The New Jersey Devils need to improve their goaltending play. Over the past three years, general manager Tom Fitzgerald has sought to improve the position through the draft, free agency, and trades and is seemingly back to square one. The acquisition of veteran Jake Allen from Montreal at the trade deadline gave the team a solid backup who brings the experience of winning the Stanley Cup and needed leadership to a locker room yearning for direction. With the backup slot solidified, Fitzgerald said he would spend his summer going “big game hunting” for a starting goaltender.
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | |
82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | |
82 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | |
82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 91 | |
82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 88 | |
82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 87 | |
82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 81 | |
82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 66 |