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The team changed coaches midway through each of the next two seasons. Schoenfeld was replaced with [[John Cunniff]] in [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], and [[Tom McVie]] was hired midway through the [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91 season]] and helmed the team through its third-straight first-round elimination in [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]].<ref name="statistics"/> [[Herb Brooks]], who coached the 1980 U.S. Olympic "[[Miracle on Ice]]" team, was brought in for the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]], but when the team yet again was eliminated in the first round, he was fired and replaced by former [[Montreal Canadiens]] Head Coach [[Jacques Lemaire]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Herb Brooks leaves Devils; management is critical|work=Gainesville Sun|agency=Associated Press|date=June 1, 1993|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19930601&id=fPIRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238,152130|accessdate=January 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name="oral">{{cite web|last=Pickens|first=Pat|title=1994–95 champion Devils: An oral history, Pt. 1|publisher=SportsNet|date=September 15, 2014|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/1994-95-stanley-cup-champion-new-jersey-devils-an-oral-history-20-years-later-part-1/|accessdate=January 26, 2015}}</ref>

 

Under Lemaire, the team played during the [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94 regular season]] with a lineup that included defensemen [[Scott Stevens]], [[Scott Niedermayer]] and [[Ken Daneyko]]; forwards [[Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward)|Stephane Richer]], John MacLean, [[Bobby Holík|Bobby Holik]] and [[Claude Lemieux]]; and goaltenders [[Chris Terreri]] and [[Martin Brodeur]], the latter goaltender was honored as the NHL's top rookie with the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]].<ref name="oral"/><ref>{{cite web|title=1993–94 New Jersey Devils roster and statistics|publisher=The Internet Hockey Database|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000511994.html|accessdate=January 27, 2015}}</ref> The Devils scored 330 times in the regular season and set a franchise record with 106 points, second behind the New York Rangers in the Atlantic Division. The Devils and Rangers met in an Eastern Conference Finals match-up, which went seven games. Going into Game 6 in New Jersey, the Devils led the series three games to two. Before the game, Rangers captain [[Mark Messier]] guaranteed that the Rangers would win Game 6. Messier led his team back, netting a hat-trick to help the Rangers overcome an early 2–0 Devils lead and force a decisive content. In Game 7, the Devils' [[Valeri Zelepukin]] tied the score at 1–1 with 7.7 seconds remaining, but the Devils were defeated in double overtime on a goal by [[Stéphane Matteau|Stephane Matteau]].<ref name="oral"/>