2022–23 New Jersey Devils season

The 2022–23 New Jersey Devils season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 41st season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. This season saw the Devils clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2018 following a win over the Ottawa Senators on March 25, 2023. On April 6, the team recorded its second 50-win season in franchise history. In the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Devils defeated the New York Rangers in a seven-game series. It was their first playoff series win since the 2011–12 season, which was also against the Rangers. They were then defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the Second Round.

Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 28, 2022.

Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.

Playoffs
The Devils faced the New York Rangers in the First Round, and won the series in seven games. The Devils played the Carolina Hurricanes in the Second Round, losing the series in five games.

Player statistics
As of May 11, 2023

Goaltenders
† 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 2022–23 season.

Draft picks
Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.


 * 1) The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent second-round and third-round picks in 2022 to Washington in exchange for Vitek Vanecek and this pick.
 * 2) The New York Islanders' fourth-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.
 * 3) The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Dmitry Kulikov to Edmonton in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
 * 4) The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Keith Kinkaid to Columbus in exchange for this pick.