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New Jersey Devils 5, Minnesota Wild 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 5, Minnesota Wild 2. Shots on goal: NJD 29, MIN 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 1-0 MIN; P2 NJD 1-1 MIN; P3 NJD 3-1 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 10:07 Dawson Mercer (assists: Nico Hischier) to make it NJD 1-0 MIN; P2 13:41 Ryan Hartman (assists: Brock Faber, Marcus Johansson) to make it NJD 1-1 MIN; P2 19:52 Ondrej Palat (assists: Nico Hischier, Jonas Siegenthaler) to make it NJD 2-1 MIN; P3 07:28 Jesper Bratt (assists: Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes) to make it NJD 3-1 MIN; P3 07:49 Jesper Bratt (assists: Dougie Hamilton, Brenden Dillon) to make it NJD 4-1 MIN; P3 09:39 Ondrej Palat (assists: Dawson Mercer) to make it NJD 5-1 MIN; P3 19:41 Marcus Foligno (assists: Jonas Brodin, Vinnie Hinostroza) to make it NJD 5-2 MIN. Top skaters: Ondrej Palat (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Jesper Bratt (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Dawson Mercer (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Dougie Hamilton (NJD) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 20 saves on 22, decision W; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 24 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Jesper Bratt
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 15:42 TOI
Goals · NJD
Ondrej Palat
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:36 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
20 saves on 22 shots (.909) · W
Season highs
Ondrej Palat · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 4 largest lead P3 9:39 (NJD 5, MIN 1) · 4-0 run, P2 19:52–P3 9:39
MIN 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:07 Dawson Mercer (Nico Hischier) NJD · snap shot · NJD 1, MIN 0
  • P2 13:41 Ryan Hartman (Brock Faber, Marcus Johansson) MIN · deflected shot · NJD 1, MIN 1
  • P2 19:52 Ondrej Palat (Nico Hischier, Jonas Siegenthaler) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 2, MIN 1
  • P3 7:28 Jesper Bratt (Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 3, MIN 1
  • P3 7:49 Jesper Bratt (Dougie Hamilton, Brenden Dillon) NJD · tip-in shot · NJD 4, MIN 1
  • P3 9:39 Ondrej Palat (Dawson Mercer) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 5, MIN 1
  • P3 19:41 Marcus Foligno (Jonas Brodin, Vinnie Hinostroza) MIN · Power play · wrist shot · NJD 5, MIN 2

Linescore

123 T
NJD 113 5
MIN 011 2

Shots on goal: NJD 29, MIN 22

Biggest Period

The New Jersey Devils scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDMIN
29Shots on goal23
61Shot attempts58
34Faceoff wins25
18Hits16
19Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals1
3Takeaways4
12Giveaways14
4Penalty minutes4
90.9%Save %82.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD9101029
MIN69823

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils5 G · 42 attempts
Connor Brown: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netDawson Mercer: goal (snap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (tip-in)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (slap)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netLuke Hughes: missed the netDawson Mercer: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netBrenden Dillon: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netBrenden Dillon: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: saved (backhand)Johnathan Kovacevic: saved (slap)Paul Cotter: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (backhand)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netOndrej Palat: goal (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the netBrett Pesce: saved (wrist)Brett Pesce: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: goal (wrist)Jesper Bratt: goal (tip-in)Ondrej Palat: goal (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (slap)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (slap)Brett Pesce: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: missed the net
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 24Saved57% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net31% of attempts
Minnesota Wild2 G · 43 attempts
Ryan Hartman: missed the netJonas Brodin: missed the netMats Zuccarello: missed the netMarcus Johansson: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the netBen Jones: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netBrock Faber: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Nico Sturm: saved (deflected)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netYakov Trenin: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: goal (deflected)Quinn Hughes: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: missed the netJonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: missed the netMarcus Foligno: saved (wrist)Ben Jones: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (snap)Marcus Johansson: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: saved (tip-in)Marcus Foligno: goal (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 21Saved49% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net47% 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
Jesper Bratt L 202+242115:42
Ondrej Palat L 202+224114:36
Dawson Mercer C 112+211116:36
Dougie Hamilton D 022+320219:08
Nico Hischier C 022+320118:13
Jonas Siegenthaler D 011010319:45
Jack Hughes C 011+230119:04
Brenden Dillon D 011+322316:07
Luke Hughes D 000+130022:38
Brett Pesce D 000+120119:22
Johnathan Kovacevic D 000012219:19
Timo Meier R 000+122118:12
Cody Glass C 000012116:31
Connor Brown R 000010016:12
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000011015:19
Evgenii Dadonov L 000001111:22
Luke Glendening C 000001010:20
Paul Cotter L 000010009:31
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 202290.9259:47
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan Hartman R 101020316:51
Marcus Foligno L 101-233015:40
Brock Faber D 011-240226:35
Jonas Brodin D 011-120118:24
Marcus Johansson L 011-101116:17
Vinnie Hinostroza C 011-110009:16
Quinn Hughes D 000-250226:06
Matt Boldy L 000011019:35
Kirill Kaprizov L 000-213018:59
Mats Zuccarello R 000-300118:47
Jared Spurgeon D 000-101218:05
Jake Middleton D 000-202116:04
Danila Yurov R 000-100015:06
Daemon Hunt D 000000013:37
Nico Sturm C 000-200013:22
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000020012:40
Yakov Trenin C 000004011:57
Ben Jones C 000011108:39
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt L 242982.8560:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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