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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.

Pre-season

Date Score Opponent Location
September 17 5 – 0 Boston Bruins Tsongas Arena
September 19 3 – 1 New York Rangers Continental Airlines Arena
September 20 2 – 0 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
September 21 2 – 1 Philadelphia Flyers Wachovia Center
September 24 3 – 1 Washington Capitals Giant Center
September 28 5 – 4 (SO) Philadelphia Flyers Continental Airlines Arena
September 30 3 – 0 New York Islanders Arena at Harbor Yard

Regular season

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.

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.

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.[2][3]

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

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


Game log

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

Playoffs

The New Jersey Devils ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed.

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 Semi-finals 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.

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Tampa Bay Lightning

New Jersey wins series 4–2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series
1 April 12 Tampa Bay 3 – 5 New Jersey Brodeur 14,495 1 – 0
2 April 14 Tampa Bay 3 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 18,231 1 – 1
3 April 16 New Jersey 2 – 3 Tampa Bay Brodeur 20,219 1 – 2
4 April 18 New Jersey 4 – 3 Tampa Bay OT Brodeur 20,940 2 – 2
5 April 20 Tampa Bay 0 – 3 New Jersey Brodeur 18,096 3 – 2
6 April 22 New Jersey 3 – 2 Tampa Bay Brodeur 20,019 4 – 2

Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Ottawa Senators

Ottawa wins series 4–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series
1 April 26 Ottawa 5 – 4 New Jersey Brodeur 15,512 0 – 1
2 April 28 Ottawa 2 – 3 New Jersey 2OT Brodeur 19,040 1 – 1
3 April 30 New Jersey 0 – 2 Ottawa Brodeur 19,636 1 – 2
4 May 2 New Jersey 2 – 3 Ottawa Brodeur 20,248 1 – 3
5 May 5 Ottawa 3 – 2 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 1 – 4
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

Media

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.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Patrik Elias LW 75 21 48 69 38 1 8 0 5
Zach Parise LW 82 31 31 62 30 -3 9 0 7
Jamie Langenbrunner RW 82 23 37 60 64 -9 12 0 7
Scott Gomez C 72 13 47 60 42 7 4 0 1
Brian Rafalski D 82 8 47 55 34 4 3 1 4
Brian Gionta RW 62 25 20 45 36 -3 11 0 4
Travis Zajac C 80 17 25 42 16 1 6 0 2
Sergei Brylin LW 82 16 24 40 35 -5 8 0 2
John Madden C 74 12 20 32 14 -7 0 0 1
Jay Pandolfo LW 82 13 14 27 8 -5 0 1 1
Paul Martin D 82 3 23 26 18 -9 1 0 0
Brad Lukowich D 75 4 8 12 36 1 0 1 2
Johnny Oduya D 76 2 9 11 61 -5 0 0 0
Erik Rasmussen LW/C 71 3 7 10 25 -3 0 0 0
Mike Rupp C 76 6 3 9 92 -10 0 0 1
Jim Dowd C 66 4 4 8 20 -5 0 1 1
Colin White D 69 0 8 8 69 -8 0 0 0
Andy Greene D 23 1 5 6 6 -1 1 0 0
David Clarkson RW 7 3 1 4 6 -1 2 0 1
Cam Janssen RW 48 1 0 1 114 -2 0 0 0
Martin Brodeur G 78 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0
Alex Brooks D 19 0 1 1 4 -1 0 0 0
Jim Fahey D 13 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
David Hale D 43 0 1 1 26 2 0 0 0
Scott Clemmensen G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Fraser D 7 0 0 0 7 -1 0 0 0
Dan LaCouture LW 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
Richard Matvichuk D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Rod Pelley C 9 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
Tuomas Pihlman LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barry Tallackson RW 3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur 4697 78 48 23 7 171 2.18 12 2182 2011 .922
Scott Clemmensen 305 6 1 1 2 16 3.15 0 144 128 .889
Team: 5002 82 49 24 9 187 2.24 12 2326 2139 .920

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Scott Gomez C 11 4 10 14 14 0 0 1
Zach Parise LW 11 7 3 10 8 2 0 1
Patrik Elias LW 10 1 9 10 4 1 0 0
Brian Gionta RW 11 8 1 9 4 3 0 1
Jamie Langenbrunner RW 11 2 6 8 7 1 0 1
Brian Rafalski D 11 2 6 8 8 2 0 0
Travis Zajac C 11 1 4 5 4 0 0 0
Paul Martin D 11 0 4 4 6 0 0 0
Andy Greene D 11 2 1 3 2 0 0 1
Sergei Brylin LW 11 1 2 3 6 1 0 0
John Madden C 11 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
Jay Pandolfo LW 11 1 0 1 4 0 0 0
Martin Brodeur G 11 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Brad Lukowich D 11 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Johnny Oduya D 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
Mike Rupp C 9 0 1 1 7 0 0 0
David Clarkson RW 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jim Dowd C 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Richard Matvichuk D 9 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Erik Rasmussen LW/C 11 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
Colin White D 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur 688 11 5 6 28 2.44 1 332 304 .916
Team: 688 11 5 6 28 2.44 1 332 304 .916

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

February 27, 2007 To Calgary Flames
David Hale
5th round pick in 2007 		To New Jersey Devils
3rd round pick in 2007

Free agents acquired

Player Former Team
F Mike Rupp Phoenix Coyotes
F Dan LaCouture Boston Bruins
F Jim Dowd Colorado Avalanche

Free agents lost

Player New Team
D Ken Klee Colorado Avalanche
D Brad Ference Calgary Flames
F Viktor Kozlov New York Islanders

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Martin Brodeur Vezina Trophy End of regular season
Martin Brodeur NHL First All-Star Team – Goaltender End of regular season
Martin Brodeur NHL Second Star of the Week October 29, 2006
Martin Brodeur NHL First Star of the Week December 10, 2006
Jamie Langenbrunner NHL Second Star of the Week February 4, 2007
Martin Brodeur NHL Third Star of the Month February 2007

Nominations

Regular Season
Player Award Place
Martin Brodeur Hart Memorial Trophy Finalist
Jay Pandolfo Frank J. Selke Trophy Runner-Up

Draft picks

The Devils' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[8]

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 30 Matt Corrente  Canada D Saginaw Spirit (OHL) [a]
2 58 Alexander Vasyunov  Russia LW Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
3 67 Kirill Tulupov  Russia D Almetyevsk Neftyanik (Vysshaya Liga) [b]
3 77 Vladimir Zharkov  Russia RW CSKA Moscow (RSL) [a][c]
4 107 T. J Miller  United States D Penticton Vees (BCHL) [d]
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)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Devils acquired the 2006 third-round pick from Washington for Jeff Friesen on September 26, 2005.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ "2006-07 NHL Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ "2006-07 New Jersey Devils Roster and Statistics".
  4. ^ "2006-07 NHL Summary".
  5. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  6. ^ "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "2006-07 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  8. ^ 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com[permanent dead link] – accessed January 9, 2007
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