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New Jersey Devils 2, San Jose Sharks 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 2, San Jose Sharks 5. Shots on goal: NJD 31, SJS 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 1-3 SJS; P2 NJD 0-2 SJS; P3 NJD 1-0 SJS.

Scoring plays: P1 00:42 William Eklund (assists: Philipp Kurashev) to make it NJD 0-1 SJS; P1 12:12 Philipp Kurashev (assists: Alexander Wennberg) to make it NJD 0-2 SJS; P1 15:47 Alexander Wennberg (assists: Mario Ferraro, Timothy Liljegren) to make it NJD 0-3 SJS; P1 19:00 Dawson Mercer (assists: Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton) to make it NJD 1-3 SJS; P2 16:50 Will Smith (assists: Macklin Celebrini) to make it NJD 1-4 SJS; P2 18:30 Tyler Toffoli (assists: Dmitry Orlov, Timothy Liljegren) to make it NJD 1-5 SJS; P3 04:19 Dawson Mercer (assists: Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt) to make it NJD 2-5 SJS. Top skaters: Dawson Mercer (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Alexander Wennberg (SJS) 1 G, 1 A; Philipp Kurashev (SJS) 1 G, 1 A; Dougie Hamilton (NJD) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 23 saves on 28, decision L; Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 29 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Dawson Mercer
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:14 TOI
Goals · SJS
Philipp Kurashev
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:10 TOI
Goaltending · SJS
Alex Nedeljkovic
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 0 largest lead Never led
SJS 4 largest lead P2 18:30 (NJD 1, SJS 5) · 3-0 run, P1 0:42–P1 15:47
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:42 William Eklund (Philipp Kurashev) SJS · wrist shot · NJD 0, SJS 1
  • P1 12:12 Philipp Kurashev (Alexander Wennberg) SJS · wrist shot · NJD 0, SJS 2
  • P1 15:47 Alexander Wennberg (Mario Ferraro, Timothy Liljegren) SJS · tip-in shot · NJD 0, SJS 3
  • P1 19:00 Dawson Mercer (Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton) NJD · Power play · tip-in shot · NJD 1, SJS 3
  • P2 16:50 Will Smith (Macklin Celebrini) SJS · wrist shot · NJD 1, SJS 4
  • P2 18:30 Tyler Toffoli (Dmitry Orlov, Timothy Liljegren) SJS · tip-in shot · NJD 1, SJS 5
  • P3 4:19 Dawson Mercer (Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt) NJD · Power play · tip-in shot · NJD 2, SJS 5

Linescore

123 T
NJD 101 2
SJS 320 5

Shots on goal: NJD 31, SJS 28

Biggest Period

The San Jose Sharks scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDSJS
31Shots on goal28
52Shot attempts63
31Faceoff wins27
30Hits16
11Blocked shots27
2Power-play goals0
6Takeaways1
15Giveaways16
2Penalty minutes6
82.1%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD913931
SJS1513028

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils2 G · 38 attempts
Jesper Bratt: missed the netPaul Cotter: saved (tip-in)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (deflected)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netDougie Hamilton: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (tip-in)Dawson Mercer: goal (tip-in)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Seamus Casey: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (tip-in)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (wrist)Seamus Casey: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrap-around)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (slap)Ondrej Palat: saved (wrist)Luke Glendening: saved (wrist)Luke Glendening: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (backhand)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netDawson Mercer: goal (tip-in)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Juho Lammikko: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Dawson Mercer: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 29Saved76% of attempts
  • 7Missed the net18% of attempts
San Jose Sharks5 G · 36 attempts
William Eklund: goal (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Shakir Mukhamadullin: saved (wrist)Philipp Kurashev: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netJohn Klingberg: saved (wrist)Will Smith: missed the netTyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Philipp Kurashev: goal (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netTimothy Liljegren: saved (slap)Timothy Liljegren: saved (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: missed the netTimothy Liljegren: saved (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: goal (tip-in)Ty Dellandrea: saved (wrist)Ty Dellandrea: saved (wrist)Jeff Skinner: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Shakir Mukhamadullin: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)John Klingberg: saved (slap)Ty Dellandrea: saved (wrist)Timothy Liljegren: missed the netPhilipp Kurashev: saved (tip-in)Will Smith: saved (wrist)Will Smith: goal (wrist)Ryan Reaves: saved (backhand)Ryan Reaves: saved (backhand)Philipp Kurashev: saved (wrist)Dmitry Orlov: saved (slap)Tyler Toffoli: goal (tip-in)Timothy Liljegren: missed the net
  • 5Goals14% of attempts
  • 23Saved64% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net22% 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 202-241017:14
Dougie Hamilton D 022-242022:30
Jack Hughes C 011-200118:17
Jesper Bratt L 011-212016:56
Luke Hughes D 000011123:30
Nico Hischier C 000-212020:56
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-201219:26
Seamus Casey D 000020118:09
Simon Nemec D 000-330217:34
Brenden Dillon D 000-303016:35
Connor Brown R 000-110015:51
Timo Meier R 000-325215:41
Paul Cotter L 000011013:42
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000-145013:16
Juho Lammikko C 000-112012:48
Ondrej Palat L 000-131111:42
Luke Glendening C 000023111:19
Stefan Noesen R 000011010:34
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen L 232882.1560:00
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexander Wennberg C 112+210219:44
Philipp Kurashev C 112+331019:10
Timothy Liljegren D 022+333123:10
Will Smith C 101+220018:36
William Eklund L 101+320318:17
Tyler Toffoli C 101+230217:06
Mario Ferraro D 011+300421:32
Dmitry Orlov D 011+113421:16
Macklin Celebrini C 011+231120:00
John Klingberg D 000+222220:45
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000+121216:24
Sam Dickinson D 000+100114:23
Collin Graf R 000000113:32
Ty Dellandrea C 000032112:44
Jeff Skinner L 000010112:03
Barclay Goodrow C 000001110:45
Patrick Giles R 000000110:10
Ryan Reaves R 000022006:22
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic W 293193.5260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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