2007–08 New Jersey Devils season

New Jersey Devils

Industry	Professional ice hockey team
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Newark, New Jersey , United States
Key people	Brent Sutter (head coach)
Products	Ice hockey team

The 2007–08 season for the New Jersey Devils represented the franchise's 34th year competing in the National Hockey League (NHL) and their 26th season since relocating from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 campaign. This season was notable as the first in which the team played home contests at the newly inaugurated Prudential Center located in Newark, New Jersey, transitioning from their former venue at Continental Airlines Arena. Additionally, it marked the debut of head coach Brent Sutter at the helm.

Regular season

With a fresh coaching direction under Brent Sutter and substantial roster adjustments—including the exits of prominent players such as Brian Rafalski and Scott Gomez—the Devils commenced their schedule with nine straight away games due to ongoing construction delays at the Prudential Center. The team encountered difficulties early on, achieving a 7–10–2 record across their initial 19 matches and conceding a league-high 11 shutouts during the regular season. Despite these hurdles, New Jersey managed to clinch a playoff position by accumulating 99 points, ultimately securing second place in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference.

• On November 17, 2007, goaltender Martin Brodeur recorded his 500th career win in a commanding 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Playoffs

The Devils earned their postseason berth following a 2–1 overtime triumph against the New York Islanders on April 1, 2008, during their 79th game of the season. They became the third team from the Eastern Conference to qualify for the playoffs and ended up fourth overall in the conference with a total of 99 points. This appearance marked their 11th consecutive playoff qualification and their 18th since first entering postseason competition in the 1987–88 season.

In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, New Jersey was matched against the New York Rangers but fell in five games, losing the series 4–1. The Devils dropped three home games at Newark during this series. This postseason meeting was their fifth against each other; historically, the Rangers had prevailed in three prior series (1992, 1994, 1997), while New Jersey swept them in 2006.

Preseason

|- | 1 || September 17 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || New Jersey || Sovereign Bank Arena || 0–1–0 || |- | 2 || September 20 || New Jersey || 3–0 || Boston Bruins || Verizon Wireless Arena || 1–1–0 || |- | 3 || September 21 || New York Rangers || 4–3 || New Jersey || Madison Square Garden || 1–2–0 || |- | 4 || September 24 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–3 || New Jersey || Wachovia Center || 2–2–0 || |- | 5 || September 26 || New Jersey || 6–1 || New York Islanders || Tsongas Arena || 3–2–0 || |- | 6 || September 29 || New Jersey || 2–1 || New York Islanders || Arena at Harbor Yard || 4–2–0 ||

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Regular season

|- |1||October 4||New Jersey||1 – 3||Tampa Bay||Brodeur||19,454||0–1–0||0|| |- |2||October 6||New Jersey||4 –1||Florida||Weekes||19,250||1–1–0||2|| |- |3||October8||New Jersey||2 –4||Ottawa||Brodeur||18,260||1–2–0||2|| |- |4||October11||New Jersey||0 –3||Florida||Brodeur||10,847||1–3–0||2|| |- |5||October13||New Jersey||6 –5||Atlanta||Brodeur||15,606||2–3–0||4|| |- |6||October17||New Jersey||5 –4||Pittsburgh||Brodeur||16,990||3–3–0||6|| |- |7||October18||New Jersey||0 –4||Philadelphia||Brodeur||19,113||3–4–0||6|| |- |8||October20||New Jersey||3 –4 OT||NY Islanders||Weekes||||14,092|||3-4-1|||7|| |- |9|||October25|||New Jersey|||0 –2|||NY Rangers|||Brodeur|||18,200|||3-5-1|||7|| |- |10|||October27|||Ottawa|||4 –1|||New Jersey|||Brodeur|||17,625|||3-6-1|||7|| |- |11|||October31|||Tampa Bay|||1 –6|||New Jersey|||Brodeur|||13,218|||4-6-1|||9||

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Playoff Series

1	April 9	NY Rangers	4 – 1	New Jersey		Brodeur	17,625	Series: 0 – 1
2	April 11	NY Rangers	2 – 1	New Jersey		Brodeur	17,625	Series: 0 – 2
3	April 13	New Jersey	4 – 3	NY Rangers	OT	Brodeur	18,200	Series: 1 – 2
4	April 16	New Jersey	3 – 5	NY Rangers		Brodeur	18,200	Series: 1 – 3
5	April 18	NY Rangers	5 – 3	New Jersey		Brodeur	17,625	Series: 1 – 4

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Regular Season

Offensive Statistics

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Template:Sortname	LW	81	32	33	65	25	13	10	1	8
Template:Sortname	LW	74	20	35	55	38	10	7	0	8
Template:Sortname	RW	82	22	31	53	46	1	8	1	4
Template:Sortname	C	80	20	23	43	26	1	3	3	3
Template:Sortname	RW	64	13	28	41	30	-1	5	1	2
Template:Sortname	C	82	13	25	38	38	2	4	0	2
Template:Sortname	C	82	14	20	34	31	-11	5	0	1
Template:Sortname	D	73	5	27	32	22	20	2	0	2
Template:Sortname	D	75	6	20	26	46	27	2	0	0
Template:Sortname	LW	54	12	12	24	22	10	0	0	1
Template:Sortname	RW	81	9	13	22	(183)	(1)	(0)	(0)	(1)
Template:Sortname && D &&76 &&4 &&13 &&17 &&48 &&-11 &&1 &&0 &&1
Template:Sortname && LW &&82 &&6 &&10 &&16 &&20 &&-5 &&0 &&0 &&1
Template:Sortname && D &&47 &&4 &&9 &&13 &&40 &&3 &&0 &&0 &&0

Goalie Statistics

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OTL	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%

Playoffs

Player Statistics

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
	LW	5	4	2	6	4	3	0	0
	LW	5	1	4	5	2	1	0	0
	RW	5	0	4	4	4	0	0	0
	C	5	2	1	3	2	0	0	1
	D	5	1	2	3	2	1	0	0
	LW	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	RW	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
	D	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	D	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
	RW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
	D	5	0	1	1	6	0	0	0
	C	=5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
	C	5	0	1	1	4	0	0	0
	C	5	0	1	1	8	0	0	0
	G	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	RW	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
	D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	LW	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	D	3