on september 16, 2015, stempniak agreed to join the new jersey devils on a professional tryout. he was signed by the devils to a one-year contract worth $850,000 on october 3, 2015. in the 2015–16 season, stempniak made a seamless transition to provide instant value to the devils. in a scoring role, stempniak was leading the devils with 41 points in 63 games, having his best offensive season since 2010.