2009–10 New Jersey Devils 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

Pre-Season: 4–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–0–1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record
1	September 16	New York Rangers	3–2 (SO)	Prudential Center – 10,481	1–0–0
2	September 23	New York Islanders	4–2	Nassau Coliseum – 8,256	2–0–0
3	September 24	Philadelphia Flyers	1–2 (OT)	Wachovia Center – 17,650	2–0–1
4	September 26	Philadelphia Flyers	1–0	Prudential Center – 11,167	3–0–1
5	September 29	New York Islanders	4–2	Prudential Center – 10,311	4–0–1

Win Loss Overtime/Shootout Loss

Regular season

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

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

Eastern Conference ^[2]	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
p-Washington Capitals *	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
y-New Jersey Devils *	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
y-Buffalo Sabres *	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
x-Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
x-Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
x-Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
x-Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
x-Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88

e-New York Rangers	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
e-Atlanta Thrashers	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
e-Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
e-Tampa Bay Lightning	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
e-New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
e-Florida Panthers	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
e-Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

Game log

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

October: 8-4-0, 16 Points (Home: 1-4-0; Road: 7-0-0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
1	October 3	Philadelphia Flyers	2-5	Prudential Center - 17,625	0-1-0	0
2	October 5	New York Rangers	2-3	Prudential Center - 17,625	0-2-0	0
3	October 8	Tampa Bay Lightning	4-3 (SO)	St. Pete Times Forum - 17,454	1-2-0	2
4	October 10	Florida Panthers	3-2	BankAtlantic Center - 18,802	2-2-0	4
5	October 12	Washington Capitals	3-2 (SO)	Verizon Center - 18,277	3-2-0	6
6	October 16	Atlanta Thrashers	2-4	Prudential Center - 14,187	3-3-0	6
7	October 17	Carolina Hurricanes	2-0	Prudential Center - 15,021	4-3-0	8
8	October 22	New York Rangers	4-2	Madison Square Garden - 18,200	5-3-0	10
9	October 24	Pittsburgh Penguins	4-1	Mellon Arena - 17,132	6-3-0	12
10	October 28	Buffalo Sabres	1-4	Prudential Center - 14,182	6-4-0	12
11	October 29	Boston Bruins	2–1	TD Garden - 17,565	7-4-0	14
12	October 31	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–1 (SO)	St. Pete Times Forum - 12,154	8-4-0	16

November: 9-2-1, 19 Points (Home: 6-0-0; Road: 3-2-1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
13	November 4	Washington Capitals	3-2	Prudential Center - 13,498	9-4-0	18
14	November 6	New York Islanders	2-1	Prudential Center - 14,109	10-4-0	20
15	November 7	Ottawa Senators	3-2	Scotiabank Place - 18,781	11-4-0	22
16	November 11	Anaheim Ducks	3-1	Prudential Center - 14,123	12-4-0	24
17	November 12	Pittsburgh Penguins	4-1	Mellon Arena - 17,005	13-4-0	26
18	November 14	Washington Capitals	5-2	Prudential Center - 16,521	14-4-0	28
19	November 16	Philadelphia Flyers	2-3	Wachovia Center - 19,673	14-5-0	28
20	November 19	Nashville Predators	2-3 (SO)	Sommet Center - 13,445	14-5-1	29
21	November 21	Dallas Stars	3-5	American Airlines Center - 17,514	14-6-1	29
22	November 25	Ottawa Senators	3-1	Prudential Center - 14,056	15-6-1	31
23	November 27	Boston Bruins	2-1 (SO)	TD Garden - 17,565	16-6-1	33
24	November 28	New York Islanders	6-1	Prudential Center - 16,961	17-6-1	35

December: 11-4-0, 22 Points (Home: 8-2-0; Road: 3-1-0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
25	December 2	Vancouver Canucks	2-5	Prudential Center - 13,586	17-7-1	35
26	December 4	Tampa Bay Lightning	3-2	Prudential Center - 15,336	18-7-1	37
27	December 5	Detroit Red Wings	4-3 (SO)	Prudential Center - 17,625	19-7-1	39
28	December 7	Buffalo Sabres	3-0	HSBC Arena - 18,690	20-7-1	41
29	December 9	Carolina Hurricanes	4-2	Prudential Center - 12,013	21-7-1	43
30	December 11	Florida Panthers	2-4	Prudential Center - 14,132	21-8-1	43
31	December 12	Philadelphia Flyers	4-1	Prudential Center - 15,724	22-8-1	45
32	December 16	Montreal Canadiens	2-1	Prudential Center - 12,178	23-8-1	47
33	December 18	Ottawa Senators	4-2	Prudential Center - 13,728	24-8-1	49
34	December 19	Atlanta Thrashers	5-4	Philips Arena - 14,616	25-8-1	51
35	December 21	Pittsburgh Penguins	4-0	Mellon Arena - 17,132	26-8-1	53
36	December 26	Washington Capitals	1-4	Verizon Center - 18,277	26-9-1	53
37	December 28	Atlanta Thrashers	3-2	Prudential Center - 17,024	27-9-1	55
38	December 30	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-0	Prudential Center - 17,625	28-9-1	57
39	December 31	Chicago Blackhawks	1-5	United Center - 21,614	28-10-1	57

January: 7-7-1, 15 Points (Home: 3-3-0; Road: 4-4-1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
40	January 2	Minnesota Wild	5-3	Xcel Energy Center - 19,155	29-10-1	59
41	January 5	Dallas Stars	4-0	Prudential Center - 14,202	30-10-1	61
42	January 8/10^{[Note 1]}	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-4	Prudential Center - 15,129	30-11-1	61
43	January 9	Montreal Canadiens	2-1 (OT)	Bell Centre - 21,273	31-11-1	63
44	January 12	New York Rangers	1-0 (SO)	Madison Square Garden - 18,200	32-11-1	65
45	January 14	Phoenix Coyotes	3-4	Jobing.com Arena - 9,430	32-12-1	65
46	January 16	Colorado Avalanche	1-3	Pepsi Center - 17,816	32-13-1	65
47	January 18	New York Islanders	0-4	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 16,250	32-14-1	65
48	January 20	Florida Panthers	2-0	Prudential Center - 13,931	33-14-1	67
49	January 22	Montreal Canadiens	1-3	Prudential Center - 17,625	33-15-1	67
50	January 23	New York Islanders	4-2	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 16,250	34-15-1	69
51	January 26	Ottawa Senators	0-3	Scotiabank Place - 18,107	34-16-1	69
52	January 27	Buffalo Sabres	1-2 (SO)	HSBC Arena - 18,690	34-16-2	70
53	January 29	Toronto Maple Leafs	5-4 (OT)	Prudential Center - 15,536	35-16-2	72
54	January 31	Los Angeles Kings	2-3	Prudential Center - 17,625	35-17-2	72

February: 2-4-1, 5 Points (Home: 2-0-1; Road: 0-3-0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
55	February 2	Toronto Maple Leafs	0-3	Air Canada Centre - 19,326	35-18-2	72
56	February 5	Toronto Maple Leafs	4-3	Prudential Center - 15,204	36-18-2	74
57	February 6	New York Rangers	1-3	Madison Square Garden - 18,200	36-19-2	74
58	February 8	Philadelphia Flyers	2-3	Wachovia Center - 19,678	36-20-2	74
59	February 10	Philadelphia Flyers	2-3 (OT)	Prudential Center - 5,580	36-20-3	75
60	February 12	Nashville Predators	5-2	Prudential Center - 17,625	37-20-3	77
61	February 13	Carolina Hurricanes	2-5	RBC Center - 16,466	37-21-3	77

March: 7-5-3, 17 Points (Home: 5-1-2; Road: 2-4-1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
62	March 2	San Jose Sharks	4-3	HP Pavilion - 17,562	38-21-3	79
63	March 5	Calgary Flames	3-5	Pengrowth Saddledome - 19,289	38-22-3	79
64	March 7	Edmonton Oilers	0-2	Rexall Place - 16,839	38-23-3	79
65	March 10	New York Rangers	6-3	Prudential Center - 17,625	39-23-3	81
66	March 12	Pittsburgh Penguins	3-1	Prudential Center - 17,625	40-23-3	83
67	March 13	New York Islanders	2-4	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 15,583	40-24-3	83
68	March 15	Boston Bruins	3-2	Prudential Center - 15,801	41-24-3	85
69	March 17	Pittsburgh Penguins	5-2	Prudential Center - 17,625	42-24-3	87
70	March 18	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-2 (SO)	Air Canada Centre - 19,183	42-24-4	88
71	March 20	St. Louis Blues	0-1	Prudential Center - 17,625	42-25-4	88
72	March 23	Columbus Blue Jackets	6-3	Prudential Center - 14,202	43-25-4	90
73	March 25	New York Rangers	3-4 (SO)	Prudential Center - 17,625	43-25-5	91
74	March 27	Montreal Canadiens	4-2	Bell Centre - 21,273	44-25-5	93
75	March 28	Philadelphia Flyers	1-5	Wachovia Center - 19,769	44-26-5	93
76	March 30	Boston Bruins	0-1 (OT)	Prudential Center - 16,636	44-26-6	94

April: 4-1-1, 9 Points (Home: 2-0-1; Road: 2-1-0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location/Attendance	Record	Points
77	April 2	Chicago Blackhawks	1-2 (SO)	Prudential Center - 17,625	44-26-7	95
78	April 3	Carolina Hurricanes	4-0	RBC Center - 16,073	45-26-7	97
79	April 6	Atlanta Thrashers	3-0	Philips Arena - 12,038	46-26-7	99
80	April 8	Florida Panthers	2-3	BankAtlantic Center - 15,273	46-27-7	99
81	April 10	New York Islanders	7-1	Prudential Center - 17,625	47-27-7	101
82	April 11	Buffalo Sabres	2-1	Prudential Center - 17,625	48-27-7	103

2009–10 Schedule Win (2 Points) Loss (0 Points) Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)

↑ 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

Main page: 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

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.

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

↑ "2009-2010 Standings by Division - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
↑ 2009-2010 "2009-2010 Standings by Conference - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-05-01. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

Preceded by 2008–09 New Jersey Devils season	New Jersey Devils 2009–10 season	Succeeded by 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season

[lights-3] 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.

[NHL200910Division-1] "2009-2010 Standings by Division - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-05-01.

[NHL200910Conference-2] 2009-2010 "2009-2010 Standings by Conference - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-05-01. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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