Devils' Jesper Bratt: No playoffs despite career year
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Bratt had an assist in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Islanders, finishing the season with 27 goals and a career-high 83 points.
Bratt took another step forward after consecutive 73-point campaigns, but the team around him took a step back, as the Devils missed the playoffs after winning a round in the postseason the previous year. The 25-year-old Swede signed an eight-year, $63 million extension last June, so Bratt's locked in as a key piece of New Jersey's core for the foreseeable future.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Two helpers in Wednesday's loss
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Bratt picked up two assists in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.
Both helpers came in the second period as the Devils took a 3-2 lead, but the Rangers roared back in the third. Bratt extended his point streak to six games with the performance, a stretch in which he's collected three goals and nine points -- he continues to add to his new career high of 76 points (25 goals, 51 assists) through 76 games this season.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Tallies in loss
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Bratt scored a goal on five shots and went minus-2 in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Sabres.
Bratt gave the Devils a 2-0 lead midway through the first period, but it was all Tage Thompson and the Sabres after that. Bratt has two goals and six assists over his last six contests as he's maintained a productive pace in a top-six role. The winger is up to 24 goals, 73 points, 230 shots on net, 59 hits and a minus-4 rating through 74 contests overall. His next point would give him a career high.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Provides three helpers
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Bratt notched three assists during Tuesday's 6-3 win over Toronto.
Bratt provided primary assists on the first three goals of the game for New Jersey as the two teams traded goals until the Devils eventually pulled away. He also provided two hits, a shot on goal, a blocked shot and a plus-2 rating in 19:19 of ice time. The 25-year old winger is now riding a three-game point streak, scoring one goal and four assists over that span.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Two helpers against Florida
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Bratt picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.
He helped set up a Jack Hughes tally in the first period and a Colin Miller strike in the third, but it wasn't enough to get the Devils into the win column. Bratt is rapidly closing in on his third straight season with 70-plus points, and since the beginning of February he's produced three goals and 14 points through 15 games.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Earns 40th helper
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Bratt logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Ducks.
Bratt reached the 40-assist mark this season with the second helper on Jack Hughes' second-period tally. The 25-year-old Bratt leads the Devils with 62 points, including 22 on the power play, through 60 outings this season, though his good health has played a large role in that production. The winger has added 189 shots on net, 47 hits and a plus-1 rating as a fixture in the top six.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Goal, assist in blowout win
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Bratt scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Sharks.
Bratt got the Devils on the board in the second period and set up a Nico Hischier tally in the third. This was Bratt's first multi-point effort since Feb. 8. The winger has two goals and four assists over his last eight appearances while continuing to play a key role in the Devils' offense. He's at 22 tallies, 61 points, 187 shots on net, 46 hits and a plus-4 rating through 59 outings this season.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Registers helper in win
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Bratt posted an assist and five shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Bratt set up a Nico Hischier tally early in the third period. Over his last nine outings, Bratt is humming along with four goals and six assists. The top-line winger has racked up 20 goals, 36 helpers, 162 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 52 appearances this season. He's on pace to top the back-to-back 73-point campaigns he's had the last two years, which represents his career high.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Three-point night
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Bratt racked up a trio of assists versus Calgary on Thursday.
Bratt is riding a six-game point streak during which he has notched four goals and five assists, all at even strength. With 55 points across 49 games this season, the 25-year-old Swede is poised to crest the 90-point threshold for the first time in his NHL career and blow his previous best (73) out of the water.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Reaches 20-goal mark
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Bratt scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Avalanche.
Bratt extended his point streak to five games (four goals, two assists) with a second-period tally. He also assisted on a John Marino marker in the third. This was Bratt's first multi-point effort since Dec. 29, but he remains one of the Devils' most effective forwards. On the year, the winger has 20 goals, 52 points, 149 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 48 appearances. He's reached the 20-goal mark three years in a row and could still challenge his career high of 32 tallies from last season.
Bratt netted a goal in a 3-2 loss to Carolina on Thursday.
Bratt extended his scoring streak to three games, giving him two goals and an assist in that span. He's up to 18 goals and 49 points through 46 contests in 2023-24. Bratt finished each of the past two campaigns with 73 points and is well on his way to topping that mark this season.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Records four points Friday
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Bratt provided a goal and three assists in a 6-2 win over Ottawa on Friday.
Two of Bratt's points -- a goal and an assist -- came with the man advantage. He's up to 14 goals and 42 points in 34 outings this year, including 20 power-play points. He's in position to surpass his career high of 73 points and his special-teams success is the central reason for the 25-year-old's increased production -- going into this campaign, Bratt had never recorded more than 22 power-play points in a single season, but it seems he'll shatter that mark in 2023-24.
Bratt notched three assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
The 25-year-old winger helped set up three straight New Jersey goals by three different teammates -- Tyler Toffoli, Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier -- across the second and third periods. Bratt extended his point streak to seven games in the process, a stretch in which he's piled up four goals and 11 points. He's racing toward a career-best season, and after two straight 73-point campaigns, Bratt has already produced 36 points (12 goals, 24 assists) in 28 games to begin 2023-24.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: Lends helping hand in OT
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Bratt recorded an assist in overtime Wednesday, helping the Devils to a 2-1 OT win over the Bruins.
The clutch helper advances Bratt's point streak to six games, with the heater comprised of four goals and four assists. It's amazing to see how far Bratt has come since the Devils took the Swede in the sixth round (No. 162 overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, but here he is with 12 goals and 21 assists, including 16 power-play points, through 27 contests in 2023-24.
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Devils' Jesper Bratt: On four-game scoring streak
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Bratt had a goal and an assist in the Devils' 4-2 victory over Calgary on Saturday.
Bratt found the back of the net midway through the second period to put New Jersey up 2-1. He's on a four-game scoring streak, compiling three goals and six points over that stretch. Through 25 contests this campaign, Bratt has recorded 11 goals and 31 points.
