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2006–07 New Jersey Devils season

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New Jersey Devils
IndustryProfessional ice hockey team
Founded1974
Headquarters
Newark, New Jersey
,
United States
Key people
Martin Brodeur (goaltender), Patrik Elias (captain), Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, Claude Julien (head coach until April 2, 2007), Lou Lamoriello (general manager and interim coach)
ProductsIce hockey games and related merchandise

Regular season

During the 2006–07 campaign, the New Jersey Devils continued to establish themselves as a leading contender within the NHL's Eastern Conference. With standout performances from goaltender Martin Brodeur and key contributors like Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez, and Brian Gionta, the team secured a berth in the postseason. This season marked their last at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford prior to relocating to the Prudential Center in Newark for the following year. Patrik Elias took over the captaincy from Scott Stevens.

In his 13th complete NHL season, Brodeur reinforced his status as one of hockey’s most successful netminders. On December 8, he notched his 462nd victory, climbing to second place on the all-time wins leaderboard behind Patrick Roy. Later that month, he recorded his 85th shutout, placing him third in NHL history.

Despite compiling an impressive 47–24–8 record, head coach Claude Julien was dismissed on April 2 with just three games left in the regular season; General Manager Lou Lamoriello stepped in as interim coach. On April 5, Brodeur set a franchise single-season record by earning his 48th win (including nine shootout victories), while the team also set a new mark with their 49th win overall.

The Devils concluded the regular season as Atlantic Division champions with 107 points, ranking second in the Eastern Conference. They led the NHL with 12 shutouts—all credited to Brodeur—and were recognized as the most disciplined squad, facing only 271 power-play chances against and conceding just 40 power-play goals, the fewest in the league.

Playoffs

Finishing second in the Eastern Conference at the end of the regular season, New Jersey faced off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening round of the playoffs.

On April 28, 2007, the Devils experienced their first sellout crowd of the year at Continental Airlines Arena, with all 19,040 seats filled during a thrilling 3–2 double overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators.

Their postseason run concluded on May 5, 2007, after a 3–2 defeat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Ottawa, resulting in a series loss of 4–1. This game also marked the final contest held at Continental Airlines Arena.

Preseason

|- | 1 || September 17 || Boston Bruins || 5 – 0 || || Tsongas Arena || 1–0–0 || |- | 2 || September 19 || New York Rangers || 3 – 1 || || Continental Airlines Arena || 1–1–0 || |- | 3 || September 20 || @ New York Rangers || 2 – 0 || || Madison Square Garden || 1–2–0 || |- | 4 || September 21 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2 – 1 || || Wachovia Center || 1–3–0 || |- | 5 || September 24 || @ Washington Capitals || 3 – 1 || || Giant Center || 2–3–0 || |- | 6 || September 28 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5 – 4 (SO) || || Continental Airlines Arena || 3–3–0 || |- | 7 || September 30 || @ New York Islanders || 3 – 0 || || Arena at Harbor Yard || 3–4–0 ||

Legend:



Regular season

|- |1||October 6||New Jersey||4 – 0||Carolina Hurricanes||||Brodeur||18,649||1–0–0||2|| |- |2||October 7||New Jersey||1 – 3||Dallas Stars||||Brodeur||18,532||1–1–0||2|| |- |3||October 12||Toronto Maple Leafs||6 – 7||New Jersey||SO||Brodeur||15,623||2–1–0||4|| |- |4||October 14||Philadelphia Flyers||2 – 3||New Jersey||||Brodeur||14,177||3–1–0||6|| |- |5||October 16||New Jersey||2 – 4||New York Rangers||||Brodeur||18,200||3–2–0||6|| |- |6||October 18||New Jersey||2 – 1||Pittsburgh Penguins||||Brodeur|||17,030|||4-2-0|||8||| |- |7||October 19||||Nashville Predators||||New Jersey||||SO||||Clemmensen||||11,274||||4-2-1||||9|||| |- |8|||October 21|||New Jersey|||1 – 8|||Ottawa Senators||||Brodeur|||19,166|||4-3-1|||9||| |- |9|||October 24|||New Jersey|||2 – 4|||Pittsburgh Penguins||||Brodeur|||13,190|||4-4-1|||9||| |- |10|||October 26|||Florida Panthers|||0 – 2|||New Jersey||||Brodeur|||11,594|||5-4-1|||11||| |- |11|||October 28|||Columbus Blue Jackets|||0 – 1|||New Jersey||||Brodeur|||14,015|||6-4-1|||13|||


|- |12|||November 2|||New York Islanders|||5 -2|||New Jersey||||Brodeur|||8,269|||6-5-1|||13 |- |13|||November 4|||New Jersey|||2 -1|||Montreal Canadiens||||Brodeur|||21,273|||7-5-1|||15 |- |14|||November 7|||Carolina Hurricanes|||2 -3 SO|||New Jersey||||Brodeur |- |15 ... (Section continues similarly with condensed formatting) ...


(Note: Detailed game logs have been condensed here for brevity and relevance to business context. Complete records are accessible through original documentation.)

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 12 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 5 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 14,495 || 1 – 0 || |- | 2 || April 14 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 18,231 || 1 – 1 || |- | 3 || April 16 || New Jersey || 2 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Brodeur || 20,219 || 1 – 2 || |- | 4 || April 18 || New Jersey || 4 – 3 || Tampa Bay || OT || Brodeur || 20,940 || 2 – 2 || |- | 5 || April 20 || Tampa Bay || 0 – 3 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 18,096 || 3 – 2 || |- | 6 || April 22 || New Jersey || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Brodeur || 20,019 || 4 – 2 ||

|- | 1 || April 26 || Ottawa || 5 – 4 || New Jersey|||| Brodeur||15,512||0–1|| |- | 2||April28||Ottawa||2–3||New Jersey||2OT||Brodeur||19,040||1–1|| |- |3||April30||New Jersey||0–2||Ottawa|| ||Brodeur||19,636||1–2|| |- |4||May2||New Jersey||2–3||Ottawa|| ||Brodeur||20,248||1–3|| |- |5||May5||Ottawa||3–2||New Jersey|| ||Brodeur||19,040||1–4||

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Scoring

No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM

12|| 11|| 0|| 1|| 1||

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Template:Sortname 78 48 23 7 2182 171 2.18 .922 12 4697 11 5 6 332 28 2.44 .916 1 688
40 Template:Sortname 6 1 1 2 144 16 3.14 .889 0 305 — — — — — — — — —

Awards

Jay Pandolfo earned second place in the voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, while Martin Brodeur was nominated as a contender for the Hart Memorial Trophy.

Category Award or Recognition Recipient
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Martin Brodeur (Goaltender)
Vezina Trophy Martin Brodeur
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selections Martin Brodeur
Brian Rafalski
NHL First Star of the Week Martin Brodeur (December 11)
NHL Second Star of the Week Martin Brodeur (October 30)
Jamie Langenbrunner (February 5)
NHL Third Star of the Month Martin Brodeur (February)
NHL YoungStars Game selection Zach Parise
Team Award or Honor Recipient
Players' Player Award Jay Pandolfo
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Award Jay Pandolfo
Most Valuable Player (Devils) Martin Brodeur
Three-Star Award Martin Brodeur

Milestones

Milestone Achieved Player Name Date Achieved Reference
NHL Debut Johnny Oduya October 6, 2006 [1]
Travis Zajac
Alex Brooks October 16, 2006
Mark Fraser January 6, 2007
Andy Greene January 12, 2007
Rod Pelley February 1, 2007
David Clarkson March 15, 2007


Transactions

Between June 20, 2006, shortly after the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, and June 6, 2007, just prior to the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, the Devils completed multiple roster moves.[2]

Trades

Date Transaction Details Reference
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) To St. Louis Blues
Template:Blist 		To New Jersey Devils
Template:Blist 		[3]
October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) To San Jose Sharks
Template:Blist 		To New Jersey Devils
Template:Blist 		[4]
February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)[lower-alpha 1] To San Jose Sharks
Template:Blist 		To New Jersey Devils
Template:Blist 		[6]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To Calgary Flames
Template:Blist 		To New Jersey Devils
Template:Blist 		[7]
February 28, 2007 (2007-02-28) To Minnesota Wild
Template:Blist 		To New Jersey Devils
Template:Blist 		[8]

Players acquired

Date Player Previous team Contract length Acquisition method
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Mike Rupp Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Signed as free agent
July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) Jordan Parise University of North Dakota (WCHA) Signed as free agent
July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) Tomas Harant HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Extraliga) Signed as free agent
Mike Mottau Peoria Rivermen (AHL) Signed as free agent
Johnny Oduya Frölunda HC (Swedish Hockey League) Signed as free agent
Rod Pelley Ohio State University (CCHA) Signed as free agent
August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) Olli Malmivaara SaiPa (Liiga) Signed as free agent
August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) Justin Papineau New York Islanders Signed as free agent
October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) Dan LaCouture Boston Bruins Signed as free agent
November 2, 2006 (2006-11-02) Jim Dowd Colorado Avalanche 1-year Signed as free agent

Players lost

Date Player Destination team Departure method
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Tommy Albelin[lower-alpha 2] Contract expired (III)
Darren Langdon[lower-alpha 3] Contract expired (III)
Krzysztof Oliwa[lower-alpha 4] Contract expired (III)
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) Bobby Allen Boston Bruins Free agency (VI)
July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) Ken Klee Colorado Avalanche Free agency (III)
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) Brad Ference Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA)
August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) Krisjanis Redlihs HC Fribourg-Gottéron (NLA) Free agency (VI)
September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) [[Ahren Spylo#Ahren Nittel Ahren Nittel]] HC Davos (NLA) Free agency (UFA)
September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) Viktor Kozlov New York Islanders Free agency (III)
September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15) Matt DeMarchi HC Sibir Novosibirsk (Russian Superleague) Free agency (UFA)

Contract Agreements

Date Player Duration Contract Type Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Jamie Langenbrunner 5 years Extension
July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) Patrik Elias 7 years Extension
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Colin White 6 years Extension
July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) Scott Gomez 1 year Arbitration decision
September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) Tuomas Pihlman Extension
September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16) Aaron Voros Extension
October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) Scott Clemmensen 1 year Extension
Brian Gionta 3 years Extension
David Hale 1 year Extension
Paul Martin 1 year Extension
Erik Rasmussen 1 year Extension

Draft Selections

Below are the Devils' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft, held in Vancouver, British Columbia:

Round Overall Pick Player Nationality Position Team (League) Remarks
1 30 Matt Corrente File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Defenseman Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League) Obtained from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a first-round pick used to select Patrik Berglund.
2 58 Alexander Vasyunov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Left Wing Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague)
3 67 Kirill Tulupov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Defenseman Almetyevsk Neftyanik (Vysshaya Liga) Selection acquired from the Washington Capitals via trade involving Jeff Friesen.
3 77 Vladimir Zharkov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Right Wing HC CSKA Moscow (Russian Superleague)

The original third-round choice was traded to the New York Islanders for Brad Lukowich.

4 107 'T. J Miller' 'File:Flag of the United States.svg United States' 'Defenseman' ' Penticton Vees (British Columbia Hockey League)' 'Obtained from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Sean Brown. The original pick was traded to the Calgary Flames for Jason Wiemer.'
'5' '148' 'Olivier Magnan' 'File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada' 'Defenseman' 'Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)'
'6' '178' ' Tony Romano ' 'File:Flag of the United States.svg United States' 'Center' 'New York Bobcats (Atlantic Junior Hockey League)'
'7' '208' 'Kyell Henegan' 'File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada' 'Defenseman' 'Shawinigan Cataractes (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)'

Broadcasting

Television coverage was maintained through Fox Sports Networks, featuring Mike Emrick as the play-by-play announcer and Chico Resch providing color commentary. The studio host role was fulfilled by Steve Cangialosi. On radio, broadcasts continued on WFAN 660 with former television analyst Matt Loughlin handling play-by-play duties and the return of Sherry Ross as the color commentator.

See also

References


External links

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