2025–26 New Jersey Devils season

2025–26 New Jersey Devils
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record20–15–1
Home record10–7–1
Road record10–8–0
Goals for102
Goals against108
Team information
General managerTom Fitzgerald
CoachSheldon Keefe
CaptainNico Hischier
Alternate captainsJack Hughes
Ondrej Palat
ArenaPrudential Center
Minor league affiliatesUtica Comets (AHL)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTimo Meier (11)
AssistsJesper Bratt (23)
PointsJesper Bratt (20)
Penalty minutesBrenden Dillon (33)
Plus/minusDawson Mercer (+8)
WinsJake Allen (10)
Goals against averageNico Daws (1.00)

The 2025–26 New Jersey Devils season is the 52nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 44th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 35 22 10 3 14 119 101 +18 47
2 Washington Capitals 36 19 12 5 18 114 96 +18 43
3 New York Islanders 36 19 13 4 13 105 103 +2 42
4 Philadelphia Flyers 34 17 10 7 10 103 99 +4 41
5 New Jersey Devils 36 20 15 1 13 102 108 −6 41
6 New York Rangers 38 18 16 4 11 97 102 −5 40
7 Pittsburgh Penguins 35 15 11 9 13 107 113 −6 39
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 35 14 15 6 7 105 124 −19 34
Updated to game(s) played on December 21, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Philadelphia Flyers 34 17 10 7 10 103 99 +4 41
2 ME New Jersey Devils 36 20 15 1 13 102 108 −6 41
3 AT Boston Bruins 37 20 16 1 14 120 120 0 41
4 AT Florida Panthers 35 19 14 2 16 112 112 0 40
5 AT Ottawa Senators 35 18 13 4 13 117 110 +7 40
6 ME New York Rangers 38 18 16 4 11 97 102 −5 40
7 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 35 15 11 9 14 107 113 −6 39
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 35 17 14 4 12 109 115 −6 38
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 35 15 15 5 11 109 118 −9 35
10 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 35 14 15 6 7 105 124 −19 34
Updated to game(s) played on December 21, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2025.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.[11]

2025–26 game log
December: 4–7–0 (home: 1–6–0; road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 1 Columbus 5–3 New Jersey Allen 13,381 16–9–1 33 [37]
27 December 3 Dallas 3–0 New Jersey Markstrom 15,805 16–10–1 33 [38]
28 December 5 Vegas 3–0 New Jersey Markstrom 15,842 16–11–1 33 [39]
29 December 6 New Jersey 1–4 Boston Allen 17,850 16–12–1 33 [40]
30 December 9 New Jersey 4–3 Ottawa Markstrom 16,159 17–12–1 35 [41]
31 December 11 Tampa Bay 8–4 New Jersey Allen 16,042 17–13–1 35 [42]
32 December 13 Anaheim 1–4 New Jersey Allen 15,755 18–13–1 37 [43]
33 December 14 Vancouver 2–1 New Jersey Markstrom 13,821 18–14–1 37 [44]
34 December 17 New Jersey 2–1 Vegas SO Allen 17,862 19–14–1 39 [45]
35 December 19 New Jersey 2–1 Utah Markstrom 12,478 20–14–1 41 [46]
36 December 21 Buffalo 3–1 New Jersey Allen 16,886 20–15–1 41 [47]
37 December 23 New Jersey – NY Islanders
38 December 27 Washington – New Jersey
39 December 30 New Jersey – Toronto
40 December 31 New Jersey – Columbus

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season [48]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jack Hughes 15 10 8 18 0 0
Dawson Mercer 15 8 7 15 7 6
Jesper Bratt 15 5 9 14 0 6
Timo Meier 15 4 7 11 2 10
Nico Hischier 15 3 8 11 4 4
Simon Nemec 15 0 8 8 0 6
Dougie Hamilton 14 4 3 7 1 8
Arseny Gritsyuk 15 3 4 7 0 4
Luke Hughes 15 0 7 7 5 16
Connor Brown 11 5 1 6 1 2
Brenden Dillon 15 2 4 6 2 9
Cody Glass 8 3 0 3 0 6
Luke Glendening 15 0 3 3 –3 2
Brett Pesce 9 0 3 3 3 2
Ondrej Palat 15 1 1 2 0 0
Paul Cotter 15 1 1 2 –4 4
Jonas Siegenthaler 15 0 2 2 –2 8
Stefan Noesen 9 1 0 1 –5 4
Brian Halonen 9 1 0 1 –1 5
Dennis Cholowski 4 0 1 1 –1 0
Evgenii Dadonov 1 0 0 0 0 0
Juho Lammikko 6 0 0 0 0 0
Colton White 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zack MacEwen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Seamus Casey 2 0 0 0 –3 0

Goaltenders

Regular season [49]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 9 9 525:06 6 2 0 20 2.29 232 .914 0 0 0 0
Jacob Markstrom 6 5 318:59 4 2 0 21 3.95 163 .871 0 0 1 4
Nico Daws 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 1 1.00 31 .968 0 0 0 0

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.

  • ‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
  • Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) To San Jose Sharks
Shane Bowers 		To New Jersey Devils
Thomas Bordeleau 		[50]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) To Ottawa Senators
Kurtis MacDermid 		To New Jersey Devils
Zack MacEwen 		[51]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Calen Addison from Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 1-year [52]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Connor Brown from Edmonton Oilers 4-year [53]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Angus Crookshank from Ottawa Senators 2-year [54]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Evgenii Dadonov from Dallas Stars 2-year [55]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Justin Dowling to New York Rangers 2-year [56]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Brian Dumoulin to Los Angeles Kings 3-year [57]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Nolan Foote to Florida Panthers 1-year [58]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Samuel Laberge to San Jose Sharks 1-year [59]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Juho Lammikko from ZSC Lions (NL) 1-year [60]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Curtis Lazar to Edmonton Oilers 1-year [61]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Isaac Poulter to Winnipeg Jets 1-year [62]
July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23) Daniel Sprong to HC CSKA Moscow (KHL) 1-year [63]
August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09) Nathan Bastian to Dallas Stars 1-year [64]
October 7, 2025 (2025-10-07) Luke Glendening from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [65]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Marc McLaughlin 1-year [66]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Dennis Cholowski 1-year [67]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Jake Allen 5-year [68]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Cody Glass 2-year [69]
October 1, 2025 (2025-10-01) Luke Hughes 7-year [70]

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 50 Conrad Fondrk C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
63 Ben Kevan RW  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 90 Mason Moe C  United States Madison Capitols (USHL)
4 99 Trenten Bennett C  Canada Kemptville 73's (CCHL)
114 Gustav Hillstrom C  Sweden Brynäs IF (SHL)
6 161 David Rozsival RW  Czechia Bili Tygri Liberec U20 (Czechia U20)
178 Sigge Holmgren D  Sweden Brynäs IF J20 (J20 Nationell)

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