Harrold[38] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $550,000 Matt Anderson[38] Albany Devils 2 years, $1.05 million Stephane Veilleux[38] HC Ambrì-Piotta 1 year, $525,000 Petr Sykora[39] HC Dinamo Minsk 1 year, $650,000 Steve Bernier[40] Albany Devils 1 year, $525,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Tyler Eckford[41] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $525,000 Mike McKenna[42] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $550,000 Colin White[43] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1 million Trent Hunter[44] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ryan Carter[45] Florida Panthers October 26, 2011

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings Player Date Contract terms Brandon Burlon[46] June 2, 2011 3 years, $1.9875 million entry-level contract Jay Leach[47] June 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Andy Greene[48] July 1, 2011 4 years, $12 million Johan Hedberg[49] July 1, 2011 1 year, $1.25 million Matt Corrente[50] July 14, 2011 1 year, $660,000 Vladimir Zharkov[50] July 14, 2011 1 year, $577,500 Adam Larsson[51] July 15, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Mark Fraser[52] July 27, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Matt Taormina[52] July 27, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Zach Parise[53] July 29, 2011 1 year, $6 million Maxime Clermont[38] August 22, 2011 3 years, $1.68 million entry-level contract Brad Mills[38] August 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Tim Sestito[38] August 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Chad Wiseman[38] August 22, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million Steven Zalewski[38] August 22, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million Scott Wedgewood[54] March 19, 2012 3 years, $1.92 million entry-level contract

Draft

The New Jersey Devils participated in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, located at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota, on June 24, 2011. Devils CEO, president, and general manager Lou Lamoriello, described as being "thrilled" at the chance to draft him,^[55] selected 6–3, 197 pounds Swedish defenseman Adam Larsson 4th overall.^[56] This was the Devils' highest pick in the draft since selecting Scott Neidermayer third overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.^[56]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Club team
1	4	Adam Larsson[56]	Defenseman	Sweden	Skelleftea AIK, Elitserien
3	69[Note 1][57]	Forfeited pick
3	75[Note 2][58]	Blake Coleman[59]	Center	United States	Indiana Ice
4	99	Reid Boucher[60]	Center	United States	US National Team Development Program
5	129	Blake Pietila[61]	Left Wing	United States	US National Team Development Program
6	159	Reece Scarlett[62]	Defenseman	Canada	Swift Current Broncos
7	189	Patrick Daly[63]	Defenseman	United States	Benilde-St. Margaret's High School

Notes

1. The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick was forfeited as a result of a penalty sanction due to cap circumvention when signing Ilya Kovalchuk. The penalty includes a fine of US$3 million, a forfeiture of one first-round pick between 2011 and 2014 as determined by the Devils, and this pick.
2. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on January 7, 2011 that sent Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas in exchange for a conditional pick in 2012 NHL Entry Draft and this pick (conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Dallas Stars does not win a round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and does not re-sign Langenbrunner prior to the 2011 Draft – was converted on June 24, 2011.

Final roster

Updated June 6, 2012.^[64]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
18		Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier	RW	R	31	2012	Quebec City, Quebec
22		Boulton, EricEric Boulton	LW	L	40	2011	Halifax, Nova Scotia
30		Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur	G	L	44	1990	Montreal, Quebec
20		Carter, RyanRyan Carter	C	L	33	2011	White Bear Lake, Minnesota
23		Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson	RW	R	32	2005	Toronto, Ontario
26		Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias (A)	LW	L	40	1994	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
29		Fayne, MarkMark Fayne	D	R	29	2005	Nashua, New Hampshire
11		Gionta, StephenStephen Gionta	C	R	33	2010	Rochester, New York
6		Greene, AndyAndy Greene	D	L	34	2006	Trenton, Michigan
10		Harrold, PeterPeter Harrold	D	R	33	2011	Kirtland Hills, Ohio
1		Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg	G	L	43	2010	Leksand, Sweden
14		Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique	C	L	26	2008	Brantford, Ontario
25		Janssen, CamCam Janssen	RW	R	32	2011	St. Louis, Missouri
16		Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson	C	L	25	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
17		Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk (A)	LW	R	33	2010	Kalinin, Soviet Union
5		Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson	D	R	24	2011	Skellefteå, Sweden
9		Parise, ZachZach Parise (C)	LW	L	32	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
12		Ponikarovsky, AlexeiAlexei Ponikarovsky	LW	L	36	2012	Kiev, Soviet Union
24		Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador	D	L	40	2008	Brandon, Manitoba
15		Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora	RW	L	40	2011	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
7		Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder	D	L	37	2010	Stockholm, Sweden
28		Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov	D	L	34	2010	Moscow, Soviet Union
19		Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac	C	R	31	2004	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2		Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	D	R	39	2012	Most, Czechoslovakia
8		Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus	C	L	38	2007	Elektrėnai, Soviet Union

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season

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