2017–18 New Jersey Devils season
| Industry | Professional ice hockey |
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| Founded | 1982 (relocated from Colorado) |
| Headquarters | Newark , United States |
| Products | Ice hockey team |
| Website | www |
The 2017–18 season for the New Jersey Devils represented the 44th campaign in the NHL for the franchise and their 36th season after moving from Colorado in 1982. For the first time ever, the Devils secured the top overall selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, choosing Swiss talent Nico Hischier. Taylor Hall established a new team record by maintaining a 26-game point streak, which was also the longest active streak in the league that year. Additionally, the team began the season with its best start on record, posting a 9–2–0 mark over their initial 11 contests.
Significant roster moves included trading Adam Henrique to acquire defenseman Sami Vatanen, along with adding forwards Patrick Maroon and Michael Grabner to the lineup. The Devils qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2012 but were ousted in the opening round by the Tampa Bay Lightning, losing the series 4–1.
Preseason
Announced on June 11, 2017, the preseason slate consisted of seven matchups—two at home and five on the road.
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
| 1 | September 18 | Washington | 1–4 | New Jersey | Kinkaid | 6,310 | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 20 | New Jersey | 3–4 | NY Rangers | OT | Blackwood | 17,967 | 1–0–1 | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | New Jersey | 4–1 | Montreal | Kinkaid | 21,288 | 2–0–1 | Recap | |
| 4 | September 23 | NY Rangers | 1–2 | New Jersey | Schneider | 12,208 | 3–0–1 | Recap | |
| 5Template:Ref label | September 25 | New Jersey | 0–3 | NY Islanders | Kinkaid | 5,615 | 3–1–1 | Recap | |
| 6Template:Ref labelTemplate:Ref label | September 25 | New Jersey | 8–1 | Ottawa | — | — | 4–1–1 | Recap | |
| 7 | September 27 | New Jersey | 4–1 | Washington | Schneider | 14,858 | 5–1–1 | Recap | |
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Regular season
The schedule for the regular season was announced on June 22, 2017.
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Player statistics
Data current as of April 16, 2018
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Template:Sortname | 76 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 14 | 34 |
| Template:Sortname | 82 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 10 | 26 |
| Template:Sortname | 62 | 24 | 20 | 44 | −1 | 30 |
| Template:Sortname | 81 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 1 | 8 |
| Template:Sortname | 72 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −16 | 18 |
| Template:Sortname | 76 | 19 | 13 | 32 | −6 | 84 |
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Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Template:Sortname | 40 | 40 | 2333 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 114 | 2.93 | 1228 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | 41 | 38 | 2298 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 106 | 2.77 | 1214 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname† | 4 | 3 | 208 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3.19 | 102 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | 3 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.10 | 55 | .945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| "GP" | "GS" | "TOI" | "W" | "L" | "GA" | "GAA" | "SA" | "SV%" | "SO" | "G" | "A" | "PIM" | |
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| Template:Sortname | 2 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5.87 | 46 | .804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | 4 | 3 | 202 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.78 | 113 | .950 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards
Transactions
Throughout the season, the Devils participated in various 2017–18 NHL transactions.
Trades
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To Washington Capitals: Draft selections from the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs (2018) To New Jersey Devils: Marcus Johansson | |
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To Arizona Coyotes: Scott Wedgewood To New Jersey Devils: Calgary Flames' fifth-round draft choice (2018) | |
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To Anaheim Ducks: Joseph Blandisi, Adam Henrique, and a third-round pick (2018) To New Jersey Devils: Sami Vatanen and a conditional third-round pick (either 2019 or 2020) | |
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To Arizona Coyotes: Ryan Kujawinski To New Jersey Devils: Michael Latta | |
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To Calgary Flames: Dalton Prout To New Jersey Devils: Eddie Lack | |
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To Minnesota Wild: Viktor Loov To New Jersey Devils: Christoph Bertschy and Mario Lucia | |
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To New York Rangers: Yegor Rykov and a second-round pick (2018) To New Jersey Devils: Michael Grabner | |
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To Edmonton Oilers: J.D. Dudek and a third-round pick (2019) To New Jersey Devils: Patrick Maroon |
Free agents acquired
| Date | Player | Previous team | Contract details (in U.S. dollars) |
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| July 1, 2017 | Brian Boyle | Toronto Maple Leafs | Two years, $5.1 million total |
| July 1, 2017 | Brian Gibbons | Albany Devils | One-year deal worth $650,000 |
| July 1, 2017 | Bracken Kearns | New York Islanders | One-year contract for $650,000 |
| July 1, 2017 | Brian Strait | Winnipeg Jets | One-year agreement at $650,000 |
| August 25, 2017 | Drew Stafford | Boston Bruins | One-year contract valued at $800,000 |
| August 27, 2017 | Will Butcher | Denver Pioneers | Entry-level contract for two years totaling $1.85 million |
| October 1, 2017 | Jimmy Hayes | Boston Bruins | One-year deal worth $700,000 |
| March 24, 2018 | Cam Johnson | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | One-year entry-level contract at $925,000 |
| May 21, 2018 | Egor Yakovlev | SKA Saint Petersburg | One-year entry-level contract for $925,000 |
Departed free agents
| Date | Player | Destination team | Contract details (in U.S. dollars) |
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| July 1, 2017 | Beau Bennett | St. Louis Blues | 1-year deal, $650,000 |
| July 1, 2017 | Michael Cammalleri | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year contract, $1 million |
| July 1, 2017 | Seth Helgeson | New York Islanders | 1-year agreement, $650,000 |
| July 1, 2017 | Jacob Josefson | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year contract, $700,000 |
| July 2, 2017 | Luke Gazdic | Calgary Flames | 1-year deal, $650,000 |
| July 3, 2017 | Devante Smith-Pelly | Washington Capitals | 1-year contract, $650,000 |
| July 4, 2017 | Andrew MacWilliam | Rochester Americans | 1-year contract |
| July 10, 2017 | Yohann Auvitu | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year deal, $650,000 |
| July 21, 2017 | Carter Camper | Cleveland Monsters | 2-year agreement |
| April 27, 2018 | Christoph Bertschy | Lausanne | 4-year contract |
| May 18, 2018 | Yaroslav Dyblenko | SKA Saint Petersburg | 4-year deal |
Waiver claims
| Player | Former team | Date | Ref |
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Waiver losses
| Player | Acquiring team | Date | Ref |
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Players released
| Date | Player | Method of release | Ref |
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| May 8, 2018 | Yaroslav Dyblenko | Contract termination |
Retirements
| Date | Player | Ref |
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New signings
| Date | Player | Contract details (in U.S. dollars) |
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| June 29, 2017 | Keith Kinkaid | 2-year contract valued at $1.5 million | |
| July 15, 2017 | Nico Hischier | Entry-level contract for 3 years worth $2.775 million | |
| July 25, 2017 | Joseph Blandisi | 2-year deal totaling $1.36 million | |
| July 25, 2017 | Mirco Mueller | 2-year agreement worth $1.7 million | |
| July 25, 2017 | Scott Wedgewood | One-year contract for $650,000 | |
| July 26, 2017 | Blake Coleman | One-year deal at $660,000 | |
| July 26, 2017 | Stefan Noesen | One-year contract valued at $660,000 | |
| July 26, 2017 | Blake Pietila | Two-year agreement worth $667,500 | |
| July 26, 2017 | Kevin Rooney | One year at $650,000 | |
| July 26, 2017 | Ben Thomson | One year for $650,000 | |
| September 11, 2017 | Damon Severson | Six-year deal totaling $25 million | |
| March 16, 2018 | Brett Seney | Two-year entry-level contract worth $1.65 million | |
| April 2, 2018 | Marian Studenič | Three-year entry-level contract valued at $2.775 million | |
| April 15, 2018 | Joey Anderson | Three-year entry-level contract totaling $2.775 million | |
| May 8, 2018 | Brian Strait | Two-year extension valued at $1.35 million |
Draft picks
The following table details the New Jersey Devils' choices during the 2017 NHL entry draft, which took place on June 23–24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago.
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- The third-round selection originally belonged to the Colorado Avalanche and was obtained in exchange for Éric Gélinas on February 29, 2016.[1]
- The third-round pick from San Jose was compensation for hiring Peter DeBoer as head coach in May 2015.[2]
- San Jose's fifth-round choice was acquired on June 17, 2017, via a trade sending Boston's second-round and Nashville's fourth-round picks to San Jose in return for Mirco Mueller and this selection.[3]
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