List of New Jersey Devils seasons

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The 2003 Stanley Cup champion Devils present a jersey to U.S. President George W. Bush. Stanley Cup Bush Devils.jpg
The 2003 Stanley Cup champion Devils present a jersey to U.S. President George W. Bush.
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The Meadowlands Arena, where the Devils played from 1982 to 2007

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The team is a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Devils arrived in New Jersey in 1982 after transferring from Denver, where they had been known as the Colorado Rockies since 1976. Before that, the franchise entered the league as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974. The 2021–22 season is the 39th season of play in New Jersey. It is the 47th year for the Devils franchise, and including the team's time in Kansas City and Denver, the Devils have won over 1,500 regular season games, 17th overall in NHL history. [1]

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New Jersey played its first 11 seasons in the Patrick Division before moving to the Atlantic Division when the NHL renamed divisions in 1993. The Devils first qualified for the playoffs in 1988, eventually losing in the conference finals. [2] The team then made the playoffs several times after that before capturing their first Stanley Cup in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season. [2] The following year, the Devils missed the playoffs, becoming the first team in 26 years to fail to qualify for the playoffs the season after a Stanley Cup victory. [3] Since 1997, however, the Devils qualified for the playoffs each season until 2010–11, a streak surpassed only by the Detroit Red Wings. [4] The Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and 2003, and advanced to the Finals in 2001, only to lose to the Colorado Avalanche in seven games. [1] Overall, the Devils made 22 appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs, in the 24 seasons between 1987–88 and 2011–12, including 13 consecutive seasons between 1996–97 and 2009–10. [2] After missing the playoffs for the first time in 14 years in 2010–11, the Devils rebounded the following year, making the playoffs again and losing in the Stanley Cup Final to the Los Angeles Kings. Following this run the Devils had trouble finding success as they missed the playoffs nine times in the following ten seasons.

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The Prudential Center, the Devils' home arena since the 2007 season
Key of colors and symbols
Color/symbolExplanation
Stanley Cup champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Key of terms and abbreviations
Term or abbreviationDefinition
FinishFinal position in division or league standings
GPNumber of games played
WNumber of wins
LNumber of losses
TNumber of ties
OTNumber of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)
PtsNumber of points
GFGoals for (goals scored by the Devils)
GAGoals against (goals scored by the Devils' opponents)
Does not apply

Year by year

NHL season Devils season Conference Division Regular season Postseason
FinishGPWLT OT Pts GFGAGPWLGFGAResult
Relocated from Colorado
1982–83 1982–83 Wales Patrick 5th8017491448230338Did not qualify
1983–84 1983–84 WalesPatrick5th801756741231350Did not qualify
1984–85 1984–85 WalesPatrick5th8022481054264346Did not qualify
1985–86 1985–86 WalesPatrick6th802849359300374Did not qualify
1986–87 1986–87 WalesPatrick6th802945664293368Did not qualify
1987–88 1987–88 WalesPatrick4th803836682295296201196771Won in division semifinals vs. New York Islanders, 4–2
Won in division finals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–3
Lost in conference finals vs. Boston Bruins, 3–4 [5]
1988–89 1988–89 WalesPatrick5th8027411266281325Did not qualify
1989–90 1989–90 WalesPatrick2nd8037349832952886241821Lost in division semifinals vs. Washington Capitals, 2–4 [6]
1990–91 1990–91 WalesPatrick4th80323315792722647342121Lost in division semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4 [7]
1991–92 1991–92 WalesPatrick4th80383111872892597342528Lost in division semifinals vs. New York Rangers, 3–4 [8]
1992–93 [a] 1992–93 WalesPatrick4th8440377873082995141323Lost in division semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–4 [9]
1993–94 1993–94 Eastern [b] Atlantic 2nd84472512106306220201195249Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres, 4–3
Won in conference semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–2
Lost in conference finals vs. New York Rangers, 3–4 [10]
1994–95 [c] 1994–95 EasternAtlantic2nd482218852136121201646734Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–1
Won in conference semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–1
Won in conference finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–2
Won in Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit Red Wings, 4–0 [11]
1995–96 1995–96 EasternAtlantic6th8237331286215202Did not qualify
1996–97 1996–97 EasternAtlantic 1st8245231410423118210552721Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–1
Lost in conference semifinals vs. New York Rangers, 1–4 [12]
1997–98 1997–98 EasternAtlantic 1st824823111072251666241213Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Ottawa Senators, 2–4 [13]
1998–99 1998–99 EasternAtlantic 1st824724111052481967341821Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4 [14]
1999–2000 1999–2000 EasternAtlantic2nd82452485 [d] 103251203231676139Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Florida Panthers, 4–0
Won in conference semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–2
Won in conference finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–3
Won in Stanley Cup Final vs. Dallas Stars, 4–2 [15]
2000–01 2000–01 EasternAtlantic 1st8248191231112951952515106952Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 4–2
Won in conference semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–3
Won in conference finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–1
Lost in Stanley Cup Final vs. Colorado Avalanche, 3–4 [16]
2001–02 2001–02 EasternAtlantic3rd8241289495205187624119Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 2–4 [17]
2002–03 2002–03 EasternAtlantic 1st824620106108216166241686341Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–1
Won in conference semifinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–1
Won in conference finals vs. Ottawa Senators, 4–3
Won in Stanley Cup Final vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 4–3 [18]
2003–04 2003–04 EasternAtlantic2nd824325122100213164514914Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 1–4 [19]
2004–05 [e] 2004–05 EasternAtlantic Season not played due to lockout
2005–06 2005–06 EasternAtlantic 1st8246279 [f] 1012422299542721Won in conference quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 4–0
Lost in conference semifinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 1–4 [20]
2006–07 2006–07 EasternAtlantic 1st824924910721620111563029Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–2
Lost in conference semifinals vs. Ottawa Senators, 1–4 [21]
2007–08 2007–08 EasternAtlantic2nd8246297992061975141219Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 1–4 [22]
2008–09 2008–09 EasternAtlantic 1st82512741062442097341517Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 3–4 [23]
2009–10 2009–10 EasternAtlantic 1st8248277103216186514915Lost in conference quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 1–4 [24]
2010–11 2010–11 EasternAtlantic4th823839581174209Did not qualify
2011–12 2011–12 EasternAtlantic4th82482861022282022414105958Won in conference quarterfinals vs. Florida Panthers, 4–3
Won in conference semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–1
Won in conference finals vs. New York Rangers, 4–2
Lost in Stanley Cup Final vs. Los Angeles Kings, 2–4 [25]
2012–13 [c] 2012–13 EasternAtlantic5th4819191048112129Did not qualify
2013–14 2013–14 Eastern Metropolitan 6th8235291888197208Did not qualify
2014–15 2014–15 EasternMetropolitan7th8232361478181216Did not qualify
2015–16 2015–16 EasternMetropolitan7th823836884184208Did not qualify
2016–17 2016–17 EasternMetropolitan8th8228401470183244Did not qualify
2017–18 2017–18 EasternMetropolitan5th8244299972482445141218Lost in first round vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 1–4
2018–19 2018–19 EasternMetropolitan8th8231411072222275Did not qualify
2019–20 [g] 2019–20 EasternMetropolitan8th6928291268189230Did not qualify
2020–21 [h] 2020–21 East 7th561930745145194Did not qualify
2021–22 2021–22 EasternMetropolitan7th822746963248307Did not qualify
2022–23 2022–23 EasternMetropolitan2nd825222811229122612573041Won in first round vs. New York Rangers, 4–3
Lost in second round vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 1–4
2023–24 2023–24 EasternMetropolitan7th823839581264283Did not qualify
2024–25 2024–25 EasternMetropolitan3rd8242337912422225141119Lost in first round vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 1–4
Totals [i] 3,3211,5531,3512191983,5239,8379,94027414313173869424 playoff appearances

Notes

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