The 2011–12 New Jersey Devils season was the 38th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 30th season since the franchise relocated from

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prior to the

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. 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 ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, thus securing a playoff berth, and faced the Southeast Division-winning

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in the Conference Quarterfinals where they won in seven games. In the Conference Semifinals, the Devils played against the

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and won in five games. In the Conference Finals, they faced their rivals, the

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, and won in six games advancing to the

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for the first time since the 2002–03 season. The Devils lost in the

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to the

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in six games.

Off-season

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

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and signing fourth-overall

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pick

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to an entry-level contract, although team CEO and General Manager

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did find the time to sign goaltender

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, as well as defenseman

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. Additionally, the team chose to suspend operations of the

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, which was a minor league

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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. The Devils announced the hiring of

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as the new head coach of the team on July 19, 2011.

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

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against the

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and

. They also played two road games, one against the Islanders at

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and one against the Flyers at

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. One neutral site game against the Rangers took place at the

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, located in

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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%). The 89.58% penalty kill is the best penalty kill by any team in a season in NHL history. They also scored the most shorthanded goals in the NHL (15) and allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League (13).

Playoffs

The Devils clinched their 20th playoff berth in 22 seasons with a 5–0 win over the

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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

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led the team's offense as they then proceeded to knock the

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. They moved on to play their division rivals, the

, in the conference semifinals and were considered heavy underdogs in the series. They faced some early setbacks against the Flyers including a Game 1 overtime loss and the injury of all-star Ilya Kovalchuk. However the Devils rallied in Game 2 without their star forward, winning the game by a score of 4-1. Kovalchuk returned strong for Game 3 and his pass to Ponikarovsky gave the Devils a much needed overtime goal to win Game 3. 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. 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. 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. The line consisted of players

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, Stephen Gionta and

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, 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. 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

. Facing the Kings in the

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, 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.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1 , , September 21 , ,

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(Albany, New York) , , 1–0–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 2 , , September 23 , , NY Rangers , , 3–4 , , Prudential Center , , 1–1–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 3 , , September 24 , ,

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, , 2–6 , , Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , , 1–2–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 4 , , September 29 , ,

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, , 1–2 , , Wells Fargo Center , , 1–3–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 5 , , September 30 , , NY Islanders , , 1–0 , , Prudential Center , , 2–3–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 6 , , October 1 , , Philadelphia , , 2–1 , , Prudential Center , , 3–3–0 , - ,

Regular season

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, , 0–3 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 0–1–0 , , 0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 2 , , October 10 , , 1:00pm , , Carolina , , 4–2 , , Prudential Center , , 12,096 , , 1–1–0 , , 2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 3 , , October 13 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 2–1 SO , , Prudential Center , , 12,256 , , 2–1–0 , , 4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 4 , , October 15 , , 8:00pm , , @

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, , 3–2 SO, , Bridgestone Arena , , 17,113 , , 3–1–0 , , 6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , 5 , , October 21 , , 7:00pm , , San Jose , , 3–4 SO , , Prudential Center , , 14,319 , , 3–1–1 , , 7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 6 , , October 22 , , 7:00pm , , @

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, , 1–4 , , Consol Energy Center , , 18,535 , , 3–2–1 , , 7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 7 , , October 25 , , 10:30pm , , @ Los Angeles , , 3–0 , , Staples Center , , 18,118 , , 4–2–1 , , 9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 8 , , October 27 , , 10:00pm , , @

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, , 3–5 , , Jobing.com Arena , , 7,434 , , 4–3–1 , , 9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 9 , , October 29 , , 8:00pm , , @

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, , 1–3 , , American Airlines Center , , 11,740 , , 4–4–1 , , 9 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 10 , , November 2 , , 7:30pm , ,

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, , 3–5 , , Prudential Center , , 13,033 , , 4–5–1 , , 9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 11 , , November 3 , , 7:00pm , , @ Philadelphia , , 4–3 SO , , Wells Fargo Center , , 19,667 , , 5–5–1 , , 11 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 12 , , November 5 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 3–2 OT , , Prudential Center , , 14,952 , , 6–5–1 , , 13 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 13 , , November 8 , , 7:30pm , , Carolina , , 3–2 , , Prudential Center , , 13,056 , , 7–5–1 , , 15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 14 , , November 11 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 1–3 , , Prudential Center , , 15,230 , , 7–6–1 , , 15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 15 , , November 12 , , 7:00pm , , @ Washington , , 3–2 SO , , Verizon Center , , 18,506 , , 8–6–1 , , 17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 16 , , November 15 , , 7:00pm , , @

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, , 3–4 , , TD Garden , , 17,565 , , 8–7–1 , , 17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 17 , , November 16 , , 7:30pm , , @ Buffalo , , 5–3 , , First Niagara Center , , 18,690 , , 9–7–1 , , 19 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 18 , , November 19 , , 7:00pm , , @

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, , 4–2 , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 18,894 , , 10–7–1 , , 21 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 19 , , November 21 , , 7:30pm , , @

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, , 3–4 , , BankAtlantic Center , , 13,122 , , 10–8–1 , , 21 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 20 , , November 23 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 2–1 SO , , Prudential Center , , 15,585 , , 11–8–1 , , 23 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 21 , , November 25 , , 3:00pm , , @

, , 1–0 , , Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , , 15,358 , , 12–8–1 , , 25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 22 , , November 26 , , 1:00pm , , NY Islanders , , 2–3 , , Prudential Center , , 16,014 , , 12–9–1 , , 25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 23 , , November 30 , , 9:30pm , , @

, , 1–6 , , Pepsi Center , , 14,251 , , 12–10–1 , , 25 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 24 , , December 2 , , 8:00pm , , @

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, , 2–4 , , XCel Energy Center , , 17,310 , , 12–11–1 , , 25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 25 , , December 3 , , 7:00pm , , @ Winnipeg , , 2–4 , , MTS Centre , , 15,004 , , 12–12–1 , , 25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 26 , , December 6 , , 7:00pm , , @ Toronto , , 3–2 OT , , Air Canada Centre , , 19,513 , , 13–12–1 , , 27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 27 , , December 8 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 5–4 SO , , Prudential Center , , 13,743 , , 14–12–1 , , 29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 28 , , December 10 , , 1:00pm , ,

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, , 1–2 , , Prudential Center , , 14,210 , , 14–13–1 , , 29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 29 , , December 12 , , 7:00pm , , @ Tampa Bay , , 5–4 , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 17,341 , , 15–13–1 , , 31 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 30 , , December 13 , , 7:30pm , , @ Florida , , 3–2 SO , , BankAtlantic Center , , 14,669 , , 16–13–1 , , 33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 31 , , December 16 , , 7:00pm , , Dallas , , 6–3 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 17–13–1 , , 35 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 32 , , December 17 , , 7:00pm , , @ Montreal , , 5–3 , , Bell Centre , , 21,273 , , 18–13–1 , , 37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 33 , , December 20 , , 7:00pm , ,

, , 1–4 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 18–14–1 , , 37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 34 , , December 23 , , 7:00pm , , Washington , , 4–3 SO , , Prudential Center , , 14,043 , , 19–14–1 , , 39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 35 , , December 26 , , 7:00pm , , @ Carolina , , 2–4 , , RBC Center , , 16,121 , , 19–15–1 , , 39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 36 , , December 28 , , 7:00pm , , Buffalo , , 3–1 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 20–15–1 , , 41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 37 , , December 31 , , 3:00pm , , Pittsburgh , , 3–1 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 21–15–1 , , 43 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , 38 , , January 2 , , 7:30pm , , @ Ottawa , , 2–3 OT , , Scotiabank Place , , 19,573 , , 21–15–2 , , 44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 39 , , January 4 , , 7:30pm , , Boston , , 1–6 , , Prudential Center , , 15,832 , , 21–16–2 , , 44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 40 , , January 6 , , 7:00pm , , Florida , , 5–2 , , Prudential Center , , 15,793 , , 22–16–2 , , 46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 41 , , January 7 , , 7:00pm , , @ Pittsburgh , , 3–1 , , Consol Energy Center , , 18,594 , , 23–16–2 , , 48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 42 , , January 10 , , 9:30pm , , @

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, , 3–6 , , Scotiabank Saddledome , , 19,289 , , 23–17–2 , , 48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 43 , , January 11 , , 9:00pm , , @

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, , 2–1 OT , , Rexall Place , , 16,839 , , 24–17–2 , , 50 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 44 , , January 14 , , 3:00pm , , @ Winnipeg , , 2–1 , , MTS Centre , , 15,004 , , 25–17–2 , , 52 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 45 , , January 17 , , 7:00pm , , Winnipeg , , 5–1 , , Prudential Center , , 14,129 , , 26–17–2 , , 54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 46 , , January 19 , , 7:00pm , , Boston , , 1–4 , , Prudential Center , , 14,941 , , 26–18–2 , , 54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 47 , , January 21 , , 1:00pm , , Philadelphia , , 1–4 , , Prudential Center , , 16,251 , , 26–19–2 , , 54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , 48 , , January 24 , , 7:00pm , , Buffalo , , 1–2 SO , , Prudential Center , , 13,735 , , 26–19–3 , , 55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 49 , , January 31 , , 7:00pm , , NY Rangers , , 4–3 SO , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 27–19–3 , , 57 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 50 , , February 2 , , 7:00pm , , Montreal , , 5–3 , , Prudential Center , , 13,283 , , 28–19–3 , , 59 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 51 , , February 4 , , 1:00pm , , @ Philadelphia , , 6–4 , , Wells Fargo Center , , 19,862 , , 29–19–3 , , 61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 52 , , February 5 , , 1:00pm , , Pittsburgh , , 5–3 , , Prudential Center , , 14,707 , , 30–19–3 , , 63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 53 , , February 7 , , 7:00pm , , @ NY Rangers , , 1–0 , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,200 , , 31–19–3 , , 65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , 54 , , February 9 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 3–4 SO , , Prudential Center , , 15,021 , , 31–19–4 , , 66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 55 , , February 11 , , 1:00pm , , Florida , , 1–3 , , Prudential Center , , 14,938 , , 31–20–4 , , 66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 56 , , February 14 , , 7:00pm , , @ Buffalo , , 4–1 , , First Niagara Center , , 18,690 , , 32–20–4 , , 68 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 57 , , February 17 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 3–2 SO , , Prudential Center , , 15,312 , , 33–20–4 , , 70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 58 , , February 19 , , 6:00pm , , @ Montreal , , 3–1 , , Bell Centre , , 21,273 , , 34–20–4 , , 72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 59 , , February 21 , , 7:00pm , , @ Toronto , , 4–3 OT , , Air Canada Centre , , 19,426 , , 35–20–4 , , 74 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 60 , , February 24 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 1–2 , , Prudential Center , , 16,480 , , 35–21–4 , , 74 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 61 , , February 26 , , 1:00pm , , Tampa Bay , , 3–4 , , Prudential Center , , 15,981 , , 35–22–4 , , 74 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 62 , , February 27 , , 7:30pm , , @ NY Rangers , , 0–2 , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,200 , , 35–23–4 , , 74 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , 63 , , March 1 , , 7:00pm , , @ Boston , , 3–4 OT , , TD Garden , , 17,565 , , 35–23–5 , , 75 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 64 , , March 2 , , 7:00pm , , @ Washington , , 5–0 , , Verizon Center , , 18,506 , , 36–23–5 , , 77 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 65 , , March 4 , , 3:00pm , , @ NY Islanders , , 0–1 , , Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , , 16,250 , , 36–24–5 , , 77 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 66 , , March 6 , , 7:00pm , , NY Rangers , , 4–1 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 37–24–5 , , 79 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 67 , , March 8 , , 7:00pm , , NY Islanders , , 5–1 , , Prudential Center , , 14,573 , , 38–24–5 , , 81 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 68 , , March 10 , , 7:00pm , , @ NY Islanders , , 2–1 , , Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , , 16,250 , , 39–24–5 , , 83 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 69 , , March 11 , , 7:00pm , , Philadelphia , , 4–1 , , Prudential Center , , 15,107 , , 40–24–5 , , 85 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 70 , , March 13 , , 7:00pm , , @ Philadelphia , , 0–3 , , Wells Fargo Center , , 19,724 , , 40–25–5 , , 85 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 71 , , March 15 , , 7:00pm , , Colorado , , 1–0 SO , , Prudential Center , , 16,055 , , 41–25–5 , , 87 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 72 , , March 17 , , 1:00pm , , Pittsburgh , , 2–5 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 41–26–5 , , 87 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 73 , , March 19 , , 7:30pm , , @ NY Rangers , , 2–4 , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,200 , , 41–27–5 , , 87 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 74 , , March 20 , , 7:30pm , , @ Ottawa , , 1–0 , , Scotiabank Place , , 19,834 , , 42–27–5 , , 89 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , 75 , , March 23 , , 7:00pm , , Toronto , , 3–4 SO , , Prudential Center , , 16,022 , , 42–27–6 , , 90 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 76 , , March 25 , , 7:00pm , , @ Pittsburgh , , 2–5 , , Consol Energy Center , , 18,601 , , 42–28–6 , , 90 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 77 , , March 27 , , 7:00pm , ,

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, , 2–1 SO , , Prudential Center , , 15,074 , , 43–28–6 , , 92 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 78 , , March 29 , , 7:00pm , , Tampa Bay , , 6–4 , , Prudential Center , , 15,380 , , 44–28–6 , , 94 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 79 , , March 31 , , 7:00pm , , @ Carolina , , 5–0 , , RBC Center , , 18,680 , , 45–28–6 , , 96 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 80 , , April 3 , , 7:00pm , , NY Islanders , , 3–1 , , Prudential Center , , 15,482 , , 46–28–6 , , 98 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 81 , , April 5 , , 7:30pm , , @

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, , 2–1 , , Joe Louis Arena , , 20,066 , , 47–28–6 , , 100 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 82 , , April 7 , , 3:00pm , , Ottawa , , 4-2 , , Prudential Center , , 17,625 , , 48–28–6 , , 102 , -

Playoffs

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 13 , ,

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, , 3–2 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 19,119 , , Devils lead 1-0 ,
New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 13th, 2012
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 2 , , April 15 , , New Jersey Devils , , 2–4 , , Florida Panthers , , , , Brodeur , , 19,248 , , Series tied 1-1 ,
New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 15th, 2012
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 3 , , April 17 , , Florida Panthers , , 4–3 , , New Jersey Devils , , , , Hedberg , , 17,625 , , Panthers lead 2-1 ,
Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - April 17th, 2012
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 19 , , Florida Panthers , , 0–4 , , New Jersey Devils , , , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Series tied 2-2 ,
Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - April 19th, 2012
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 5 , , April 21 , , New Jersey Devils , , 0–3 , , Florida Panthers , , , , Brodeur , , 19,513 , , Panthers lead 3-2 ,
New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 21st, 2012
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 6 , , April 24 , , Florida Panthers , , 2–3 , , New Jersey Devils , , OT , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Series tied 3-3 ,
Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - April 24th, 2012
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bff;" , 7 , , April 26 , , New Jersey Devils , , 3–2 , , Florida Panthers , , 2OT , , Brodeur , , 19,313 , , Devils win 4-3 ,
New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - April 26th, 2012
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 1 , , April 29 , ,

, , 3–4 , ,

, , OT , , Brodeur , , 19,972 , , Flyers lead 1-0 ,
Devils vs. Flyers - 04/29/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 2 , , May 1 , , New Jersey Devils , , 4–1 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , , , Brodeur , , 20,131 , , Series tied 1-1 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 3 , , May 3 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 3–4 , , New Jersey Devils , , OT , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Devils lead 2-1 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 4 , , May 6 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 2–4 , , New Jersey Devils , , , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Devils lead 3-1

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bbffff;" , 5 , , May 8 , , New Jersey Devils , , 3–1 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , , , Brodeur , , 20,145 , , Devils win 4-1

, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 1 , , May 14 , ,

, , 0–3 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,200 , , Rangers lead 1-0 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 2 , , May 16 , ,

, , 3–2 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,200 , , Series tied 1-1 ,
Devils vs. Rangers - 05/16/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 3 , , May 19 , ,

, , 3–0 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Rangers lead 2-1 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 4 , , May 21 , ,

, , 1–4 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Series tied 2-2 ,
Rangers vs. Devils - 05/21/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 5 , , May 23 , ,

, , 5–3 , ,

, , , , Brodeur , , 18,200 , , Devils lead 3-2 ,
Devils vs. Rangers - 05/23/2012 - New Jersey Devils - Recap
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bff;" , 6 , , May 25 , , New York Rangers , , 2–3 , , New Jersey Devils , , OT , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Devils win series 4-2 ,

, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 1 , , May 30 , , Los Angeles Kings , , 2–1 , , New Jersey Devils , , OT , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Kings lead 1-0 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 2 , , June 2 , , Los Angeles Kings , , 2–1 , , New Jersey Devils , , OT , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Kings lead 2-0 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 3 , , June 4 , , New Jersey Devils , , 0–4 , , Los Angeles Kings , , , , Brodeur , , 18,764 , , Kings lead 3-0 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 4 , , June 6 , , New Jersey Devils , , 3–1 , , Los Angeles Kings , , , , Brodeur , , 18,867 , , Kings lead 3-1 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 5 , , June 9 , , Los Angeles Kings , , 1–2 , , New Jersey Devils , , , , Brodeur , , 17,625 , , Kings lead 3-2 ,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 6 , , June 11 , , New Jersey Devils , , 1–6 , , Los Angeles Kings , , , , Brodeur , , 18,858 , , Kings win 4-2 ,

, - , Win Loss Win Playoff Series

Media

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's first season as a regular television play-by-play announcer for the Devils. Deb Placey and

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did color and studio analysis commentating. Radio coverage was still on

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660 with

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and

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as usual.

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Goaltenders

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^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only.

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Trades

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The New Jersey Devils participated in the

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, located at the

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, on June 24, 2011. Devils CEO, president and general manager

, described as being "thrilled" at the chance to draft him, selected Swedish defenseman

fourth overall. This was the Devils' highest pick in the draft since selecting Scott Neidermayer third overall in the

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See also

References