Editing New Jersey Devils (section)

====2013–present: Harris–Blitzer era====
[[File:Josh Harris WAS-NYG NOV2023 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Josh Harris (businessman)|Josh Harris]] (pictured) and [[David Blitzer]] purchased the team and the [[Prudential Center]] from [[Jeff Vanderbeek]] for $320&nbsp;million in 2013.]]
The Devils' longtime financial struggles worsened during the 2012–13 season, and at one point the team needed to borrow $30&nbsp;million to meet their payroll.<ref name="attorney">{{cite news|last=Terruso|first=Julia|title=Report: NJ Devils may be sold to attorney Andrew Barroway|work=The Star-Ledger|date=June 29, 2013|url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2013/06/report_nj_devils_may_be_sold_to_attorney_andrew_barroway.html|access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> This prompted owner [[Jeff Vanderbeek]] to sell the team.<ref name="sold"/> [[Andrew Barroway]], the attorney who loaned the team the $30&nbsp;million, was one potential buyer.<ref name="attorney"/> Ultimately, the team was sold to [[Philadelphia 76ers]] owners [[Josh Harris (businessman)|Josh Harris]] and [[David Blitzer]] for over $320&nbsp;million.<ref name="sold">{{cite news | title=New Jersey Devils Set to Be Sold | first=Mike | last=Sielski | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=August 14, 2013}}</ref> The sale was formally announced on August 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Devils announce sale of team to billionaire Josh Harris|work=The Star-Ledger|date=August 15, 2013|url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2013/08/hold_devils_announce_sale_of_team.html|access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> During the off-season, Kovalchuk announced he would retire from the NHL, expressing a desire to return home to Russia along with his family.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/devils/2013/07/11/ilya-kovalchuk-announces-retirement-new-jersey-devils/2509857/ | work=USA Today | first1=Kevin | last1=Allen | title=Ilya Kovalchuk says he's retiring from NHL | date=July 11, 2013 |access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> In addition, 30-goal scorer Clarkson also left the Devils, signing a seven-year deal with Toronto. With the departures of Parise and now Kovalchuk and Clarkson, the Devils were in desperate need of offensive help. In an effort to fill the void, the Devils signed veteran [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/52924-New-Jersey-Devils-sign-forward-Jaromir-Jagr-add-veteran-scoring-in-wake-of-losing-Kovalchuk.html|title=New Jersey Devils sign forward Jaromir Jagr, add veteran scoring in wake of losing Kovalchuk|work=The Hockey News|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=February 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221045446/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/52924-New-Jersey-Devils-sign-forward-Jaromir-Jagr-add-veteran-scoring-in-wake-of-losing-Kovalchuk.html|archive-date=February 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> who despite being 41 years old, led the team scoring in the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]]. During the [[2013 NHL entry draft]], hosted in Newark, the Devils acquired goaltender [[Cory Schneider]] from Vancouver in exchange for the Devils' first-round draft pick. Schneider split goaltending duties with the 41-year-old Brodeur, which led to some controversy over who should be the starting goaltender for the Devils.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cory Schneider 'frustrated' with limited time behind Martin Brodeur|work=CBS Sports|date=November 27, 2013|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24292385/cory-schneider-frustrated-with-limited-time-behind-martin-brodeur|access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref> Despite Schneider's 1.97 goals against average leading the NHL, the Devils missed the playoffs by five points due to lagging offensive production.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Valentine|first=Ben|title=Lack of prime numbers – the age problem for the Devils|magazine=Sporting News|date=January 13, 2015|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-13/new-jersey-devils-age-jaromir-jagr-nhl-possession-struggles-lou-lamoriello|access-date=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218233259/http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-13/new-jersey-devils-age-jaromir-jagr-nhl-possession-struggles-lou-lamoriello|archive-date=February 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2013–14 New Jersey Devils Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/2014.html|access-date=February 16, 2015}}</ref> In the 2014 off-season, the Devils saw the departure of NHL all-time wins leader Martin Brodeur, who was not re-signed and subsequently joined the [[St. Louis Blues]]. Brodeur, who had spent his entire 21-year career with the Devils, played only seven games with St. Louis before announcing his retirement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brodeur retires, joins Blues' staff|publisher=ESPN|date=January 29, 2015|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/12248287/retiring-martin-brodeur-leaving-ice-really-happy|access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Cory Schneider - New Jersey Devils.jpg|thumb|upright|left|During the [[2013 NHL entry draft]], the Devils acquired [[Cory Schneider]] from the [[Vancouver Canucks]] in exchange for their first-round draft pick.|alt=Cory Schneider with the New Jersey Devils in 2014]]
The [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15 season]] opened with the Devils' roster suffering with injuries, and consequently the team accumulated losses. On December 26, Peter DeBoer was fired from the head coach position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/pete-deboer-fired-by-devils-1.2884276|title=Pete DeBoer fired by Devils|agency=Associated Press|publisher=CBC Sports|date=December 26, 2014|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> To replace him, Lamoriello invested in two head coaches, former Devils player Scott Stevens (who had been DeBoer's assistant for two years) and [[Adam Oates]], with Lamoriello himself supervising the team during the first months.<ref name=oates>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2015/01/post_56.html|title=Co-coach Adam Oates putting his stamp on Devils|first=Rich|last=Chere |work=The Star-Ledger|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> The Devils finished the season as the sixth-worst team in the League, 20 points away from a playoff spot and with just one victory in the last 11 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2015/04/lou_lamoriello_and_devils_players_reflect_on_one_w.html|title=Lou Lamoriello and Devils players reflect on one win in last 11 games|author=Chere, Rick|date=April 11, 2015|work=The Star-Ledger|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref>

During the 2015 off-season, [[Ray Shero]] was named the Devils' new general manager,<ref name="RShero">{{cite news|title=Shero named GM of Devils; Lamoriello still president|first=Mike G.|last=Morreale|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=766429|publisher=National Hockey League|date=May 4, 2015|access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref> and [[John Hynes (ice hockey)|John Hynes]] was named as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite news|title=Devils name John Hynes as head coach|url=http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769654|publisher=New Jersey Devils|date=June 2, 2015|access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref> Among Shero's first moves as general manager was trading with the Anaheim Ducks to acquire [[Kyle Palmieri]], who would become a key forward for the Devils in future seasons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masisak |first1=Corey |last2=Luszczyszyn |first2=Dom |title=NHL trade deadline: What the Islanders are getting in forward Kyle Palmieri |url=https://theathletic.com/2447012/2021/04/07/nhl-trade-deadline-what-the-islanders-are-getting-in-forward-kyle-palmieri/ |publisher=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415122235/https://theathletic.com/2447012/2021/04/07/nhl-trade-deadline-what-the-islanders-are-getting-in-forward-kyle-palmieri/ |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |date=April 7, 2021 |quote=Kyle Palmieri was the first player Ray Shero acquired in a trade after being named the Devils’ general manager in 2015 and he’s been one of the club’s most consistent goal scorers in franchise history.}}</ref> Lou Lamoriello resigned as team president and became the general manager of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], replacing [[Dave Nonis]], who was fired at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lamoriello resigns from Devils, becomes Leafs GM|first=Mike|last=Brophy|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=775410|publisher=National Hockey League|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> In the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]], the Devils finished seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 84 points,<ref>{{cite web|title=2015–16 National Hockey League Standings|publisher=The Internet Hockey Database|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/nhl19272016.html|access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref> missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.<ref name="statistics"/> That off-season, the Devils attempted to bolster its forward strength in a blockbuster trade with the [[Edmonton Oilers]], sending defenseman and former first-round draft pick [[Adam Larsson]] to Edmonton in exchange for [[Taylor Hall]].<ref name=hall>{{cite web|url=http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=887882|title=Devils acquire Taylor Hall from Edmonton|website=National Hockey League|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> This did not turn the Devils' fortunes, and the team finished in last place in the Eastern Conference the [[2016–17 NHL season|following season]] with 70 points; this was the first time that they finished last in the conference since the 1985–86 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016–17 National Hockey League Standings|publisher=The Internet Hockey Database|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/nhl19272017.html|access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gross|first=Andrew|title=Wood, Blandisi among four re-assigned to Albany (AHL)|work=USA Today|date=April 10, 2017|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/devils/2017/04/10/wood-blandisi-among-four-re-assigned-albany-ahl/100302988/|access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref> However, they won the ensuing draft lottery to secure the first overall selection in the [[2017 NHL entry draft]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Devils buck odds to win NHL draft lottery; Vegas to pick 6th |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nhl/devils-buck-odds-to-win-nhl-draft-lottery-vegas-to-pick-6th |website=FOX Sports |access-date=October 30, 2024 |date=April 29, 2017}}</ref> which they used to select center [[Nico Hischier]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Morreale|first=Mike G.|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-pick-nico-hischier-with-top-pick-in-2017-nhl-draft/c-290081308|title=Nico Hischier selected by Devils with top pick of 2017 Draft|publisher=National Hockey League|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:2017 NHL Entry Draft (34703419283).jpg|thumb|right|The Devils drafted [[Nico Hischier]] with the first overall selection in the [[2017 NHL entry draft]].]]
In the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]], the team recorded its best start in franchise history, going 9–2–0 in their first 11 games of the season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clipperton|first=Joshua|title=Cory Schneider blanks Canucks as Devils record best franchise start|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks-new-jersesy-devils-nhl-1.4383238|publisher=CBC Sports|agency=The Canadian Press|access-date=November 2, 2017|date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> Hall set the franchise record for points in consecutive games, recording a point in 26 straight appearances. Hall finished the season sixth in the NHL in points (93) and earned nominations for the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] for the league's most valuable player and the [[Ted Lindsay Award]] for the NHL's most outstanding player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Hall nominated for the Hart Trophy|url=https://www.sny.tv/devils/news/taylor-hall-nominated-for-the-hart-trophy/274150998|website=sny.tv|access-date=April 29, 2018|date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=April 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430054509/https://www.sny.tv/devils/news/taylor-hall-nominated-for-the-hart-trophy/274150998|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the back of Hall's impressive performance and with aid from goaltender [[Keith Kinkaid]] and rookie Hischier, the Devils clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12 season]] with a win over the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Devils clinch playoff berth with win against Maple Leafs|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-new-jersey-devils-game-recap/c-297697810|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 5, 2018|date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> The Devils' playoff run ended in the first round where they lost 4–1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a seven-game series.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tasch|first1=Justin|title=Devils season ends with 3-1 loss to Lightning in Game 5 of first-round playoff series|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/04/22/devils-season-ends-with-3-1-loss-to-lightning-in-game-5-of-first-round-playoff-series/|website=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=April 22, 2018|date=April 21, 2018}}</ref> After the conclusion of the playoffs, Hall became the first player in franchise history to win the Hart Memorial Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Devils wins Hart Trophy as NHL MVP|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/hart-trophy-mvp-winner-taylor-hall-of-new-jersey/c-299141744|publisher=National Hockey League|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref>

The Devils failed to return to the playoffs in the [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]] as they struggled. Plagued by injuries, including reigning league MVP Hall being sidelined with a knee injury for nearly 50 games; the Devils finished 15th in the Eastern Conference with 72 points. In the subsequent draft lottery, the team received the first overall selection in the [[2019 NHL entry draft]] for the second time in three years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Kristen |title=New Jersey Devils Land First Pick in 2019 NHL Draft Lottery |url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2019/04/09/nhl-draft-lottery-first-pick-jack-hughes |website=SI.com |access-date=April 10, 2019 |date=April 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wyshynski |first1=Greg |title=Devils beat odds to win lottery, chance at Hughes |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26482656/devils-beat-odds-win-lottery-chance-hughes |website=ESPN.com |access-date=April 10, 2019 |date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> The Devils used this pick to select [[Jack Hughes]] first overall.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Kevin |last2=Mastracco |first2=Abbey |title=Devils select US-born Jack Hughes with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft |work=USA Today |date=June 22, 2019 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2019/06/21/nhl-draft-devils-take-jack-hughes-no-1-pick/1523995001/# |access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref>

In the 2019 off-season, the Devils acquired [[P. K. Subban]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Predators trade Subban to Devils |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nashville-predators-trade-pk-subban-to-new-jersey-devils-1.1326920 |website=TSN |access-date=May 26, 2020 |date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> [[Nikita Gusev]], and [[Wayne Simmonds]].<ref>{{cite web |title=RELEASE: Devils Agree to Terms With RW Wayne Simmonds |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/release-devils-agree-to-terms-with-rw-wayne-simmonds/c-308148994 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 26, 2020 |date=July 1, 2019}}</ref> The Devils started the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]] with a six-game losing streak, going 0–4–2, and after having a 9–13–4 record in December, head coach John Hynes was fired and replaced by assistant coach [[Alain Nasreddine]] in the interim. However, the Devils continued to struggle and Hall was traded to the [[Arizona Coyotes]], longtime captain [[Andy Greene]] was traded to the [[New York Islanders]], and [[Wayne Simmonds]] was traded to the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. Shero was fired on January 12, 2020, and replaced by interim general manager [[Tom Fitzgerald (ice hockey)|Tom Fitzgerald]]. On March 12, the regular season was suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Then, on May 26, the regular season was declared finished and the Devils missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite web |title=NHL plans to return with 24-team Stanley Cup Playoffs |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-plans-to-return-with-24-team-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-317031010 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 26, 2020 |date=May 26, 2020|last=Gulitti|first=Tom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wescott|first=Chris|title=THREE THINGS: Devils Season Officially Ends |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/three-things-devils-season-officially-ends/c-317029506 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> On July 9, [[Lindy Ruff]] was named the Devils' head coach;<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindy Ruff named Devils' coach, Tom Fitzgerald stays GM|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29434344/reports-lindy-ruff-devils-coach-tom-fitzgerald-gm|website=ESPN.com|access-date=July 9, 2020|date=July 9, 2020}}</ref> Nasreddine was retained as an assistant coach.<ref name="northjersey-recchi-nas">{{cite web |last1=Aitken |first1=Robert Jr. |title=Devils part ways with assistant coaches Alain Nasreddine, Mark Recchi; what about Lindy Ruff? |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nhl/devils/2022/05/04/nj-devils-assistant-coaches-alain-nasreddine-mark-recchi/9645167002/ |website=[[Northjersey.com]] |access-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525234744/https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nhl/devils/2022/05/04/nj-devils-assistant-coaches-alain-nasreddine-mark-recchi/9645167002/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |date=May 4, 2022}}</ref> In the off-season, the Devils also attempted to find a permanent goaltending solution by signing longtime Chicago Blackhawks netminder [[Corey Crawford]]; however, Crawford retired prior to the start of the [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21 season]], never having played a game with New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Corey Crawford announces retirement after 10 NHL seasons |url=https://www.nhlpa.com/news/1-21993/corey-crawford-announces-retirement-after-10-nhl-seasons |website=[[National Hockey League Players' Association]] |access-date=January 9, 2021|date=January 9, 2021}}</ref> After a good start with great play from goaltender [[Mackenzie Blackwood]] and center Jack Hughes, the Devils would suffer an outbreak of COVID-19, which sidelined the team for two weeks. Once they returned, they struggled, and Palmieri was traded alongside longest-tenured Devil [[Travis Zajac]] to the Islanders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islanders Acquire Palmieri and Zajac from the Devils |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-acquire-palmieri-and-zajac-from-the-devils/c-323382038 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 10, 2021 |date=April 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Islanders acquire Palmieri, Zajac from Devils |url=https://www.tsn.ca/new-york-islanders-acquire-kyle-palmieri-travis-zajac-from-new-jersey-devils-1.1619903 |website=tsn.ca |access-date=May 10, 2021 |date=April 7, 2021}}</ref> The Devils would go on to miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=Devils miss playoffs; special teams, Hischier injuries among reasons |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-miss-2021-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-323880108 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 11, 2021 |date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

During the 2021 off-season, the Devils signed free agent defenseman [[Dougie Hamilton]] from the Carolina Hurricanes.<ref>{{cite web |title=entertitle |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/dougie-hamilton-devils-signs-seven-years-contract-free-agency-release/c-325854722 |website=NHL.com |date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> General manager Tom Fitzgerald would also succeed in his goal to sign a backup goaltender and top 6 winger by signing veterans [[Jonathan Bernier]] and [[Tomáš Tatar|Tomas Tatar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Bernier Signs with Devils |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/jonathan-bernier-signs-devils-contract-free-agency/c-325838526 |website=NHL.com |date=July 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Tatar signs two-year, $9 million contract with Devils |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tomas-tatar-signs-deal-with-new-jersey/c-325913724 |website=nhl.com}}</ref> However, the [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 season]] fared to be no better as the Devils once again missed the playoffs. At the end of the season, Nasreddine was not tendered a contract extension, and [[Mark Recchi]] was fired from his assistant coach position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nasreddine, Recchi Will Not Return |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/nasreddine-recchi-will-not-return--release/c-333740474 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 15, 2022 |date=May 4, 2022}}</ref>

[[File:New Jersey Devils at Seattle Kraken - 2023-12-07 - Jack Hughes and Vítek Vaněček (53384406596) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Jack Hughes]] (left) was drafted with the first overall pick in 2019, and emerged as a multiple time All-Star]]

In the [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23 season]], the team rebounded by recording its best regular season in franchise history. Spurred on by a franchise-record 13-game winning streak in October and November, the Devils finished third in the entire league and set a franchise record for wins (52) and points (112). The team's climb from 63 points the prior season to 112 points marked the largest single-season increase by any NHL team in an 82-game season. In addition to a breakout season from newly acquired goaltender [[Vítek Vaněček|Vitek Vanecek]], the Devils were led by impressive offensive performances from Hughes, Hischier, Hamilton, and [[Jesper Bratt]]. All four players eclipsed the 70-point mark, while Hughes set a franchise record for most points in a single season by a Devils player with 99 points. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald built further on this impressive offensive core by acquiring All-Star forward [[Timo Meier]] in a mid-season trade from the [[San Jose Sharks]]. In the first round of the [[2023 Stanley Cup playoffs]], the Devils faced [[Devils–Rangers rivalry|their rivals]] across the [[Hudson River]], the [[New York Rangers]]. After falling behind 2–0 in the series with two home losses, the Devils rebounded to win the series in seven games behind the stellar play of rookie goaltender, [[Akira Schmid]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=Devils series win 11 years in making |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-series-win-11-years-in-making/c-344084070 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 12, 2023 |date=May 2, 2023}}</ref> After advancing to the second round for the first time since [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012]], the Devils were defeated by the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in five games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=Devils 'gave everything they had' in Game 5 |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/devils-give-everything-they-have-in-game-5-loss/c-344338268 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 12, 2023 |date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>

In the [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24 season]], the Devils took part in the [[2024 NHL Stadium Series|2024 Stadium Series]] at [[MetLife Stadium]] on February 17, 2024, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 in front of 70,328 fans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nico Hischier scores twice as Devils beat Flyers 6-3 before 70,328 at MetLife Stadium |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401555900 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=August 2, 2024 |date=February 17, 2024}}</ref> The event was the Devils' first game at the Meadowlands since 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/devils/2024/02/feet-go-cold-it-is-all-over-devils-fans-embrace-elements-in-one-night-return-to-meadowlands.html|title='Feet go cold, it is all over!' Devils, fans embrace elements in one-night return to Meadowlands|first1=Kevin|last1=Armstrong|publisher=NJ Advance Media|date=February 17, 2024|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> However, the 2023–24 season turned out to be a disappointing one for the Devils as they missed the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=Devils miss playoffs after struggles at home |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/why-2023-24-new-jersey-devils-are-eliminated |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 2, 2024 |date=April 10, 2024}}</ref>