2022–23 New Jersey Devils season
| Industry | Professional ice hockey team |
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| Founded | 1974 (as Colorado Rockies), relocated to New Jersey in 1982 |
| Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey , United States |
| Website | www |
The 2022–23 season for the New Jersey Devils represented the team's 49th campaign in the NHL and their 41st since moving from Colorado in 1982. The Devils clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2018 by overcoming the Ottawa Senators on March 25, 2023. On April 6, they recorded only their second-ever season with 50 wins. During the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, New Jersey triumphed over the New York Rangers in a seven-game series, marking their first playoff series victory since the 2011–12 season—also against the Rangers. Their postseason run concluded in the Second Round after a five-game defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Preseason
The preseason lineup was announced on June 28, 2022.
| 2022 preseason results: 5–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; away: 3–1–0) | |||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
| 1 | September 26 | New Jersey | 2–1 | Montreal | Daws | 19,308 | 1–0–0 | ||
| 2 | September 27 | NY Islanders | 1–4 | New Jersey | Vanecek | 5,526 | 2–0–0 | ||
| 3 | September 29 | New Jersey | 5–2 | NY Rangers | Vanecek | 14,237 | 3–0–0 | ||
| 4 | September 30 | NY Rangers | 2–1 | New Jersey | Blackwood | 11,068 | 3–1–0 | ||
| 5 | October 3 | Boston | 0–1 | New Jersey | Vanecek | 5,077 | 4–1–0 | ||
| 6 | October 6 | New Jersey | 2–5 | NY Islanders | Blackwood | 7,512 | 4–2–0 | ||
| 7 | October 8 | New Jersey | 5–3 | Boston | Vanecek | 17,850 | 5–2–0 | ||
Regular season
The schedule for the regular season was published on July 6, 2022.
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Playoffs
In the First Round, the Devils competed against the New York Rangers and secured the series victory after seven games. Advancing to the Second Round, they faced the Carolina Hurricanes but were eliminated in five games.
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Player statistics
Statistics as of May 11, 2023
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Template:Sortname | 78 | 43 | 56 | 99 | +10 | 6 |
| Template:Sortname | 81 | 31 | 49 | 80 | +33 | 10 |
| Template:Sortname | 82 | 22 | 52 | 74 | +23 | 50 |
| Template:Sortname | 82 | 32 | 41 | 73 | +14 | 6 |
| Template:Sortname | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | +22 | 14 |
| Template:Sortname | 82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +41 | 30 |
| Template:Sortname | 80 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +13 | 47 |
| Template:Sortname | 81 | 7 | 26 | 33 | +9 | 38 |
| Template:Sortname | 75 | 13 | 17 | 30 | −3 | 16 |
| Template:Sortname | 76 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +1 | 76 |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Template:Sortname | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −4 | 2 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −6 | 6 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −6 | 15 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 15 |
| Template:Sortname | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Template:Sortname | 52 | 48 | 2,915:34 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 119 | 2.45 | 1,333 | .911 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Template:Sortname | 22 | 20 | 1,125:33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 3.20 | 563 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Sortname | 18 | 14 | 901:21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 2.13 | 408 | .922 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Template:Sortname | 9 | 8 | 459:46 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2.35 | 229 | .921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | 7 | 4 | 271:36 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4.64 | 120 | .825 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Transactions
Throughout the season, the Devils participated in multiple significant 2022–23 NHL transactions aimed at enhancing their lineup.
Trades
| July 8, 2022 | Traded to Washington Capitals: two draft selections (second and third rounds in 2022)
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| Sent to Boston Bruins: Pavel Zacha
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| July 16, 2022 | Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins: Ty Smith along with a third-round pick in 2023
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| Sent to San Jose Sharks: Andreas Johnsson, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Okhotiuk, Fabian Zetterlund, conditional first-round pick in 2023, conditional second-round pick in 2024, and a seventh-round pick in 2024
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| March 3, 2023 | Traded to Vancouver Canucks: fourth-round pick in 2024
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| Sent to Carolina Hurricanes: Jack Dugan
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| March 10, 2023 | Traded to Ottawa Senators: future considerations
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| Sent to Columbus Blue Jackets: Damon Severson
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| June 26, 2023 | Traded to Boston Bruins: Reilly Walsh
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| Sent to Calgary Flames: Yegor Sharangovich and third-round pick in 2023
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| June 27, 2023 | Traded to San Jose Sharks: Mackenzie Blackwood
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Free agents
| Date | Player | Destination Team | Contract Duration |
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| July 13, 2022 | Jon Gillies | joined Arizona Coyotes | 1 year |
| July 13, 2022 | A. J. Greer | signed with Boston Bruins | 2 years |
| July 13, 2022 | Brendan Smith | acquired from Carolina Hurricanes | 2 years |
| July 14, 2022 | Chase De Leo | contracted by Anaheim Ducks | 2 years |
| July 14, 2022 | Ondrej Palat | transferred from Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 years |
| July 14, 2022 | Colton White | joined Anaheim Ducks | 2 years |
| July 15, 2022 | Jack Dugan | signed from Vegas Golden Knights | 1 year |
| July 15, 2022 | Brian Pinho | acquired from Washington Capitals | 1 year |
| July 15, 2022 | Tyler Wotherspoon | moved from Utica Comets (AHL) | 2 years |
| August 2, 2022 | Frederik Gauthier | signed with HC Ajoie (NL) | 1 year |
| September 16, 2022 | Andrew Hammond | joined Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) | 1 year |
| October 9, 2022 | Jimmy Vesey | contracted by New York Rangers | 1 year |
| May 16, 2023 | Timur Ibragimov | signed with Utica Comets (AHL) | 1 year |
| May 19, 2023 | Joe Gambardella | joined Utica Comets (AHL) | 2 years |
| May 19, 2023 | Robbie Russo | signed by Utica Comets (AHL) | 1 year |
| May 23, 2023 | Aarne Talvitie | moved to HC TPS (Liiga) | 2 years |
Waivers
| Date | Player | New Team | Reference |
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| February 28, 2023 | Scott Harrington | claimed by Anaheim Ducks |
Contract terminations
| Date | Player | Method | Reference |
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| July 13, 2022 | Janne Kuokkanen | Contract bought out |
Retirement
| Date | Player | Reference |
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| September 20, 2022 | P. K. Subban |
Signings
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| July 14, 2021 | Simon Nemec | 3 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 15, 2022 | Mason Geertsen | 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 19, 2022 | Vitek Vanecek | 3 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 22, 2022 | Jesper Boqvist | 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 26, 2022 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 5 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 2, 2022 | Tyce Thompson | 2 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 3, 2022 | Jesper Bratt | 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 4, 2022 | Miles Wood | 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 10, 2022 | Fabian Zetterlund | 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | Josh Filmon | 3 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 8, 2023 | Luke Hughes | 3 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 16, 2023 | Tyler Brennan | 3 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 4, 2023 | Daniil Misyul | 2 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 15, 2023 | Jesper Bratt | 8 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 23, 2023 | Erik Haula | 3 years |
} Draft picksThe following lists the selections made by the New Jersey Devils during the 2022 NHL entry draft, which took place on July 7–8, 2022, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
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