2024–25 New Jersey Devils season

New Jersey Devils
	File:New Jersey Devils logo.svg
Company type	Professional ice hockey team
Industry	Ice hockey
Founded	June 11, 1974; 52 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Headquarters	Newark, United States
Area served	National Hockey League (NHL)
Key people	Sheldon Keefe (Head coach)
Products	Ice hockey team
Website	www.nhl.com/devils

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article 2024–25 New Jersey Devils season, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 28 November 2025

The 2024–25 season for the New Jersey Devils represented the organization's 51st campaign in the NHL and their 43rd since relocating from Colorado in 1982. On April 9, 2025, the Devils clinched a postseason appearance after failing to qualify the prior year, securing their spot following a defeat by the Philadelphia Flyers against the New York Rangers. Their playoff journey concluded in the opening round with a five-game series loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Offseason

During the offseason, the Devils underwent key changes in leadership and roster composition. Sheldon Keefe was appointed as head coach, taking over from interim coach Travis Green. In free agency, the team completed a significant trade, sending Akira Schmid and Alexander Holtz to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Paul Cotter, aiming to enhance team depth ahead of the upcoming season.

Preseason

The preseason lineup was announced on June 17, 2024.

2024 preseason game log: 1–6–0 (home: 1–2–0; away: 0–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	NY Islanders	4–2	New Jersey		Nico Daws	10,815	0–1–0
2	September 24	New Jersey	0–3	Montreal		Allen	20,539	0–2–0
3	September 25	Washington	5–3	New Jersey		Jacob Markström	7,092	0–3–0
4	September 27	New Jersey	1–5	NY Islanders		Allen	11,420	0–4–0
5	September 30	NY Rangers	1–3	New Jersey		Jeremy Brodeur	13,444	1–4–0
6	October1	New Jersey	4–5	NY Rangers		Brennan	17,110	1–5–0
7	October3	New Jersey	4–5	Philadelphia		Isaac Poulter	12,751	1–6–0

Regular season

The schedule for the 2024–25 regular season was unveiled on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log

October: 7–4–2 (home: 3–2–2; away: 4–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1Template:Ref label	October 4	New Jersey	4–1	Buffalo		Markstrom	16,913	1–0–0	2
2Template:Ref label	October 5	Buffalo	1–3	New Jersey		Allen	16,722	2–0–0	4
3	October 10	Toronto	4–2	New Jersey		Markstrom	16,764	2–1–0	4
4	October 12	New Jersey	5–3	Washington		Markstrom	18,573	3–1–0	6
5	October 14	Utah	0–3	New Jersey		Allen	16,514	4–1–0	8
6	October 15	New Jersey	2–4	Carolina		Markstrom	18,700	4–2–0	8
7	October 17	New Jersey	3–1	Ottawa		Markstrom	15,192	5–2–0	10
8	October19	Washington	6–5	New Jersey	OT	Markstrom	16,514	5–2–1	11
9	October22	Tampa Bay	8–5	New Jersey		Allen	15,410	5–3–1	11
10	October24	New Jersey	3–5	Detroit		Markstrom	19,515	5–4–1	11
11	October25	NY Islanders	4–3	New Jersey	OT	Allen	14,870	5–4–2	12
12	October27	Anaheim	2–6	New Jersey		Markstrom	14,344	6–4–2	14
13	October30	New Jersey	6–0	Vancouver		Markstrom	18,717	7–4–2	16

November: 9–5–0 (home: 3–3-0; away: 6-2-0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
14	November1	New Jersey	0-3	Calgary		Markstrom	16,275	7-5-2	16
15	November4	New Jersey	3-0	Edmonton		Allen	18,347	8-5-2	18
16	November7	Montreal	3-5	New Jersey		Markstrom	16,514	9-5-2	20
17	November9	New Jersey	4-3	NY Islanders	OT	Markstrom	17,255	10-5-2	22
18	November10	San Jose	1-0	New Jersey		Allen	16,514	10-6-2	22
19	November12	New Jersey	4-1	Florida		Markstrom	18,677	11-6-2	24
20	November14	New Jersey	6-2	Florida		Allen	18,573	12-6-2	26
21	November16	New Jersey	0-4	Tampa Bay		Markstrom	19,092	12-7-2	26
22	November21	Carolina	2-4	New Jersey		Markstrom	16,086	13-7-2	28
23	November23	New Jersey	3-2	Washington		Allen		18,573		14-7-2	30
24		November25		Nashville		New Jersey		Markstrom		16,514	15-7-2	32
25		November27		St. Louis		New Jersey		Markstrom		16,043	15-8-2	32
26		November29		New Jersey		5-4		Detroit		Markstrom	19,515	16-8-2	34
27		November30		Washington Capitals		6-5		New Jersey		Allen	16,514	16-9-2	34

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Playoffs

In the opening round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Devils competed against the Carolina Hurricanes, ultimately falling in the series 4–1.

2025 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina prevailed 4–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Series

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Player statistics

Data current as of April 16, 2025

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jesper Bratt	81	21	67	88	+5	18
Jack Hughes	62	27	43	70	+12	18
Nico Hischier	75	35	34	69	+9	20
Timo Meier	80	26	27	53	+7	58
Luke Hughes	71	7	37	44	−9	16
Stefan Noesen	78	22	19	41	−8	54
Dougie Hamilton	64	9	31	40	+8	30
Dawson Mercer	82	19	17	36	+4	16
Ondrej Palat	77	15	13	28	−5	12
Paul Cotter	79	16	6	22	−14	62

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OTL	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM

|- | style="text-align:left;" | Jacob Markstrom ||49 ||49 ||2,903:01 ||26 ||16 ||6 ||121 ||2.50 ||1,214 ||.900 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Jake Allen ||31 ||29 ||1,738:10 ||13 ||16 ||1 ||77 ||2.66 ||819 ||.908 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Nico Daws ||6 ||4 ||262:51 ||3 ||1 ||0 ||7 ||1.60 ||114 ||.939 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 |} ^† Player appeared with another team prior to joining Devils; statistics shown are for Devils only.

^‡ Mid-season trade; stats reflect time with Devils exclusively.
Bold/italics indicate franchise record.

Suspensions & Fines

Date	Player	Reason	Duration	Salary Forfeited
November 26, 2024	Timo Meier	Cross-checking on Zachary L'Heureux	1 Game	$45,833

Transactions

Significant 2024–25 NHL transactions involving the Devils are as follows:

Trades

Date	Sent To	Received From
June 29, 2024	Sent to Utah Hockey Club John Marino 2024 fifth-round draft pick from Colorado Avalanche	Received from Devils Second-round picks (2024 and 2025) from Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers
June 29, 2024	Sent to Vegas Golden Knights Alexander Holtz Akira Schmid	Received from Devils Paul Cotter 2025 third-round pick
June 30, 2024	Sent to Montreal Canadiens Conditional fourth-round pick (2026)	Received from Devils Johnathan Kovacevic
March 4, 2025	Sent to Boston Bruins Petr Hauser	Received from Devils Trent Frederic *
March 4, 2025	Sent to Edmonton Oilers Trent Frederic *	Received from Devils Shane Lachance
March 6, 2025	Sent to Anaheim Ducks Herman Traff Conditional second-round pick (2025)	Received from Devils Brian Dumoulin *
March 7, 2025	Sent to Pittsburgh Penguins Max Graham Chase Stillman 2027 third-round pick	Received from Devils Cody Glass Jonathan Gruden
March 7, 2025	Sent to Seattle Kraken 2026 seventh-round pick	Received from Devils Daniel Sprong
March 7, 2025	Sent to New York Islanders Adam Beckman	Received from Devils Dennis Cholowski

* Denotes players traded or acquired with retained partial rights.

Free Agents

Free Agent Acquisitions
Date	Player	Former Team	Contract Details
July 1, 2024	Mike Hardman	Chicago Blackhawks	Two-year deal
July 1, 2024	Brett Pesce	Carolina Hurricanes	Six-year contract

Waivers

Waiver Transactions
Date	Player	Team Involved
October 6, 2024	Colton White	Placed on waivers by New Jersey Devils
January 25, 2024	Nick DeSimone	Claimed off waivers from Calgary Flames
January 5, 2025	Nick DeSimone	Claimed by Utah Hockey Club

Contract Terminations

Date	Player	Method of Termination

Signings

Contract Signings
Date	Player	Contract Terms
March 7, 2025	Dennis Cholowski	Signed for remainder of season after trade acquisition
	Cody Glass	Signed for remainder of season following trade acquisition
	Johnathan Kovacevic	Five-year contract extension
	Daniel Sprong	Signed for remainder of season post-trade acquisition

Draft selections

The following list details the New Jersey Devils' picks during the 2024 NHL entry draft, which took place on June 28–29, 2024, at the Sphere located in Paradise, Nevada.

Round	Overall Pick	Player	Position	Country	Team (League)
1	10	Anton Silayev	Defenseman	Russia	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Kontinental Hockey League)
2	49	Mikhail Yegorov	Goaltender	Russia	Omaha Lancers (United States Hockey League)
3	85	Kasper Pikkarainen	Right Wing	Finland	HC TPS (U20 SM-sarja)
3	91	Herman Traff	Left Wing	Sweden	HV71 (J20 Nationell)
5	139	Max Graham	Center	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (Western Hockey League)
5	146	Veeti Louhivaara	Goaltender	Finland	JYP Jyväskylä (U20 SM-sarja)
6	171	Matyas Melovsky	Center	Czech Republic	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League)