Devils Season 7 Year in Review, Part 2: Fun with Numbers

Welcome to Part 2 of the Year in Review.  And now, time for some random numbers!

3: Shootout wins and also shootout losses.

1: Penalty shot awarded, to Joe Blandisi on November 11th vs. Hershey (and it was a goal).

4: Penalty shots against–12/17 vs. Toronto (stopped by Ken Appleby); 1/7 vs. Lehigh Valley (stopped by Appleby); 3/24 vs. Utica (Carter Bancks scored on Mackenzie Blackwood); and 3/31 vs. Providence (Sean Kuraly scored on Blackwood).

49: Major penalties, second in the league behind Syracuse (51).

8: Overtime wins.

40: Times when Albany would score first in a game.

27: Wins against North Division opponents.

0: Losses against Hartford, the only team Albany swept in the season series.

0: Wins against Lehigh Valley, the only opponent the Devils went winless against.

6: Wins against St. John’s, the most over one opponent.

11: Shorthanded goals for and against.

66: Goals scored in the first period, the best.

78: Goals allowed in the second period, the worst.

6: Wins when trailing after two periods.

21: 1 goal wins.

5: Goals in the 2nd period in a 6-2 win over St. John’s on January 4th, tied for a league high.

11: Shots allowed against Hershey in a 6-3 win on November 11th, a league low.

41: Players that made at least one appearance.

4: Goaltenders used in at least one game.

15: Players that made at least one appearance with both Albany and New Jersey.

16: Rookies that made at least one appearance.

6: Players that made at least one appearance with both Albany and Adirondack.

42: Saves by Mackenzie Blackwood in his professional debut, a 4-3 overtime win against the Bruins on October 23rd.

5: Longest win streak, from October 14th-23rd.

2: Seconds left when Mackenzie Blackwood gave up the winning goal to Erik Condra of Syracuse in a 3-2 loss on November 19th.

1533: Low mark for attendance, a 6-1 win against Syracuse on February 15th.

7250: High mark for attendance, a 5-3 loss against Rochester on January 28th.

10897: Biggest crowd, for a 3-1 win in Providence on October 14th.

7: Most goals scored, vs. Binghamton on December 21st (7-1 win at home)

6: Most goals allowed, on four occasions (11/18 & 2/4 at Binghamton, 2/12 at Toronto, 4/22 vs. Toronto)

7: Longest winless streak, from March 17th-31st.

56: Most penalty minutes in one game, on November 11th vs. Hershey.

6: Shutouts against.

4: Shutouts for, all by Mackenzie Blackwood.

18: Least shots in one game, on October 14th vs. Providence.

45: Most shots in one game, on February 11th vs. Toronto.

60: Most shots faced, on April 28th vs. Toronto.

0: Skaters to appear in all 76 games.

72: Most appearances, by Brian Gibbons and Ben Thomson.

-19: Plus/minus rating for John Quenneville.

2949: Average home attendance.