1995–96 New Jersey Devils
Division6th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
1995–96 record37–33–12
Home record22–17–2
Road record15–16–10
Goals for215
Goals against202
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsKen Daneyko
John MacLean
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Average attendance16,219
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany River Rats
Raleigh IceCaps
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Thomas (26)
AssistsSteve Thomas (35)
PointsSteve Thomas (61)
Penalty minutesMike Peluso (146)
Plus/minusBobby Holík and Brian Rolston (+9)
WinsMartin Brodeur (34)
Goals against averageCorey Schwab (2.18)

The 1995–96 New Jersey Devils season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 14th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] After winning the Stanley Cup in the previous season, and qualifying for the playoffs for six seasons, the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1989, 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.[2] They also had the lowest shooting percentage in the NHL, scoring only 215 goals on 2,636 shots (8.2%).[2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers82452413282208103
2New York Rangers8241271427223796
3Florida Panthers8241311025423492
4Washington Capitals8239321123420489
5Tampa Bay Lightning8238321223824888
6New Jersey Devils8237331221520286
7New York Islanders8222501022931554
Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413282208103
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8249294362284102
3New York RangersATL8241271427223796
4Florida PanthersATL8241311025423492
5Boston BruinsNE8240311128226991
6Montreal CanadiensNE8240321026524890
7Washington CapitalsATL8239321123420489
8Tampa Bay LightningATL8238321223824888
9New Jersey DevilsATL8237331221520286
10Hartford WhalersNE823439923725977
11Buffalo SabresNE823342724726273
12New York IslandersATL8222501022931554
13Ottawa SenatorsNE821859519129141

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

1995–96 regular season[4]
October: 6–4–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 7, 19954–0Florida Panthers1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 12, 19954–1Winnipeg Jets2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 14, 19954–1@ Montreal Canadiens3–0–0Recap
4WOctober 15, 19954–3@ Buffalo Sabres4–0–0Recap
5LOctober 17, 19951–3Edmonton Oilers4–1–0Recap
6WOctober 19, 19954–2Detroit Red Wings5–1–0Recap
7WOctober 21, 19954–1Ottawa Senators6–1–0Recap
8LOctober 25, 19952–4Vancouver Canucks6–2–0Recap
9LOctober 28, 19953–5Pittsburgh Penguins6–3–0Recap
10LOctober 31, 19951–2@ Edmonton Oilers6–4–0Recap
November: 5–6–3 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–4–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11TNovember 2, 19953–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks6–4–1Recap
12WNovember 4, 19954–2@ Los Angeles Kings7–4–1Recap
13LNovember 5, 19951–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim7–5–1Recap
14LNovember 8, 19951–2Calgary Flames7–6–1Recap
15WNovember 11, 19954–2Philadelphia Flyers8–6–1Recap
16WNovember 12, 19953–2@ Philadelphia Flyers9–6–1Recap
17WNovember 14, 19951–0Hartford Whalers10–6–1Recap
18TNovember 16, 19952–2 OT@ Boston Bruins10–6–2Recap
19LNovember 18, 19954–5Buffalo Sabres10–7–2Recap
20LNovember 21, 19953–4@ Florida Panthers10–8–2Recap
21LNovember 22, 19951–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning10–9–2Recap
22LNovember 25, 19950–2@ Dallas Stars10–10–2Recap
23TNovember 27, 19951–1 OT@ New York Rangers10–10–3Recap
24WNovember 29, 19954–3 OTColorado Avalanche11–10–3Recap
December: 4–9–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 0–6–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 1, 19955–1Tampa Bay Lightning12–10–3Recap
26LDecember 2, 19951–4@ New York Islanders12–11–3Recap
27LDecember 6, 19952–4@ Montreal Canadiens12–12–3Recap
28LDecember 7, 19951–2Toronto Maple Leafs12–13–3Recap
29WDecember 9, 19954–2New York Islanders13–13–3Recap
30LDecember 11, 19951–2Florida Panthers13–14–3Recap
31LDecember 15, 19951–3@ Detroit Red Wings13–15–3Recap
32LDecember 16, 19952–3Buffalo Sabres13–16–3Recap
33WDecember 19, 19955–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers14–16–3Recap
34TDecember 21, 19952–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning14–16–4Recap
35LDecember 23, 19951–2@ Florida Panthers14–17–4Recap
36WDecember 27, 19955–3New York Islanders15–17–4Recap
37LDecember 29, 19953–5@ Winnipeg Jets15–18–4Recap
38LDecember 31, 19950–5@ Chicago Blackhawks15–19–4Recap
January: 7–3–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 3, 19961–0@ Colorado Avalanche16–19–4Recap
40WJanuary 6, 19963–1Washington Capitals17–19–4Recap
41WJanuary 9, 19964–2St. Louis Blues18–19–4Recap
42LJanuary 11, 19961–2San Jose Sharks18–20–4Recap
43LJanuary 13, 19962–3@ Boston Bruins18–21–4Recap
44WJanuary 14, 19967–2Dallas Stars19–21–4Recap
45LJanuary 16, 19962–4Boston Bruins19–22–4Recap
46WJanuary 23, 19963–1Los Angeles Kings20–22–4Recap
47WJanuary 25, 19963–1Washington Capitals21–22–4Recap
48TJanuary 27, 19964–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers21–22–5Recap
49WJanuary 30, 19963–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks22–22–5Recap
February: 5–3–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
50TFebruary 1, 19961–1 OT@ Calgary Flames22–22–6Recap
51WFebruary 3, 19963–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators23–22–6Recap
52TFebruary 7, 19961–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins23–22–7Recap
53WFebruary 10, 19963–0New York Rangers24–22–7Recap
54LFebruary 11, 19962–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim24–23–7Recap
55TFebruary 16, 19962–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres24–23–8Recap
56WFebruary 18, 19963–0Washington Capitals25–23–8Recap
57LFebruary 19, 19961–4@ Philadelphia Flyers25–24–8Recap
58LFebruary 21, 19961–4Florida Panthers25–25–8Recap
59WFebruary 23, 19966–5Montreal Canadiens26–25–8Recap
60WFebruary 24, 19962–1@ Washington Capitals27–25–8Recap
March: 7–4–4 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–2–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61WMarch 1, 19966–2New York Islanders28–25–8Recap
62WMarch 2, 19964–1@ Ottawa Senators29–25–8Recap
63TMarch 4, 19962–2 OT@ New York Rangers29–25–9Recap
64TMarch 6, 19962–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs29–25–10Recap
65WMarch 9, 19964–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins30–25–10Recap
66WMarch 10, 19963–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers31–25–10Recap
67TMarch 13, 19961–1 OTMontreal Canadiens31–25–11Recap
68WMarch 15, 19965–0Tampa Bay Lightning32–25–11Recap
69LMarch 17, 19960–3@ Florida Panthers32–26–11Recap
70LMarch 20, 19961–2Boston Bruins32–27–11Recap
71LMarch 22, 19962–4Chicago Blackhawks32–28–11Recap
72WMarch 23, 19963–2 OT@ New York Islanders33–28–11Recap
73WMarch 26, 19966–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning34–28–11Recap
74TMarch 28, 19964–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues34–28–12Recap
75LMarch 30, 19961–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins34–29–12Recap
April: 3–4–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76LApril 2, 19961–3@ New York Rangers34–30–12Recap
77LApril 4, 19960–1Hartford Whalers34–31–12Recap
78WApril 6, 19966–3@ Hartford Whalers35–31–12Recap
79WApril 7, 19964–2New York Rangers36–31–12Recap
80LApril 10, 19961–5Philadelphia Flyers36–32–12Recap
81WApril 11, 19963–2@ Washington Capitals37–32–12Recap
82LApril 13, 19962–5Ottawa Senators37–33–12Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
32Steve ThomasLW81263561−298
12Bill GuerinRW802330537116
15John MacLeanRW76202848391
17Petr SykoraRW63182442732
27Scott NiedermayerD7982533546
44Stephane RicherRW73201232−830
16Bobby HolikC63131730958
4Scott StevensD82523287100
14Brian RolstonC5813112498
9Neal BrotenC5571623−314
29Shawn ChambersD6422123118
21Randy McKayRW761110217145
6Phil Housley†D2211516−48
25Valeri ZelepukinLW616915−10107
23Dave Andreychuk†LW158513210
11Jim Dowd‡C284913−117
6Tommy Albelin‡D5311213014
8Mike PelusoLW5738114146
19Bob CarpenterC525510−1014
24Steve SullivanRW1654938
18Sergei BrylinLW50459−226
3Ken DaneykoD80246−10115
33Reid SimpsonLW23156279
28Kevin DeanD41066428
10Denis PedersonC10314−10
20Scott PellerinLW621310
5Ricard PerssonD1221358
26Jason SmithD64213586
10Esa Tikkanen†‡LW9022−64
30Martin BrodeurG770116
11Jocelyn Lemieux†‡RW18011−74
24Patrik EliasLW1000−10
2Cale Hulse‡D8000−215
35Corey SchwabG1000031
31Chris Terreri‡G40000

Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Martin Brodeur7734301219541732.34.91164433
35Chris Terreri‡43009292.57.9020210
31Corey Schwab10030119122.18.8990331

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL All-Rookie Team Petr Sykora (Forward) [5]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Brodeur[lower-alpha 1] [7]
Scott Stevens[lower-alpha 1]
NHL Rookie of the Month Petr Sykora (December) [8]
Team Devils' Players' Player Steve Thomas [9]
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Shawn Chambers [9]
Most Valuable Devil Martin Brodeur [9]
Three-Star Award Martin Brodeur [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Scott Stevens January 9, 1996 [10]
1,000th point Dave Andreychuk April 7, 1996 [11]
1,000th game played Dave Andreychuk April 11, 1996 [12]

Transactions

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at Edmonton Coliseum.[13]

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 Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
3 78 David Gosselin  Canada LW Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) [lower-alpha 2]
4 79 Alyn McCauley  Canada C Ottawa 67's (OHL) [lower-alpha 3]
4 96 Henrik Rehnberg  Sweden D Färjestad BK 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

Notes

  1. 1 2 Brodeur and Stevens were voted to the starting lineup.[6]
  2. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1995 third-round pick from Detroit for Viacheslav Fetisov on April 3, 1995.
  3. ↑ 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.[14]

References

  • "New Jersey Devils 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  • "1995-96 New Jersey Devils Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. 1 2 "1995-96 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1995-96 New Jersey Devils Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Postseason All-Star Teams". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "NHL Rookies of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Levine, Mike (ed.), 2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide, New Jersey Devils Hockey Club, p. 225
  10. ↑ Yannis, Alex (January 10, 1996). "HOCKEY;The Devils Find a Way to Solve Keenan". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2023. SCOTT STEVENS, the Devils' captain, played the 1,000th game of his career.
  11. ↑ "Devils 4, Rangers 2 – UPI Archives". UPI. April 7, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Andreychuk picked up his 1,000th career point on the play.
  12. ↑ "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Dave Andreychuk". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Played in 1,000th career NHL game for New Jersey on April 11, 1996, at Washington.
  13. ↑ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ McCauley's profile at HockeyDB.com
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