The 2006–07

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season was the team's 25th in the

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(NHL) since the franchise moved to New Jersey. The team qualified again for the

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, losing in the second round to the

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Pre-season

Regular season

The 2006–07 season saw the team attempting to maintain its position among the top teams in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference. Behind the goaltending of

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and the offensive abilities of players such as

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and

Brian Gionta Brian Joseph Gionta (born January 18, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Gionta began his NHL career in 2001 with the New Jersey Devils and has served as captain ...

, the Devils once again made a drive into the playoffs. It was the team's last season in

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, as construction of the

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was completed in time for the Devils to move in for the 2007–08 season. Patrik Elias became the seventh captain in team history, following the retirement of

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the previous season. Brodeur, in his 13th full season of NHL play, continued his legacy as one of the winningest goaltenders in league history. On December 8, he shut out the

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to record his 462nd career victory, moving him into second place on the all-time victory list, behind

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(551). Later in the month, on December 26, Brodeur recorded his 85th career shutout (3–0 over the

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) to move into third place on the all-time shutout list, behind

Terry Sawchuk Terrance Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929 – May 31, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kin ...

(103) and

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(94). On April 2, the Devils surprisingly fired head coach Claude Julien with three games remaining in the season, despite a strong record of 47–24–8. Lou Lamoriello took over as coach afterwards. On April 5, 2007, a win against the

broke two records. One was the records for most wins in a season by a goaltender by Martin Brodeur with his 48th victory of the season. However, nine of those wins came via shootout. Making all things equivalent, Brodeur finished the season with 39 non-shootout wins to Bernie Parent's 47. The other being the New Jersey Devil franchise record of most wins by the team in a season with their 49th victory. The Devils finished the regular season as Atlantic Division champions with 107 points, good for second place in the Eastern Conference. They also finished the regular season with a league-high 12 shutouts, all by Martin Brodeur. The Devils were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with just 271 power-play opportunities against, and allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL, with only 40.

Season standings

Game log

, - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 1 , , October 6 , , New Jersey , , 4 - 0 , , Carolina , , , , Brodeur , , 18,649 , , 1-0-0 , , 2 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 7 , , New Jersey , , 1 - 3 , ,

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, , , , Brodeur , , 18,532 , , 1-1-0 , , 2 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 3 , , October 12 , ,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, , 6 - 7 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 15,623 , , 2-1-0 , , 4 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 4 , , October 14 , ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, , 2 - 3 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,177 , , 3-1-0 , , 6 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 5 , , October 16 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 4 , ,

NY Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Borough (New York City), New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,200 , , 3-2-0 , , 6 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 6 , , October 18 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 1 , ,

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

, , , , Brodeur , , 17,030 , , 4-2-0 , , 8 , - style="" , 7 , , October 19 , ,

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

, , 4 - 3 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Clemmensen , , 11,274 , , 4-2-1 , , 9 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 8 , , October 21 , , New Jersey , , 1 - 8 , ,

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, , , , Brodeur , , 19,166 , , 4-3-1 , , 9 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 9 , , October 24 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 4 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 13,190 , , 4-4-1 , , 9 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 10 , , October 26 , ,

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, , 0 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 11,594 , , 5-4-1 , , 11 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 11 , , October 28 , ,

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

, , 0 - 1 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,015 , , 6-4-1 , , 13 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 12 , , November 2 , ,

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, , 5 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 8,269 , , 6-5-1 , , 13 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 13 , , November 4 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 1 , ,

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, , , , Brodeur , , 21,273 , , 7-5-1 , , 15 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 14 , , November 7 , , Carolina , , 2 - 3 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 10,986 , , 8-5-1 , , 17 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 15 , , November 9 , ,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, , 1 - 2 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 10,978 , , 9-5-1 , , 19 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 16 , , November 11 , ,

, , 2 - 4 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,112 , , 10-5-1 , , 21 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 17 , , November 14 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 3 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,200 , , 10-6-1 , , 21 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 18 , , November 17 , ,

, , 2 - 3 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 15,133 , , 11-6-1 , , 23 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 19 , , November 18 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 1 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 19,409 , , 12-6-1 , , 25 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 20 , , November 22 , , New Jersey , , 1 - 3 , ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

, , , , Brodeur , , 12,883 , , 12-7-1 , , 25 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 21 , , November 24 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 4 , ,

Anaheim Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...

, , , , Brodeur , , 16,599 , , 12-8-1 , , 25 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 22 , , November 25 , , New Jersey , , 0 - 2 , , San Jose , , , , Brodeur , , 17,496 , , 12-9-1 , , 25 , - style="" , 23 , , November 27 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 3 , ,

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, , SO , , Brodeur , , 16,223 , , 12-9-2 , , 26 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 24 , , December 1 , ,

, , 2 - 5 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 13,890 , , 13-9-2 , , 28 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 25 , , December 2 , , New Jersey , , 4 - 3 , ,

, , SO , , Brodeur , , 19,559 , , 14-9-2 , , 30 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 26 , , December 6 , ,

, , 1 - 2 , , New Jersey , , OT , , Brodeur , , 10,986 , , 15-9-2 , , 32 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 27 , , December 8 , ,

, , 0 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,003 , , 16-9-2 , , 34 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 28 , , December 9 , , New Jersey , , 5 - 1 , ,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, , , , Brodeur , , 13,476 , , 17-9-2 , , 36 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 29 , , December 12 , , Buffalo , , 3 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 11,156 , , 17-10-2 , , 36 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 30 , , December 14 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 5 , ,

, , , , Clemmensen , , 11,121 , , 17-11-2 , , 36 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 31 , , December 16 , ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

, , 2 - 1 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 15,078 , , 17-12-2 , , 36 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 32 , , December 17 , , New Jersey , , 6 - 1 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,200 , , 18-12-2 , , 38 , - style="" , 33 , , December 19 , ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, , 4 - 3 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 10,116 , , 18-12-3 , , 39 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 34 , , December 22 , , New Jersey , , 4 - 1 , ,

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, , , , Brodeur , , 13,744 , , 19-12-3 , , 41 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 35 , , December 23 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 5 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 17,548 , , 19-13-3 , , 41 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 36 , , December 26 , ,

, , 0 - 3 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 16,156 , , 20-13-3 , , 43 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 37 , , December 29 , ,

, , 3 - 4 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 16,297 , , 21-13-3 , , 45 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 38 , , December 30 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 0 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 16,234 , , 22-13-3 , , 47 , - style="" , 39 , , January 2 , ,

, , 3 - 2 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 17,759 , , 22-13-4 , , 48 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 40 , , January 4 , ,

, , 3 - 4 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 12,529 , , 23-13-4 , , 50 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 41 , , January 6 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 2 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 19,548 , , 24-13-4 , , 52 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 42 , , January 7 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 0 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 21,273 , , 25-13-4 , , 54 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 43 , , January 10 , ,

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

, , 3 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 16,337 , , 25-14-4 , , 54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 44 , , January 12 , ,

, , 1 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 13,249 , , 26-14-4 , , 56 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 45 , , January 13 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 1 , ,

, , OT , , Brodeur , , 16,234 , , 27-14-4 , , 58 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 46 , , January 16 , ,

, , 0 - 1 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 18,096 , , 28-14-4 , , 60 , - style="" , 47 , , January 18 , ,

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, , 3 - 2 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 12,698 , , 28-14-5 , , 61 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 48 , , January 20 , ,

, , 3 - 4 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 16,621 , , 29-14-5 , , 63 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 49 , , January 26 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 0 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 21,404 , , 30-14-5 , , 65 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 50 , , January 27 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 4 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,136 , , 30-15-5 , , 65 , - style="" , 51 , , January 30 , , New Jersey , , 4 - 5 , ,

, , SO , , Brodeur , , 12,162 , , 30-15-6 , , 66 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 52 , , February 1 , , New Jersey , , 6 - 5 , ,

, , OT , , Brodeur , , 19,427 , , 31-15-6 , , 68 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 53 , , February 3 , , Buffalo , , 2 - 3 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 18,589 , , 32-15-6 , , 70 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 54 , , February 6 , ,

, , 2 - 3 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 16,290 , , 33-15-6 , , 72 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 55 , , February 8 , ,

, , 0 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 10,110 , , 34-15-6 , , 74 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 56 , , February 11 , ,

, , 4 - 1 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 18,022 , , 34-16-6 , , 74 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 57 , , February 14 , ,

, , 2 - 5 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 7,515 , , 35-16-6 , , 76 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 58 , , February 16 , ,

, , 5 - 4 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 15,404 , , 35-17-6 , , 76 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 59 , , February 17 , , New Jersey , , 2 - 0 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 15,223 , , 36-17-6 , , 78 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 60 , , February 20 , ,

, , 1 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 18,537 , , 37-17-6 , , 80 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 61 , , February 22 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 2 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,200 , , 38-17-6 , , 82 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 62 , , February 24 , ,

, , 4 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,301 , , 38-18-6 , , 82 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 63 , , February 25 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 2 , ,

, , , , Clemmensen , , 14,585 , , 39-18-6 , , 84 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 64 , , February 27 , , New Jersey , , 1 - 0 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 17,006 , , 40-18-6 , , 86 , - style="" , 65 , , March 2 , ,

, , 4 - 3 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 15,095 , , 40-18-7 , , 87 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 66 , , March 4 , ,

, , 4 - 1 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,254 , , 40-19-7 , , 87 , - style="" , 67 , , March 6 , , New Jersey , , 4 - 5 , ,

, , OT , , Brodeur , , 19,210 , , 40-19-8 , , 88 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 68 , , March 8 , , New Jersey , , 4 - 3 , ,

, , SO , , Brodeur , , 17,132 , , 41-19-8 , , 90 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 69 , , March 10 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 2 , , Buffalo , , , , Brodeur , , 18,690 , , 42-19-8 , , 92 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 70 , , March 14 , ,

, , 3 - 0 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,862 , , 42-20-8 , , 92 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 71 , , March 15 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 2 , , Carolina , , , , Brodeur , , 18,279 , , 43-20-8 , , 94 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 72 , , March 17 , , Carolina , , 7 - 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 15,490 , , 43-21-8 , , 94 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 73 , , March 20 , , New Jersey , , 1 - 2 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 19,518 , , 43-22-8 , , 94 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 74 , , March 22 , , New Jersey , , 1 - 3 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 20,326 , , 43-23-8 , , 94 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 75 , , March 24 , , New Jersey , , 4 - 3 , ,

, , SO , , Brodeur , , 16,101 , , 44-23-8 , , 96 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 76 , , March 27 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 2 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 13,337 , , 45-23-8 , , 98 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 77 , , March 28 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 4 , , Buffalo , , , , Brodeur , , 18,690 , , 45-24-8 , , 98 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 78, , March 30 , ,

, , 1 - 3 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 17,493 , , 46-24-8 , , 100 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 79 , , April 1 , ,

, , 1 - 3 , , New Jersey , , , , Brodeur , , 14,378 , , 47-24-8 , , 102 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 80 , , April 3 , ,

, , 1 - 2 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Brodeur , , 11,642 , , 48-24-8 , , 104 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 81 , , April 5 , , New Jersey , , 3 - 2 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 19,177 , , 49-24-8 , , 106 , - style="" , 82 , , April 8 , ,

, , 3 - 2 , , New Jersey , , SO , , Clemmensen , , 18,111 , , 49-24-9 , , 107 , - , style="font-size:88%" ,

Playoffs

The New Jersey Devils ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed. On April 28, 2007 the Devils sold out the 19,040 capacity

for the first time in the 2006–07 season in the 3–2 double overtime win against the

. The Devils' season came to an end on May 5, 2007, as they lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the

3–2, to lose the series 4–1. That defeat turned out to be the last game ever played at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7)
Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

New Jersey wins series 4–2

Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4)
Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

Ottawa wins series 4–1 *Green background indicates win. *Red background indicates loss.

Media

Television coverage was still on

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with

Mike Emrick Michael "Doc" Emrick (born August 1, 1946) is an American former network television play-by-play sportscaster and commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. He was the lead announcer for National Hockey League national telecasts on bot ...

calling the play-by-play and

Chico Resch Glenn Allan "Chico" Resch (born July 10, 1948) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and television sportscaster. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1973 to 1987, and won a Stanley Cup with the New York ...

serving the color commentator. Meanwhile,

Steve Cangialosi Steven Donato Cangialosi (born October 28, 1963) is a television play-by-play announcer for MLS on Apple TV. He was the New York Red Bulls announcer on the MSG Network, and also worked on MLS, Serie A, La Liga, DFB Pokal, Bundesliga and internation ...

handled the studio hosting duties. Radio coverage was still on

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660, but this time, former television color commentator

Matt Loughlin Matt Loughlin is an American sportscaster who is the radio play-by-play voice of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League on WFAN, where he is partnered with former goaltender and former Devils TV color commentator Chico Resch. Loughl ...

took the position as radio play-by-play announcer. Also, in this season,

Sherry Ross Sherry Ross (born c. 1954) is an American sports broadcaster and journalist who most recently worked alongside Matt Loughlin as a color commentator for the NHL's New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts. She is the first woman to serve as an analyst ...

returns to be the radio color commentator.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending 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/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Awards and records

Awards

Nominations

Draft picks

The Devils' picks at the

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.2006 NHL Entry Draft Result
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Notes

References

*Game log:''
New Jersey Devils game log
on espn.com *Team standings:''
NHL standings
on espn.com New Jersey Devils seasons

21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex

Pre-season

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

Media

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Awards and records

Awards

Nominations

Draft picks

See also

Notes

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