2024–25 New Jersey Devils season explained

The 2024–25 New Jersey Devils season is the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 43rd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.^[1]

Offseason

The Devils made numerous personnel changes prior to the start of the season. Sheldon Keefe was hired as head coach, replacing interim head coach Travis Green. The 2024 NHL Entry Draft was held during the 28 June 2024, and the Devils made a total of 13 selections.

Following the draft, the Devils made a number of moves during the free agency period. The most noteworthy move came in an unexpected blockbuster deal that sent winger Akira Schmid to the Vegas Golden Knights, along with Alexander Holtz, in exchange for Paul Cotter.

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 17, 2024.^[2]

2024 preseason game log: 1–6–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–4–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22		4–2	New Jersey			10,815	0–1–0	[3]
2	September 24	New Jersey	0–3				20,539	0–2–0	[4]
3	September 25		5–3	New Jersey			7,092	0–3–0	[5]
4	September 27	New Jersey	1–5	NY Islanders		Allen	11,420	0–4–0	[6]
5	September 30		1–3	New Jersey			13,444	1–4–0	[7]
6	October 1	New Jersey	4–5	NY Rangers			17,110	1–5–0	[8]
7	October 3	New Jersey	4–5				12,751	1–6–0	[9]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.^[10]

2024–25 game log
October: 7–4–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 New Jersey 4–1 16,913 1–0–0 2 [11] 2 October 5 Buffalo 1–3 New Jersey 16,722 2–0–0 4 [12] 3 October 10 4–2 New Jersey Markstrom 16,764 2–1–0 4 [13] 4 October 12 New Jersey 5–3 Markstrom 18,573 3–1–0 6 [14] 5 October 14 0–3 New Jersey Allen 16,514 4–1–0 8 [15] 6 October 15 New Jersey 2–4 Markstrom 18,700 4–2–0 8 [16] 7 October 17 New Jersey 3–1 Markstrom 15,192 5–2–0 10 [17] 8 October 19 Washington 6–5 New Jersey OT Markstrom 16,514 5–2–1 11 [18] 9 October 22 8–5 New Jersey Allen 15,410 5–3–1 11 [19] 10 October 24 New Jersey 3–5 Markstrom 19,515 5–4–1 11 [20] 11 October 25 4–3 New Jersey OT Allen 14,870 5–4–2 12 [21] 12 October 27 2–6 New Jersey Markstrom 14,344 6–4–2 14 [22] 13 October 30 New Jersey 6–0 Markstrom 18,717 7–4–2 16 [23]
November: 9–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 6–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 1 New Jersey 0–3 16,275 7–5–2 16 [24] 15 November 4 New Jersey 3–0 18,347 8–5–2 18 [25] 16 November 7 3–5 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 9–5–2 20 [26] 17 November 9 New Jersey 4–3 OT Markstrom 17,255 10–5–2 22 [27] 18 November 10 1–0 New Jersey Allen 16,514 10–6–2 22 [28] 19 November 12 New Jersey 4–1 Markstrom 18,677 11–6–2 24 [29] 20 November 14 New Jersey 6–2 Florida Allen 18,573 12–6–2 26 [30] 21 November 16 New Jersey 0–4 Markstrom 19,092 12–7–2 26 [31] 22 November 21 2–4 New Jersey Markstrom 16,086 13–7–2 28 [32] 23 November 23 New Jersey 3–2 Allen 18,573 14–7–2 30 [33] 24 November 25 2–5 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 15–7–2 32 [34] 25 November 27 3–0 New Jersey Markstrom 16,043 15–8–2 32 [35] 26 November 29 New Jersey 5–4 Markstrom 19,515 16–8–2 34 [36] 27 November 30 Washington 6–5 New Jersey Allen 16,514 16–9–2 34 [37]
December: 1–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 2 New Jersey 5–1 18,006 17–9–2 36 [38] 29 December 6 – New Jersey 30 December 8 – New Jersey 31 December 10 – New Jersey 32 December 12 – New Jersey 33 December 14 – New Jersey 34 December 17 New Jersey – 35 December 19 New Jersey – 36 December 21 – New Jersey 37 December 23 NY Rangers – New Jersey 38 December 27 – New Jersey 39 December 28 New Jersey – Carolina 40 December 31 New Jersey –
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 1 New Jersey – 42 January 4 New Jersey – 43 January 6 New Jersey – 44 January 9 New Jersey – 45 January 11 – New Jersey 46 January 14 – New Jersey 47 January 16 New Jersey – 48 January 18 – New Jersey 49 January 19 – New Jersey 50 January 22 – New Jersey 51 January 25 New Jersey – 52 January 27 New Jersey – Philadelphia 53 January 29 Philadelphia – New Jersey
February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 2 New Jersey – 55 February 4 New Jersey – 56 February 6 – New Jersey 57 February 8 New Jersey – 58 February 22 – New Jersey 59 February 23 New Jersey – 60 February 26 New Jersey –
March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 New Jersey – 62 March 2 New Jersey – 63 March 4 New Jersey – 64 March 7 – New Jersey 65 March 9 New Jersey – 66 March 11 – New Jersey 67 March 13 – New Jersey 68 March 15 New Jersey – 69 March 17 New Jersey – Columbus 70 March 20 – New Jersey 71 March 22 – New Jersey 72 March 24 – New Jersey 73 March 26 New Jersey – 74 March 28 New Jersey – Winnipeg 75 March 29 New Jersey – 76 March 31 Minnesota – New Jersey
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 5 – New Jersey 78 April 8 – New Jersey 79 April 11 – New Jersey 80 April 13 – New Jersey 81 April 15 New Jersey – Boston 82 April 16 – New Jersey
Legend: Notes: Game played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic

Player statistics

As of November 25, 2024^[39]

Goaltenders

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Suspensions & Fines

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Utah Hockey Club John Marino COL 5th-round pick in 2024	To New Jersey Devils WSH 2nd-round pick in 2024 EDM 2nd-round pick in 2025	[43]
	To Vegas Golden Knights Alexander Holtz Akira Schmid	To New Jersey Devils Paul Cotter 3rd-round pick in 2025	[44]

Signings

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks. Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	10		D		Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
2	49		G		Omaha Lancers (USHL)
3	85		RW		HC TPS (U20 SM-sarja)
3	91		LW		HV71 (J20 Nationell)
5	139		C		Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5	146		G		JYP (U20 SM-sarja)
6	171		C		Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 . 2010 . Triumph Books . 83 . 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. Web site: Devils 2024-25 Preseason Schedule Revealed . NHL.com . September 28, 2024 . June 17, 2024.
3. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - September 22, 2024 . NHL.com . September 22, 2024 . September 22, 2024.
4. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New Jersey Devils - September 24, 2024 . NHL.com . September 26, 2024 . September 24, 2024.
5. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - September 25, 2024 . NHL.com . September 25, 2024 . September 25, 2024.
6. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - September 27, 2024 . NHL.com . September 27, 2024 . September 27, 2024.
7. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers - September 30, 2024 . NHL.com . September 30, 2024 . September 30, 2024.
8. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers - October 1, 2024 . NHL.com . October 1, 2024 . October 1, 2024.
9. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Philadelphia Flyers - October 3, 2024 . NHL.com . October 3, 2024 . October 3, 2024.
10. Web site: Devils Release 2024-25 Regular-Season Schedule . NHL.com . September 28, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
11. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils - Oct 4, 2024 . NHL.com . October 4, 2024 . October 4, 2024.
12. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils - Oct 5, 2024 . NHL.com . October 6, 2024 . October 5, 2024.
13. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - New Jersey Devils - Oct 10, 2024 . NHL.com . October 10, 2024 . October 10, 2024.
14. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - Oct 12, 2024 . NHL.com . October 13, 2024 . October 12, 2024.
15. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Utah Hockey Club - Oct 14, 2024 . NHL.com . October 14, 2024 . October 14, 2024.
16. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New Jersey Devils - Oct 15, 2024 . NHL.com . October 16, 2024 . October 15, 2024.
17. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Ottawa Senators - Oct 17, 2024 . NHL.com . October 18, 2024 . October 17, 2024.
18. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - Oct 19, 2024 . NHL.com . October 19, 2024 . October 19, 2024.
19. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Tampa Bay Lightning - Oct 22, 2024 . NHL.com . October 22, 2024 . October 22, 2024.
20. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - New Jersey Devils - Oct 24, 2024 . NHL.com . October 24, 2024 . October 24, 2024.
21. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - Oct 25, 2024 . NHL.com . October 25, 2024 . October 25, 2024.
22. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - New Jersey Devils - Oct 27, 2024 . NHL.com . October 27, 2024 . October 27, 2024.
23. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Vancouver Canucks - Oct 30, 2024 . NHL.com . October 30, 2024 . October 30, 2024.
24. Web site: Calgary Flames - New Jersey Devils - Nov 1, 2024 . NHL.com . November 1, 2024 . November 1, 2024.
25. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - New Jersey Devils - Nov 4, 2024 . NHL.com . November 4, 2024 . November 4, 2024.
26. Web site: Montreal Canadiens - New Jersey Devils - Nov 7, 2024 . NHL.com . November 7, 2024 . November 7, 2024.
27. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - Nov 9, 2024 . NHL.com . November 9, 2024 . November 9, 2024.
28. Web site: San Jose Sharks - New Jersey Devils - Nov 10, 2024 . NHL.com . November 10, 2024 . November 10, 2024.
29. Web site: Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - Nov 12, 2024 . NHL.com . November 12, 2024 . November 12, 2024.
30. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - Nov 14, 2024 . NHL.com . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024.
31. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Tampa Bay Lightning - Nov 16, 2024 . NHL.com . November 16, 2024 . November 16, 2024.
32. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New Jersey Devils - Nov 21, 2024 . NHL.com . November 21, 2024 . November 21, 2024.
33. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - Nov 23, 2024 . NHL.com . November 23, 2024 . November 23, 2024.
34. Web site: Nashville Predators - New Jersey Devils - Nov 25, 2024 . NHL.com . November 25, 2024 . November 25, 2024.
35. Web site: St. Louis Blues - New Jersey Devils - Nov 27, 2024 . NHL.com . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
36. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Detroit Red Wings - Nov 29, 2024 . NHL.com . November 29, 2024 . November 29, 2024.
37. Web site: Washington Capitals - New Jersey Devils - Nov, 2024 . NHL.com . November 30, 2024 . November 30, 2024.
38. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers - Dec 2, 2024 . NHL.com . December 2, 2024 . December 2, 2024.
39. Web site: New Jersey Devils Stats - 2024-2025 - Regular season. NHL.com. September 28, 2024.
40. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - New Jersey Devils Skaters - Regular season. NHL.com. September 28, 2024.
41. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - New Jersey Devils Goalies - Regular season. NHL.com. September 28, 2024.
42. Web site: Staff . Sportsnet . November 26, 2024 . Devils' Timo Meier suspended for cross-check on Predators' Zachary L'Heureux . December 4, 2024 . Sportsnet.ca . en.
43. Web site: Devils Acquire Picks from Utah, Select Top Ranked NA Goaltender . NHL.com . New Jersey Devils . December 4, 2024 . June 29, 2024.
44. Web site: Devils Receive Cotter, Pick from Vegas for Holtz, Schmid . NHL.com . New Jersey Devils . December 4, 2024 . June 29, 2024.