2015–16 New Jersey Devils season

National Hockey League season.

2015–16 New Jersey Devils
Division7th Metropolitan
Conference12th Eastern
2015–16 record38–36–8
Home record19–17–5
Road record19–19–3
Goals for184
Goals against208
Team information
General managerRay Shero
CoachJohn Hynes
CaptainAndy Greene
Alternate captainsMichael Cammalleri
Patrik Elias
Adam Henrique
Travis Zajac
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance15,073[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany Devils (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAdam Henrique
Kyle Palmieri (30)
AssistsTravis Zajac (28)
PointsKyle Palmieri (57)
Penalty minutesJordin Tootoo (102)
Plus/minusMichael Cammalleri
Adam Larsson (+15)
WinsCory Schneider (27)
Goals against averageScott Wedgewood (1.24)

The 2015–16 New Jersey Devils season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 34th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Winnipeg Jets.[3] The Devils once again missed the playoffs.

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
4 x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
5 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
Source: National Hockey League[4]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[5]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1[a] September 20 New Jersey 0–2 Boston Kinkaid –– 0–1–0 Recap
2 September 21 New Jersey 3–6 NY Rangers Schneider 18,006 0–2–0 Recap
3 September 23 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders Schneider 7,046 0–3–0 Recap
4 September 25 NY Islanders 2–4 New Jersey Kinkaid 8,871 1–3–0 Recap
5 September 26 NY Rangers 4–3 New Jersey Schneider 12,137 1–4–0 Recap
6 September 30 New Jersey 4–2 Philadelphia Kinkaid 17,732 2–4–0 Recap
7 October 2 Philadelphia 2–3 New Jersey SO Schneider 9,235 3–4–0 Recap

Notes:
a Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log
October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 Winnipeg 3–1 New Jersey Schneider 14,579 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 10 New Jersey 3–5 Washington Kinkaid 18,506 0–2–0 0 Recap
3 October 13 Nashville 3–1 New Jersey Kinkaid 11,117 0–3–0 0 Recap
4 October 16 San Jose 2–1 New Jersey SO Schneider 12,464 0–3–1 1 Recap
5 October 18 New Jersey 2–1 NY Rangers OT Schneider 18,006 1–3–1 3 Recap
6 October 20 Arizona 2–3 New Jersey OT Schneider 12,171 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 22 New Jersey 5–4 Ottawa SO Schneider 16,578 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 24 New Jersey 4–3 Buffalo Schneider 18,040 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 27 Columbus 3–1 New Jersey Schneider 12,847 4–4–1 9 Recap
10 October 29 New Jersey 4–1 Philadelphia Schneider 19,241 5–4–1 11 Recap
11 October 31 NY Islanders 2–3 New Jersey SO Schneider 11,605 6–4–1 13 Recap
November: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 3 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders Schneider 12,122 6–5–1 13 Recap
13 November 6 Chicago 2–4 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 7–5–1 15 Recap
14 November 8 Vancouver 3–4 New Jersey OT Kinkaid 14,896 8–5–1 17 Recap
15 November 10 St. Louis 2–0 New Jersey Schneider 13,310 8–6–1 17 Recap
16 November 12 New Jersey 3–2 Chicago Schneider 21,568 9–6–1 19 Recap
17 November 14 Pittsburgh 0–4 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 10–6–1 21 Recap
18 November 17 New Jersey 2–3 Calgary Schneider 19,289 10–7–1 21 Recap
19 November 20 New Jersey 1–5 Edmonton Kinkaid 16,839 10–8–1 21 Recap
20 November 22 New Jersey 3–2 Vancouver Schneider 18,268 11–8–1 23 Recap
21 November 25 Columbus 2–1 New Jersey Schneider 13,567 11–9–1 23 Recap
22 November 27 Montreal 3–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 16,514 11–9–2 24 Recap
23 November 28 New Jersey 3–2 Montreal OT Schneider 21,288 12–9–2 26 Recap
December: 7–5–3 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 4–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 1 Colorado 2–1 New Jersey Schneider 14,019 12–10–2 26 Recap
25 December 3 New Jersey 5–1 Carolina Kinkaid 9,254 13–10–2 28 Recap
26 December 4 Philadelphia 4–3 New Jersey OT Schneider 14,825 13–10–3 29 Recap
27 December 6 Florida 2–4 New Jersey Schneider 13,643 14–10–3 31 Recap
28 December 8 New Jersey 2–3 Toronto SO Schneider 19,043 14–10–4 32 Recap
29 December 11 Detroit 2–3 New Jersey OT Schneider 16,514 15–10–4 34 Recap
30 December 13 New Jersey 0–4 NY Islanders Schneider 13,259 15–11–4 34 Recap
31 December 15 New Jersey 2–0 Buffalo Schneider 18,297 16–11–4 36 Recap
32 December 17 Florida 5–1 New Jersey Schneider 12,512 16–12–4 36 Recap
33 December 19 Anaheim 2–1 New Jersey Kinkaid 16,514 16–13–4 36 Recap
34 December 20 New Jersey 1–2 Boston SO Schneider 17,565 16–13–5 37 Recap
35 December 22 New Jersey 4–3 Detroit Schneider 20,027 17–13–5 39 Recap
36 December 26 New Jersey 1–3 Carolina Schneider 11,654 17–14–5 39 Recap
37 December 29 Carolina 2–3 New Jersey Kinkaid 16,514 18–14–5 41 Recap
38 December 30 New Jersey 3–0 Ottawa Schneider 19,825 19–14–5 43 Recap
January: 6–6–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 Dallas 2–3 New Jersey OT Schneider 16,514 20–14–5 45 Recap
40 January 4 Detroit 1–0 New Jersey Schneider 15,547 20–15–5 45 Recap
41 January 6 New Jersey 1–2 Montreal Schneider 21,288 20–16–5 45 Recap
42 January 8 Boston 4–1 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 20–17–5 45 Recap
43 January 10 New Jersey 2–1 Minnesota Schneider 19,028 21–17–5 47 Recap
44 January 12 New Jersey 2–5 St. Louis Kinkaid 17,951 21–18–5 47 Recap
45 January 14 New Jersey 0–3 Colorado Schneider 15,636 21–19–5 47 Recap
46 January 16 New Jersey 2–0 Arizona Schneider 11,745 22–19–5 49 Recap
47 January 19 Calgary 2–4 New Jersey Schneider 14,319 23–19–5 51 Recap
48 January 21 Ottawa 3–6 New Jersey Schneider 14,772 24–19–5 53 Recap
49 January 23 New Jersey 3–1 Winnipeg Schneider 15,294 25–19–5 55 Recap
50 January 26 New Jersey 0–2 Pittsburgh Schneider 18,442 25–20–5 55 Recap
February: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 2 NY Rangers 2–3 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 26–20–5 57 Recap
52 February 4 New Jersey 2–3 Toronto SO Kinkaid 18,947 26–20–6 58 Recap
53 February 6 Washington 3–2 New Jersey SO Schneider 16,514 26–20–7 59 Recap
54 February 8 New Jersey 1–2 NY Rangers Schneider 18,006 26–21–7 59 Recap
55 February 9 Edmonton 1–2 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 27–21–7 61 Recap
56 February 13 New Jersey 2–1 Philadelphia OT Schneider 19,775 28–21–7 63 Recap
57 February 14 Los Angeles 0–1 New Jersey Kinkaid 16,514 29–21–7 65 Recap
58 February 16 Philadelphia 6–3 New Jersey Schneider 15,482 29–22–7 65 Recap
59 February 19 NY Islanders 1–0 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 29–23–7 65 Recap
60 February 20 New Jersey 3–4 Washington Schneider 18,506 29–24–7 65 Recap
61 February 23 NY Rangers 2–5 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 30–24–7 67 Recap
62 February 25 New Jersey 1–6 Columbus Schneider 12,590 30–25–7 67 Recap
63 February 26 Tampa Bay 4–0 New Jersey Schneider 15,968 30–26–7 67 Recap
March: 7–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 1 Carolina 3–1 New Jersey Schneider 14,251 30–27–7 67 Recap
65 March 3 New Jersey 5–4 Nashville OT Kinkaid 17,113 31–27–7 69 Recap
66 March 4 New Jersey 2–4 Dallas Schneider 18,117 31–28–7 69 Recap
67 March 6 Pittsburgh 6–1 New Jersey Kinkaid 15,856 31–29–7 69 Recap
68 March 10 New Jersey 3–0 San Jose Kinkaid 16,234 32–29–7 71 Recap
69 March 12 New Jersey 2–1 Los Angeles OT Kinkaid 18,412 33–29–7 73 Recap
70 March 14 New Jersey 1–7 Anaheim Kinkaid 15,423 33–30–7 73 Recap
71 March 17 Minnesota 4–7 New Jersey Kinkaid 15,114 34–30–7 75 Recap
72 March 19 New Jersey 3–6 Columbus Danis 14,447 34–31–7 75 Recap
73 March 20 Columbus 1–2 New Jersey Wedgewood 15,146 35–31–7 77 Recap
74 March 24 New Jersey 3–0 Pittsburgh Wedgewood 18,610 36–31–7 79 Recap
75 March 25 Washington 1–0 New Jersey OT Wedgewood 16,514 36–31–8 80 Recap
76 March 27 New Jersey 2–3 Carolina Wedgewood 12,792 36–32–8 80 Recap
77 March 29 Boston 1–2 New Jersey Kinkaid 15,486 37–32–8 82 Recap
78 March 31 New Jersey 2–3 Florida Kinkaid 15,803 37–33–8 82 Recap
April: 1–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 2 New Jersey 1–3 Tampa Bay Schneider 19,092 37–34–8 82 Recap
80 April 5 Buffalo 3–1 New Jersey Schneider 14,773 37–35–8 82 Recap
81 April 7 Tampa Bay 4–2 New Jersey Kinkaid 15,536 37–36–8 82 Recap
82 April 9 Toronto 1–5 New Jersey Schneider 16,514 38–36–8 84 Recap

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

Player statistics

Final stats[6]

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kyle Palmieri 82 30 27 57 3 39
Adam Henrique 80 30 20 50 10 23
Travis Zajac 74 14 28 42 3 25
Lee Stempniak 63 16 25 41 3 34
Michael Cammalleri 42 14 24 38 15 18
Damon Severson 72 1 20 21 −8 32
Reid Boucher 39 8 11 19 −13 6
David Schlemko 67 6 13 19 −22 16
John Moore 73 4 15 19 −12 28
Adam Larsson 82 3 15 18 15 77
Joseph Blandisi 41 5 12 17 −14 34
Tyler Kennedy 50 3 13 16 −14 14
Sergey Kalinin 78 8 7 15 −9 33
Jacob Josefson 58 4 10 14 −21 20
Devante Smith-Pelly 18 8 5 13 −1 8
Andy Greene 82 4 9 13 7 26
Stephen Gionta 82 1 10 11 −13 43
Bobby Farnham 50 8 2 10 −2 92
Jordin Tootoo 66 4 5 9 −26 102
Patrik Elias 16 2 6 8 5 10
Eric Gelinas 34 1 5 6 −8 16
Jon Merrill 47 1 4 5 −15 28
Mike Sislo 18 3 1 4 −2 4
Jiri Tlusty 30 2 2 4 −1 6
Blake Pietila 7 1 1 2 0 2
Brian O'Neill 22 0 2 2 −3 8
Pavel Zacha 1 0 2 2 4 0
Stefan Matteau 20 1 0 1 −9 13
Tuomo Ruutu 33 0 1 1 −7 8
David Warsofsky 10 0 1 1 −3 2
Seth Helgeson 19 0 1 1 −5 17
Marc-Andre Gragnani 4 0 0 0 −2 2
Jim O'Brien 4 0 0 0 −4 2
Paul Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 2
Miles Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0
Steven Santini 1 0 0 0 2 2
Vojtech Mozik 7 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders
Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cory Schneider 58 58 3,412 27 25 6 122 2.15 1597 0.924 4 0 0 0
Keith Kinkaid 23 20 1240 9 9 1 58 2.81 605 0.904 2 0 0 2
Scott Wedgewood 4 4 241 2 1 1 5 1.24 116 0.957 1 0 0 0
Yann Danis 2 0 51 0 1 0 4 4.71 18 0.778 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.

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Jordin Tootoo Dangerous trip on Nashville Predators defenseman Seth Jones during NHL Game No. 37 in Newark on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:55 of the third period. $2,217.74 October 15, 2015[7]
Stephen Gionta Spearing Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during NHL Game No. 94 in Ottawa on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 18:18 of the second period. $2,284.95 October 23, 2015[8]
Bobby Farnham Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 553 in Ottawa on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. $2,000.00 January 7, 2016[9]
Bobby Farnham Interference against St. Louis Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin during NHL Game No. 636 in St. Louis on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 11:50 of the third period. 4 games $12,365.60 January 13, 2016[10]
Jordin Tootoo Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 583 in Detroit on Monday, January 4, 2016, at 9:39 of the third period. $2,000.00 January 14, 2016[11]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Mike Cammalleri NHL Third Star of the Week[12] December 7, 2015
Cory Schneider NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 6, 2016
Lee Stempniak NHL Second Star of the Week[14] January 25, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Sergei Kalinin 1st career NHL game October 9, 2015
Brian O'Neill 1st career NHL game October 10, 2015
Cory Schneider 100th career NHL win October 22, 2015
Adam Larsson 200th career NHL game October 24, 2015
Segei Kalinin 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 24, 2015
Bobby Farnham 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 31, 2015
Stephen Gionta 200th career NHL game November 3, 2015
Segei Kalinin 1st career NHL goal November 8, 2015
Kyle Palmieri 100th career NHL point November 8, 2015
Jacob Josefson 200th career NHL game November 22, 2015
Tyler Kennedy 200th career NHL point December 3, 2015

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Anaheim Ducks
FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016
To New Jersey Devils
Kyle Palmieri
[15]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Ottawa Senators
2nd-round pick in 2015
To New Jersey Devils
DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2015
4th-round pick in 2016
[16]
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017
To New Jersey Devils
Brian O'Neill
[17]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Boston Bruins
Lee Stempniak
To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2016
2nd-round pick in 2017
[18]
To Colorado Avalanche
Eric Gelinas
To New Jersey Devils
3rd-round pick in 2017
To Montreal Canadiens
Stefan Matteau
To New Jersey Devils
Devante Smith-Pelly
June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) To Florida Panthers
Graham Black
Paul Thompson
To New Jersey Devils
Marc Savard
2nd-round pick in 2018
[19]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) John Moore Arizona Coyotes 3 years, $5 million [20]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Paul Thompson Albany Devils 2 years, $1.15 million [21]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jim O'Brien Hershey Bears 1 year, $575,000 [22]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Marc-Andre Gragnani SC Bern 1 year, $575,000 [23]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Yann Danis Hartford Wolf Pack 1 year, $575,000 [24]
September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08) Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000 [25]
September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10) David Schlemko Calgary Flames 1 year, $625,000 [26]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) Jiri Tlusty Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $800,000 [27]
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) Lee Stempniak Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $850,000 [28]
October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) Ken Appleby Oshawa Generals 3 years, entry-level contract [29]
March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08) Nick Lappin Brown University 2 years, entry-level contract [30]
May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27) Yohann Auvitu HIFK 1 year [31]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Peter Harrold St. Louis Blues 1 year, $800,000 [32]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Joe Whitney New York Islanders 1 year, $750,000 [33]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) Steve Bernier New York Islanders 1 year, $750,000 [34]
September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) Mark Fraser Ottawa Senators 1 year, $800,000 [35]
October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) Scott Gomez St. Louis Blues 1 year, $575,000 [36]
November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) Martin Havlat St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 [37]
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24) Dainius Zubrus San Jose Sharks 1 year, $600,000 [38]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
Bobby Farnham Pittsburgh Penguins October 26, 2015 [39]
David Warsofsky Pittsburgh Penguins February 29, 2016 [40]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) Dainius Zubrus Buyout [41]

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Scott Clemmensen [42]
September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02) Bryce Salvador [43]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Blake Coleman 2 years, entry-level contract [44]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) John Quenneville 3 years, entry-level contract [45]
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) Eric Gelinas 2 years, $3.15 million [46]
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) Stefan Matteau 2 years, $1.225 million [47]
July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) Seth Helgeson 2 years, $1.175 million [48]
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) Adam Larsson 6 years, $25 million [49]
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11) Pavel Zacha 3 years, $2.78 million entry-level contract [50]
December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30) Mackenzie Blackwood 3 years, entry-level contract [51]
April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08) Steven Santini 3 years, entry-level contract [52]
April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08) Miles Wood 3 years, entry-level contract [53]
April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08) Joshua Jacobs 3 years, entry-level contract [54]
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01) Brandon Baddock 3 years, entry-level contract [55]

Draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Pavel Zacha C  Czech Republic Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 42 Mackenzie Blackwood G  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 67 Blake Speers C  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 97 Colton White D  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 157 Brett Seney LW  Canada Merrimack College (Hockey East)
Draft notes[56]
  • The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 (42nd overall) and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  • The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a second-round pick in 2015 (36th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 and this pick.
    Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014, that sent Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson to the Stars in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Nick Paul, Alex Guptill and this pick.[57]
  • The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013, that sent Matt D'Agostini and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[58] The condition – If D'Agostini is not re-signed by New Jersey then St. Louis will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 – was converted on July 10, 2013.[59]
  • The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[60]

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