Devils 4, Ducks 1 — NHL Recap

📰Game Recap

The New Jersey Devils established an early advantage and maintained control to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1. New Jersey opened the scoring in the first period when Arseny Gritsyuk found the net at 4:38, assisted by Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes. Later in the period, Nico Hischier doubled the lead to 2-0 with 41 seconds remaining, with an assist from Luke Evangelista and Jesper Bratt. The Devils outshot the Ducks 29-17 overall, reflecting their offensive pressure that the SportsFBI model had predicted with a 66% lean toward a New Jersey win.

The second period saw no further scoring from either team. Anaheim narrowed the deficit in the third period when Tim Washe scored at 8:20, assisted by Jackson LaCombe and Sam Colangelo, bringing the score to 2-1. However, New Jersey quickly answered, with Anthony Mantha restoring the two-goal lead at 13:27, assisted by Brett Pesce.

Jack Hughes sealed the victory for New Jersey with an unassisted goal at 19:53 of the third period, making the final score 4-1. Nico Daws earned the win for the Devils, stopping 16 of 17 shots faced, while Ville Husso made 25 saves on 28 shots for the Ducks in the loss. Hughes finished the game with a goal and an assist, while Jesper Bratt contributed two assists for the Devils. New Jersey now stands at 5-4-0, and Anaheim's record moves to 4-5-0.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the New Jersey Devils (-218, 69% implied) over the Anaheim Ducks.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the New Jersey Devils (66% confidence). It gave a 36% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 3 goals.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · NJD -1.5 NJD covered Won by 3

Total · 6.5 Under 5 combined

Moneyline ANA +180 · NJD -220 NJD favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Puck line (NJD) -1.5-1.5 No move

Total 6.56.5 No move

Moneyline (NJD) -182-220 -38

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD

Jack Hughes

1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:49 TOI

Goals · NJD

Arseny Gritsyuk

1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 15:40 TOI

Goaltending · NJD

Nico Daws

16 saves on 17 shots (.941) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

ANA 0 largest lead Never led

NJD 3 largest lead P3 19:53 (ANA 1, NJD 4) · 2-0 run, P1 4:38–P1 19:19

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times

Scoring summary

P1 4:38 Arseny Gritsyuk (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes) NJD · tip-in shot · ANA 0, NJD 1
P1 19:19 Nico Hischier (Luke Evangelista, Jesper Bratt) NJD · Power play · tip-in shot · ANA 0, NJD 2
P3 8:20 Tim Washe (Jackson LaCombe, Sam Colangelo) ANA · tip-in shot · ANA 1, NJD 2
P3 13:27 Anthony Mantha (Brett Pesce) NJD · wrist shot · ANA 1, NJD 3
P3 19:53 Jack Hughes NJD · Empty net · backhand shot · ANA 1, NJD 4

Linescore

	1	2	3		T
ANA	0	0	1		1
NJD	2	0	2		4

Shots on goal: ANA 17, NJD 29

📋 Team Stats

ANANJD

16Shots on goal28

47Shot attempts57

24Faceoff wins25

27Hits12

12Blocked shots13

0Power-play goals1

5Takeaways6

15Giveaways20

4Penalty minutes2

88.9%Save %93.8%

Shots on goal by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
ANA	2	7	7	16
NJD	10	11	7	28

🎯 Shot Map

Anaheim Ducks1 G · 32 attempts

1Goals3% of attempts
15Saved47% of attempts
16Missed the net50% of attempts

New Jersey Devils4 G · 40 attempts

4Goals10% of attempts
24Saved60% of attempts
12Missed the net30% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

ANA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Tim Washe	C	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	14:08
Jackson LaCombe	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	27:53
Sam Colangelo	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	11:58
Tyson Hinds	D	0	0	0	-1	3	4	1	22:15
Tristan Luneau	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	21:14
Beckett Sennecke	R	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	20:14
Mikael Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20:06
Leo Carlsson	C	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	19:13
Cutter Gauthier	L	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0	19:01
Drew Helleson	D	0	0	0	-1	3	1	1	16:10
Noah Warren	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	16:03
Alex Killorn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	15:23
A.J. Greer	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13:20
Nick Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12:59
Nikita Nesterenko	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	12:32
Roger McQueen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	12:14
Frank Vatrano	R	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	11:52
Nikita Klepov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:49

ANA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Ville Husso	L	24	27	88.9	3	58:01

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Jack Hughes	C	1	1	2	+1	2	0	0	18:49
Jesper Bratt	L	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	15:28
Nico Hischier	C	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	16:31
Arseny Gritsyuk	R	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	15:40
Anthony Mantha	R	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	11:34
Brett Pesce	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	21:32
Luke Evangelista	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	17:16
Luke Hughes	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	24:19
Jonas Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	+1	1	2	2	21:15
Dougie Hamilton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	21:09
Timo Meier	R	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	16:40
Johnathan Kovacevic	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15:41
Declan Chisholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:50
Dawson Mercer	C	0	0	0	+1	1	0	3	13:55
Cody Glass	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	13:45
Jesper Boqvist	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	13:41
Connor Brown	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13:00
Evan Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:55

NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Nico Daws	W	15	16	93.8	1	60:00

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Jesper Bratt NJD	Points	0.5	2	Over
	Assists	0.5	2	Over
	Goals	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	1.5	2	Over
Jack Hughes NJD	Points	1.5	2	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Goals	0.5	1	Over
	Shots on goal	3.5	2	Under
Jackson LaCombe ANA	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Shots on goal	1.5	0	Under
Arseny Gritsyuk NJD	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	1.5	4	Over
Nico Hischier NJD	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
	Goals	0.5	1	Over
	Shots on goal	2.5	2	Under
Luke Evangelista NJD	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Shots on goal	1.5	2	Over