2021–22 New Jersey Devils season

The 2021–22 New Jersey Devils season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 40th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.^[2] Before the season, the Devils lost Nathan Bastian to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft,^[3] but reacquired him in on November 25, 2021.^[4]

2021–22 New Jersey Devils
Division	7th Metropolitan
Conference	14th Eastern
2021–22 record	27–46–9
Home record	16–20–5
Road record	11–26–4
Goals for	248
Goals against	307
Team information
General manager	Tom Fitzgerald
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Nico Hischier
Alternate captains	Dougie Hamilton Damon Severson Miles Wood
Arena	Prudential Center
Average attendance	12,744^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Utica Comets (AHL) Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jesper Bratt Jack Hughes (26)
Assists	Jesper Bratt (47)
Points	Jesper Bratt (73)
Penalty minutes	P. K. Subban (82)
Plus/minus	Fabian Zetterlund (+5)
Wins	Nico Daws (10)
Goals against average	Jonathan Bernier (3.06)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

On March 31, 2022, following an 8–1 loss to the Boston Bruins, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.^[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Carolina Hurricanes	82	54	20	8	47	278	202	+76	116
2	x – New York Rangers	82	52	24	6	44	254	207	+47	110
3	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	46	25	11	37	272	229	+43	103
4	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
5	e – New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
6	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
7	e – New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
8	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
2	ME	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
3	ME	e – New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
4	ME	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
5	AT	e – Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	AT	e – Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	AT	e – Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	ME	e – New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
9	ME	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61
10	AT	e – Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on July 27, 2021.^[8] The Devils' game against the New York Islanders on October 7, 2021, was cancelled due to a power outage at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[9]

2021 preseason game log: 4–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 29	New Jersey	5–4	Washington		Daws	13,012	1–0–0	^[10]
2	October 1	NY Rangers	1–7	New Jersey		Bernier	10,474	2–0–0	^[11]
3^[a]	October 2	New Jersey	2–1	NY Islanders	OT	Wedgewood	—	3–0–0	^[12]
4	October 4	Washington	1–4	New Jersey		Blackwood	4,563	4–0–0	^[13]
5	October 6	New Jersey	2–6	NY Rangers		Bernier	10,468	4–1–0	^[14]
—	October 7	NY Islanders	–	New Jersey	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena
Notes: ^a Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021,^[15] with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[16] However, on December 22, the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[17]

2021–22 game log
October: 4–2–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 15 Chicago 3–4 New Jersey OT Bernier 16,514 1–0–0 2 ^[18] 2 October 19 Seattle 2–4 New Jersey Bernier 13,806 2–0–0 4 ^[19] 3 October 21 Washington 4–1 New Jersey Wedgewood 12,377 2–1–0 4 ^[20] 4 October 23 Buffalo 1–2 New Jersey OT Daws 13,158 3–1–0 6 ^[21] 5 October 26 Calgary 5–3 New Jersey Wedgewood 10,631 3–2–0 6 ^[22] 6 October 30 New Jersey 4–2 Pittsburgh Bernier 17,452 4–2–0 8 ^[23] 7 October 31 Columbus 4–3 New Jersey SO Wedgewood 10,239 4–2–1 9 ^[24]
November: 5–5–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 8 November 2 New Jersey 0–4 Anaheim Bernier 13,252 4–3–1 9 ^[25] 9 November 5 New Jersey 2–3 Los Angeles OT Blackwood 16,045 4–3–2 10 ^[26] 10 November 6 New Jersey 3–2 San Jose SO Bernier 12,019 5–3–2 12 ^[27] 11 November 9 Florida 3–7 New Jersey Blackwood 10,627 6–3–2 14 ^[28] 12 November 11 NY Islanders 0–4 New Jersey Blackwood 13,816 7–3–2 16 ^[29] 13 November 13 Boston 5–2 New Jersey Bernier 16,514 7–4–2 16 ^[30] 14 November 14 New Jersey 3–4 NY Rangers SO Bernier 16,130 7–4–3 17 ^[31] — November 16 New Jersey – Ottawa Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[32] moved to December 6^[33] 15 November 18 New Jersey 1–4 Florida Blackwood 12,157 7–5–3 17 ^[34] 16 November 20 New Jersey 5–3 Tampa Bay Blackwood 19,092 8–5–3 19 ^[35] 17 November 24 Minnesota 3–2 New Jersey SO Blackwood 14,763 8–5–4 20 ^[36] 18 November 26 New Jersey 2–4 Nashville Bernier 17,159 8–6–4 20 ^[37] 19 November 28 Philadelphia 2–5 New Jersey Blackwood 13,113 9–6–4 22 ^[38] 20 November 30 San Jose 5–2 New Jersey Blackwood 13,492 9–7–4 22 ^[39]
December: 3–8–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 21 December 2 New Jersey 2–5 Minnesota Blackwood 16,112 9–8–4 22 ^[40] 22 December 3 New Jersey 4–8 Winnipeg Bernier 13,844 9–9–4 22 ^[41] 23 December 6 Ottawa 3–2 New Jersey SO Blackwood 10,312 9–9–5 23 ^[42] 24 December 8 Philadelphia 0–3 New Jersey Blackwood 12,163 10–9–5 25 ^[43] 25 December 10 Nashville 3–2 New Jersey Blackwood 14,218 10–10–5 25 ^[44] 26 December 11 New Jersey 2–4 NY Islanders Schmid 17,255 10–11–5 25 ^[45] 27 December 14 New Jersey 1–6 Philadelphia Blackwood 18,594 10–12–5 25 ^[46] 28 December 16 Vegas 5–3 New Jersey Blackwood 12,724 10–13–5 25 ^[47] 29 December 18 New Jersey 2–5 Detroit Schmid 19,015 10–14–5 25 ^[48] 30 December 19 Pittsburgh 3–2 New Jersey Gillies 14,857 10–15–5 25 ^[49] — December 21 New Jersey – Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[50] moved to February 24^[51] — December 23 Montreal – New Jersey Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[52] moved to April 7^[51] — December 27 New Jersey – St. Louis Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[53] moved to February 10^[51] 31 December 29 New Jersey 4–3 Buffalo Blackwood 11,511 11–15–5 27 ^[54] 32 December 31 Edmonton 5–6 New Jersey OT Blackwood 13,044 12–15–5 29 ^[55]
January: 3–9–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 33 January 2 New Jersey 4–3 Washington OT Blackwood 18,573 13–15–5 31 ^[56] 34 January 4 New Jersey 3–5 Boston Blackwood 17,850 13–16–5 31 ^[57] 35 January 6 Columbus 1–3 New Jersey Blackwood 11,523 14–16–5 33 ^[58] 36 January 8 New Jersey 3–4 Columbus Blackwood 18,680 14–17–5 33 ^[59] — January 10 Tampa Bay – New Jersey Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[60] moved to February 15^[51] 37 January 13 New Jersey 2–3 NY Islanders Gillies 17,255 14–18–5 33 ^[61] — January 15 New Jersey – Montreal Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[62] moved to February 8^[51] — January 17 New Jersey – Toronto Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[62] move to January 31^[51] 38 January 19 Arizona 4–1 New Jersey Blackwood 10,592 14–19–5 33 ^[63] 39 January 22 Carolina 4–7 New Jersey Gillies 13,657 15–19–5 35 ^[64] 40 January 23 Los Angeles 3–2 New Jersey Gillies 11,354 15–20–5 35 ^[65] 41 January 25 Dallas 5–1 New Jersey Schmid 10,382 15–21–5 35 ^[66] 42 January 27 New Jersey 2–3 Tampa Bay Gillies 19,092 15–22–5 35 ^[67] 43 January 29 New Jersey 1–2 Carolina Gillies 18,956 15–23–5 35 ^[68] 44 January 31 New Jersey 4–6 Toronto Schmid 500 15–24–5 35 ^[69]
February: 4–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 45 February 1 Toronto 7–1 New Jersey Gillies 11,602 15–25–5 35 ^[70] 46 February 7 New Jersey 1–4 Ottawa Daws 500 15–26–5 35 ^[71] 47 February 8 New Jersey 7–1 Montreal Gillies 500 16–26–5 37 ^[72] 48 February 10 New Jersey 7–4 St. Louis Gillies 18,096 17–26–5 39 ^[73] 49 February 13 Pittsburgh 4–2 New Jersey Gillies 11,242 17–27–5 39 ^[74] 50 February 15 Tampa Bay 6–3 New Jersey Gillies 10,410 17–28–5 39 ^[75] 51 February 24 New Jersey 6–1 Pittsburgh Daws 18,057 18–28–5 41 ^[76] 52 February 25 New Jersey 5–8 Chicago Gillies 19,343 18–29–5 41 ^[77] 53 February 28 Vancouver 2–7 New Jersey Daws 11,693 19–29–5 43 ^[78]
March: 5–9–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 0–8–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 March 1 New Jersey 3–4 Columbus Daws 13,678 19–30–5 43 ^[79] 55 March 4 New Jersey 1–3 NY Rangers Daws 18,006 19–31–5 43 ^[80] 56 March 6 St. Louis 2–3 New Jersey OT Daws 14,923 20–31–5 45 ^[81] 57 March 8 Colorado 3–5 New Jersey Daws 12,181 21–31–5 47 ^[82] 58 March 10 Winnipeg 2–1 New Jersey Daws 12,377 21–32–5 47 ^[83] 59 March 12 Anaheim 1–2 New Jersey SO Daws 14,783 22–32–5 49 ^[84] 60 March 15 New Jersey 3–6 Vancouver Daws 18,562 22–33–5 49 ^[85] 61 March 16 New Jersey 3–6 Calgary Daws 15,488 22–34–5 49 ^[86] 62 March 19 New Jersey 3–6 Edmonton Gillies 16,950 22–35–5 49 ^[87] 63 March 22 NY Rangers 4–7 New Jersey Daws 16,514 23–35–5 51 ^[88] 64 March 23 New Jersey 2–3 Toronto Daws 18,739 23–36–5 51 ^[89] 65 March 26 New Jersey 3–4 Washington Daws 18,573 23–37–5 51 ^[90] 66 March 27 Montreal 2–3 New Jersey SO Daws 12,080 24–37–5 53 ^[91] 67 March 31 New Jersey 1–8 Boston Daws 17,850 24–38–5 53 ^[92]
April: 3–8–4 (home: 0–6–2; road: 3–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 68 April 2 Florida 7–6 New Jersey OT Hammond 12,284 24–38–6 54 ^[93] 69 April 3 NY Islanders 4–3 New Jersey Daws 14,620 24–39–6 54 ^[94] 70 April 5 NY Rangers 3–1 New Jersey Daws 15,020 24–40–6 54 ^[95] 71 April 7 Montreal 7–4 New Jersey Hammond 10,435 24–41–6 54 ^[96] 72 April 9 New Jersey 3–1 Dallas Daws 18,127 25–41–6 56 ^[97] 73 April 12 New Jersey 6–2 Arizona Daws 8,679 26–41–6 58 ^[98] 74 April 14 New Jersey 1–3 Colorado Hammond 18,024 26–42–6 58 ^[99] 75 April 16 New Jersey 3–4 Seattle SO Daws 17,151 26–42–7 59 ^[100] 76 April 18 New Jersey 3–2 Vegas Hammond 18,077 27–42–7 61 ^[101] 77 April 21 Buffalo 5–2 New Jersey Hammond 12,014 27–43–7 61 ^[102] 78 April 23 Carolina 3–2 New Jersey OT Gillies 10,376 27–43–8 62 ^[103] 79 April 24 Detroit 3–0 New Jersey Hammond 11,492 27–44–8 62 ^[104] 80 April 26 New Jersey 4–5 Ottawa OT Blackwood 13,101 27–44–9 63 ^[105] 81 April 28 New Jersey 3–6 Carolina Hammond 18,040 27–45–9 63 ^[106] 82 April 29 Detroit 5–3 New Jersey Blackwood 14,597 27–46–9 63 ^[107]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of May 1, 2022^[108]

Skaters

Regular season^[109]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jesper Bratt	76	26	47	73	0	16
Nico Hischier	70	21	39	60	–1	17
Jack Hughes	49	26	30	56	–16	0
Yegor Sharangovich	76	24	22	46	–14	23
Damon Severson	80	11	35	46	–14	57
Dawson Mercer	82	17	25	42	–25	28
Pavel Zacha	70	15	21	36	–21	22
Andreas Johnsson	71	13	22	35	+4	30
Tomas Tatar	76	15	15	30	–22	22
Dougie Hamilton	62	9	21	30	–19	34
Ryan Graves	75	6	22	28	–9	24
Jesper Boqvist	56	10	13	23	–9	10
P. K. Subban	77	5	17	22	–8	82
Michael McLeod	77	6	14	20	–13	52
Ty Smith	66	5	15	20	–26	22
Janne Kuokkanen	57	6	11	17	–10	10
Nathan Bastian^†	60	11	5	16	–11	34
Jimmy Vesey	68	8	7	15	–24	12
Jonas Siegenthaler	70	1	13	14	–5	42
Fabian Zetterlund	14	3	5	8	+5	0
Nolan Foote	7	3	1	4	+3	0
Kevin Bahl	17	1	3	4	–6	10
Colton White	27	0	4	4	+2	8
A. J. Greer	9	1	1	2	0	2
Nikita Okhotiuk	5	1	1	2	–2	2
Alexander Holtz	9	0	2	2	–5	2
Marian Studenic	17	1	0	1	–6	0
Reilly Walsh	1	0	1	1	0	0
Mason Geertsen	25	0	0	0	–6	77
Miles Wood	3	0	0	0	–2	4
Frederik Gauthier	8	0	0	0	–1	0
Chase De Leo	2	0	0	0	–1	0
Christian Jaros	11	0	0	0	–4	2
Tyce Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[110]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Nico Daws	25	23	1,271:32	10	11	1	66	3.11	617	.893	0	0	0	0
Mackenzie Blackwood	25	24	1,399:03	9	10	4	79	3.39	731	.892	2	0	0	0
Jonathan Bernier	10	8	510:06	4	4	1	26	3.06	264	.902	0	0	0	0
Jon Gillies^†	19	14	940:59	3	10	1	59	3.76	511	.885	0	0	1	0
Andrew Hammond^†	7	7	386:18	1	5	1	30	4.66	214	.860	0	0	0	0
Scott Wedgewood	3	2	169:26	0	2	1	9	3.19	75	.880	0	0	0	0
Akira Schmid	6	4	235:59	0	4	0	19	4.83	114	.833	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.

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	To Colorado Avalanche Mikhail Maltsev NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2021	To New Jersey Devils Ryan Graves	^[111]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)	To San Jose Sharks Nick Merkley	To New Jersey Devils Christian Jaros	^[112]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	To Buffalo Sabres Will Butcher 5th-round pick in 2022	To New Jersey Devils Future considerations	^[113]
December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	To New Jersey Devils Jon Gillies	^[114]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Montreal Canadiens Nate Schnarr	To New Jersey Devils Andrew Hammond	^[115]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Jonathan Bernier	from Detroit Red Wings	2-year	^[116]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Aaron Dell	to Buffalo Sabres	1-year	^[117]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Dougie Hamilton	from Carolina Hurricanes	7-year	^[118]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Matt Tennyson	to Nashville Predators	2-year	^[119]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Brandon Gignac	to Laval Rocket (AHL)	1-year	^[120]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Chase De Leo	from Anaheim Ducks	1-year	^[121]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Brian Flynn	from HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL)	1-year	^[121]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Joe Gambardella	from Edmonton Oilers^[a]	2-year	^[121]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Robbie Russo	from San Jose Barracuda (AHL)	2-year	^[121]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Brett Seney	to Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	^[122]
August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)	Ryan Murray	to Colorado Avalanche	1-year	^[123]
August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)	Ben Street	to EHC Red Bull München (DEL)	1-year	^[124]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	Connor Carrick	to Seattle Kraken	1-year	^[125]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	Josh Jacobs	to Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	^[126]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)	Tomas Tatar	from Montreal Canadiens	2-year	^[127]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Mason Jobst	to Rochester Americans (AHL)	1-year	^[128]
October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)	Frederik Gauthier	from Arizona Coyotes	1-year	^[129]
October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)	Jimmy Vesey	from Vancouver Canucks	1-year	^[130]
October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)	Evan Cormier	to Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL)	1-year	^[131]
March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)	Brian Halonen	from Michigan Tech Huskies (CCHA)	2-year	^[132]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)	Mason Geertsen	from New York Rangers	^[133]
November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)	Scott Wedgewood	to Arizona Coyotes	^[134]
November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)	Nathan Bastian	from Seattle Kraken	^[4]
February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)	Marian Studenic	to Dallas Stars	^[135]

Contract terminations

Date	Player	Via	Ref
March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)	Christian Jaros	Mutual termination	^[136]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)	Jonas Siegenthaler	2-year	^[137]
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)	Colton White	1-year	^[138]
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	Michael McLeod	2-year	^[139]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)	Christian Jaros	1-year	^[112]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	A. J. Greer	1-year	^[140]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	Marian Studenic	1-year	^[140]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)	Yegor Sharangovich	2-year	^[141]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)	Janne Kuokkanen	2-year	^[142]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)	Chase Stillman	3-year	^[143]
November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)	Jack Hughes	8-year	^[144]
December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)	Shakir Mukhamadullin	3-year	^[145]
May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)	Topias Vilen	3-year	^[146]

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.^[147]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	4	Luke Hughes	D	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
1	29^1	Chase Stillman	RW	Canada	Esbjerg Energy U20 (DNK U20)
3	68	Samu Salminen	C	Finland	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
4	100	Jakub Malek	G	Czech Republic	VHK Vsetín (Chance Liga)
5	129^2	Topias Vilen	D	Finland	Lahti Pelicans (Liiga)
6	164	Viktor Hurtig	D	Sweden	Västerås IK J20 (J20 Nationell)
7	203^3	Zakhar Bardakov	C	Russia	HC Vityaz (KHL)

1. The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on April 7, 2021, that sent Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac to New York in exchange for A. J. Greer, Mason Jobst, a conditional 2022 fourth-round pick and this pick.^[148]
2. The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020, that sent Wayne Simmonds to Buffalo in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[149]
3. The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a 2020 seventh-round pick (192nd overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.^[150]

Notes

1. Was under contract with the Oilers, but played for their AHL affiliate during the 2020–21 season.

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