2005–06 New Jersey Devils season

2005–06 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division champions
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 3rd Eastern
2005–06 record 46–27–9
Goals for 242
Goals against 229
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Larry Robinson (Oct–Dec)
Lou Lamoriello (Dec–May) interim
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Patrik Elias (Jan-Apr)
John Madden
Alexander Mogilny (Oct–Jan)
Colin White
Brian Rafalski
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Average attendance 14,230
Team leaders
Goals Brian Gionta (48)
Assists Scott Gomez (51)
Points Brian Gionta (89)
Penalties in minutes Cam Janssen (91)
Colin White (91)
Plus/minus Brian Gionta (+18)
Wins Martin Brodeur (43)
Goals against average Martin Brodeur (2.57)

The 2005–06 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 24th in the National Hockey League since the franchise moved to New Jersey. It was the team's first season back after the NHL canceled the previous season, due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Devils rallied from a poor first half of the season to win the Atlantic Division title on the last day of the season. For the first time, the Devils defeated the New York Rangers in a playoff series, sweeping their rivals in their opening-round matchup.

Season overview

Many of the Devils' players had played in other leagues while the NHL was inactive due to the lockout. Most notably was Patrik Elias, who missed the first 39 games of the season due to catching Hepatitis A while playing for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Superleague (RSL).[1] With many new rule changes for the 2005–06 season, the Devils had to change their style of play. Martin Brodeur, one of the best puck-handling goalies, could no longer use this to his advantage as before, since restrictions were placed on where goalies could handle the puck. The Devils also lost long-time captain Scott Stevens and his physically punishing style of play to retirement, as well as another longtime defenseman, Scott Niedermayer, to free agency.

In July 2005, the team announced that Head Coach Pat Burns would not return for the season after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time in little more than a year.[2] Assistant Coach Larry Robinson, the team's head coach from 2000 to 2002, was promoted to start the season.

The Devils struggled early in the 2005–06 season, ending the 2005 calendar year with a 16–18–5 record.[3] Robinson resigned as head coach on December 19, and Lamoriello moved down to the bench.[4] Once Elias returned from his bout with hepatitis, the team quickly turned around with a nine-game winning streak, finishing 46–27–9 after a season-ending 11-game winning streak capped with a dramatic 4–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. During that final victory, which clinched the Devils' sixth division title, Brian Gionta set a new team record for goals in a season with 48, topping Pat Verbeek's 46.[5] The win streak to close the year was also an NHL record.[6]

On April 29, 2006, the Devils won their first round Stanley Cup playoff series against the New York Rangers four games to none, extending their winning streak to 15 games and marking the first time the Devils defeated their cross-river rival in a playoff series. The team's season ended in the next round with a 4–1 Game 5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, who eventually won the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

The Devils were the most disciplined team in the League, with just 349 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest short-handed goals in the League, with just 3.[7]

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
13New Jersey Devils8246279242229101
25Philadelphia Flyers82452611267259101
36New York Rangers82442612257215100
412New York Islanders823640623027878
515Pittsburgh Penguins8222461424431658

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Eastern Conference[9]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa SenatorsNE8252219314211113
2 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE8252228294260112
3 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT8246278242229101
4 X- Buffalo SabresNE8252246242239110
5 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT82452611267259101
6 X- New York RangersAT82442612257215100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE824231924324793
8 X- Tampa Bay LightningSE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE824133825727090
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE824133828127590
11 Florida PanthersSE8237341124025785
12 New York IslandersAT823640623027878
13 Boston BruinsNE8229371623026674
14 Washington CapitalsSE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8222461424431658

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 20055–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)1–0–0
2LOctober 7, 20052–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)1–1–0
3WOctober 8, 20053–2 OTNew York Rangers (2005–06)2–1–0
4LOctober 13, 20051–4@ New York Rangers (2005–06)2–2–0
5LOctober 15, 20051–6Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)2–3–0
6WOctober 18, 20054–3Florida Panthers (2005–06)3–3–0
7WOctober 20, 20056–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)4–3–0
8LOctober 22, 20053–4@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)4–4–0
9LOctober 26, 20053–6Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)4–5–0
10WOctober 28, 20053–2Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)5–5–0
11WOctober 29, 20055–4 SO@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)6–5–0
12LNovember 1, 20053–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)6–5–1
13LNovember 3, 20052–4New York Rangers (2005–06)6–6–1
14LNovember 5, 20052–3 SO@ New York Rangers (2005–06)6–6–2
15LNovember 8, 20051–4New York Islanders (2005–06)6–7–2
16WNovember 11, 20054–3@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)7–7–2
17WNovember 12, 20053–2Washington Capitals (2005–06)8–7–2
18LNovember 15, 20051–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)8–8–2
19WNovember 18, 20055–3Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)9–8–2
20LNovember 19, 20054–5@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)9–9–2
21WNovember 23, 20055–1@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)10–9–2
22WNovember 25, 20058–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)11–9–2
23WNovember 29, 20053–2Boston Bruins (2005–06)12–9–2
24LNovember 30, 20051–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)12–10–2
25WDecember 3, 20053–2 SOMinnesota Wild (2005–06)13–10–2
26LDecember 6, 20052–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)13–11–2
27LDecember 7, 20051–4Calgary Flames (2005–06)13–12–2
28LDecember 9, 20053–4 SOColorado Avalanche (2005–06)13–12–3
29LDecember 11, 20052–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)13–12–4
30WDecember 13, 20052–1 SOEdmonton Oilers (2005–06)14–12–4
31LDecember 15, 20052–3 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2005–06)14–12–5
32LDecember 17, 20051–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)14–13–5
33WDecember 20, 20053–1@ New York Rangers (2005–06)15–13–5
34LDecember 21, 20052–4@ New York Islanders (2005–06)15–14–5
35LDecember 23, 20050–1Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)15–15–5
36LDecember 26, 20051–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)15–16–5
37WDecember 28, 20057–2Washington Capitals (2005–06)16–16–5
38LDecember 29, 20052–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)16–17–5
39LDecember 31, 20053–6Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)16–18–5
40WJanuary 3, 20063–0Florida Panthers (2005–06)17–18–5
41WJanuary 5, 20065–4Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)18–18–5
42WJanuary 7, 20063–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)19–18–5
43WJanuary 9, 20063–0Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)20–18–5
44WJanuary 13, 20063–0Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)21–18–5
45WJanuary 15, 20063–2 SO@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)22–18–5
46WJanuary 17, 20065–3@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)23–18–5
47WJanuary 19, 20064–3 SO@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)24–18–5
48WJanuary 21, 20063–2 SONew York Islanders (2005–06)25–18–5
49LJanuary 22, 20061–3@ New York Rangers (2005–06)25–19–5
50WJanuary 24, 20064–0@ New York Islanders (2005–06)26–19–5
51LJanuary 26, 20060–1 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)26–19–6
52LJanuary 27, 20060–4@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)26–20–6
53WFebruary 1, 20065–3Ottawa Senators (2005–06)27–20–6
54WFebruary 3, 20063–0Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)28–20–6
55LFebruary 4, 20062–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)28–21–6
56WFebruary 7, 20067–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)29–21–6
57WFebruary 9, 20063–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)30–21–6
58LFebruary 11, 20061–2New York Islanders (2005–06)30–22–6
59WMarch 1, 20062–1 SOPhiladelphia Flyers (2005–06)31–22–6
60LMarch 2, 20062–3 SO@ New York Islanders (2005–06)31–22–7
61WMarch 4, 20062–1New York Rangers (2005–06)32–22–7
62LMarch 7, 20061–2 SO@ New York Islanders (2005–06)32–22–8
63WMarch 10, 20064–3 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)33–22–8
64LMarch 11, 20063–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)33–23–8
65LMarch 14, 20061–6New York Islanders (2005–06)33–24–8
66WMarch 16, 20062–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)34–24–8
67LMarch 19, 20060–4Ottawa Senators (2005–06)34–25–8
68LMarch 21, 20061–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)34–26–8
69LMarch 23, 20065–6 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)34–26–9
70WMarch 24, 20064–2Boston Bruins (2005–06)35–26–9
71LMarch 26, 20063–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)35–27–9
72WMarch 28, 20063–2 SO@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)36–27–9
73WMarch 30, 20063–1Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)37–27–9
74WApril 1, 20064–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)38–27–9
75WApril 2, 20063–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)39–27–9
76WApril 5, 20066–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)40–27–9
77WApril 8, 20063–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)41–27–9
78WApril 9, 20063–2New York Rangers (2005–06)42–27–9
79WApril 11, 20064–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)43–27–9
80WApril 13, 20064–1Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)44–27–9
81WApril 16, 20065–1Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)45–27–9
82WApril 18, 20064–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)46–27–9

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(E3) New Jersey Devils vs. (E6) New York Rangers

The first two games of the series were held at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. The Devils took commanding victories in Games 1 and 2, 6–1 and 4–1, respectively. Games 3 and 4 were held at Madison Square Garden. The Devils won Game 3 (3–0) and swept the series in Game 4 by a score of 4–2.

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(E3) New Jersey Devils vs. (E2) Carolina Hurricanes

The series opened at RBC Center in Raleigh. The Hurricanes won Game 1, 6–0, and Game 2, 3–2, in overtime. Games 3 and 4 shifted to Continental Airlines Arena. The Hurricanes took a 3–2 win in Game 3, but the Devils won 5–1 in Game 4. Game 5 shifted back to Raleigh and Carolina beat New Jersey 4–1, winning the series 4–1.

Media

Television broadcasts were now under the Fox Sports Networks (aka FSN) with Mike Emrick and Chico Resch commentating the play-by-play and Matt Loughlin serving as color commentator. Radio broadcasts were now on WFAN (AM) 660 still called John Hennessy as play-by-play commentator with Randy Velischek as color commentator. This was Hennessy's final season as a radio play-by-play commentator for the Devils, as Loughlin took his place the following season in 2006-07. This was also Velischek's final season as a radio color commentator as Sherry Ross would return the following year.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brian GiontaRW82484189461824110
Scott GomezC82335184428905
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW8019345374−1811
Brian RafalskiD8264349360302
Patrik EliasLW381629452011603
Sergei BrylinLW8215223746−4403
Paul MartinD8053237321300
John MaddenC8216203636−7010
Zach PariseLW8114183228−1205
Viktor KozlovC69121325160201
Alexander MogilnyRW341213256−7703
Grant MarshallRW768172570−18403
Jay PandolfoLW82101020162000
Colin WhiteD733141791−2101
Sean BrownD351111227−14000
Richard MatvichukD6211011402000
Erik RasmussenLW/C67551032−4100
Vladimir MalakhovD2945926−9300
Brad LukowichD1817883000
Tommy AlbelinD3606624000
Dan McGillisD2706636−5000
David HaleD38044215000
Martin BrodeurG7303340000
Tuomas PihlmanLW1111210−1000
Barry TallacksonRW101122−2000
Alexander SuglobovRW11010−2100
Jason WiemerC1610138−1000
Darren LangdonLW1401122−3000
Scott ClemmensenG1300000000
Cam JanssenRW4700091−3000
Ken KleeD1800014−3000
Krzysztof OliwaLW30000−2000
Pascal RheaumeC120004−6000
Jason RyznarLW80002−1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur436573432371872.57521051918.911
Scott Clemmensen62713342353.350295260.881
Team:499282462792222.67524002178.908

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Patrik EliasLW9610164400
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW93101316101
Scott GomezC95496401
Brian RafalskiD91892100
Brian GiontaRW93472112
John MaddenC94158020
Jay PandolfoLW91450011
Zach PariseLW91232000
Paul MartinD90334000
Sergei BrylinLW92022000
David HaleD802212000
Ken KleeD61016000
Grant MarshallRW70118000
Tommy AlbelinD20002000
Martin BrodeurG90002000
Scott ClemmensenG10000000
Cam JanssenRW900026000
Viktor KozlovC30000000
Brad LukowichD90004000
Richard MatvichukD70004000
Erik RasmussenLW/C90008000
Colin WhiteD40004000
Jason WiemerC800016000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur533954202.251261241.923
Scott Clemmensen710000.000331.000
Team:540954202.221264244.924

[10]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft at The Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, Ottawa.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 23 Nicklas Bergfors  Sweden RW Södertälje SK (Elitserien)
2 38 Jeff Frazee  United States G US National Team Development Program
3 84 Mark Fraser  Canada D Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
4 99 Patrick Davis  United States LW Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5 155 Mark Fayne  United States D Noble and Greenough School (USHS–MA)
6 170 Sean Zimmerman  United States D Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 218 Alexander Sundstrom  Sweden C IF Björklöven (Allsvenskan)

See also

References

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  • "2005–06 Team Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  • "2005–06 Player Statistics". hockeyDB. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  • "NHL attendance". ESPN. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  • "Devils team photo". NewJerseyDevils. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  1. ↑ "2005–06: Rallying Back". NewJerseyDevils. Archived from the original on June 6, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Devils' Burns battling cancer again, won't coach next year". CBC Sports. July 8, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
  3. ↑ "The Contenders: Eastern Conference". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Lamoriello to finish season behind bench". Canadian Press. February 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Devils snare division title with three-goal flurry in third". CBS SportsLine. April 18, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
  6. ↑ "25th Anniversary Most Memorable Moments Countdown". newjerseydevils.com. 2007. Archived from the original on April 24, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
  7. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2006.html
  8. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  9. ↑ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ "2005-06 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  • "2005–06 New Jersey Devils Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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