New Jersey Devils Tickets

From Kansas City to three Stanley Cups in New Jersey

The New Jersey Devils play their home games at Prudential Center in downtown Newark, with a regular season that runs from early October to mid-April and playoffs that can stretch into June. They compete in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, alongside the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers.

The franchise did not start in New Jersey. It entered the NHL in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts, moved to Denver as the Colorado Rockies in 1976 and relocated to the Meadowlands in 1982, taking its name from the Jersey Devil of Pine Barrens folklore. The early years were lean. The turning point came in 1987, when Lou Lamoriello took over hockey operations; a year later John MacLean's overtime goal in Chicago clinched the club's first playoff berth.

What followed was one of the most successful runs of the era. Under Jacques Lemaire, the Devils perfected the neutral zone trap (a defensive system that clogs the middle of the ice to force turnovers) and swept the Detroit Red Wings for the 1995 Stanley Cup. They won again in 2000 against the Dallas Stars and in 2003 against the Anaheim Ducks, and they reached the Final in 2001 and 2012. The team is owned by Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment. Rosters and coaching staffs change, so check the team's site for the current lineup before you buy.

How Prudential Center is laid out for hockey

Prudential Center, nicknamed "The Rock" after the sponsor's Rock of Gibraltar logo, opened on October 25, 2007, at 25 Lafayette Street. It seats 16,514 for hockey, down from 17,625 in its first seasons. The Devils played their first game there on October 27, 2007, a 4–1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. The arena has separate lower and upper concourses, and its section numbers come in three tiers:

• The lower bowl, numbered with one- and two-digit sections around the ice, with club seating in the middle sections along each side.
• The 100 sections, which sit at the front of the second level rather than at ice level, a point that confuses first-time buyers used to other arenas.
• The 200 sections, the upper seating above them, running into the 230s.

Per the venue, main-concourse rows typically hold 20 to 24 seats, upper-concourse sections run about 9 to 14 rows, and seat 1 sits on the right side of a row when you face the ice. Read the section number on your listing carefully: section 20 and section 120 are on different levels.

Where to sit for a Devils game

Center ice in the lower bowl

The club sections along each side, which seating guides place roughly between sections 8 and 19, show both nets and the flow of line changes. They carry the highest prices outside the suites. Rows in the teens are often better than the first few rows: one guide notes that rows below about 13 watch the near side of the ice through the glass, which bends and blurs the play along the boards.

The end where the Devils shoot twice

NHL home teams attack the far net in the first and third periods, so one end sees two periods of home offense. Seating guides list the Devils as shooting twice toward sections 1 and 2. Fans who want goal celebrations up close should buy behind that net; the opposite end sees mostly visiting rushes in two periods.

Glass seats

Row 1 against the glass is about the noise, the hits and the speed of the puck, not about following the game. Behind the nets the opposite end of the ice is hard to judge from glass level. Buy them for the experience and expect to watch the scoreboard for anything in the far zone.

The 100 sections for value

For most fans the best combination of view and price is the front rows of a center-ice 100 section on the second level. Hockey rewards height: from there you see passing lanes, defensive gaps and power-play setups clearly. The upper rows of the 200s are high and far, but they suit families and budget buyers who want the full building atmosphere.

Which Devils games draw the most demand

The NHL calendar follows a fixed shape: preseason games in late September, an 82-game regular season (41 home games) from early October to mid-April, and four rounds of best-of-seven playoffs from mid-April into June.

Resale demand at Prudential Center rises and falls with the opponent, the night and the standings. These factors usually push prices up:

• The Rangers. The Hudson River Rivalry, with seven playoff meetings since 1992, is the marquee regular-season matchup, and Manhattan is a short train ride away, so expect plenty of Rangers jerseys in the stands.
• The Flyers. The rivalry along the New Jersey Turnpike pits the state's two hockey loyalties against each other, and Philadelphia is close enough for visiting fans to drive in.
• Division games and traveling fan bases. Metropolitan Division opponents, including the Islanders, carry standings stakes, and clubs with large followings in the Northeast tend to draw well.
• Weekends and holidays. Friday and Saturday nights, and games during the winter school break, carry more demand than a Tuesday in November.

Playoff home games are the most expensive tickets of the year. Midweek games against Western Conference teams that visit once a season are usually where prices soften. Every GoodSeats order is backed by a 100% guarantee.

Getting to Newark and into the arena

Prudential Center is one of the easiest NHL arenas to reach by train. It sits two blocks from Newark Penn Station, which is served by NJ Transit rail lines, PATH trains from Manhattan's World Trade Center, Amtrak and the Newark Light Rail. Per the venue, fans walking from Newark Penn should use the Citizens Tower entrance at the arena's northeast corner, near sections 20 to 22, 130 to 133 and 231 to 233. Newark Broad Street Station is about half a block away via Edison Place or Lafayette Street.

Drivers can prepay for nearby lots through the venue's parking reservation partner; all of the listed lots are within walking distance. As of fall 2026, the venue's posted rules include:

• Bags larger than 14 by 12 by 6 inches are refused, and backpacks are not allowed. Parenting and medical bags can be exempt but are x-rayed.
• Three screened entrances: the Citizens Bank Tower, the M&M's Tower and the Lafayette Street entrance.
• Cashless concessions, with reverse ATM kiosks that convert cash to prepaid cards.

Check the current rules on the Prudential Center entry page before you go, because policies change.

Brodeur, the Meadowlands years and the Battle of the Hudson

For 25 seasons the Devils played at the Meadowlands arena in East Rutherford, known over the years as Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and the Izod Center. All three Stanley Cups were won during that era. The move to Newark in 2007 put the team next to a regional rail hub; Prudential Center hosted Stanley Cup Final games in 2012.

Martin Brodeur defined the franchise. He retired as the NHL record holder for goaltender wins (691), shutouts (125) and games played (1,266), and he passed Patrick Roy for the career wins record with his 552nd victory on March 17, 2009. His number hangs in the rafters with those of Ken Daneyko, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Patrik Elias.

The Rangers rivalry has produced the club's most dramatic nights:

• 1994: Mark Messier guaranteed a Game 6 win in the conference final and delivered a hat trick; Stephane Matteau ended Game 7 in double overtime.
• 2012: Adam Henrique's overtime goal in Game 6 sent the Devils to the Stanley Cup Final.
• 2023: The Devils lost the first two games of a first-round series and came back to win in seven.

On February 17, 2024, the Devils returned to the Meadowlands for an outdoor Stadium Series game at MetLife Stadium and beat the Flyers 6–3 before 70,328 fans.

Sources

• Wikipedia – New Jersey Devils
• Wikipedia – Devils–Rangers rivalry
• Wikipedia – Prudential Center
• Prudential Center – A-Z Guide
• Prudential Center – Entry and Bag Policy
• TickPick – New Jersey Devils seating chart
• RateYourSeats – Prudential Center seating