2009–10 New Jersey Devils season

National Hockey League season

The 2009–10 New Jersey Devils season is the team's 27th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey.

Pre-season change

Regular season change

GP – Games Played W – Wins L – Losses OTL – OT/Shootout Losses GF – Goals For GA – Goals Against PTS – Points
* – Division Leader x – Clinched Playoff spot y – Clinched Division z – Clinched Conference p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy e – Eliminated from Playoff Contention

Divisional standings change

Atlantic Division [1] GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
y-New Jersey Devils 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
x-Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
x-Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
e-New York Rangers 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
e-New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 222 264 79

Conference standings change

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals SE 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 y – New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
3 y – Buffalo Sabres NE 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
5 Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
7 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
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9 New York Rangers AT 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
13 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Game log change

2009–10 Game Log: 48-27-7, 101 Points (Home: 27-10-3; Road: 21-17-3)
2009–10 Schedule

  Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 Points)   Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)

  1. Game 42 began on January 8, however, it was completed on January 10th due to a partial blackout of the sports lighting at the Prudential Center. See #Lighting incident for more information.

Playoffs change

With their win on March 27, 2010 against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, the Devils clinched a playoff berth and are participating in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 13th consecutive season and for the 20th time in 22 seasons.

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 14 Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 1 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Flyers lead 1-0 [1] Archived 2010-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
2 April 16 Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 5 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Series tied 1-1 [2] Archived 2010-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
3 April 18 New Jersey Devils 2 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers OT Brodeur 19,957 Flyers lead 2-1
4 April 20 New Jersey Devils 1 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers Brodeur 19,709 Flyers lead 3-1
5 April 22 Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 0 New Jersey Devils Brodeur 17,625 Flyers win 4-1

     Win      Loss      Win Playoff Series      Eliminated from playoffs

References change

  1. "2009-2010 Standings by Division - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
Preceded by
2008–09 New Jersey Devils season
New Jersey Devils
2009–10 season
Succeeded by
2010–11 New Jersey Devils season