1997–98 New Jersey Devils
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 48-23-0, 107 pts · Playoffs 2-4
The 1997–98 New Jersey Devils went 48-23-0 (107 points) in the Atlantic Division and played 6 playoff games (2-4). Bobby Holik led the team with 65 points (29 G, 36 A). Martin Brodeur had 43 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Holik | C | 82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | +23 | 100 | 8 | 238 | 12.2 | 16:35 | 180 | 32 |
| Scott Niedermayer | D | 81 | 14 | 43 | 57 | +5 | 27 | 11 | 175 | 8.0 | 24:09 | 58 | 45 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 63 | 13 | 40 | 53 | +10 | 68 | 3 | 94 | 13.8 | 22:43 | 57 | 16 |
| Dave Andreychuk | L | 75 | 14 | 34 | 48 | +19 | 26 | 4 | 180 | 7.8 | 16:40 | 36 | 27 |
| Randy Mckay | R | 74 | 24 | 24 | 48 | +30 | 86 | 8 | 141 | 17.0 | 14:27 | 115 | 13 |
| Patrik Elias | C | 74 | 18 | 19 | 37 | +18 | 28 | 5 | 147 | 12.2 | 15:01 | 39 | 6 |
| Petr Sykora | R | 58 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 130 | 12.3 | 15:33 | 21 | 14 |
| Brian Rolston | L | 76 | 16 | 14 | 30 | +7 | 16 | 0 | 185 | 8.6 | 17:27 | 61 | 27 |
| Denis Pederson | C | 80 | 15 | 13 | 28 | -6 | 97 | 7 | 135 | 11.1 | 12:39 | 75 | 31 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 80 | 4 | 22 | 26 | +19 | 80 | 1 | 94 | 4.3 | 23:26 | 132 | 125 |
| Steve Thomas | R | 55 | 14 | 10 | 24 | +4 | 32 | 3 | 111 | 12.6 | 14:24 | 51 | 8 |
| Lyle Odelein | D | 79 | 4 | 19 | 23 | +11 | 171 | 1 | 76 | 5.3 | 21:35 | 55 | 113 |
| Bobby Carpenter | C | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 22 | 0 | 81 | 11.1 | 15:25 | 49 | 31 |
| Jason Arnott | C | 35 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 21 | 3 | 99 | 5.1 | 17:46 | 74 | 4 |
| John MacLean | R | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 14 | 1 | 74 | 4.1 | 18:21 | 15 | 6 |
| Sheldon Souray | D | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +18 | 85 | 0 | 74 | 4.1 | 13:44 | 65 | 37 |
| Doug Bodger | D | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 25 | 3 | 55 | 9.1 | 16:58 | 40 | 31 |
| Valeri Zelepukin | L | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 54 | 3.7 | 12:08 | 46 | 6 |
| Bill Guerin | R | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 48 | 10.4 | 14:18 | 27 | 2 |
| Kevin Dean | D | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +12 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 3.6 | 16:01 | 35 | 36 |
| Brendan Morrison | C | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26.3 | 14:10 | 17 | 2 |
| Brad Bombardir | D | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +11 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | 13:54 | 20 | 54 |
| Krzysztof Oliwa | L | 73 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 295 | 0 | 53 | 3.8 | 5:20 | 91 | 12 |
| Sergei Brylin | C | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 9:33 | 12 | 2 |
| Jay Pandolfo | L | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 12:19 | 27 | 5 |
| Scott Daniels | L | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 102 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 8:03 | 47 | 1 |
| Peter Zezel | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12:06 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 16:09 | 45 | 44 |
| Vlastimil Kroupa | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16:04 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Sutton | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 15:18 | 11 | 19 |
| Reid Simpson | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 8:01 | 13 | 0 |
| Sasha Lakovic | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5:56 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Brodeur | 79 | 69 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 1569 | .917 | 1.89 | 10 |
| Mike Dunham | 78 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 332 | .913 | 2.25 | 1 |
| Richard Shulmistra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | .933 | 1.94 | 0 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .875 | 3.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | @ TBL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 4 | @ WSH | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 8 | vs PHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 10 | @ CAR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ OTT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs TBL | W 5–0 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs MTL | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Oct 25 | vs SJS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ PHI | W 5–0 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs VAN | W 8–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs WSH | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs LAK | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ FLA | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs BOS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs COL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs CGY | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 20 | vs NYI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs FLA | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 26 | @ ANA | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ SJS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs STL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ PIT | W 4–0 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs TBL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs EDM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs MTL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ TOR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs NYR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ STL | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Dec 19 | @ DET | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ WSH | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 26 | vs NYI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ BUF | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs CHI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Jan 1 | @ FLA | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 3 | vs TOR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs DAL | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 7 | vs PIT | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ PIT | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ BOS | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 14 | vs NYR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs DET | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs PIT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 25 | @ MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ EDM | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 30 | @ VAN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ CGY | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 2 | @ OTT | W 1–0 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs OTT | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ FLA | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs CAR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs BOS | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 7 | vs NYR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ NYR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 10 | @ PHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | @ CAR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs ANA | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ WSH | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs WSH | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs PHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ COL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ PHX | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ DAL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs CAR | L 0–4 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs OTT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 5 | vs PHX | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ NYI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 11 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 12 | vs FLA | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Apr 15 | vs BUF | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Apr 16 | @ CHI | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Apr 18 | vs NYI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 22 | vs OTT | L 1–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | vs OTT | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | @ OTT | L 1–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | @ OTT | L 3–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | vs OTT | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 2 | @ OTT | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |