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New Jersey Devils 5, Dallas Stars 1 — Recap
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Game Recap
The New Jersey Devils defeated the Dallas Stars 5-1, propelled by an early lead and a strong offensive performance that featured 27 shots on goal to the Stars' 18. Nico Hischier opened the scoring 2:41 into the first period, assisted by Luke Evangelista and Johnathan Kovacevic, giving the Devils a 1-0 advantage that they carried into the first intermission.
New Jersey continued its offensive push in the second period, with Hischier scoring his second goal just 38 seconds in, assisted by Timo Meier and Luke Hughes, to extend the lead to 2-0. Jesper Boqvist then made it 3-0 at 11:45, with assists from Jack Hughes and Arseny Gritsyuk. Dallas responded at 16:08 when Justin Hryckowian scored, assisted by Tyler Myers and Colin Blackwell, narrowing the deficit to 3-1. However, the Devils quickly re-established their commanding lead, with Luke Hughes finding the back of the net only 28 seconds later at 16:36, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Anthony Mantha, bringing the score to 4-1.
Jack Hughes further solidified New Jersey's control in the third period, scoring at 13:15 with assists from Brett Pesce and Jesper Bratt, completing the 5-1 victory. Top offensive contributors for the Devils included Nico Hischier with two goals, and both Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes with a goal and an assist each. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves on 17 shots for New Jersey, while Casey DeSmith stopped 22 of 27 shots for Dallas. The outcome marked a missed pregame lean for SportsFBI, which had favored Dallas at 52%. Following the game, Dallas holds a 7-3-1 record, and New Jersey stands at 7-4-0.
How the Prediction Fared
Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Dallas Stars (-118, 54% implied) over the New Jersey Devils. The underdog won.
SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Dallas Stars (52% confidence). It gave a 28% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 4 goals.
💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 2:41 Nico Hischier (Luke Evangelista, Johnathan Kovacevic) NJD · snap shot · NJD 1, DAL 0
- P2 0:38 Nico Hischier (Timo Meier, Luke Hughes) NJD · snap shot · NJD 2, DAL 0
- P2 11:45 Jesper Boqvist (Jack Hughes, Arseny Gritsyuk) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 3, DAL 0
- P2 16:08 Justin Hryckowian (Tyler Myers, Colin Blackwell) DAL · tip-in shot · NJD 3, DAL 1
- P2 16:36 Luke Hughes (Dougie Hamilton, Anthony Mantha) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 4, DAL 1
- P3 13:15 Jack Hughes (Brett Pesce, Jesper Bratt) NJD · snap shot · NJD 5, DAL 1
Biggest Period
The New Jersey Devils scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 8 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| DAL | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 5Goals12% of attempts
- 22Saved52% of attempts
- 15Missed the net36% of attempts
- 1Goals4% of attempts
- 17Saved68% of attempts
- 7Missed the net28% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hischier | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18:08 |
| Luke Hughes | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:58 |
| Jack Hughes | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 |
| Jesper Boqvist | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:03 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:47 |
| Luke Evangelista | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 |
| Brett Pesce | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:07 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17:44 |
| Jesper Bratt | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:35 |
| Timo Meier | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16:18 |
| Anthony Mantha | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:10 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:28 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17:01 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15:24 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 |
| Connor Brown | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 |
| Cody Glass | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 09:55 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Hellebuyck | W | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 1 | 60:00 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Hryckowian | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:56 |
| Tyler Myers | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:55 |
| Colin Blackwell | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:21 |
| Thomas Harley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26:40 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:29 |
| Wyatt Johnston | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20:44 |
| Lian Bichsel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:49 |
| Jason Robertson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 |
| Nils Lundkvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18:40 |
| Tyler Seguin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:42 |
| Mikko Rantanen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:29 |
| Joel Kiviranta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16:59 |
| Arttu Hyry | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:12 |
| Roope Hintz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:13 |
| Kyle Capobianco | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:42 |
| Jamie Benn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 09:46 |
| Matthew Seminoff | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 08:36 |
| Dylan Hryckowian | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:56 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | L | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 5 | 60:00 |
🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines
| Player | Prop | Line | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hughes NJD | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Nico Hischier NJD | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 3 | Over | |
| Jack Hughes NJD | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 3.5 | 6 | Over | |
| Jesper Bratt NJD | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Luke Evangelista NJD | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 1 | Under | |
| Timo Meier NJD | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 0 | Under |
The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.
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