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Devils Jesper Bratt, Luke Hughes Named Top Duo; Bratt Received Star Honor
Jesper Bratt & Luke Hughes combine as the NHLs top duo, the New Jersey Devils forward is named the second start of the week.
Jesper Bratt had one heck of a week this week. The New Jersey Devils star forward flourished amid team-wide adversity due to injuries. As a result, the Swedish forward has been named the NHLs second star of the week.
Looking to mix things up in search of offense, head coach Sheldon Keefe shuffled his lines. The Devils have long awaited depth scoring, and Keefe strategically lowered Bratt to the third line with Cody Glass and one of Erik Haula or Daniel Sprong.
The results were certainly welcomed. Bratt turned in one of his best weeks, if not the best week, in a Devils uniform. The 26-year-old forward scored two goals and nine points in four games.
In fact, Bratt and Luke Hughes combined this week as teammates with the most points as a duo (13).
Bratt is he Devils’ leader in both points (79) and assists (60) through 68 games this season.
Joining Bratt among the three stars is Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (first) and Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour (third).
According to the NHL PR, “He became the sixth different player in franchise history to post at least three points in three straight games and the third to do so in the past 30 years, following Jack Hughes (Oct. 20-25, 2023: 2-9—11 in 3 GP) and Ilya Kovalchuk (Feb. 2-5, 2012: 2-7—9 in 3 GP). Bratt registered 1-2—3 in each of his first two contests, a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets March 11 and a 3-2 triumph versus the Edmonton Oilers March 13 in which he scored the tying goal early in the third period and collected the primary assist on the game-winner 1:35 later. He added his ninth career three-assist performance (and second of the campaign after Dec. 2 at NYR: 1-3—4) in a 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins March 15 to tie Scott Stevens(1993-94) for the most helpers in a single season in franchise history. The 26-year-old Bratt, who has factored on seven consecutive team goals, sits ninth in the NHL with 19-60—79 through 68 total games in 2024-25. He also places among the top 10 in power-play assists (t-2nd; 26), assists (4th; 60), power-play points (t-8th; 30) and even-strength assists (t-9th; 33).”
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