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New Jersey Devils 4, Los Angeles Kings 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 4, Los Angeles Kings 1. Shots on goal: NJD 22, LAK 44. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 1-0 LAK; P2 NJD 1-0 LAK; P3 NJD 2-1 LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 01:22 Nico Hischier (assists: Luke Hughes) to make it NJD 1-0 LAK; P2 03:12 Brian Halonen (assists: Luke Glendening, Dennis Cholowski) to make it NJD 2-0 LAK; P3 03:09 Dawson Mercer (assists: Jonas Siegenthaler) to make it NJD 3-0 LAK; P3 09:49 Andrei Kuzmenko (assists: Anze Kopitar, Alex Laferriere) to make it NJD 3-1 LAK; P3 16:12 Dawson Mercer (assists: Jacob Markstrom, Brenden Dillon) to make it NJD 4-1 LAK. Top skaters: Dawson Mercer (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Nico Hischier (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Brian Halonen (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Andrei Kuzmenko (LAK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 43 saves on 44, decision W; Darcy Kuemper (LAK) 18 saves on 21, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Dawson Mercer
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:05 TOI
Goals · LAK
Andrei Kuzmenko
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:11 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
43 saves on 44 shots (.977) · W
Season highs
Jacob Markstrom · Season-high 43 savesCorey Perry · Season-high 6 shots on goalJesper Bratt · Season-high 6 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 3 largest lead P3 3:09 (NJD 3, LAK 0) · 3-0 run, P1 1:22–P3 3:09
LAK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:22 Nico Hischier (Luke Hughes) NJD · tip-in shot · NJD 1, LAK 0
  • P2 3:12 Brian Halonen (Luke Glendening, Dennis Cholowski) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 2, LAK 0
  • P3 3:09 Dawson Mercer (Jonas Siegenthaler) NJD · Shorthanded · wrist shot · NJD 3, LAK 0
  • P3 9:49 Andrei Kuzmenko (Anze Kopitar, Alex Laferriere) LAK · wrist shot · NJD 3, LAK 1
  • P3 16:12 Dawson Mercer (Jacob Markstrom, Brenden Dillon) NJD · Empty net · wrist shot · NJD 4, LAK 1

Linescore

123 T
NJD 112 4
LAK 001 1

Shots on goal: NJD 22, LAK 44

Biggest Period

The New Jersey Devils scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDLAK
22Shots on goal44
62Shot attempts78
27Faceoff wins31
12Hits10
28Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways5
17Giveaways21
8Penalty minutes0
97.7%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD811322
LAK14181244

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils4 G · 31 attempts
Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: goal (tip-in)Dawson Mercer: saved (tip-in)Juho Lammikko: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: missed the netStefan Noesen: missed the netJonas Siegenthaler: missed the netDougie Hamilton: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrap-around)Luke Hughes: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Brian Halonen: goal (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (tip-in)Ondrej Palat: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (tip-in)Juho Lammikko: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netDawson Mercer: goal (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: goal (wrist)Jack Hughes: missed the net
  • 4Goals13% of attempts
  • 18Saved58% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net29% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings1 G · 63 attempts
Trevor Moore: saved (wrist)Corey Perry: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Joel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Joel Armia: missed the netJoel Edmundson: missed the netJoel Edmundson: saved (slap)Corey Perry: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: missed the netTrevor Moore: saved (snap)Mikey Anderson: saved (slap)Phillip Danault: saved (wrist)Corey Perry: saved (wrist)Andrei Kuzmenko: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (wrist)Phillip Danault: missed the netJeff Malott: missed the netDrew Doughty: saved (slap)Brandt Clarke: saved (snap)Drew Doughty: missed the netQuinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Kevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Kevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Jeff Malott: missed the netJeff Malott: missed the netMikey Anderson: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Anze Kopitar: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (tip-in)Drew Doughty: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (tip-in)Corey Perry: saved (tip-in)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Cody Ceci: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: saved (wrap-around)Brian Dumoulin: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: missed the netKevin Fiala: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (snap)Kevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Andrei Kuzmenko: goal (wrist)Andrei Kuzmenko: saved (tip-in)Quinton Byfield: saved (tip-in)Quinton Byfield: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: missed the netJoel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Anze Kopitar: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Corey Perry: saved (tip-in)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 43Saved68% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net30% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dawson Mercer C 202+230119:05
Nico Hischier C 101+310122:13
Brian Halonen L 101+111106:06
Luke Hughes D 011+210125:43
Brenden Dillon D 011+205223:01
Jonas Siegenthaler D 011001321:34
Dennis Cholowski D 011+200213:53
Luke Glendening C 011+101411:05
Jack Hughes C 000-140220:18
Dougie Hamilton D 000-110119:27
Jesper Bratt L 000-161218:23
Timo Meier R 000+110117:27
Simon Nemec D 000+110316:45
Stefan Noesen R 000-101113:48
Ondrej Palat L 000+110012:53
Paul Cotter L 000002111:39
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000+100111:18
Juho Lammikko C 000020107:22
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 434497.7160:00
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Andrei Kuzmenko L 101-130017:11
Alex Laferriere R 011022018:26
Anze Kopitar C 011-111317:39
Drew Doughty D 000-130322:26
Brandt Clarke D 000-250021:27
Kevin Fiala L 000-251120:35
Adrian Kempe R 000-222020:20
Quinton Byfield R 000-130019:50
Phillip Danault C 000-140018:48
Trevor Moore L 000042316:24
Mikey Anderson D 000010115:57
Joel Edmundson D 000-130015:42
Brian Dumoulin D 000010115:31
Corey Perry R 000-260014:37
Cody Ceci D 000010114:34
Joel Armia R 000-100113:33
Alex Turcotte C 000-100011:07
Jeff Malott L 000002008:52
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Darcy Kuemper L 182185.7357:01

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