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New Jersey Devils 1, New York Islanders 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 1, New York Islanders 2. Shots on goal: NJD 32, NYI 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 1-0 NYI; P2 NJD 0-1 NYI; P3 NJD 0-1 NYI.

Scoring plays: P1 15:35 Brett Pesce (assists: Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer) to make it NJD 1-0 NYI; P2 12:10 Simon Holmstrom to make it NJD 1-1 NYI; P3 18:45 Adam Pelech (assists: Anders Lee, Simon Holmstrom) to make it NJD 1-2 NYI. Top skaters: Simon Holmstrom (NYI) 1 G, 1 A; Adam Pelech (NYI) 1 G, 0 A; Brett Pesce (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Anders Lee (NYI) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 23 saves on 25, decision L; David Rittich (NYI) 31 saves on 32, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYI
Simon Holmstrom
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 17:06 TOI
Goals · NJD
Brett Pesce
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 21:55 TOI
Goaltending · NYI
David Rittich
31 saves on 32 shots (.969) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 1 largest lead P1 15:35 (NJD 1, NYI 0)
NYI 1 largest lead P3 18:45 (NJD 1, NYI 2) · 2-0 run, P2 12:10–P3 18:45
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 15:35 Brett Pesce (Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 1, NYI 0
  • P2 12:10 Simon Holmstrom NYI · wrist shot · NJD 1, NYI 1
  • P3 18:45 Adam Pelech (Anders Lee, Simon Holmstrom) NYI · slap shot · NJD 1, NYI 2

Linescore

123 T
NJD 100 1
NYI 011 2

Shots on goal: NJD 32, NYI 25

📋 Team Stats

NJDNYI
32Shots on goal25
71Shot attempts60
33Faceoff wins27
15Hits26
20Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals0
1Takeaways8
14Giveaways13
0Penalty minutes0
92.0%Save %96.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD1561132
NYI714425

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils1 G · 49 attempts
Jesper Bratt: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (deflected)Jesper Bratt: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Brett Pesce: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)Connor Brown: missed the netBrett Pesce: saved (slap)Brett Pesce: goal (wrist)Colton White: saved (backhand)Stefan Noesen: saved (snap)Brett Pesce: saved (slap)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Connor Brown: saved (backhand)Dawson Mercer: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Cody Glass: saved (backhand)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Brett Pesce: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netBrenden Dillon: missed the netConnor Brown: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (tip-in)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (backhand)Timo Meier: missed the netLuke Glendening: saved (snap)Luke Glendening: saved (snap)Connor Brown: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (slap)Nico Hischier: saved (tip-in)Timo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (backhand)Timo Meier: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 31Saved63% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net35% of attempts
New York Islanders2 G · 47 attempts
Casey Cizikas: saved (snap)Anders Lee: saved (snap)Casey Cizikas: missed the netJean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: missed the netAnders Lee: missed the netMathew Barzal: missed the netMaxim Shabanov: saved (snap)Marshall Warren: missed the netScott Mayfield: saved (slap)Marshall Warren: saved (snap)Anthony Duclair: missed the netScott Mayfield: saved (snap)Kyle MacLean: saved (tip-in)Mathew Barzal: saved (snap)Anders Lee: saved (snap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: missed the netAnders Lee: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (backhand)Calum Ritchie: missed the netAnthony Duclair: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Jonathan Drouin: saved (tip-in)Jonathan Drouin: missed the netMarshall Warren: saved (snap)Scott Mayfield: saved (snap)Simon Holmstrom: goal (wrist)Anthony Duclair: missed the netKyle MacLean: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (backhand)Anthony Duclair: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)Casey Cizikas: saved (backhand)Mathew Barzal: missed the netAnders Lee: missed the netAdam Pelech: missed the netTony DeAngelo: missed the netMarshall Warren: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: missed the netAdam Pelech: missed the netTony DeAngelo: missed the netJonathan Drouin: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: missed the netSimon Holmstrom: missed the netAdam Pelech: goal (slap)Jonathan Drouin: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 23Saved49% of attempts
  • 22Missed 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
Brett Pesce D 101+150421:55
Nico Hischier C 011030318:54
Dawson Mercer C 011+120118:00
Luke Hughes D 000+110223:57
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-200120:30
Jack Hughes C 000-210020:27
Dougie Hamilton D 000-122220:02
Brenden Dillon D 000-103318:46
Timo Meier R 000+171017:51
Connor Brown R 000020017:49
Cody Glass C 000010017:31
Jesper Bratt L 000-210116:22
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000031015:01
Colton White D 000012213:43
Ondrej Palat L 000-100011:50
Paul Cotter L 000002009:47
Luke Glendening C 000023109:38
Stefan Noesen R 000011008:57
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom L 232592.0259:00
NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Simon Holmstrom R 112+211017:06
Adam Pelech D 101010323:12
Anders Lee L 011+220016:51
Ryan Pulock D 000+101021:48
Tony DeAngelo D 000-100021:45
Mathew Barzal C 000+210021:14
Matthew Schaefer D 000+121221:12
Scott Mayfield D 000+132117:53
Emil Heineman L 000034016:49
Jonathan Drouin L 000020016:25
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000012114:56
Anthony Duclair L 000010114:54
Maxim Shabanov R 000013014:52
Marshall Warren D 000032114:24
Calum Ritchie C 000000213:30
Kyle MacLean C 000-122011:26
Marc Gatcomb C 000-105010:58
Casey Cizikas C 000-123010:45
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
David Rittich W 313296.9160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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