The 2021–22 New Jersey Devils season was the 48th season for the
National Hockey League
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franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 40th season since the franchise relocated from
Colorado
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prior to the
1982–83 NHL season
The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row with their second consecutive finals sweep by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none. No team in an ...
. Before the season, the Devils lost Nathan Bastian to the
Seattle Kraken
The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2021–22 season. ...
in the
2021 NHL Expansion Draft
The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft that was conducted by the National Hockey League on July 21, 2021, to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 2021–22 NHL season, 2021–22 season, the Seattle Kraken.
Backgrou ...
, but reacquired him in on November 25, 2021.
On March 31, 2022, following an 8–1 loss to the
Boston Bruins
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, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.
Standings
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on July 27, 2021. The Devils' game against the New York Islanders on October 7, 2021, was cancelled due to a power outage at
Prudential Center
Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the men's basketball program of Seton Hal ...
in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.2022 Winter Olympics. However, on December 22, the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Player statistics
As of May 1, 2022
Skaters
Goaltenders
Transactions
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Trades
Free agents
Waivers
Contract terminations
Signings
Draft picks
Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via
videoconferencing
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Kyle Palmieri
Kyle Charles Palmieri (; born February 1, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks.
Growing up ...
and
Travis Zajac
Travis Zajac (; ; born May 13, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current head coach. Zajac was selected in the first round, 20th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he would go on to ...
Mason Jobst
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Growing up in Indiana, Jobst played high school ice hockey for the Z ...
, a conditional
2022
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fourth-round pick and this pick.
# The
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...
' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020, that sent
Wayne Simmonds
Wayne Simmonds (born August 26, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Simmonds has previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predato ...
to Buffalo in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
# The
Arizona Coyotes
The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mul ...
' seventh-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a
2020
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seventh-round pick (192nd overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.