The 2024–25 New Jersey Devils season is the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 43rd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1]

Offseason

The Devils made numerous personnel changes prior to the start of the season. Sheldon Keefe was hired as head coach, replacing interim head coach Travis Green.

Following the draft, the Devils made a number of moves during the free agency period. The most noteworthy move came in an unexpected blockbuster deal that sent Akira Schmid to the Vegas Golden Knights, along with Alexander Holtz, in exchange for Paul Cotter.

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Capitals 58 38 12 8 33 212 149 +63 84
2 Carolina Hurricanes 58 33 21 4 29 187 164 +23 70
3 New Jersey Devils 59 32 21 6 28 182 146 +36 70
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 58 28 22 8 20 195 191 +4 64
5 New York Rangers 58 29 25 4 27 177 180 −3 62
6 Philadelphia Flyers 59 26 26 7 17 174 196 −22 59
7 New York Islanders 57 25 25 7 19 156 171 −15 57
8 Pittsburgh Penguins 60 23 28 9 16 171 220 −49 55
Updated to game(s) played on February 25, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Detroit Red Wings 58 30 22 6 22 171 181 −10 66
2 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 58 28 22 8 20 195 191 +4 64
3 AT Ottawa Senators 57 29 24 4 22 160 161 −1 62
4 ME New York Rangers 58 29 25 4 27 177 180 −3 62
5 AT Boston Bruins 59 27 24 8 20 163 190 −27 62
6 AT Montreal Canadiens 58 27 26 5 20 172 196 −24 59
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 59 26 26 7 17 174 196 −22 59
8 ME New York Islanders 57 25 25 7 19 156 171 −15 57
9 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 60 23 28 9 16 171 220 −49 55
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 56 24 27 5 20 182 189 −7 53
Updated to game(s) played on February 25, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 17, 2024.[4]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.[12]

2024–25 game log
February: 3–3–0 (home: 0–2–0; road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
54 February 2 New Jersey 3–4 Buffalo Allen 15,710 29–19–6 64 [66]
55 February 4 New Jersey 3–2 Pittsburgh SO Daws 15,916 30–19–6 66 [67]
56 February 6 Vegas 3–1 New Jersey Allen 16,514 30–20–6 66 [68]
57 February 8 New Jersey 4–0 Montreal Allen 21,105 31–20–6 68 [69]
58 February 22 Dallas 4–2 New Jersey Allen 16,514 31–21–6 68 [70]
59 February 23 New Jersey 5–0 Nashville Daws 17,159 32–21–6 70 [71]
60 February 26 New Jersey Colorado

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
a Game played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic

Overtime statistics

Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime 8 3 5 J. Hughes (2), Noesen (1)
Shootout 2 1 1 Meier (1)
Total 10 4 6

Player statistics

As of February 4, 2025[72]

Skaters

Regular season[73]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jesper Bratt 55 16 45 61 9 14
Jack Hughes 55 23 40 63 9 8
Nico Hischier 51 24 19 43 11 12
Stefan Noesen 53 18 12 30 −4 44
Dougie Hamilton 55 8 27 21 6 28
Timo Meier 54 15 22 37 12 52
Dawson Mercer 55 13 11 24 7 12
Paul Cotter 55 12 6 18 −8 43
Erik Haula 43 5 6 11 −7 31
Johnathan Kovacevic 55 1 12 13 12 41
Tomas Tatar 49 5 7 12 1 14
Ondrej Palat 53 10 11 21 2 8
Luke Hughes 46 4 17 21 −2 10
Jonas Siegenthaler 55 2 7 9 9 44
Brenden Dillon 55 2 10 12 13 56
Nathan Bastian 37 3 5 8 2 27
Seamus Casey 8 3 1 4 2 0
Justin Dowling 37 2 3 5 −1 2
Curtis Lazar 30 1 3 4 1 12
Brett Pesce 46 1 9 10 −2 13
Simon Nemec 9 0 1 1 −2 4
Kurtis MacDermid 21 0 0 0 −3 23
Shane Bowers 4 0 0 0 −1 0
Nolan Foote 2 0 0 0 −1 0
Daniil Misyul 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Nathan Legare 3 0 0 0 −1 0
Mike Hardman 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[74]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jacob Markstrom 36 36 2,127:52 21 9 5 78 2.20 886 .912 3 0 0 0
Jake Allen 19 18 1,076:31 8 10 1 48 2.68 493 .905 3 0 0 0
Nico Daws 2 1 83:15 1 0 0 2 1.44 34 .941 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.

  • Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
  • Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated February 8, 2025[75][76]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
34 Canada Jake Allen G L 34 2024 Fredericton, New Brunswick
14 Canada Nathan Bastian RW R 27 2021 Kitchener, Ontario
63 Sweden Jesper Bratt LW L 26 2017 Stockholm, Sweden
47 United States Paul Cotter C L 25 2024 Canton, Michigan
5 Canada Brenden Dillon D L 34 2024 Surrey, British Columbia
37 Canada Justin Dowling C L 34 2023 Cochrane, Alberta
7 Canada Dougie Hamilton D R 31 2021 Toronto, Ontario
56 Finland Erik Haula LW L 33 2022 Pori, Finland
13 Switzerland Nico Hischier (CInjured Reserve C L 26 2017 Brig, Switzerland
86 United States Jack Hughes (A) C L 23 2019 Orlando, Florida
43 United States Luke Hughes D L 21 2021 Manchester, New Hampshire
8 Canada Johnathan Kovacevic D R 27 2024 Hamilton, Ontario
42 Canada Curtis Lazar C R 30 2023 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
23 Canada Kurtis MacDermid LW L 30 2024 Quebec City, Quebec
25 Sweden Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve G L 35 2024 Gävle, Sweden
28 Switzerland Timo Meier RW L 28 2023 Herisau, Switzerland
91 Canada Dawson Mercer C R 23 2020 Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
11 United States Stefan Noesen RW R 32 2024 Plano, Texas
18 Czech Republic Ondrej Palat (A) LW L 33 2022 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
22 United States Brett Pesce D R 30 2024 Tarrytown, New York
71 Switzerland Jonas Siegenthaler D L 27 2021 Zürich, Switzerland
90 Slovakia Tomas Tatar LW L 34 2024 Ilava, Czechoslovakia


Suspensions & Fines

Date Player Explanation Length Salary Ref.
November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26) Timo Meier Cross-checking Zachary L'Heureux 1 Game $45,833 [77]

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Utah Hockey Club
John Marino
COL 5th-round pick in 2024
To New Jersey Devils
WSH 2nd-round pick in 2024
EDM 2nd-round pick in 2025
[78]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Vegas Golden Knights
Alexander Holtz
Akira Schmid
To New Jersey Devils
Paul Cotter
3rd-round pick in 2025
[79]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Contract terminations

Date Player Via Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref

Draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team
1 10 Anton Silayev D  Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
2 49 Mikhail Yegorov G  Russia Omaha Lancers (USHL)
3 85 Kasper Pikkarainen RW  Finland HC TPS (U20 SM-sarja)
3 91 Herman Traff LW  Sweden HV71 (J20 Nationell)
5 139 Max Graham C  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5 146 Veeti Louhivaara G  Finland JYP (U20 SM-sarja)
6 171 Matyas Melovsky C  Czech Republic Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)

Notes

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