2020β21 New Jersey Devils | |
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Division | 7th East |
2020β21 record | 19β30β7 |
Home record | 7β18β3 |
Road record | 12β12β4 |
Goals for | 145 |
Goals against | 194 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tom Fitzgerald |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Vacant (Jan. 14 β Feb. 20) Nico Hischier (Feb. 20 β May 10) |
Alternate captains | Nico Hischier (Jan. 14 β Feb. 20) Kyle Palmieri (Jan. 14 β Apr. 7) Damon Severson P. K. Subban (Apr. 8 β May 10) Travis Zajac (Jan. 14 β Apr. 7) Miles Wood (Apr. 8 β May 10) |
Arena | Prudential Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Binghamton Devils (
AHL) Adirondack Thunder ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals |
Miles Wood Pavel Zacha (17) |
Assists | Jesper Bratt (23) |
Points | Pavel Zacha (35) |
Penalty minutes | Michael McLeod (42) |
Plus/minus | Jesper Bratt (+4) |
Wins | Mackenzie Blackwood (14) |
Goals against average | Eric Comrie (3.00) |
The 2020β21 New Jersey Devils season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 39th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982β83 NHL season. [1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada, the Devils played a shortened 56-game regular season, which consisted of divisional play only, with the Devils being temporarily realigned from the Metropolitan Division to the East Division. [2]
Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until March 1, 2021, per an executive order from Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy. [3] The Devils reopened Prudential Center to spectators on March 2. [4]
On April 20, following a 7β6 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. [5]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 56 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 196 | 156 | +40 | 77 |
2 | x – Washington Capitals | 56 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 191 | 163 | +28 | 77 |
3 | x – Boston Bruins | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 168 | 136 | +32 | 73 |
4 | x – New York Islanders | 56 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 156 | 128 | +28 | 71 |
5 | e – New York Rangers | 56 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 177 | 157 | +20 | 60 |
6 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 163 | 201 | −38 | 58 |
7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 56 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 145 | 194 | −49 | 45 |
8 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 56 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 138 | 199 | −61 | 37 |
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020. [7]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Postponement |
As of May 11, 2021 [69]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/β | PIM |
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Pavel Zacha | 50 | 17 | 18 | 35 | β11 | 10 |
Jack Hughes | 56 | 11 | 20 | 31 | β3 | 16 |
Yegor Sharangovich | 54 | 16 | 14 | 30 | β4 | 4 |
Jesper Bratt | 46 | 7 | 23 | 30 | +4 | 8 |
Miles Wood | 55 | 17 | 8 | 25 | β6 | 29 |
Janne Kuokkanen | 50 | 8 | 17 | 25 | β1 | 14 |
Ty Smith | 48 | 2 | 21 | 23 | β9 | 22 |
Damon Severson | 56 | 3 | 18 | 21 | β8 | 29 |
P. K. Subban | 44 | 5 | 14 | 19 | β16 | 26 |
Travis Zajacβ‘ | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
Kyle Palmieriβ‘ | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | β2 | 18 |
Michael McLeod | 52 | 9 | 6 | 15 | β12 | 42 |
Ryan Murray | 48 | 0 | 14 | 14 | +3 | 8 |
Nico Hischier | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | β9 | 4 |
Andreas Johnsson | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | β1 | 12 |
Will Butcher | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β3 | 2 |
Nathan Bastian | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
Nick Merkley | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | β5 | 7 |
Mikhail Maltsev | 33 | 6 | 3 | 9 | β4 | 4 |
Jesper Boqvist | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | β5 | 2 |
Sami Vatanen | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 18 |
Nikita Gusev | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β12 | 0 |
Matt Tennyson | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Marian Studenic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β2 | 4 |
Nolan Foote | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β1 | 0 |
Connor Carrick | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β2 | 5 |
Dmitri Kulikovβ‘ | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β4 | 26 |
Kevin Bahl | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tyce Thompson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β3 | 0 |
Jonas Siegenthalerβ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β6 | 2 |
Colton White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
A. J. Greerβ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Mackenzie Blackwood | 35 | 35 | 2,090:37 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 106 | 3.04 | 1,081 | .902 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Wedgewood | 16 | 15 | 888:02 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 3.11 | 458 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Comrie | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 33 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Dell | 7 | 5 | 319:10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 4.14 | 154 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020β21 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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October 7, 2020 | To
Arizona Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2020 |
To New Jersey Devils 7th-round pick in 2021 |
[72] |
October 8, 2020 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets 5th-round pick in 2021 |
To New Jersey Devils Ryan Murray |
[73] |
October 10, 2020 | To
Toronto Maple Leafs Joey Anderson |
To New Jersey Devils Andreas Johnsson |
[74] |
April 7, 2021 | To
New York Islanders Kyle Palmieri Travis Zajac |
To New Jersey Devils A. J. Greer Mason Jobst 1st-round pick in 2021 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[75] |
April 11, 2021 | To
Washington Capitals Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To New Jersey Devils Jonas Siegenthaler |
[76] |
April 12, 2021 | To
Edmonton Oilers Dmitri Kulikov |
To New Jersey Devils Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[77] |
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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October 9, 2020 | Brandon Baddock | to Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | [78] |
October 9, 2020 | Corey Crawford | from Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | [79] |
October 9, 2020 | John Hayden | to Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | [80] |
October 9, 2020 | Dakota Mermis | to Minnesota Wild | 1-year | [81] |
October 9, 2020 | Kevin Rooney | to New York Rangers | 2-year | [82] |
October 11, 2020 | Scott Wedgewood | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [83] |
October 22, 2020 | Dmitry Kulikov | from Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [84] |
October 26, 2020 | Zane McIntyre | to Dinamo Riga ( KHL) | 1-year | [85] |
January 7, 2021 | Sami Vatanen | from Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | [86] |
January 11, 2021 | Fredrik Claesson | to San Jose Sharks | 1-year | [87] |
February 1, 2021 | Mirco Muller | to Leksands IF ( SHL) | 1-year | [88] |
May 27, 2021 | Gilles Senn | to HC Davos ( NL) | 3-year | [89] |
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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January 12, 2021 | Eric Comrie | from Winnipeg Jets | [90] |
January 18, 2021 | Aaron Dell | from Toronto Maple Leafs | [91] |
February 18, 2021 | Eric Comrie | to Winnipeg Jets | [92] |
April 12, 2021 | Sami Vatanen | to Dallas Stars | [93] |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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September 30, 2020 | Josh Jacobs | 1-year | [98] |
September 30, 2020 | Brett Seney | 1-year | [98] |
September 30, 2020 | Ben Street | 1-year | [98] |
October 21, 2020 | Nick Merkley | 1-year | [99] |
October 29, 2020 | Colton White | 1-year | [100] |
December 23, 2020 | Mackenzie Blackwood | 3-year | [101] |
December 24, 2020 | Dawson Mercer | 3-year | [102] |
January 10, 2021 | Jesper Bratt | 2-year | [103] |
March 6, 2021 | Graeme Clarke | 3-year | [104] |
March 19, 2021 | Michael Vukojevic | 3-year | [105] |
March 24, 2021 | Tyce Thompson | 2-year | [106] |
March 25, 2021 | Aarne Talvitie | 2-year | [107] |
April 19, 2021 | Alexander Holtz | 3-year | [108] |
May 5, 2021 | Nico Daws | 3-year | [109] |
May 17, 2021 | Akira Schmid | 3-year | [110] |
June 15, 2021 | Nathan Bastian | 2-year | [111] |
July 6, 2021 | Scott Wedgewood | 1-year | [112] |
Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. [113] It was originally scheduled to be held on June 26β27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, [114] [115] but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conclusion of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. [116]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 7 | Alexander Holtz | RW | Sweden | DjurgΓ₯rdens IF ( SHL) |
1 | 181 | Dawson Mercer | C | Canada | Chicoutimi SaguenΓ©ens ( QMJHL) |
1 | 202 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | Russia | Salavat Yulaev Ufa ( KHL) |
3 | 843 | Nico Daws | G | Canada | Guelph Storm ( OHL) |
4 | 99 | Jaromir Pytlik | C | Czech Republic | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
4 | 1204 | Ethan Edwards | D | Canada | Spruce Grove Saints ( AJHL) |
5 | 130 | Artem Shlaine | C | Russia | Shattuck-St. Mary's High School (Minnesota) |
6 | 161 | Benjamin Baumgartner | C | Austria | HC Davos ( NL) |
The Penguins' Tuesday Feb. 9 game at New Jersey is among the latest to be postponed, as a result of Covid protocols with the Devils.
The Coyotes acquired a seventh-round choice (192nd overall) from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for the Coyotes' 2021 seventh-round draft choice.
2020β21 New Jersey Devils | |
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Division | 7th East |
2020β21 record | 19β30β7 |
Home record | 7β18β3 |
Road record | 12β12β4 |
Goals for | 145 |
Goals against | 194 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tom Fitzgerald |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Vacant (Jan. 14 β Feb. 20) Nico Hischier (Feb. 20 β May 10) |
Alternate captains | Nico Hischier (Jan. 14 β Feb. 20) Kyle Palmieri (Jan. 14 β Apr. 7) Damon Severson P. K. Subban (Apr. 8 β May 10) Travis Zajac (Jan. 14 β Apr. 7) Miles Wood (Apr. 8 β May 10) |
Arena | Prudential Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Binghamton Devils (
AHL) Adirondack Thunder ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals |
Miles Wood Pavel Zacha (17) |
Assists | Jesper Bratt (23) |
Points | Pavel Zacha (35) |
Penalty minutes | Michael McLeod (42) |
Plus/minus | Jesper Bratt (+4) |
Wins | Mackenzie Blackwood (14) |
Goals against average | Eric Comrie (3.00) |
The 2020β21 New Jersey Devils season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 39th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982β83 NHL season. [1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada, the Devils played a shortened 56-game regular season, which consisted of divisional play only, with the Devils being temporarily realigned from the Metropolitan Division to the East Division. [2]
Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until March 1, 2021, per an executive order from Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy. [3] The Devils reopened Prudential Center to spectators on March 2. [4]
On April 20, following a 7β6 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. [5]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 56 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 196 | 156 | +40 | 77 |
2 | x – Washington Capitals | 56 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 191 | 163 | +28 | 77 |
3 | x – Boston Bruins | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 168 | 136 | +32 | 73 |
4 | x – New York Islanders | 56 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 156 | 128 | +28 | 71 |
5 | e – New York Rangers | 56 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 177 | 157 | +20 | 60 |
6 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 163 | 201 | −38 | 58 |
7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 56 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 145 | 194 | −49 | 45 |
8 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 56 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 138 | 199 | −61 | 37 |
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020. [7]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Postponement |
As of May 11, 2021 [69]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/β | PIM |
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Pavel Zacha | 50 | 17 | 18 | 35 | β11 | 10 |
Jack Hughes | 56 | 11 | 20 | 31 | β3 | 16 |
Yegor Sharangovich | 54 | 16 | 14 | 30 | β4 | 4 |
Jesper Bratt | 46 | 7 | 23 | 30 | +4 | 8 |
Miles Wood | 55 | 17 | 8 | 25 | β6 | 29 |
Janne Kuokkanen | 50 | 8 | 17 | 25 | β1 | 14 |
Ty Smith | 48 | 2 | 21 | 23 | β9 | 22 |
Damon Severson | 56 | 3 | 18 | 21 | β8 | 29 |
P. K. Subban | 44 | 5 | 14 | 19 | β16 | 26 |
Travis Zajacβ‘ | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
Kyle Palmieriβ‘ | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | β2 | 18 |
Michael McLeod | 52 | 9 | 6 | 15 | β12 | 42 |
Ryan Murray | 48 | 0 | 14 | 14 | +3 | 8 |
Nico Hischier | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | β9 | 4 |
Andreas Johnsson | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | β1 | 12 |
Will Butcher | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β3 | 2 |
Nathan Bastian | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
Nick Merkley | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | β5 | 7 |
Mikhail Maltsev | 33 | 6 | 3 | 9 | β4 | 4 |
Jesper Boqvist | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | β5 | 2 |
Sami Vatanen | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 18 |
Nikita Gusev | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β12 | 0 |
Matt Tennyson | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Marian Studenic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β2 | 4 |
Nolan Foote | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β1 | 0 |
Connor Carrick | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β2 | 5 |
Dmitri Kulikovβ‘ | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β4 | 26 |
Kevin Bahl | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tyce Thompson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β3 | 0 |
Jonas Siegenthalerβ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β6 | 2 |
Colton White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
A. J. Greerβ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Mackenzie Blackwood | 35 | 35 | 2,090:37 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 106 | 3.04 | 1,081 | .902 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Wedgewood | 16 | 15 | 888:02 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 3.11 | 458 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Comrie | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 33 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Dell | 7 | 5 | 319:10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 4.14 | 154 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020β21 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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October 7, 2020 | To
Arizona Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2020 |
To New Jersey Devils 7th-round pick in 2021 |
[72] |
October 8, 2020 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets 5th-round pick in 2021 |
To New Jersey Devils Ryan Murray |
[73] |
October 10, 2020 | To
Toronto Maple Leafs Joey Anderson |
To New Jersey Devils Andreas Johnsson |
[74] |
April 7, 2021 | To
New York Islanders Kyle Palmieri Travis Zajac |
To New Jersey Devils A. J. Greer Mason Jobst 1st-round pick in 2021 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[75] |
April 11, 2021 | To
Washington Capitals Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To New Jersey Devils Jonas Siegenthaler |
[76] |
April 12, 2021 | To
Edmonton Oilers Dmitri Kulikov |
To New Jersey Devils Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[77] |
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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October 9, 2020 | Brandon Baddock | to Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | [78] |
October 9, 2020 | Corey Crawford | from Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | [79] |
October 9, 2020 | John Hayden | to Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | [80] |
October 9, 2020 | Dakota Mermis | to Minnesota Wild | 1-year | [81] |
October 9, 2020 | Kevin Rooney | to New York Rangers | 2-year | [82] |
October 11, 2020 | Scott Wedgewood | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [83] |
October 22, 2020 | Dmitry Kulikov | from Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [84] |
October 26, 2020 | Zane McIntyre | to Dinamo Riga ( KHL) | 1-year | [85] |
January 7, 2021 | Sami Vatanen | from Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | [86] |
January 11, 2021 | Fredrik Claesson | to San Jose Sharks | 1-year | [87] |
February 1, 2021 | Mirco Muller | to Leksands IF ( SHL) | 1-year | [88] |
May 27, 2021 | Gilles Senn | to HC Davos ( NL) | 3-year | [89] |
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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January 12, 2021 | Eric Comrie | from Winnipeg Jets | [90] |
January 18, 2021 | Aaron Dell | from Toronto Maple Leafs | [91] |
February 18, 2021 | Eric Comrie | to Winnipeg Jets | [92] |
April 12, 2021 | Sami Vatanen | to Dallas Stars | [93] |
Contract terminations
|
Retirement
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Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
September 30, 2020 | Josh Jacobs | 1-year | [98] |
September 30, 2020 | Brett Seney | 1-year | [98] |
September 30, 2020 | Ben Street | 1-year | [98] |
October 21, 2020 | Nick Merkley | 1-year | [99] |
October 29, 2020 | Colton White | 1-year | [100] |
December 23, 2020 | Mackenzie Blackwood | 3-year | [101] |
December 24, 2020 | Dawson Mercer | 3-year | [102] |
January 10, 2021 | Jesper Bratt | 2-year | [103] |
March 6, 2021 | Graeme Clarke | 3-year | [104] |
March 19, 2021 | Michael Vukojevic | 3-year | [105] |
March 24, 2021 | Tyce Thompson | 2-year | [106] |
March 25, 2021 | Aarne Talvitie | 2-year | [107] |
April 19, 2021 | Alexander Holtz | 3-year | [108] |
May 5, 2021 | Nico Daws | 3-year | [109] |
May 17, 2021 | Akira Schmid | 3-year | [110] |
June 15, 2021 | Nathan Bastian | 2-year | [111] |
July 6, 2021 | Scott Wedgewood | 1-year | [112] |
Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. [113] It was originally scheduled to be held on June 26β27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, [114] [115] but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conclusion of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. [116]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | Alexander Holtz | RW | Sweden | DjurgΓ₯rdens IF ( SHL) |
1 | 181 | Dawson Mercer | C | Canada | Chicoutimi SaguenΓ©ens ( QMJHL) |
1 | 202 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | Russia | Salavat Yulaev Ufa ( KHL) |
3 | 843 | Nico Daws | G | Canada | Guelph Storm ( OHL) |
4 | 99 | Jaromir Pytlik | C | Czech Republic | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
4 | 1204 | Ethan Edwards | D | Canada | Spruce Grove Saints ( AJHL) |
5 | 130 | Artem Shlaine | C | Russia | Shattuck-St. Mary's High School (Minnesota) |
6 | 161 | Benjamin Baumgartner | C | Austria | HC Davos ( NL) |
The Penguins' Tuesday Feb. 9 game at New Jersey is among the latest to be postponed, as a result of Covid protocols with the Devils.
The Coyotes acquired a seventh-round choice (192nd overall) from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for the Coyotes' 2021 seventh-round draft choice.