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New Jersey Devils 3, St. Louis Blues 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 3, St. Louis Blues 1. Shots on goal: NJD 33, STL 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 0-0 STL; P2 NJD 2-0 STL; P3 NJD 1-1 STL.

Scoring plays: P2 05:37 Timo Meier (assists: Brett Pesce, Luke Hughes) to make it NJD 1-0 STL; P2 19:44 Dougie Hamilton (assists: Jack Hughes, Jacob Markstrom) to make it NJD 2-0 STL; P3 18:42 Pavel Buchnevich (assists: Pius Suter) to make it NJD 2-1 STL; P3 19:55 Nico Hischier (assists: Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown) to make it NJD 3-1 STL. Top skaters: Dougie Hamilton (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Pavel Buchnevich (STL) 1 G, 0 A; Timo Meier (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Nico Hischier (NJD) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 25 saves on 26, decision W; Jordan Binnington (STL) 30 saves on 32, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Timo Meier
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 8 SOG · 19:16 TOI
Goals · NJD
Dougie Hamilton
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:28 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
25 saves on 26 shots (.962) · W
Season highs
Timo Meier · Season-high 8 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 2 largest lead P2 19:44 (NJD 2, STL 0) · 2-0 run, P2 5:37–P2 19:44
STL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 5:37 Timo Meier (Brett Pesce, Luke Hughes) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 1, STL 0
  • P2 19:44 Dougie Hamilton (Jack Hughes, Jacob Markstrom) NJD · Power play · snap shot · NJD 2, STL 0
  • P3 18:42 Pavel Buchnevich (Pius Suter) STL · Power play · wrist shot · NJD 2, STL 1
  • P3 19:55 Nico Hischier (Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown) NJD · Empty net · wrist shot · NJD 3, STL 1

Linescore

123 T
NJD 021 3
STL 001 1

Shots on goal: NJD 33, STL 26

Biggest Period

The New Jersey Devils scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDSTL
33Shots on goal26
61Shot attempts52
28Faceoff wins27
12Hits29
12Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals0
8Takeaways4
18Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes4
96.2%Save %93.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD1117533
STL126826

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils3 G · 48 attempts
Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Brett Pesce: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netBrett Pesce: saved (tip-in)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Maxim Tsyplakov: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Brett Pesce: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: goal (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (deflected)Connor Brown: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (tip-in)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (backhand)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: goal (snap)Nick Bjugstad: saved (slap)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (backhand)Jesper Bratt: missed the netDawson Mercer: missed the netNico Hischier: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 30Saved63% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net31% of attempts
St. Louis Blues1 G · 40 attempts
Dylan Holloway: saved (backhand)Logan Mailloux: missed the netMatthew Kessel: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: saved (wrist)Dalibor Dvorsky: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netDylan Holloway: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netMatthew Kessel: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: saved (slap)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Jake Neighbours: saved (backhand)Justin Faulk: saved (wrist)Dalibor Dvorsky: missed the netDalibor Dvorsky: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: saved (wrist)Dylan Holloway: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: missed the netJake Neighbours: missed the netDylan Holloway: saved (wrist)Alexey Toropchenko: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Philip Broberg: saved (wrist)Tyler Tucker: saved (wrist)Philip Broberg: saved (wrist)Dylan Holloway: saved (slap)Dalibor Dvorsky: saved (backhand)Alexey Toropchenko: missed the netJimmy Snuggerud: missed the netDalibor Dvorsky: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: missed the netDylan Holloway: saved (wrist)Jordan Kyrou: missed the netDylan Holloway: missed the netJimmy Snuggerud: missed the netPius Suter: missed the netJimmy Snuggerud: saved (slap)Pavel Buchnevich: goal (wrist)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 25Saved63% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net35% 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
Dougie Hamilton D 101+140120:28
Timo Meier R 101082319:16
Nico Hischier C 101+120118:33
Luke Hughes D 011+120120:10
Brett Pesce D 011010218:21
Jesper Bratt L 011+122017:50
Connor Brown R 011010016:40
Jack Hughes C 011050016:05
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000+101221:19
Brenden Dillon D 000-101020:03
Dawson Mercer C 000+111118:26
Simon Nemec D 000020017:56
Cody Glass C 000001014:35
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000020013:06
Lenni Hameenaho R 000010012:02
Nick Bjugstad C 000011011:52
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000011108:53
Paul Cotter L 000002008:25
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 252696.2160:00
STL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Buchnevich L 101020118:20
Pius Suter C 011000019:51
Justin Faulk D 000-222123:15
Philip Broberg D 000021121:43
Cam Fowler D 000000121:22
Logan Mailloux D 000+123320:35
Jimmy Snuggerud R 000031020:04
Dylan Holloway L 000051019:22
Brayden Schenn C 000014018:11
Jordan Kyrou R 000-100017:59
Dalibor Dvorsky R 000+140017:23
Jake Neighbours L 000-112015:50
Jonatan Berggren R 000000114:31
Matthew Kessel D 000023013:39
Tyler Tucker D 000-112313:33
Alexey Toropchenko R 000012009:03
Jack Finley C 000-102008:41
Nathan Walker L 000-106007:51
STL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jordan Binnington L 303293.8256:16

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NJD 2 – 0 STL
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