1995–96 New Jersey Devils season

1995–96 New Jersey Devils
Division 6th Atlantic
Conference 9th Eastern
1995–96 record 37–33–12
Home record 22–17–2
Road record 15–16–10
Goals for 215
Goals against 202
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Jacques Lemaire
Captain Scott Stevens
Alternate captains Ken Daneyko
John MacLean
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Team leaders
Goals Steve Thomas (26)
Assists Steve Thomas (35)
Points Steve Thomas (61)
Penalties in minutes Mike Peluso (146)
Plus/minus Bobby Holik
Brian Rolston (+9)
Wins Martin Brodeur (34)
Goals against average Corey Schwab (2.18)
<1994–95 1996–97>

The 1995–96 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 14th season in New Jersey. After winning the Stanley Cup in the previous season, and qualifying for the playoffs for six seasons, the team failed to make the playoffs, losing their last game of the season with a chance to qualify for the postseason. They became the first defending Stanley Cup champions to fail to make the playoffs since the 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens.

Regular season

The Devils were the least penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded only 319 times.[1] They also had the lowest shooting percentage in the NHL, scoring only 215 goals on 2,637 shots (8.2%).[2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 New York Rangers 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
3 Florida Panthers 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
4 Washington Capitals 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
6 New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
7 New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
3 New York Rangers ATL 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
7 Washington Capitals ATL 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
8 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
9 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 33 42 7 247 262 73
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 18 59 5 191 291 41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOct 7, 19954–0 Florida Panthers1–0–0
2WOct 12, 19954–1 Winnipeg Jets2–0–0
3WOct 14, 19954–1 @ Montreal Canadiens3–0–0
4WOct 15, 19954–3 @ Buffalo Sabres4–0–0
5LOct 17, 19951–3 Edmonton Oilers4–1–0
6WOct 19, 19954–2 Detroit Red Wings5–1–0
8LOct 25, 19952–4 Vancouver Canucks6–2–0
9LOct 28, 19953–5 Pittsburgh Penguins6–3–0
10LOct 31, 19951–2 @ Edmonton Oilers6–4–0
11TNov 2, 19953–3 OT @ San Jose Sharks6–4–1
12WNov 4, 19954–2 @ Los Angeles Kings7–4–1
13LNov 5, 19951–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim7–5–1
14LNov 8, 19951–2 Calgary Flames7–6–1
15WNov 11, 19954–2 Philadelphia Flyers8–6–1
16WNov 12, 19953–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers9–6–1
17WNov 14, 19951–0 Hartford Whalers10–6–1
18TNov 16, 19952–2 OT @ Boston Bruins10–6–2
19LNov 18, 19954–5 Buffalo Sabres10–7–2
20LNov 21, 19953–4 @ Florida Panthers10–8–2
21LNov 22, 19951–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning10–9–2
22LNov 25, 19950–2 @ Dallas Stars10–10–2
23TNov 27, 19951–1 OT @ New York Rangers10–10–3
24WNov 29, 19954–3 OT Colorado Avalanche11–10–3
25WDec 1, 19955–1 Tampa Bay Lightning12–10–3
26LDec 2, 19951–4 @ New York Islanders12–11–3
27LDec 6, 19952–4 @ Montreal Canadiens12–12–3
28LDec 7, 19951–2 Toronto Maple Leafs12–13–3
29WDec 9, 19954–2 New York Islanders13–13–3
30LDec 11, 19951–2 Florida Panthers13–14–3
31LDec 15, 19951–3 @ Detroit Red Wings13–15–3
32LDec 16, 19952–3 Buffalo Sabres13–16–3
33WDec 19, 19955–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers14–16–3
34TDec 21, 19952–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning14–16–4
35LDec 23, 19951–2 @ Florida Panthers14–17–4
36WDec 27, 19955–3 New York Islanders15–17–4
37LDec 29, 19953–5 @ Winnipeg Jets15–18–4
38LDec 31, 19950–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks15–19–4
39WJan 3, 19961–0 @ Colorado Avalanche16–19–4
40WJan 6, 19963–1 Washington Capitals17–19–4
41WJan 9, 19964–2 St. Louis Blues18–19–4
42LJan 11, 19961–2 San Jose Sharks18–20–4
43LJan 13, 19962–3 @ Boston Bruins18–21–4
44WJan 14, 19967–2 Dallas Stars19–21–4
45LJan 16, 19962–4 Boston Bruins19–22–4
46WJan 23, 19963–1 Los Angeles Kings20–22–4
47WJan 25, 19963–1 Washington Capitals21–22–4
48TJan 27, 19964–4 OT @ Hartford Whalers21–22–5
49WJan 30, 19963–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks22–22–5
50TFeb 1, 19961–1 OT @ Calgary Flames22–22–6
51WFeb 3, 19963–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators23–22–6
52TFeb 7, 19961–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins23–22–7
53WFeb 10, 19963–0 New York Rangers24–22–7
54LFeb 11, 19962–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim24–23–7
55TFeb 16, 19962–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres24–23–8
56WFeb 18, 19963–0 Washington Capitals25–23–8
57LFeb 19, 19961–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers25–24–8
58LFeb 21, 19961–4 Florida Panthers25–25–8
59WFeb 23, 19966–5 Montreal Canadiens26–25–8
60WFeb 24, 19962–1 @ Washington Capitals27–25–8
61WMar 1, 19966–2 New York Islanders28–25–8
62WMar 2, 19964–1 @ Ottawa Senators29–25–8
63TMar 4, 19962–2 OT @ New York Rangers29–25–9
64TMar 6, 19962–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs29–25–10
65WMar 9, 19964–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins30–25–10
66WMar 10, 19963–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers31–25–10
67TMar 13, 19961–1 OT Montreal Canadiens31–25–11
68WMar 15, 19965–0 Tampa Bay Lightning32–25–11
69LMar 17, 19960–3 @ Florida Panthers32–26–11
70LMar 20, 19961–2 Boston Bruins32–27–11
71LMar 22, 19962–4 Chicago Blackhawks32–28–11
72WMar 23, 19963–2 OT @ New York Islanders33–28–11
73WMar 26, 19966–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning34–28–11
74TMar 28, 19964–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues34–28–12
75LMar 30, 19961–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins34–29–12
76LApr 2, 19961–3 @ New York Rangers34–30–12
77LApr 4, 19960–1 Hartford Whalers34–31–12
78WApr 6, 19966–3 @ Hartford Whalers35–31–12
79WApr 7, 19964–2 New York Rangers36–31–12
80LApr 10, 19961–5 Philadelphia Flyers36–32–12
81WApr 11, 19963–2 @ Washington Capitals37–32–12
82LApr 13, 19962–5 Ottawa Senators37–33–12

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Thomas, SteveSteve Thomas LW 81 26 35 61 98-2606
Guerin, BillBill Guerin RW 80 23 30 53 1167806
MacLean, JohnJohn MacLean RW 76 20 28 48 913333
Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora RW 63 18 24 42 327803
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 79 8 25 33 465600
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer RW 73 20 12 32 30-8343
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik C 63 13 17 30 589101
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 82 5 23 28 1007211
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 58 13 11 24 89314
Broten, NealNeal Broten C 55 7 16 23 14-3111
Chambers, ShawnShawn Chambers D 64 2 21 23 181201
McKay, RandyRandy McKay RW 76 11 10 21 1457303
Housley, PhilPhil Housley D 22 1 15 16 8-4000
Zelepukin, ValeriValeri Zelepukin LW 61 6 9 15 107-10301
Andreychuk, DaveDave Andreychuk LW 15 8 5 13 102200
Dowd, JimJim Dowd C 28 4 9 13 17-1000
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin D 53 1 12 13 140000
Peluso, MikeMike Peluso LW 57 3 8 11 1464000
Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter C 52 5 5 10 14-10010
Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan RW 16 5 4 9 83201
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin LW 50 4 5 9 26-2001
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko D 80 2 4 6 115-10000
Simpson, ReidReid Simpson LW 23 1 5 6 792000
Dean, KevinKevin Dean D 41 0 6 6 284000
Pederson, DenisDenis Pederson C/RW 10 3 1 4 0-1102
Pellerin, ScottScott Pellerin LW 6 2 1 3 01000
Persson, RicardRicard Persson D 12 2 1 3 85100
Smith, JasonJason Smith D 64 2 1 3 865000
Tikkanen, EsaEsa Tikkanen LW 9 0 2 2 4-6000
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 77 0 1 1 60000
Lemieux, JocelynJocelyn Lemieux RW 18 0 1 1 4-7000
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias LW 1 0 0 0 0-1000
Hulse, CaleCale Hulse D 8 0 0 0 15-2000
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab G 10 0 0 0 310000
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri G 4 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 4433 77 34 30 12 173 2.34 619541781.911
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri 210 4 3 0 0 9 2.57 09283.902
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab 331 10 0 3 0 12 2.18 0119107.899
Team: 4974 82 37 33 12 194 2.34 621651971.910

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

Team's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at the Edmonton Coliseum.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (league) Notes
1 18 Petr Sykora  Czech Republic C Detroit Vipers (IHL)
2 44 Nathan Perrott  Canada RW Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 70 Sergei Vyshedkevich  Russia D HC Moscow Dynamo (Russian Super League)
3 78 David Gosselin  Canada LW Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) [5]
4 79 Alyn McCauley  Canada C Ottawa 67's (OHL) [6]
4 96 Henrik Rehnberg  Sweden D Farjestad Jrs. (Elitserien)
5 122 Chris Mason  Canada G Prince George Cougars (WHL)
6 148 Adam Young  Canada LW Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7 174 Richard Rochefort  Canada C Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
8 200 Frederic Henry  Canada G Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
9 226 Colin O'Hara  Canada D Winnipeg Saints (MJHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/1996.html
  3. ↑ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1995-96 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1995 third-round pick from Detroit for Viacheslav Fetisov on April 3, 1995.
  6. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1995 fourth-round pick from Ottawa for Jaroslav Modry on July 8, 1995. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists McCauley's pick as the fifth round. McCauley's profile at HockeyDB.com
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