New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 Schedule Review

The New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule has officially been released and we are one step closer to next season. The Ray Shero/John Hynes era officially begins Friday October 9^th when the Devils open up at home versus the Winnipeg Jets. The New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule has them playing their 1st of 12 back to back games in Washington for their home opener on Saturday, October 10^th. Below are some more highlights and notes from the schedule:

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The New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule features their longest road trip which is 4 games long – from January 10

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During that road trip they will visit Minnesota, St Louis, Colorado and Arizona.

At three different times this season the Devils will have a 3 game home stand but don’t have any stretches at home longer than that. The last of those stretches is the last 3 games of the season which could be big if the Devils are still in playoff contention then.

There are 4 home and home match-ups on the New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule. They’ll play the Islanders (Oct 31 & Nov 3), Canadiens (Nov 27 & Nov 28), Hurricanes (Dec 29 & Dec 30) and Blue Jackets (Mar 19 & Mar 20).

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The New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule also feature some more family friendly start times. The Devils will have 2 Saturday afternoon home games (Oct 31 vs Islanders and Feb 6 vs Capitals). They’ll also have one Sunday afternoon game (Feb 14 vs Kings) and two Sunday 5pm games (Nov 8 vs Canucks and Mar 6 vs Penguins).

The Rangers come into the Prudential Center 2 times this year , both in February (2^nd and 23^rd). The New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule has them visiting MSG Oct 18^th and Feb 8^th.

The Flyers also only visit the Rock 2 times, Dec 4^th and Feb 16^th and the Devils will be in Philly on Oct 29^th and Feb 13^th.

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The New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule has their first regular season game in Brooklyn slated for Nov 3^rd and as mentioned earlier is the 2nd half of a back to back so that should be a fun first game. The Devils are also in Brooklyn on Dec 13^th and the Isles are in Newark on Oct 31^st and Feb 19^th.

The New Jersey Devils 2015-2016 schedule’s busiest divisional month is February as 9 of their 13 games are against teams in the Metropolitan Division.

Jun 18, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) and right wing Patrick Kane (88) lift the Stanley Cup trophy at the rally during the 2015 Stanley Cup championship rally at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

The current Stanley Cup Champions visit the Rock on Friday November 6^th. Assuming the draft goes as expected, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will be in New Jersey on February 9^th and Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres  visit on April 5^th.

No promotional schedule has been released yet but my speculation on a few promotional dates:

Oct 31^st vs Islanders – Saturday afternoon game on Halloween, I would expect some sort of kid promotion for that game.

Mar 17^th vs Wild – if tradition holds this should be the retro jersey game where the Devils don the old red and green against the team that has kept red and green jerseys alive. Oh yeah and the return of Zach Parise which always creates a great atmosphere in the arena.

Apr 9^th vs Maple Leafs – Fan appreciation night.

For me, the date I am circling is Tuesday November 10^th against the Blues. No word from the Devils on whether they are retiring Brodeur’s number this year but if they are that would be the perfect choice.

What games are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below.

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