1995–96 New Jersey Devils season

National Hockey League season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1995–96 1995 New Jersey Devils Eastern 9th Atlantic 6th 37–33–12 22–17–2 15–16–10 215 202 Lou Lamoriello Jacques Lemaire Scott Stevens Ken DaneykoJohn MacLean Continental Airlines Arena 16,219 Albany River RatsRaleigh IceCaps Steve Thomas (26) Steve Thomas (35) Steve Thomas (61) Bobby Holík and Brian Rolston (+9) Mike Peluso (146) Martin Brodeur (34) Corey Schwab (2.18) The 1995–96 New Jersey Devils season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 14th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 2010 Triumph Books 83 978-1-60078-422-4 After winning the Stanley Cup in the previous season, and qualifying for the playoffs for six seasons, the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1989, losing their last game of the season with a chance to qualify for the postseason. They became the first defending Stanley Cup champions to fail to make the playoffs since the 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens. Regular season The Devils were the least penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded only 319 times.1995-96 NHL Summary https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html Hockey-Reference.com August 11, 2023 They also had the lowest shooting percentage in the NHL, scoring only 215 goals on 2,636 shots (8.2%). Final standings NJD NJD Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#010101 5px solid; 1995–96 regular season1995-96 New Jersey Devils Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/1996_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 11, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; October: 6–4–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 7, 1995||4–0 || align="left"| Florida Panthers||1–0–0 || 1995020007 W |- |2||October 12, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets||2–0–0 || 1995020028 W |- |3||October 14, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens||3–0–0 || 1995020040 W |- |4||October 15, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres||4–0–0 || 1995020047 W |- |5||October 17, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers||4–1–0 || 1995020056 L |- |6||October 19, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||5–1–0 || 1995020068 W |- |7||October 21, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators||6–1–0 || 1995020080 W |- |8||October 25, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks||6–2–0 || 1995020099 L |- |9||October 28, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins||6–3–0 || 1995020118 L |- |10||October 31, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers||6–4–0 || 1995020134 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; November: 5–6–3 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–4–3) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |11||November 2, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks||6–4–1 || 1995020148 T |- |12||November 4, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings||7–4–1 || 1995020164 W |- |13||November 5, 1995||1–6 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim||7–5–1 || 1995020169 L |- |14||November 8, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames||7–6–1 || 1995020182 L |- |15||November 11, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers||8–6–1 || 1995020198 W |- |16||November 12, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||9–6–1 || 1995020205 W |- |17||November 14, 1995||1–0 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers||10–6–1 || 1995020211 W |- |18||November 16, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||10–6–2 || 1995020224 T |- |19||November 18, 1995||4–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||10–7–2 || 1995020241 L |- |20||November 21, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers||10–8–2 || 1995020256 L |- |21||November 22, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning||10–9–2 || 1995020263 L |- |22||November 25, 1995||0–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars||10–10–2 || 1995020283 L |- |23||November 27, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers||10–10–3 || 1995020288 T |- |24||November 29, 1995||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche||11–10–3 || 1995020297 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; December: 4–9–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 0–6–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |25||December 1, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning||12–10–3 || 1995020312 W |- |26||December 2, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders||12–11–3 || 1995020320 L |- |27||December 6, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens||12–12–3 || 1995020340 L |- |28||December 7, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||12–13–3 || 1995020345 L |- |29||December 9, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders||13–13–3 || 1995020359 W |- |30||December 11, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers||13–14–3 || 1995020371 L |- |31||December 15, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||13–15–3 || 1995020393 L |- |32||December 16, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||13–16–3 || 1995020401 L |- |33||December 19, 1995||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers||14–16–3 || 1995020416 W |- |34||December 21, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning||14–16–4 || 1995020427 T |- |35||December 23, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers||14–17–4 || 1995020444 L |- |36||December 27, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders||15–17–4 || 1995020459 W |- |37||December 29, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets||15–18–4 || 1995020471 L |- |38||December 31, 1995||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks||15–19–4 || 1995020484 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; January: 7–3–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–1–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |39||January 3, 1996||1–0 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche||16–19–4 || 1995020499 W |- |40||January 6, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||17–19–4 || 1995020518 W |- |41||January 9, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues||18–19–4 || 1995020535 W |- |42||January 11, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks||18–20–4 || 1995020547 L |- |43||January 13, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||18–21–4 || 1995020556 L |- |44||January 14, 1996||7–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars||19–21–4 || 1995020565 W |- |45||January 16, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||19–22–4 || 1995020581 L |- |46||January 23, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings||20–22–4 || 1995020595 W |- |47||January 25, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||21–22–4 || 1995020609 W |- |48||January 27, 1996||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers||21–22–5 || 1995020617 T |- |49||January 30, 1996||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks||22–22–5 || 1995020635 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; February: 5–3–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–1–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |50||February 1, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames||22–22–6 || 1995020651 T |- |51||February 3, 1996||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators||23–22–6 || 1995020656 W |- |52||February 7, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins||23–22–7 || 1995020678 T |- |53||February 10, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers||24–22–7 || 1995020697 W |- |54||February 11, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim||24–23–7 || 1995020704 L |- |55||February 16, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres||24–23–8 || 1995020729 T |- |56||February 18, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||25–23–8 || 1995020743 W |- |57||February 19, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||25–24–8 || 1995020748 L |- |58||February 21, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Florida Panthers||25–25–8 || 1995020757 L |- |59||February 23, 1996||6–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens||26–25–8 || 1995020770 W |- |60||February 24, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals||27–25–8 || 1995020777 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; March: 7–4–4 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–2–3) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |61||March 1, 1996||6–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders||28–25–8 || 1995020810 W |- |62||March 2, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators||29–25–8 || 1995020816 W |- |63||March 4, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers||29–25–9 || 1995020828 T |- |64||March 6, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||29–25–10 || 1995020836 T |- |65||March 9, 1996||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||30–25–10 || 1995020851 W |- |66||March 10, 1996||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||31–25–10 || 1995020858 W |- |67||March 13, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens||31–25–11 || 1995020872 T |- |68||March 15, 1996||5–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning||32–25–11 || 1995020882 W |- |69||March 17, 1996||0–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers||32–26–11 || 1995020894 L |- |70||March 20, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||32–27–11 || 1995020911 L |- |71||March 22, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks||32–28–11 || 1995020922 L |- |72||March 23, 1996||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders||33–28–11 || 1995020931 W |- |73||March 26, 1996||6–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning||34–28–11 || 1995020949 W |- |74||March 28, 1996||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues||34–28–12 || 1995020962 T |- |75||March 30, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||34–29–12 || 1995020971 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; April: 3–4–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |76||April 2, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||34–30–12 || 1995020988 L |- |77||April 4, 1996||0–1 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers||34–31–12 || 1995021002 L |- |78||April 6, 1996||6–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers||35–31–12 || 1995021011 W |- |79||April 7, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers||36–31–12 || 1995021020 W |- |80||April 10, 1996||1–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers||36–32–12 || 1995021035 L |- |81||April 11, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals||37–32–12 || 1995021044 W |- |82||April 13, 1996||2–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators||37–33–12 || 1995021055 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Player statistics Scoring 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. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 32 Steve Thomas ice hockey LW 81 26 35 61 −2 98 12 Bill Guerin RW 80 23 30 53 7 116 15 John MacLean ice hockey RW 76 20 28 48 3 91 17 Petr Sykora Petr Sýkora RW 63 18 24 42 7 32 27 Scott Niedermayer D 79 8 25 33 5 46 44 Stephane Richer Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward) RW 73 20 12 32 −8 30 16 Bobby Holik Bobby Holík C 63 13 17 30 9 58 4 Scott Stevens D 82 5 23 28 7 100 14 Brian Rolston C 58 13 11 24 9 8 9 Neal Broten C 55 7 16 23 −3 14 29 Shawn Chambers D 64 2 21 23 1 18 21 Randy McKay RW 76 11 10 21 7 145 6 Phil Housley D 22 1 15 16 −4 8 25 Valeri Zelepukin LW 61 6 9 15 −10 107 23 Dave Andreychuk LW 15 8 5 13 2 10 11 Jim Dowd ice hockey C 28 4 9 13 −1 17 6 Tommy Albelin D 53 1 12 13 0 14 8 Mike Peluso ice hockey, born 1965 LW 57 3 8 11 4 146 19 Bob Carpenter ice hockey C 52 5 5 10 −10 14 24 Steve Sullivan RW 16 5 4 9 3 8 18 Sergei Brylin LW 50 4 5 9 −2 26 3 Ken Daneyko D 80 2 4 6 −10 115 33 Reid Simpson LW 23 1 5 6 2 79 28 Kevin Dean ice hockey D 41 0 6 6 4 28 10 Denis Pederson C 10 3 1 4 −1 0 20 Scott Pellerin LW 6 2 1 3 1 0 5 Ricard Persson D 12 2 1 3 5 8 26 Jason Smith ice hockey D 64 2 1 3 5 86 10 Esa Tikkanen LW 9 0 2 2 −6 4 30 Martin Brodeur G 77 0 1 1 6 11 Jocelyn Lemieux RW 18 0 1 1 −7 4 24 Patrik Elias Patrik Eliáš LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 2 Cale Hulse D 8 0 0 0 −2 15 35 Corey Schwab G 10 0 0 0 31 31 Chris Terreri G 4 0 0 0 0 Goaltending = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. No. Jersey number Player Regular season GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice 30 Martin Brodeur 77 34 30 12 1954 173 2.34 .911 6 4433 35 Chris Terreri 4 3 0 0 92 9 2.57 .902 0 210 31 Corey Schwab 10 0 3 0 119 12 2.18 .899 0 331 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) NHL All-Rookie Team Petr Sykora (Forward)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19951996 NHL.com August 27, 2023 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Brodeurfn1 Brodeur and Stevens were voted to the starting lineup.NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986) https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 NHL.com August 29, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20230322193353/https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 March 22, 20231996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1996_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Scott Stevensfn1 NHL Rookie of the Month Petr Sykora (December)NHL Rookies of the Month https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/rookiemonthly.html Hockey-Reference.com August 27, 2023 Team Devils' Players' Player Steve Thomas2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide New Jersey Devils Hockey Club Levine, Mike 225 Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Shawn Chambers Most Valuable Devil Martin Brodeur Three-Star Award Martin Brodeur Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Ricard Persson October 7, 19951995-96 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 6, 2024 Denis Pederson October 12, 1995 Petr Sykora October 28, 1995 Corey Schwab November 18, 1995 Cale Hulse December 6, 1995 Patrik Elias December 7, 1995 Steve Sullivan February 23, 1996 1,000th game played Scott Stevens January 9, 1996Yannis Alex HOCKEY;The Devils Find a Way to Solve Keenan https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/10/sports/hockey-the-devils-find-a-way-to-solve-keenan.html The New York Times August 27, 2023 January 10, 1996 SCOTT STEVENS, the Devils' captain, played the 1,000th game of his career. 1,000th point Dave Andreychuk April 7, 1996Devils 4, Rangers 2 – UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/04/07/Devils-4-Rangers-2/8619828853200/ UPI August 27, 2023 April 7, 1996 Andreychuk picked up his 1,000th career point on the play. 1,000th game played Dave Andreychuk April 11, 19961982 NHL Entry Draft -- Dave Andreychuk https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82016.html www.hockeydraftcentral.com August 27, 2023 Played in 1,000th career NHL game for New Jersey on April 11, 1996, at Washington. Draft picks New Jersey's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at Edmonton Coliseum.1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1995e.html www.hockeydb.com August 28, 2023 Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (league) Notes118Petr SykoraCZECDetroit Vipers (IHL)244Nathan PerrottCanadaRWOshawa Generals (OHL)370Sergei VyshedkevichRussiaDDynamo Moscow (RSL)378David GosselinCanadaLWSherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) The Devils acquired the 1995 third-round pick from Detroit for Viacheslav Fetisov on April 3, 1995.479Alyn McCauleyCanadaCOttawa 67's (OHL)The Devils acquired the 1995 fourth-round pick from Ottawa for Jaroslav Modry on July 8, 1995. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists McCauley's pick as the fifth round.McCauley's profile at HockeyDB.com496Henrik RehnbergSWEDFärjestad BK Jrs. (Elitserien)5122Chris MasonCanadaGPrince George Cougars (WHL)6148Adam YoungCanadaLWWindsor Spitfires (OHL)7174Richard RochefortCanadaCSudbury Wolves (OHL)8200Frederic HenryCanadaGGranby Bisons (QMJHL)9226Colin O'HaraCanadaDWinnipeg Saints (MJHL) See also 1995–96 NHL season Notes References New Jersey Devils 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000511996.html www.hockeydb.com August 11, 2023 1995-96 New Jersey Devils Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/1996.html Hockey-Reference.com August 11, 2023 1995-96 Category:1995–96 NHL season by team Category:1995 in sports in New Jersey Category:1996 in sports in New Jersey 1995-96 New Jersey Devils season 1995-96 New Jersey Devils season