1995–96 New Jersey Devils season
1995–96 New Jersey Devils | |
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Division | 6th Atlantic |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
1995–96 record | 37–33–12 |
Home record | 22–17–2 |
Road record | 15–16–10 |
Goals for | 215 |
Goals against | 202 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Scott Stevens |
Alternate captains | Ken Daneyko John MacLean |
Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
Average attendance | 16,219 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Albany River Rats Raleigh IceCaps |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Steve Thomas (26) |
Assists | Steve Thomas (35) |
Points | Steve Thomas (61) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Peluso (146) |
Plus/minus | Bobby Holík and Brian Rolston (+9) |
Wins | Martin Brodeur (34) |
Goals against average | Corey 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
[edit]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
[edit]No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | New York Rangers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Schedule and results
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October: 6–4–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–1–0)
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November: 5–6–3 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–4–3)
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December: 4–9–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 0–6–1)
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January: 7–3–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–1–1)
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February: 5–3–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–1–2)
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March: 7–4–4 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–2–3)
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April: 3–4–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–1–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- 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 | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
32 | Steve Thomas | LW | 81 | 26 | 35 | 61 | −2 | 98 |
12 | Bill Guerin | RW | 80 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 7 | 116 |
15 | John MacLean | RW | 76 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 3 | 91 |
17 | Petr Sykora | RW | 63 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 7 | 32 |
27 | Scott Niedermayer | D | 79 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 5 | 46 |
44 | Stephane Richer | RW | 73 | 20 | 12 | 32 | −8 | 30 |
16 | Bobby Holik | C | 63 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 58 |
4 | Scott Stevens | D | 82 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 100 |
14 | Brian Rolston | C | 58 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
9 | Neal Broten | C | 55 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −3 | 14 |
29 | Shawn Chambers | D | 64 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 18 |
21 | Randy McKay | RW | 76 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 145 |
6 | Phil Housley† | D | 22 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −4 | 8 |
25 | Valeri Zelepukin | LW | 61 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −10 | 107 |
23 | Dave Andreychuk† | LW | 15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
11 | Jim Dowd‡ | C | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −1 | 17 |
6 | Tommy Albelin‡ | D | 53 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
8 | Mike Peluso | LW | 57 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 146 |
19 | Bob Carpenter | C | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −10 | 14 |
24 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
18 | Sergei Brylin | LW | 50 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 26 |
3 | Ken Daneyko | D | 80 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −10 | 115 |
33 | Reid Simpson | LW | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 79 |
28 | Kevin Dean | D | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
10 | Denis Pederson | C | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
20 | Scott Pellerin | LW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Ricard Persson | D | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
26 | Jason Smith | D | 64 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 86 |
10 | Esa Tikkanen†‡ | LW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 4 |
30 | Martin Brodeur | G | 77 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
11 | Jocelyn Lemieux†‡ | RW | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 4 |
24 | Patrik Elias | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
2 | Cale Hulse‡ | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 15 |
35 | Corey Schwab | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
31 | Chris Terreri‡ | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
[edit]- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Regular season | |||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Martin Brodeur | 77 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 1954 | 173 | 2.34 | .911 | 6 | 4433 |
35 | Chris Terreri‡ | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 9 | 2.57 | .902 | 0 | 210 |
31 | Corey Schwab | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 12 | 2.18 | .899 | 0 | 331 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Petr Sykora (Forward) | [5] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Martin Brodeur[a] | [7] |
Scott Stevens[a] | |||
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
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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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
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Draft picks
[edit]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 | ![]() |
C | Detroit Vipers (IHL) | |
2 | 44 | Nathan Perrott | ![]() |
RW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
3 | 70 | Sergei Vyshedkevich | ![]() |
D | Dynamo Moscow (RSL) | |
3 | 78 | David Gosselin | ![]() |
LW | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | [b] |
4 | 79 | Alyn McCauley | ![]() |
C | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | [c] |
4 | 96 | Henrik Rehnberg | ![]() |
D | Färjestad BK Jrs. (Elitserien) | |
5 | 122 | Chris Mason | ![]() |
G | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | |
6 | 148 | Adam Young | ![]() |
LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | |
7 | 174 | Richard Rochefort | ![]() |
C | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | |
8 | 200 | Frederic Henry | ![]() |
G | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) | |
9 | 226 | Colin O'Hara | ![]() |
D | Winnipeg Saints (MJHL) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Brodeur and Stevens were voted to the starting lineup.[6]
- ^ The Devils acquired the 1995 third-round pick from Detroit for Viacheslav Fetisov on April 3, 1995.
- ^ 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
[edit]- "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.
- ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ a b "1995-96 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "1995-96 New Jersey Devils Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "NHL Rookies of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Levine, Mike (ed.), 2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide, New Jersey Devils Hockey Club, p. 225
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ McCauley's profile at HockeyDB.com