2018–19 New Jersey Devils season
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| Company type | Professional ice hockey team |
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| Industry | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey , United States |
Area served | National Hockey League (NHL) |
| Products | Ice hockey team |
Number of employees | 82 players (approximate) (2018–19 season) |
| Website | www |
The 2018–19 New Jersey Devils season represented the franchise's 45th campaign in the NHL since its inception in 1974 and its 37th season following the relocation from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 campaign. The Devils were officially eliminated from playoff contention on March 15, 2019, despite securing a victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Failing to qualify for the postseason granted New Jersey the first overall selection in the 2019 NHL entry draft, their second such opportunity within three years, which they utilized to draft elite prospect Jack Hughes.
Preseason
The preseason itinerary was announced on June 19, 2018.
| 2018 preseason game log: 2–2–2 (Home: 0–0–1; Away: 2–2–1) | |||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
| 1Template:Ref label | September 17 | NY Rangers | 4–3 | New Jersey | OT | Johnson | 11,386 | 0–0–1 | Recap |
| 2Template:Ref label | September 17 | New Jersey | 1–3 | Montreal | Blackwood | 19,422 | 0–1–1 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 20 | New Jersey | 0–2 | NY Islanders | Kinkaid | 4,722 | 0–2–1 | Recap | |
| 4 | September 24 | New Jersey | 3–4 | NY Rangers | OT | Lack | 12,737 | 0–2–2 | Recap |
| 5 | September 27 | New Jersey | 5–3 | Winnipeg | Kinkaid | 15,321 | 1–2–2 | Recap | |
| 6Template:Ref label | October 1 | New Jersey | 3–2 | SC Bern | OT | Kinkaid | 17,031 | 2–2–2 | Recap |
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Regular season
The schedule for the regular season was made public on June 21, 2018.
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Match hosted at Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Player statistics
Data current as of April 6, 2019
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Template:Sortname | 74 | 27 | 23 | 50 | Template:Sort | 42 |
| Template:Sortname | 69 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 24 |
| Template:Sortname | 80 | 19 | 27 | 46 | Template:Sort | 20 |
| Template:Sortname | 82 | 11 | 28 | 39 | Template:Sort | 56 |
| Template:Sortname | 33 | 11 | 26 | 37 | Template:Sort | 16 |
| Template:Sortname | 78 | 22 | 14 | 36 | Template:Sort | 71 |
| Template:Sortname | 51 | 8 | 25 | 33 | Template:Sort | 6 |
| Template:Sortname | 78 | 4 | 26 | 30 | Template:Sort | 18 |
| Template:Sortname‡ | 48 | 12 | 15 | 27 | Template:Sort | 8 |
| Template:Sortname | 61 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Template:Sort | 15 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Awards
| Player | Award | Date |
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|- | Template:Sortname || NHL Third Star of the Week || December 31, 2018 |}
Transactions
Throughout the course of the 2018–19 campaign, the Devils engaged in multiple significant roster moves:
Trades
| Date | Description |
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|- style="background:#eee;" | January 30, 2019 | Acquired defenseman Ryan Murphy from Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenseman Michael Kapla. |- | February 6, 2019 | Traded forward Brian Boyle to Nashville Predators for a second-round selection in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft (2019). |- style="background:#eee;" | February 23, 2019 | Exchanged defenseman Ben Lovejoy to Dallas Stars, receiving defenseman Connor Carrick and a third-round pick in the same draft. |- | February 25, 2019 | Sent goaltender Keith Kinkaid to Columbus Blue Jackets for a fifth-round draft pick in the year 2022. |- style="background:#eee;" | February 25, 2019 | Moved forward Marcus Johansson to Boston Bruins in return for second-round (2019) and fourth-round (2020) draft picks. |}
Free agents
| Date | Player | Previous/Next Team | Contract Duration |
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| July 1, 2018 | Kurtis Gabriel | departing Minnesota Wild | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 | Michael Grabner | joining Arizona Coyotes | 3-year |
| July 1, 2018 | Eric Gryba | leaving Edmonton Oilers | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 | Jimmy Hayes | signed by Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 | John Moore | acquired by Boston Bruins | 5-year |
| July 1, 2018 | John Ramage | departing Nashville Predators | 1-year |
| July 2, 2018 | Brian Gibbons | signed with Anaheim Ducks | 1-year |
| July 3, 2018 | Ken Appleby | contracted by Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year |
| July 10, 2018 | Patrick Maroon | joined St. Louis Blues | 1-year |
| July 19, 2018 | Michael Latta | signed with Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 1-year |
| July 23, 2018 | Bracken Kearns | contracted by Black Wings Linz (EBEL) | Unknown |
| July 25, 2018 | Eric Tangradi | leaving Detroit Red Wings | 1-year |
| July 30, 2018 | Mario Lucia | joined Stavanger Oilers (GET-ligaen) | Unknown |
| September 5, 2018 | Ben Thomson | signed with San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year |
| September 25, 2018 | Jeremy Groleau | coming from Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) | 1-year |
| February 24, 2019 | Evan Cormier | arriving from Binghamton Devils (AHL) | 3-year |
| May 9, 2019 | John Ramage | transferred to Eisbären Berlin (DEL) | 2-year |
| May 15, 2019 | Egor Yakovlev | moved to Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 2-year |
Waivers
| Date | Player | Team Movement | Reference |
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| September 28, 2018 | Jean-Sébastien Dea | claimed from Pittsburgh Penguins |
| - Date | Player | Team Movement | Reference | - | November 29, 2018 | Jean-Sébastien Dea | returned to Pittsburgh Penguins | - | February 11, 2019 | Kenny Agostino | claimed from Montreal Canadiens | }
Signings
Draft selectionsThe following list details the New Jersey Devils' picks during the 2018 NHL entry draft, which took place on June 22–23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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