2006–07 New Jersey Devils season

2006–07 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference2nd Eastern
2006–07 record49–24–9
Home record25–10–6
Road record24–14–3
Goals for216
Goals against201
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachClaude Julien (Oct.–Apr.)
Lou Lamoriello (Apr.–May.) interim
CaptainPatrik Elias
Alternate captainsJamie Langenbrunner
John Madden
Jay Pandolfo
Colin White
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Average attendance14,176
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (31)
AssistsPatrik Elias (48)
PointsPatrik Elias (69)
Penalty minutesCam Janssen (114)
Plus/minusScott Gomez (+7)
WinsMartin Brodeur (48)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.18)

The 2006–07 New Jersey Devils season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 25th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] The team qualified again for the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in the second round to the Ottawa Senators.

Regular season

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The 2006–07 season saw the team attempting to maintain its position among the top teams in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference. Behind the goaltending of Martin Brodeur and the offensive abilities of players such as Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta, the Devils once again made a drive into the playoffs. It was the team's last season in Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as construction of the Prudential Center in Newark was completed in time for the Devils to move in for the 2007–08 season. Patrik Elias became the seventh captain in team history, following the retirement of Scott Stevens the previous season.[2]

Brodeur, in his 13th full season of NHL play, continued his legacy as one of the winningest goaltenders in league history. On December 8, he shut out the Philadelphia Flyers to record his 462nd career victory, moving him into second place on the all-time victory list, behind Patrick Roy (551). Later in the month, on December 26, Brodeur recorded his 85th career shutout (3–0 over the Pittsburgh Penguins) to move into third place on the all-time shutout list, behind Terry Sawchuk (103) and George Hainsworth (94).

On April 2, the Devils surprisingly fired head coach Claude Julien with three games remaining in the season, despite a strong record of 47–24–8. Lou Lamoriello took over as coach afterwards.[3]

On April 5, 2007, a win against the Philadelphia Flyers broke two records. One was the records for most wins in a season by a goaltender by Martin Brodeur with his 48th victory of the season. However, nine of those wins came via shootout. Making all things equivalent, Brodeur finished the season with 39 non-shootout wins to Bernie Parent's 47. The other being the New Jersey Devil franchise record of most wins by the team in a season with their 49th victory.

The Devils finished the regular season as Atlantic Division champions with 107 points, good for second place in the Eastern Conference. They also finished the regular season with a league-high 12 shutouts, all by Martin Brodeur.[4]

The Devils were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with just 271 power-play opportunities against, and allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL, with only 40.[4]

Season standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
2 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
3 6 New York Rangers 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
4 8 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
5 15 Philadelphia Flyers 82 22 48 12 214 303 56

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[6]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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The New Jersey Devils ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed and faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round.

On April 28, 2007, the Devils sold out the 19,040 capacity Continental Airlines Arena for the first time in the 2006–07 season in the 3–2 double overtime win against the Ottawa Senators.

The Devils' season came to an end on May 5, 2007, as they lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Ottawa Senators 3–2, to lose the series 4–1. That defeat turned out to be the last game ever played at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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2006 preseason
Preseason: 3–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Location Record Recap
1 September 17 5 – 0 Boston Bruins Tsongas Arena 1–0–0 Recap
2 September 19 1 – 3 New York Rangers Continental Airlines Arena 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 20 0 – 2 @ New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 1–2–0 Recap
4 September 21 1 – 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers Wachovia Center 1–3–0 Recap
5 September 24 3 – 1 @ Washington Capitals Giant Center 2–3–0 Recap
6 September 28 5 – 4 (SO) Philadelphia Flyers Continental Airlines Arena 3–3–0 Recap
7 September 30 0 – 3 @ New York Islanders Arena at Harbor Yard 3–4–0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

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2006–07 regular season[7]
October: 6–4–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 2–4–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 6 New Jersey 4 – 0 Carolina Brodeur 18,649 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 7 New Jersey 1 – 3 Dallas Brodeur 18,532 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 12 Toronto 6 – 7 New Jersey SO Brodeur 15,623 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 14 Philadelphia 2 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 14,177 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 16 New Jersey 2 – 4 NY Rangers Brodeur 18,200 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 18 New Jersey 2 – 1 Pittsburgh Brodeur 17,030 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 19 Nashville 4 – 3 New Jersey SO Clemmensen 11,274 4–2–1 9 Recap
8 October 21 New Jersey 1 – 8 Ottawa Brodeur 19,166 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 24 New Jersey 2 – 4 Pittsburgh Brodeur 13,190 4–4–1 9 Recap
10 October 26 Florida 0 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 11,594 5–4–1 11 Recap
11 October 28 Columbus 0 – 1 New Jersey Brodeur 14,015 6–4–1 13 Recap
November: 6–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 2 NY Islanders 5 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 8,269 6–5–1 13 Recap
13 November 4 New Jersey 2 – 1 Montreal Brodeur 21,273 7–5–1 15 Recap
14 November 7 Carolina 2 – 3 New Jersey SO Brodeur 10,986 8–5–1 17 Recap
15 November 9 Chicago 1 – 2 New Jersey SO Brodeur 10,978 9–5–1 19 Recap
16 November 11 Florida 2 – 4 New Jersey Brodeur 14,112 10–5–1 21 Recap
17 November 14 New Jersey 2 – 3 NY Rangers Brodeur 18,200 10–6–1 21 Recap
18 November 17 Ottawa 2 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 15,133 11–6–1 23 Recap
19 November 18 New Jersey 2 – 1 Toronto Brodeur 19,409 12–6–1 25 Recap
20 November 22 New Jersey 1 – 3 Phoenix Brodeur 12,883 12–7–1 25 Recap
21 November 24 New Jersey 2 – 4 Anaheim Brodeur 16,599 12–8–1 25 Recap
22 November 25 New Jersey 0 – 2 San Jose Brodeur 17,496 12–9–1 25 Recap
23 November 27 New Jersey 2 – 3 Los Angeles SO Brodeur 16,223 12–9–2 26 Recap
December: 10–4–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 5–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 1 Pittsburgh 2 – 5 New Jersey Brodeur 13,890 13–9–2 28 Recap
25 December 2 New Jersey 4 – 3 Philadelphia SO Brodeur 19,559 14–9–2 30 Recap
26 December 6 Montreal 1 – 2 New Jersey OT Brodeur 10,986 15–9–2 32 Recap
27 December 8 Philadelphia 0 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 14,003 16–9–2 34 Recap
28 December 9 New Jersey 5 – 1 Boston Brodeur 13,476 17–9–2 36 Recap
29 December 12 Buffalo 3 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 11,156 17–10–2 36 Recap
30 December 14 New Jersey 3 – 5 Boston Clemmensen 11,121 17–11–2 36 Recap
31 December 16 Detroit 2 – 1 New Jersey Brodeur 15,078 17–12–2 36 Recap
32 December 17 New Jersey 6 – 1 NY Rangers Brodeur 18,200 18–12–2 38 Recap
33 December 19 Atlanta 4 – 3 New Jersey SO Brodeur 10,116 18–12–3 39 Recap
34 December 22 New Jersey 4 – 1 Washington Brodeur 13,744 19–12–3 41 Recap
35 December 23 New Jersey 2 – 5 Atlanta Brodeur 17,548 19–13–3 41 Recap
36 December 26 Pittsburgh 0 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 16,156 20–13–3 43 Recap
37 December 29 Washington 3 – 4 New Jersey Brodeur 16,297 21–13–3 45 Recap
38 December 30 New Jersey 2 – 0 NY Islanders Brodeur 16,234 22–13–3 47 Recap
January: 8–2–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 NY Rangers 3 – 2 New Jersey SO Brodeur 17,759 22–13–4 48 Recap
40 January 4 NY Islanders 3 – 4 New Jersey Brodeur 12,529 23–13–4 50 Recap
41 January 6 New Jersey 3 – 2 Ottawa Brodeur 19,548 24–13–4 52 Recap
42 January 7 New Jersey 3 – 0 Montreal Brodeur 21,273 25–13–4 54 Recap
43 January 10 St. Louis 3 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 16,337 25–14–4 54 Recap
44 January 12 Atlanta 1 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 13,249 26–14–4 56 Recap
45 January 13 New Jersey 2 – 1 NY Islanders OT Brodeur 16,234 27–14–4 58 Recap
46 January 16 NY Rangers 0 – 1 New Jersey Brodeur 18,096 28–14–4 60 Recap
47 January 18 Tampa Bay 3 – 2 New Jersey SO Brodeur 12,698 28–14–5 61 Recap
48 January 20 Philadelphia 3 – 4 New Jersey SO Brodeur 16,621 29–14–5 63 Recap
49 January 26 New Jersey 2 – 0 Tampa Bay Brodeur 21,404 30–14–5 65 Recap
50 January 27 New Jersey 2 – 4 Florida Brodeur 18,136 30–15–5 65 Recap
51 January 30 New Jersey 4 – 5 Atlanta SO Brodeur 12,162 30–15–6 66 Recap
February: 10–3–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 5–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
52 February 1 New Jersey 6 – 5 Philadelphia OT Brodeur 19,427 31–15–6 68 Recap
53 February 3 Buffalo 2 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 18,589 32–15–6 70 Recap
54 February 6 NY Rangers 2 – 3 New Jersey SO Brodeur 16,290 33–15–6 72 Recap
55 February 8 NY Islanders 0 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 10,110 34–15–6 74 Recap
56 February 11 Tampa Bay 4 – 1 New Jersey Brodeur 18,022 34–16–6 74 Recap
57 February 14 Montreal 2 – 5 New Jersey Brodeur 7,515 35–16–6 76 Recap
58 February 16 Pittsburgh 5 – 4 New Jersey Brodeur 15,404 35–17–6 76 Recap
59 February 17 New Jersey 2 – 0 NY Islanders Brodeur 15,223 36–17–6 78 Recap
60 February 20 NY Rangers 1 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 18,537 37–17–6 80 Recap
61 February 22 New Jersey 3 – 2 NY Rangers Brodeur 18,200 38–17–6 82 Recap
62 February 24 Washington 4 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 14,301 38–18–6 82 Recap
63 February 25 New Jersey 3 – 2 Washington Clemmensen 14,585 39–18–6 84 Recap
64 February 27 New Jersey 1 – 0 Pittsburgh Brodeur 17,006 40–18–6 86 Recap
March: 6–6–2 (home: 1–3–1; road: 5–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
65 March 2 Toronto 4 – 3 New Jersey SO Brodeur 15,095 40–18–7 87 Recap
66 March 4 Boston 4 – 1 New Jersey Brodeur 14,254 40–19–7 87 Recap
67 March 6 New Jersey 4 – 5 Philadelphia OT Brodeur 19,210 40–19–8 88 Recap
68 March 8 New Jersey 4 – 3 Pittsburgh SO Brodeur 17,132 41–19–8 90 Recap
69 March 10 New Jersey 3 – 2 Buffalo Brodeur 18,690 42–19–8 92 Recap
70 March 14 Pittsburgh 3 – 0 New Jersey Brodeur 14,862 42–20–8 92 Recap
71 March 15 New Jersey 3 – 2 Carolina Brodeur 18,279 43–20–8 94 Recap
72 March 17 Carolina 7 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 15,490 43–21–8 94 Recap
73 March 20 New Jersey 1 – 2 Toronto Brodeur 19,518 43–22–8 94 Recap
74 March 22 New Jersey 1 – 3 Tampa Bay Brodeur 20,326 43–23–8 94 Recap
75 March 24 New Jersey 4 – 3 Florida SO Brodeur 16,101 44–23–8 96 Recap
76 March 27 New Jersey 3 – 2 NY Islanders Brodeur 13,337 45–23–8 98 Recap
77 March 28 New Jersey 3 – 4 Buffalo Brodeur 18,690 45–24–8 98 Recap
78 March 30 Philadelphia 1 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 17,493 46–24–8 100 Recap
April: 3–0–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 1 Boston 1 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 14,378 47–24–8 102 Recap
80 April 3 Ottawa 1 – 2 New Jersey SO Brodeur 11,642 48–24–8 104 Recap
81 April 5 New Jersey 3 – 2 Philadelphia Brodeur 19,177 49–24–8 106 Recap
82 April 8 NY Islanders 3 – 2 New Jersey SO Clemmensen 18,111 49–24–9 107 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2007 Stanley Cup playoffs[7]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Tampa Bay Lightning – Devils win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 12 Tampa Bay 3 – 5 New Jersey Brodeur 14,495 1 – 0 Recap
2 April 14 Tampa Bay 3 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 18,231 1 – 1 Recap
3 April 16 New Jersey 2 – 3 Tampa Bay Brodeur 20,219 1 – 2 Recap
4 April 18 New Jersey 4 – 3 Tampa Bay OT Brodeur 20,940 2 – 2 Recap
5 April 20 Tampa Bay 0 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 18,096 3 – 2 Recap
6 April 22 New Jersey 3 – 2 Tampa Bay Brodeur 20,019 4 – 2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 26 Ottawa 5 – 4 New Jersey Brodeur 15,512 0 – 1 Recap
2 April 28 Ottawa 2 – 3 New Jersey 2OT Brodeur 19,040 1 – 1 Recap
3 April 30 New Jersey 0 – 2 Ottawa Brodeur 19,636 1 – 2 Recap
4 May 2 New Jersey 2 – 3 Ottawa Brodeur 20,248 1 – 3 Recap
5 May 5 Ottawa 3 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 1 – 4 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26 Patrik Elias LW 75 21 48 69 1 38 10 1 9 10 3 4
9 Zach Parise LW 82 31 31 62 −3 30 11 7 3 10 4 8
15 Jamie Langenbrunner RW 82 23 37 60 −9 64 11 2 6 8 3 7
23 Scott Gomez C 72 13 47 60 7 42 11 4 10 14 6 14
28 Brian Rafalski D 82 8 47 55 4 34 11 2 6 8 −1 8
14 Brian Gionta RW 62 25 20 45 −3 36 11 8 1 9 5 4
19 Travis Zajac C 80 17 25 42 1 16 11 1 4 5 4 4
18 Sergei Brylin LW 82 16 24 40 −5 35 11 1 2 3 −8 6
11 John Madden C 74 12 20 32 −7 14 11 1 1 2 −6 2
20 Jay Pandolfo LW 82 13 14 27 −5 8 11 1 0 1 −8 4
7 Paul Martin D 82 3 23 26 −9 18 11 0 4 4 −4 6
21 Brad Lukowich D 75 4 8 12 1 36 11 0 1 1 2 2
29 Johnny Oduya D 76 2 9 11 −5 61 6 0 1 1 2 6
10 Erik Rasmussen C 71 3 7 10 −3 25 11 0 0 0 −1 14
17 Mike Rupp C 76 6 3 9 −10 92 9 0 1 1 1 7
12 Jim Dowd† C 66 4 4 8 −5 20 11 0 0 0 −2 4
5 Colin White D 69 0 8 8 −8 69 7 0 0 0 −4 6
6 Andy Greene D 23 1 5 6 −1 6 11 2 1 3 6 2
27 David Clarkson RW 7 3 1 4 −1 6 3 0 0 0 −1 2
25 Cam Janssen RW 48 1 0 1 −2 114 — — — — — —
30 Martin Brodeur G 78 0 1 1 12 11 0 1 1 2
8 Alex Brooks D 19 0 1 1 −1 4 — — — — — —
6 Jim Fahey D 13 0 1 1 0 2 — — — — — —
2 David Hale‡ D 43 0 1 1 2 26 — — — — — —
40 Scott Clemmensen G 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
6 Mark Fraser D 7 0 0 0 −1 7 — — — — — —
22 Dan LaCouture LW 6 0 0 0 0 7 — — — — — —
24 Richard Matvichuk D 1 0 0 0 −1 0 9 0 0 0 −4 10
22 Rod Pelley C 9 0 0 0 −3 0 — — — — — —
16 Tuomas Pihlman LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
27 Barry Tallackson RW 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Martin Brodeur 78 48 23 7 2182 171 2.18 .922 12 4697 11 5 6 332 28 2.44 .916 1 688
40 Scott Clemmensen 6 1 1 2 144 16 3.14 .889 0 305 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Jay Pandolfo finished second in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy and Martin Brodeur was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy.[8]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Martin Brodeur (Goaltender) [9]
Vezina Trophy Martin Brodeur [10]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Brodeur [11]
Brian Rafalski
NHL First Star of the Week Martin Brodeur (December 11) [12]
NHL Second Star of the Week Martin Brodeur (October 30) [13]
Jamie Langenbrunner (February 5) [14]
NHL Third Star of the Month Martin Brodeur (February) [15]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Zach Parise [16]
Team Devils' Players' Player Jay Pandolfo [17]
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Jay Pandolfo [17]
Most Valuable Devil Martin Brodeur [17]
Three-Star Award Martin Brodeur [18]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Johnny Oduya October 6, 2006 [19]
Travis Zajac
Alex Brooks October 16, 2006
Mark Fraser January 6, 2007
Andy Greene January 12, 2007
Rod Pelley February 1, 2007
David Clarkson March 15, 2007

Transactions

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The Devils were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[20]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) To St. Louis Blues
  • 1st-round pick in 2006
 To New Jersey Devils
  • 1st-round pick in 2006
  • 3rd-round pick in 2006
 [21]
October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) To San Jose Sharks
To New Jersey Devils
[22]
February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)[a] To San Jose Sharks
  • Alexander Korolyuk
 To New Jersey Devils
  • Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007
 [24]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To Calgary Flames
To New Jersey Devils
  • 3rd-round pick in 2007
 [25]
February 28, 2007 (2007-02-28) To Minnesota Wild
To New Jersey Devils
  • 7th-round pick in 2008
 [26]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Mike Rupp Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [27]
July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) Jordan Parise University of North Dakota (WCHA) Free agency [28]
July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) Tomas Harant HC Ceske Budejovice (ELH) Free agency [29]
Mike Mottau Peoria Rivermen (AHL) Free agency [29]
Johnny Oduya Frolunda HC (SHL) Free agency [29]
Rod Pelley Ohio State University (CCHA) Free agency [29]
August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) Olli Malmivaara SaiPa (Liiga) Free agency [30]
August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) Justin Papineau New York Islanders Free agency [31]
October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) Dan LaCouture Boston Bruins Free agency [32]
November 2, 2006 (2006-11-02) Jim Dowd Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [33]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Tommy Albelin[c] Contract expiration (III) [34]
Darren Langdon[d] Contract expiration (III) [34]
Krzysztof Oliwa[e] Contract expiration (III) [34]
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) Bobby Allen Boston Bruins Free agency (VI) [38]
July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) Ken Klee Colorado Avalanche Free agency (III) [39]
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) Brad Ference Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [40]
August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) Krisjanis Redlihs HC Fribourg-Gotteron (NLA) Free agency (VI) [41]
September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) Ahren Nittel HC Davos (NLA) Free agency (UFA) [42]
September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) Viktor Kozlov New York Islanders Free agency (III) [43]
September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15) Matt DeMarchi HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [44]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Jamie Langenbrunner 5-year Re-signing [45]
July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) Patrik Elias 7-year Re-signing [46]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Colin White 6-year Re-signing [27]
July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) Scott Gomez 1-year Arbitration award [47]
September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) Tuomas Pihlman Re-signing [48]
September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16) Aaron Voros Re-signing [49]
October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) Scott Clemmensen 1-year Re-signing [50]
Brian Gionta 3-year Re-signing [50]
David Hale 1-year Re-signing [50]
Paul Martin 1-year Re-signing [50]
Erik Rasmussen 1-year Re-signing [50]

Draft picks

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The Devils' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[51]

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 30 Matt Corrente  Canada D Saginaw Spirit (OHL) [f]
2 58 Alexander Vasyunov  Russia LW Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
3 67 Kirill Tulupov  Russia D Almetyevsk Neftyanik (Vysshaya Liga) [g]
3 77 Vladimir Zharkov  Russia RW CSKA Moscow (RSL) [f][h]
4 107 T. J Miller  United States D Penticton Vees (BCHL) [i]
5 148 Olivier Magnan  Canada D Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
6 178 Tony Romano  United States C New York Bobcats (AJHL)
7 208 Kyell Henegan  Canada D Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

Media

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Television coverage was still on Fox Sports Network with Mike Emrick calling the play-by-play and Chico Resch serving the color commentator. Meanwhile, Steve Cangialosi handled the studio hosting duties. Radio coverage was still on WFAN 660, but this time, former television color commentator Matt Loughlin took the position as radio play-by-play announcer. Also, in this season, Sherry Ross returns to be the radio color commentator.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This trade was voided on February 23 since Korolyuk did not report to San Jose and remained in Russia.[23]
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[34]
  3. ^ Albelin retired.[35]
  4. ^ Langdon retired.[36]
  5. ^ Oliwa retired.[37]
  6. ^ a b The Devils acquired the Carolina Hurricanes' 2006 first-round draft pick (Corrente) and the Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick (Zharkov) from St. Louis for the Devils' 2006 first-round pick (used on Patrik Berglund) on June 24, 2006.
  7. ^ The Devils acquired the 2006 third-round pick from Washington for Jeff Friesen on September 26, 2005.
  8. ^ The Devils had traded their original 2006 third-round pick (later transferred to Phoenix and used on Jonas Ahnelov) to the New York Islanders for Brad Lukowich on March 9, 2006.
  9. ^ The Devils acquired the 2006 fourth-round pick from Vancouver for Sean Brown on March 9, 2006. The Devils had traded their original fourth-round pick (used on Hugo Carpentier) to Calgary for Jason Wiemer on March 9, 2006.

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