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New Jersey Devils
Seasons 1975-2021 (47 seasons)

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The club was founded as the Kansas City Scouts in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1974. The Scouts moved to Denver, Colorado in 1976 and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, they moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey and took their current name. For their first 25 seasons in New Jersey, the Devils were based at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford and played their home games at Brendan Byrne Arena (later renamed to Continental Airlines Arena). Before the 2007–08 season, the Devils moved to Prudential Center in Newark.

The franchise was poor to mediocre in the eight years before moving to New Jersey, a pattern that continued during the first five years in New Jersey as they failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs and never finished higher than fifth in their division, which had six teams at the time. Their fortunes began to turn around following the hiring of president and general manager Lou Lamoriello in 1987. Under Lamoriello's stewardship, the Devils made the playoffs all but three times between 1988 and 2012, including 13 berths in a row from 1997 to 2010, and finished with a winning record every season from 1992–93 to 2009–10. They have won the Atlantic Division regular season title nine times, most recently in 2009–10, before transferring to the newly created Metropolitan Division as part of the NHL's realignment in 2013. The Devils have reached the Stanley Cup Finals five times, winning in 1994–95, 1999–2000 and 2002–03, and losing in 2000–01 and 2011–12. The Devils were known for their defense-first approach throughout their years of Cup contention, and were one of the teams credited with popularizing the neutral zone trap in the mid-1990s.

The Devils have a rivalry with their cross-Hudson River neighbor, the New York Rangers, as well as a rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Devils are one of three NHL teams in the New York metropolitan area; the other two teams are the New York Islanders and New York Rangers, and also one of four major professional sports teams that play their homes games in New Jersey; the others are the National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, and the Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. Since the move of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn in 2012, the franchise has been the only major league team in any sport that explicitly identifies itself as a New Jersey team.

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2020-21 New Jersey Devils Season
2020-21 New Jersey Devils
19-30 (.402)
Missed Playoffs
2019-20 New Jersey Devils Season
2019-20 New Jersey Devils
28-29 (.493)
Missed Playoffs
2018-19 New Jersey Devils Season
2018-19 New Jersey Devils
31-41 (.439)
Missed Playoffs
2017-18 New Jersey Devils Season
2017-18 New Jersey Devils
44-29 (.591)
Lost First Round
2016-17 New Jersey Devils Season
2016-17 New Jersey Devils
28-40 (.427)
Missed Playoffs
2015-16 New Jersey Devils Season
2015-16 New Jersey Devils
38-36 (.512)
Missed Playoffs
2014-15 New Jersey Devils Season
2014-15 New Jersey Devils
32-36 (.476)
Missed Playoffs
2013-14 New Jersey Devils Season
2013-14 New Jersey Devils
35-29 (.537)
Missed Playoffs
2012-13 New Jersey Devils Season
2012-13 New Jersey Devils
19-19 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
2011-12 New Jersey Devils Season
2011-12 New Jersey Devils
48-28 (.622)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
2010-11 New Jersey Devils Season
2010-11 New Jersey Devils
38-39 (.494)
Missed Playoffs
2009-10 New Jersey Devils Season
2009-10 New Jersey Devils
48-27 (.628)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2008-09 New Jersey Devils Season
2008-09 New Jersey Devils
51-27 (.646)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2007-08 New Jersey Devils Season
2007-08 New Jersey Devils
46-29 (.604)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2006-07 New Jersey Devils Season
2006-07 New Jersey Devils
49-24 (.652)
Lost Conference Semifinals
2005-06 New Jersey Devils Season
2005-06 New Jersey Devils
46-27 (.616)
Lost Conference Semifinals
2004-05 New Jersey Devils Season
2004-05 New Jersey Devils
0-0 (.000)
No Postseason
2003-04 New Jersey Devils Season
2003-04 New Jersey Devils
43-25 (.610)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2002-03 New Jersey Devils Season
2002-03 New Jersey Devils
46-20 (.659)
Won Stanley Cup Finals
2001-02 New Jersey Devils Season
2001-02 New Jersey Devils
41-28 (.579)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2000-01 New Jersey Devils Season
2000-01 New Jersey Devils
48-19 (.677)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1999-00 New Jersey Devils Season
1999-00 New Jersey Devils
45-24 (.628)
Won Stanley Cup Finals
1998-99 New Jersey Devils Season
1998-99 New Jersey Devils
47-24 (.640)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
1997-98 New Jersey Devils Season
1997-98 New Jersey Devils
48-23 (.652)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
1996-97 New Jersey Devils Season
1996-97 New Jersey Devils
45-23 (.634)
Lost Conference Semifinals
1995-96 New Jersey Devils Season
1995-96 New Jersey Devils
37-33 (.524)
Missed Playoffs
1994-95 New Jersey Devils Season
1994-95 New Jersey Devils
22-18 (.542)
Won Stanley Cup Finals
1993-94 New Jersey Devils Season
1993-94 New Jersey Devils
47-25 (.631)
Lost Conference Finals
1992-93 New Jersey Devils Season
1992-93 New Jersey Devils
40-37 (.518)
Lost Division Semifinals
1991-92 New Jersey Devils Season
1991-92 New Jersey Devils
38-31 (.544)
Lost Division Semifinals
1990-91 New Jersey Devils Season
1990-91 New Jersey Devils
32-33 (.494)
Lost Division Semifinals
1989-90 New Jersey Devils Season
1989-90 New Jersey Devils
37-34 (.519)
Lost Division Semifinals
1988-89 New Jersey Devils Season
1988-89 New Jersey Devils
27-41 (.413)
Missed Playoffs
1987-88 New Jersey Devils Season
1987-88 New Jersey Devils
38-36 (.513)
Lost Conference Finals
1986-87 New Jersey Devils Season
1986-87 New Jersey Devils
29-45 (.400)
Missed Playoffs
1985-86 New Jersey Devils Season
1985-86 New Jersey Devils
28-49 (.369)
Missed Playoffs
1984-85 New Jersey Devils Season
1984-85 New Jersey Devils
22-48 (.338)
Missed Playoffs
1983-84 New Jersey Devils Season
1983-84 New Jersey Devils
17-56 (.256)
Missed Playoffs
1982-83 New Jersey Devils Season
1982-83 New Jersey Devils
17-49 (.300)
Missed Playoffs
1981-82 Colorado Rockies Season
1981-82 Colorado Rockies
18-49 (.306)
Missed Playoffs
1980-81 Colorado Rockies Season
1980-81 Colorado Rockies
22-45 (.356)
Missed Playoffs
1979-80 Colorado Rockies Season
1979-80 Colorado Rockies
19-48 (.319)
Missed Playoffs
1978-79 Colorado Rockies Season
1978-79 Colorado Rockies
15-53 (.263)
Missed Playoffs
1977-78 Colorado Rockies Season
1977-78 Colorado Rockies
19-40 (.369)
Lost Preliminary Round
1976-77 Colorado Rockies Season
1976-77 Colorado Rockies
20-46 (.338)
Missed Playoffs
1975-76 Kansas City Scouts Season
1975-76 Kansas City Scouts
12-56 (.225)
Missed Playoffs
1974-75 Kansas City Scouts Season
1974-75 Kansas City Scouts
15-54 (.256)
Missed Playoffs

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New Jersey Devils Media Guide
51 issues 1975-2025
This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history,...
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