Players who played for the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers

New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers

40 players

40 players have played for both the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers. John MacLean spent the most seasons with the two: 14 with the New Jersey Devils and 3 with the New York Rangers. On a roster now: Brendan Smith, Kevin Rooney, and Justin Dowling. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers, with their years at each
PlayerPosNJNYR
John MacLeanRW1983–1998 · 14 seasons1998–2001 · 3 seasons
Bruce DriverD1983–1995 · 12 seasons1995–1998 · 3 seasons
Bobby HolikC1992–2009 · 11 seasons2002–2004 · 2 seasons
John VanbiesbrouckG2000–2002 · 2 seasons1981–1993 · 11 seasons
Scott GomezC1999–2015 · 8 seasons2007–2009 · 2 seasons
Sergei NemchinovC1998–2002 · 4 seasons1991–1997 · 6 seasons
Joe CirellaD1981–1989 · 8 seasons1991–1993 · 2 seasons
Petr SykoraRW1995–2012 · 8 seasons2005–2006 · 1 season
Keith KinkaidG2012–2019 · 6 seasons2020–2022 · 2 seasons
Pat VerbeekRW1982–1989 · 7 seasons1995–1996 · 1 season
Pat Jr. ConacherG1985–1992 · 6 seasons1979–1983 · 2 seasons
Brendan SmithD2022–2024 · 2 seasons2016–2021 · 5 seasons
Brian BoyleC2017–2019 · 2 seasons2009–2014 · 5 seasons
Mike RuppC2002–2009 · 5 seasons2011–2013 · 2 seasons
Brendan ShanahanLW1987–2009 · 5 seasons2006–2008 · 2 seasons
Darren LangdonLW2005–2006 · 1 season1994–2000 · 6 seasons
Kevin RooneyC2016–2020 · 4 seasons2020–2022 · 2 seasons
John MooreD2015–2018 · 3 seasons2012–2015 · 3 seasons
Jaromir JagrRW2013–2015 · 2 seasons2003–2008 · 4 seasons
Krzysztof OliwaLW1996–2006 · 5 seasons2002–2003 · 1 season
Vladimir MalakhovD1999–2006 · 2 seasons2000–2004 · 4 seasons
Mike MottauD2007–2010 · 3 seasons2000–2002 · 2 seasons
Kevin WeekesG2007–2009 · 2 seasons2005–2007 · 2 seasons
Pascal RheaumeC1996–2006 · 3 seasons2003–2004 · 1 season
Mike DunhamG1996–1998 · 2 seasons2002–2004 · 2 seasons
Kirk McLeanG1985–1987 · 2 seasons1999–2001 · 2 seasons
Esa TikkanenLW1995–1996 · 1 season1993–1999 · 3 seasons
Justin DowlingC2023–2025 · 2 seasons2025–2026 · 1 season
Michael GrabnerRW2017–2018 · 1 season2016–2018 · 2 seasons
Arron AshamRW2007–2008 · 1 season2012–2014 · 2 seasons
Karel RachunekD2007–2008 · 1 season2003–2007 · 2 seasons
Dan LaCoutureLW2006–2007 · 1 season2002–2004 · 2 seasons
Joel BouchardD2001–2002 · 1 season2002–2004 · 2 seasons
Valeri KamenskyLW2001–2002 · 1 season1999–2001 · 2 seasons
Zdeno CigerLW1990–1992 · 2 seasons2001–2002 · 1 season
Corey MillenC1993–1994 · 1 season1989–1991 · 2 seasons
Troy MalletteLW1992–1993 · 1 season1989–1991 · 2 seasons
P.A. ParenteauRW2016–2017 · 1 season2009–2010 · 1 season
Lee StempniakRW2015–2016 · 1 season2014–2015 · 1 season
Bernie NichollsC1993–1994 · 1 season1990–1991 · 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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