“Away from the ice, you see how much he cares and how much of a professional he is,” Palmieri said. “With a goalie with the workload he has, it’s incredible that he brings his ‘A’ game every night. He doesn’t have nights off. He’s a guy a lot of goalies can learn from.”

After finishing among the bottom four N.H.L. teams in scoring in each of the last three seasons, the Devils have inched up to fifth-worst in the league, with 114 goals. But they have been outscored by only four goals this season.

“Listen, we’ve been in a lot of one-goal games, and he always comes up big for us,” Devils center Travis Zajac said. “He’s stolen some games for us this year. He’s a guy who brings it every day with his work ethic. He’s got a quiet confidence back there, and he’s been around some good goalies to learn from, and now I think he’s taken the ball and run with it.”

It is all but impossible for Schneider to hide from Brodeur’s legacy; mini-replicas of the three Stanley Cups are on a shelf in the Devils’ dressing room, and many of Brodeur’s records and accomplishments are detailed on the walls. Before Brodeur’s number will be hoisted to the rafters at the Rock next week, a bronze statue of him will be unveiled.

Schneider, at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds, is an inch taller but 15 pounds lighter than Brodeur. While Brodeur used a hybrid butterfly style to make acrobatic saves and handled a stick like a light saber, Schneider plays to the textbook, rarely getting caught out of position. His .926 career save percentage is .014 better than Brodeur’s.

In his first season with the Devils, Schneider split time with Brodeur. Although both goalies handled the situation gracefully in public, each also made it clear he wanted to play more. When Brodeur became a free agent in July 2014, Lamoriello let him go, instead handing Schneider a seven-year contract extension worth $42 million.

“In terms of replacing him, I learned pretty quickly that I’m going to have to be my own guy,” Schneider said of Brodeur. “What I am trying to do is to continue that tradition of great goaltending. Marty set the standard of ‘We’re not going to get any easy ones against Jersey.’ He set that standard for a long time. So, for me, I see that as my challenge.”