The New Jersey Devils continue to pick up victories, last night was the third in a row, and there is a Swede who is very much a contributing factor to that.
Jesper Bratt, 24, has offered many goal-scoring passes and last night came another one.
After a scoreless first period, New Jersey took the lead midway through the second.
The Belarusian Jahor Sharanhovich twisted the puck for himself in the offensive zone and finished safely in the goal.
It took just two minutes before New Jersey added to the lead, which Mercer Dawson made sure they did.
Jesper Bratt tried a shot, which instead turned into a pass to Nico Hischier who played Mercer forward and 2–0 was a fact.
- I haven't done anything special, I'm always trying to get a little better all the time, get a little faster, stronger, says Bratt in an interview on the club's website after the match.
"Can help my teammates better now"
San José reduced just a minute later, but never came closer.
Jesper Bratt now has eight assists, the most in the entire NHL along with New York Rangers Artemi Panarin and Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov.
- I have watched some video this year, which I haven't done before, to improve the details and be able to position myself better on the ice.
I think I can help my teammates better now, he concluded.