dᵻspˈaɪt stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ fɚðə fˈɜːst fjˈuː jˈɪɹz, ðə dˈɛvəlz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə stˈænli kˈʌp plˈeɪɔfs ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn bˌʌt wɜːɹ ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd fˈoːɹ wˈʌn baɪ ðə tˈæmpə bˈeɪ lˈaɪtnɪŋ.
Despite struggling for the first few years, the Devils returned to the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2018 but were eliminated in the first round 4–1 by the Tampa Bay Lightning.