Players who played for the Detroit Red Wings and New Jersey Devils
23 players
23 players have played for both the Detroit Red Wings and the New Jersey Devils. Brendan Shanahan spent the most seasons with the two: 9 with the Detroit Red Wings and 5 with the New Jersey Devils. On a roster now: Luke Glendening, Brendan Smith, Dennis Cholowski, and Eric Comrie. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | DET | NJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 1996–2006 · 9 seasons | 1987–2009 · 5 seasons |
| Randy McKay | RW | 1988–1991 · 3 seasons | 1991–2002 · 11 seasons |
| Doug Brown | C | 1994–2001 · 7 seasons | 1986–1993 · 7 seasons |
| Brian Rafalski | D | 2007–2011 · 4 seasons | 1999–2007 · 7 seasons |
| Tomas Tatar | LW | 2010–2018 · 7 seasons | 2021–2025 · 3 seasons |
| Luke Glendening | C | 2013–2021 · 8 seasons | 2025–2026 · 1 season |
| Kyle Quincey | D | 2005–2016 · 8 seasons | 2016–2017 · 1 season |
| Igor Larionov | C | 1995–2003 · 8 seasons | 2003–2004 · 1 season |
| Pat Verbeek | RW | 1999–2001 · 2 seasons | 1982–1989 · 7 seasons |
| Brendan Smith | D | 2011–2017 · 6 seasons | 2022–2024 · 2 seasons |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 1995–1998 · 3 seasons | 1989–1994 · 5 seasons |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 1981–1986 · 5 seasons | 1986–1989 · 3 seasons |
| Dave Barr | RW | 1987–1991 · 4 seasons | 1991–1993 · 2 seasons |
| Dennis Cholowski | D | 2018–2021 · 3 seasons | 2024–2026 · 2 seasons |
| Marek Zidlicky | D | 2014–2015 · 1 season | 2011–2015 · 4 seasons |
| Jonathan Bernier | G | 2018–2021 · 3 seasons | 2021–2022 · 1 season |
| Jordin Tootoo | RW | 2012–2014 · 2 seasons | 2014–2016 · 2 seasons |
| Steve Thomas | RW | 2003–2004 · 1 season | 1995–1998 · 3 seasons |
| Paul Ysebaert | C | 1991–1993 · 2 seasons | 1988–1990 · 2 seasons |
| Mike Commodore | D | 2011–2012 · 1 season | 2000–2002 · 2 seasons |
| Troy Crowder | RW | 1991–1992 · 1 season | 1989–1991 · 2 seasons |
| Eric Comrie | G | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2020–2021 · 1 season |
| Eric Tangradi | LW | 2015–2016 · 1 season | 2018–2019 · 1 season |
Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.
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