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New Jersey Devils 6, New York Rangers 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 6, New York Rangers 3. Shots on goal: NJD 39, NYR 18. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 2-1 NYR; P2 NJD 1-1 NYR; P3 NJD 3-1 NYR.

Scoring plays: P1 15:20 Vladislav Gavrikov (assists: Alexis Lafrenière) to make it NJD 0-1 NYR; P1 16:14 Nico Hischier (assists: Connor Brown, Jesper Bratt) to make it NJD 1-1 NYR; P1 19:16 Arseny Gritsyuk to make it NJD 2-1 NYR; P2 00:19 Mika Zibanejad (assists: Gabe Perreault) to make it NJD 2-2 NYR; P2 11:36 Connor Brown (assists: Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier) to make it NJD 3-2 NYR; P3 06:29 Timo Meier (assists: Paul Cotter) to make it NJD 4-2 NYR; P3 09:41 Conor Sheary (assists: Matthew Robertson, J.T. Miller) to make it NJD 4-3 NYR; P3 13:05 Jack Hughes (assists: Simon Nemec, Connor Brown) to make it NJD 5-3 NYR; P3 16:22 Jesper Bratt (assists: Brenden Dillon, Jack Hughes) to make it NJD 6-3 NYR. Top skaters: Connor Brown (NJD) 1 G, 2 A; Jack Hughes (NJD) 1 G, 2 A; Jesper Bratt (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Nico Hischier (NJD) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jonathan Quick (NYR) 33 saves on 39, decision L; Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 15 saves on 18, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Jack Hughes
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 17:48 TOI
Goals · NJD
Connor Brown
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 16:03 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
15 saves on 18 shots (.833) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 3 largest lead P3 16:22 (NJD 6, NYR 3) · 2-0 run, P1 16:14–P1 19:16
NYR 1 largest lead P1 15:20 (NJD 0, NYR 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 15:20 Vladislav Gavrikov (Alexis Lafrenière) NYR · snap shot · NJD 0, NYR 1
  • P1 16:14 Nico Hischier (Connor Brown, Jesper Bratt) NJD · Power play · wrist shot · NJD 1, NYR 1
  • P1 19:16 Arseny Gritsyuk NJD · snap shot · NJD 2, NYR 1
  • P2 0:19 Mika Zibanejad (Gabe Perreault) NYR · snap shot · NJD 2, NYR 2
  • P2 11:36 Connor Brown (Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier) NJD · Power play · wrist shot · NJD 3, NYR 2
  • P3 6:29 Timo Meier (Paul Cotter) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 4, NYR 2
  • P3 9:41 Conor Sheary (Matthew Robertson, J.T. Miller) NYR · snap shot · NJD 4, NYR 3
  • P3 13:05 Jack Hughes (Simon Nemec, Connor Brown) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 5, NYR 3
  • P3 16:22 Jesper Bratt (Brenden Dillon, Jack Hughes) NJD · snap shot · NJD 6, NYR 3

Linescore

123 T
NJD 213 6
NYR 111 3

Shots on goal: NJD 39, NYR 18

Biggest Period

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

📋 Team Stats

NJDNYR
39Shots on goal18
70Shot attempts38
32Faceoff wins31
14Hits25
12Blocked shots8
2Power-play goals0
6Takeaways5
17Giveaways23
4Penalty minutes8
83.3%Save %84.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD17121039
NYR29718

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils6 G · 57 attempts
Lenni Hameenaho: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Brenden Dillon: saved (snap)Maxim Tsyplakov: saved (wrap-around)Maxim Tsyplakov: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (deflected)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (wrist)Maxim Tsyplakov: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (deflected)Luke Hughes: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (deflected)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netNico Hischier: goal (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Johnathan Kovacevic: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: goal (snap)Luke Hughes: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (snap)Dawson Mercer: saved (snap)Dawson Mercer: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (tip-in)Timo Meier: missed the netNick Bjugstad: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: goal (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Johnathan Kovacevic: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (snap)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (backhand)Brenden Dillon: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: saved (backhand)Timo Meier: goal (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Johnathan Kovacevic: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netJack Hughes: goal (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (slap)Jesper Bratt: goal (snap)
  • 6Goals11% of attempts
  • 33Saved58% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net32% of attempts
New York Rangers3 G · 30 attempts
Alexis Lafrenière: saved (wrist)Vladislav Gavrikov: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netMatthew Robertson: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: goal (snap)Mika Zibanejad: goal (snap)Noah Laba: saved (snap)Matthew Robertson: saved (wrist)Adam Edstrom: saved (deflected)Matthew Robertson: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: saved (tip-in)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (snap)Adam Fox: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (backhand)Braden Schneider: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: saved (snap)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netMika Zibanejad: saved (wrist)Will Borgen: saved (slap)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (wrist)Adam Fox: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netConor Sheary: goal (snap)Adam Fox: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: missed the netGabe Perreault: saved (wrist)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (snap)Taylor Raddysh: missed the net
  • 3Goals10% of attempts
  • 15Saved50% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net40% 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
Jack Hughes C 123+150017:48
Connor Brown R 123+110016:03
Nico Hischier C 112-130118:52
Jesper Bratt L 112022015:14
Timo Meier R 101050218:57
Arseny Gritsyuk R 101+221017:08
Simon Nemec D 011+110118:53
Brenden Dillon D 011+123318:43
Paul Cotter L 011010008:57
Luke Hughes D 000+130123:52
Johnathan Kovacevic D 000+322120:53
Dawson Mercer C 000-140019:20
Dougie Hamilton D 000-211118:27
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-210117:13
Cody Glass C 000+120014:25
Lenni Hameenaho R 000+111011:58
Nick Bjugstad C 000011110:06
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000-123009:43
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 151883.3359:28
NYR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Vladislav Gavrikov D 101041026:31
Mika Zibanejad C 101-123121:23
Conor Sheary L 101+110114:10
Matthew Robertson D 011-112121:11
Alexis Lafrenière L 011+150019:33
Gabe Perreault R 011011019:00
J.T. Miller C 011000017:35
Adam Fox D 000+110126:44
Braden Schneider D 000-101219:26
Will Borgen D 000-111119:19
Vincent Trocheck C 000003018:34
Tye Kartye L 000-203017:09
Will Cuylle L 000+102016:13
Taylor Raddysh R 000000109:13
Jaroslav Chmelar R 000-203008:55
Noah Laba C 000013008:40
Adam Edstrom C 000-112008:33
Urho Vaakanainen D 000000003:05
NYR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonathan Quick L 333984.6660:00

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