There wasn't much more the Devils could have done to ensure a spot in the playoffs.
Thursday's 2-1 clinching win over the Toronto Maple Leafs added the Devils' best 13-game stretch of the season, where they are 10-2-1.
With teams nipping at their heels throughout the final weeks of the season, the Devils didn't have many other options outside of winning, and they secured their postseason spot with their own success rather than another team's failures.
"The fact that we're in, you know, we didn't limp in," forward Taylor Hall said.