Sunday’s 2013 NHL Playoff Implications : April 21, 2013

The 2013 NHL playoffs are almost upon us. There four places up for grabs in the Eastern conference with five teams in a realistic shout of claiming them. Meanwhile, the...

NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Race: Schedule Breakdown : April 13, 2013

We've entered the final couple of weeks of the season and the playoff race is heating up. In the Eastern conference the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens are mathematically guaranteed...

Pittsburgh Penguins Lock Up Atlantic Division : April 10, 2013

The NHL's Atlantic division was expected to be the most competitive division in the shortened 2013 NHL season. However, strange things happen in longer NHL seasons, let alone in a...

Diagnosing The New Jersey Devils: Brodeur and Kovalchuk : March 06, 2013

The New Jersey Devils were among the Eastern conference leaders earlier this season posting up a 10-3-4 record through the first 17 games. There were even early season cries of...

The 2013 New Jersey Devils: Life Without Zach Parise : January 20, 2013

As the New Jersey Devils convene for a week long training camp ahead of a shortened 2013 NHL season, they are missing something significant. For the past seven seasons forward...

NHL Atlantic Division Preview and Predictions 2013 : January 17, 2013

The Atlantic division has been regarded as the strongest in the NHL over the past couple of seasons and for good reasons. The Rangers, Penguins and Flyers entered the playoffs...

Lou Lamoriello Earns Deserved US Hall Of Fame Induction : October 19, 2012

New Jersey Devils General Manager Lou Lamoriello fully deserved his induction into the US Hockey Hall of Fame. He is very much responsible for one of the most dominant hockey...

NHL Atlantic Division 2011-12 Review : October 08, 2012

The NHL's Atlantic division is unquestionably the top division in the entire league. The New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins were all considered to be legitimate Stanley Cup...

Can New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings Maintain Dominance? : September 29, 2012

It is hard to remember a time when the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings were not synonymous with success. These two franchises have dominated their respective conferences for...

Ilya Kovalchuk And Evgeni Malkin Sign In Russia : September 17, 2012

Gary Bettman and the NHL issued a statement to re-assure fans as the NHL headed into a lockout situation on Sunday. Both the NHL and NHLPA have insisted that they...

Zach Parise Leaves Big Hole In New Jersey : August 05, 2012

The New Jersey Devils appear to have avoided all out disaster this offseason. They managed to re-sign goaltender Martin Brodeur and virtually all other free agents from a team that...

Mark Fistric and Mark Fayne Also Avoid Arbitration : July 21, 2012

The number of players signing deals before their arbitration hearings continued to flow on Saturday. Dallas' Mark Fistric and New Jersey's Mark Fayne both put pen to paper to avoid...

NHL Free Agency Review: Atlantic Division : July 18, 2012

Hockey Schedule's concludes its early quick look free agency review with the Atlantic division. The Atlantic has become known as the power division and for good reason. The New York...

Martin Broduer Signs; Gives New Jersey Security : July 03, 2012

The New Jersey Devils started the NHL free agency period with a bleak outlook. Their captain and arguably top all-round forward Zach Parise had determined to explore the open market,...

Martin Brodeur Hires Agent; Will Test Free Agency : June 29, 2012

For anyone that has read Martin Brodeur's autobiographical book, Friday's announcement that he has hired agent Pat Brisson to represent him will have come as a major surprise. The 40-year...

What About Zach Parise? : June 18, 2012

The free agency talk has virtually all surrounded Ryan Suter, but what about the other possible high profile free agent? The New Jersey Devils' Zach Parise is arguably an even...

NHL News Round-Up : June 13, 2012

The NHL offseason news has just started to filter through in the aftermath of the 2011-12 NHL season. Here are some of the major stories that have passed under Hockey...

2012 Stanley Cup Final: Five Keys To Game 6 : June 11, 2012

Game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup final series takes place tonight as the Los Angeles Kings host the New Jersey Devils. The Kings won the first three games of...

Why Can’t The New Jersey Devils Complete This Comeback? : June 11, 2012

After losing the opening three games of the Stanley Cup final to the Los Angeles Kings, the New Jersey Devils have won Games 4 and 5, and are now heading...

New Jersey Devils Have Chance To Keep It Alive At Home : June 08, 2012

The New Jersey Devils executed their plan almost to perfection on Wednesday when they suffocated the offense of the Los Angeles Kings and finally seemed to get to Jonathan Quick....

Devils Won’t Be Afraid Of 1-0 Hole : June 01, 2012

The New Jersey Devils have gotten used to playing from behind during this postseason. They fell behind the Florida Panthers in their first round series, they lost Game 1 to...

2012 Stanley Cup Final: Thoughts Ahead of Game 1 : May 30, 2012

The 2012 Stanley Cup final series kicks off tonight as the Los Angeles Kings travel to face the New Jersey Devils in Game 1. This series features a pair of...

Thinking About Martin Brodeur : May 28, 2012

Martin Brodeur is in the Stanley Cup finals for the fifth and quite possibly the last time in his career. There is no escaping the fact that the 40-year old...

Adam Henrique Still Playing as New Jersey Makes Run : May 28, 2012

Adam Henrique might have been the ‘third wheel’ in the Calder Trophy race for most of the season and he may still be third behind Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins...

Stanley Cup Final 2012 is Set : May 26, 2012

It has been decided. The New Jersey Devils made no mistakes in Game 6 beating the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime to secure a 4-2 series victory. That victory...

Devils Set To Trump Atlantic Division? : May 25, 2012

For much of the 2011-12 NHL season, the New Jersey Devils played the role of baby brother to the ‘big three’ in the Atlantic division. The New York Rangers, Pittsburgh...

Five Factors In Devils-Rangers Game 6 : May 25, 2012

The Eastern conference final series between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils has reached its climax. New York are facing elimination as they head to New Jersey tonight...

New Jersey Have Great Chance : May 24, 2012

The talk so far in the Eastern conference final series between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers has centered around the Rangers. Whether its John Tortorella’s fiery...

NHL Playoff Preview: New York Rangers v New Jersey Devils : May 13, 2012

The conference finals are finally here. It feels like we are still getting over the series between the Capitals and the Rangers, but New York has to jump straight back...

Zach Parise Is Core Of New Jersey Devils : May 10, 2012

Ilya Kovalchuk leads the team in scoring, Travis Zajac has been the big story emerging as a playoff hero after missing most of the season due to injury, Peter De...

Flyers Bounce Devils In Critical Game 1 : April 29, 2012

The Philadelphia Flyers have survived the first challenge as they ousted the New Jersey Devils in overtime of an intriguing Game 1 between the two Atlantic division rivals. The Flyers...

NHL Playoffs Preview: Philadelphia Flyers v New Jersey Devils : April 28, 2012

The second round of the 2012 NHL playoffs gets well under way today as the Eastern conference half of the draw starts up. The final semi-final match-up kicks off on...

NHL Playoffs Preview: Florida Panthers v New Jersey Devils : April 11, 2012

The NHL playoffs kick off on Wednesday. Few things are more exciting than the two months of NHL playoff action, the eight series all have their stories to tell. The...

Monday Night Match-up Carries Plenty Of Tension : March 21, 2012

The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils are engaged in a battle. This battle has incredibly high stakes. The winner will get the chance to represent the Eastern conference...

Dainius Zubrus Stars For New Jersey : March 07, 2012

Dainius Zubrus became the latest player to stick his hand up for the New Jersey Devils. The sixth seeded Devils are now up 3-1 in their series against the Philadelphia...

The Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and New Jersey All Contenders : March 04, 2012

The Atlantic division has returned to being fiercely competitive in 2011-12. The Rangers lead the way and should win the conference, while Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and New Jersey are competing for...

Kovalchuk Returns To Devils Line-up : March 03, 2012

The New Jersey Devils have received a boost to their line-up tonight with star Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk returning to the line-up. Kovalchuk has been struggling for form and with...

Ilya Kovalchuk Take His Game To The Next Level : February 07, 2012

Ilya Kovalchuk has been on just about his hottest spell with the New Jersey Devils since being traded to the club in 2010. He has three consecutive three-point games, but...

Offense Is ‘New’ New Jersey : February 02, 2012

When Peter De Boer took over as coach of the New Jersey Devils this summer he said that he didn’t intend to change this team’s playing style. Jacques Lemaire had...

Final Season For Martin Brodeur? : January 22, 2012

New Jersey Devils’ goaltender Martin Brodeur has been the bane of NHL shooters for about two decades. He owns virtually every NHL goaltending record in the book, three Stanley Cups,...

‘Deadly’ Penalty Kill : January 12, 2012

New Jersey has the league’s top ranked penalty kill at 90.4%, and that special team success goes some way to explaining their success so far this season. They are sixth...

Scott Niedermayer Honoured by NJ Devils : December 17, 2011

One of the game’s greats in Scott Niedermayer has been honoured tonight by the New Jersey Devils. His #27 has been raised to the rafters by a franchise, where he...

new jersey devils History

The National Hockey League (NHL) team the New Jersey Devils are based out of Newark, New Jersey. The team plays in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. The team was founded in 1974 in Kansas City, MO and were called the Kansas City Scouts. After just two seasons they relocated to Denver, CO and were called the Colorado Rockies. In 1982 they moved to New Jersey.

For most of the franchise's first 13 seasons, the team had a poor to mediocre record. They made the playoffs only one time. However under Lou Lamoriello, their current general manager and president, the Devils from 1987-2010 made the playoffs each year except two. Ever since from 1992 through 2010 they had a winning record. The Devils and Detroit Red Wings tied for the longest winning record streak of any of the four major sports. The Devils have made it into the Stanley Cup Finals four times and won three in 1995, 2000 and 2003. The New York Islanders are the only American expansion NHL franchise to win more Stanley Cups. The Devils for the first 25 seasons playing in New Jersey were based out of East Rutherford. Their home games were played at Continental Airlines Arena/Brendan Byrne Arena. The Devils moved to Newark before the 2007-2008 season. Their home games are played at Prudential Center.

New Jersey has a rivalry with the New York Rangers in addition to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Devils have won nine Atlantic Division titles since 1993 when the division was created. Their most recent title came during the 2009-2010 season.