As players report to the 4 Nations Face-Off in less than a week and a half, excitement is building by the day. Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander and New Jersey Devils forward Jesper Bratt are both in the top three of Swedish point producers,
New Jersey scored four times in the second period and Jake Allen made 24 saves as the Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Wednesday.
Bobby Brink and Joel Farabee scored goals 24 seconds apart for the Flyers to put New Jersey at an early deficit by the 11:32 mark of the first. Garnett Hathaway added the Flyers third goal at 2:49 of the second before New Jersey would find a way to capitalize on their own chance.
The Devils are one of the best teams in the NHL in the second period. It showed Wednesday night as Sam Ersson and the Flyers allowed four goals in the period.
It’ll come full circle for Bratt when he slips on the Sweden jersey once again against rival Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off next month. Sweden will play its first two games at Bell Centre in Montreal, facing Canada in its opener of the tournament Feb. 12 before the matchup against Finland three days later.
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils face the Philadelphia Flyers in a matchup of Metropolitan Division squads. New Jersey is 8-6-3 against the Metropolitan Division and 28-18-6 overall. The Devils are 8-3-1 in games they score one or more power-play goals.
What exactly is the plan for the Vancouver Canucks? The toiling ‘Nucks are already in the NHL trade market, fielding offers on two of their star players.
Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark,
The New Jersey Devils suffered a setback against the Philadelphia Flyers last time out, falling by a 4-2 scoreline in the City of Brotherly Love. My Flyers vs. Devils predictions see Jack Hughes playing a pivotal role in a bounce-back effort for the home side.
Per NHL Pr, Bratt became the third player in franchise history to record four consecutive 40-assist seasons, joining Kirk Muller (six from 1985-86 – 1990-91) and Scott Gomez (four from 2002-03 – 2006-07). The winger's career-high assists in a single season is 56, which he achieved in 2023-24.
Count on Jesper Bratt to get the New Jersey Devils back on track to take the Over on his assists prop against the Boston Bruins.