New Jersey Devils 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
Following the best regular season win percentage in franchise history, the New Jersey Devils fell way back last season. The Devils suffered from a 31-point fall and missed the playoffs. The collapse cost head coach Lindy Ruff his job. Ruff inherited a shell of a roster and improved it into a contender. Now comes Sheldon Keefe as Ruff’s replacement. Keefe had an excellent regular season record at Toronto but never moved the needle in the playoffs. Gamblers are bullish on the Devils this far on the future market. Keefe is expected to produce improvement and a playoff spot in the season ahead. The arrival of goalie Jacob Markstrom is another cause for optimism.
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New Jersey Devils Team Overview
In the 2023-24 season, the New Jersey Devils were 38-39-5 straight up and 46-35 over/under the total. Also, New Jersey was 13th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. New Jersey was 33 points behind the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
New Jersey had NHL rankings of 12th for goals scored and 13th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Devils had NHL rankings of 26th for goals against and 10th for penalty killing.
New Jersey finished ten points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
New Jersey Devils Key Players
Jesper Brat led the Devils last year with 27 goals, 56 assists, 83 points, and a -6. Bratt, age 25, has scored 26 or more goals in the past three seasons.
New Jersey Devils Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Jacob Markstrom, age 34, arrives from the Calgary Flames, where he played the past four seasons. Last year, he was 23-23-2 with a 2.78 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage.
New Jersey Devils Head Coach
Head coach Sheldon Keefe coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2019-2024. His record was 212-97-40, with a playoff mark of 16-21.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
38 |
39 |
7th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
52 |
22 |
2nd, Metropolitan |
Lost in Second Round, 1–4 (Hurricanes) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
27 |
46 |
7th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
19 |
30 |
7th, East |
Did not qualify |
| 2019–20 |
69 |
28 |
29 |
8th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
31 |
41 |
8th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
New Jersey Devils History
The Devils were founded in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts. After two years on the Plains, the Scouts became the Colorado Rockies for six seasons. They found permanent residence in New Jersey starting in the 1982-83 season and have won three Stanley Cup titles.
When the Devils set up operations in New Jersey, then-Edmonton Oilers superstar Wayne Gretzky derided them as a “Mickey Mouse Organization.”
And the Great One had a case to make. The Devils never had a winning season in their first five years of operations. But a stirring 1988 playoff run gave the franchise identity and created a fan base. From 1988 through 2012, the Devils missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs only three times.
Lou Lamoriello was the architect of the New Jersey success and Stanley Cup titles. Lamoriello soon became the absolute dictator of the Devils and transformed them into a perennial Cup contender and a secretive organization that developed its own mystique.
Lamoriello had three different head coaches for his three Stanley Cup championship teams. He was never afraid to fire a head coach late in the regular season before the playoffs. Larry Robinson took over with eight games to play in 2000 and led New Jersey to a Cup title.
The greatest Devil player of all time was goaltender Martin Brodeur. His #30 is one of five numbers retired by the Devils. The others are defenseman Ken Daneyko #3, defenseman Scott Stevens #4, left wing Patrik Elias #26, and defenseman Scott Niedermayer #27.
Of course, the Devils are also known for being a lead cause of the hated “Dead Puck Era” during their glory years. The neutral zone trap suffocated excitement and goal scoring from the game. Goal scoring levels have never returned to what they were before the Devils' reign.
NHL Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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