"The Devils will retire Scott Niedermayer's No. 27 on Dec. 16 when the Dallas Stars visit the Prudential Center.

The smooth-skating defenseman played on all three Stanley Cup championship teams with the Devils. Between 1991-92 and 2003-04, Niedermayer scored 476 points (112 goals, 364 assists) in 892 regular season games.

In 146 playoff games he had 17-47-64.

"Scott Niedermayer's talent and leadership played significant roles in each of our three Stanley Cup Championships," Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said in a statement released by the club. "We look forward to welcoming the Niedermayer family back to New Jersey as we retire Scott's no. 27.""