Team United States
Forwards
Zach Parise (2005-2012): GP: 502 G: 194 A: 216
Scott Gomez (1999-2007, 2014-2015): GP: 606 G: 123 A: 361
Brian Gionta (2001-2009): GP: 473 G: 152 A: 160
Defense
Andy Greene (2006-2020): GP: 923 G: 49 A: 197
Brian Rafalski (1999-2007): GP: 541 G: 44 A: 267
Goaltender
Cory Schneider (2013-Present): GP: 311 Record: 115-133-50 GAA: 2.50 SV%: .915
Outside of Canada, the United States has the most well-rounded lineup of New Jersey Devils players. Despite the nature of his departure, Scott Gomez accomplished a lot over his eight seasons in New Jersey—two Stanley Cups, a third finals appearance, winning the 2000 Calder Memorial Trophy and is the organization’s all-time leading scorer among US-born players. Zach Parise captained the Devils during their 2012 Stanley Cup Finals run, had his best years as a Devil, and ranks third all-time in scoring among the organization’s American players. Brian Gionta currently holds New Jersey’s record for most goals in a season (48). New Jersey won the Stanley Cup during his rookie year in 2002-2003, and he scored at least 20 goals in five of his seven seasons as a Devil.
Until he was traded at this year’s deadline, Andy Greene had the second-longest active tenure as a New Jersey Devils player (behind Travis Zajac of course). Greene served as the team’s captain since 2015, was with the organization during the latter half of their glory years, and a prominent asset of their 2011-2012 defense. Brian Rafalski was perhaps the team’s last legitimate top-pairing defenseman. He won two Stanley Cups with the team and was part of New Jersey’s elite defense core that made them a powerhouse in the early-00s. Since Rafalski’s departure, no New Jersey Devils defenseman has reached 40 points or assists.
Injuries and some performance-related mental blocks have wreaked havoc on Cory Schneider in recent years, who was supposed to be Martin Brodeur’s successor. The timing simply wasn’t right when New Jersey acquired Schneider, who spent his first two seasons on a team desperately trying to elude the inevitability of a rebuild. Despite appearing in just four playoff games as a Devil, his numbers from 2013-2016 were well above average—and that was with the support of some very below-subpar rosters.
Honorable Mentions: Aaron Broten, Jamie Langenbrunner, Kyle Palmieri