Jesper Bratt of Stockholm, Sweden registered his second career National Hockey League hat trick on Thursday. He accomplished the feat in a 6-2 New Jersey Devils win over the Florida Panthers at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
Bratt’s three goals
Bratt put the Devils up 2-1 with two seconds left in the first period on the power-play from defenseman Dougie Hamilton of Toronto, Ontario and Jack Hughes of Orlando, Florida. He then scored his next two goals unassisted in the third period. Bratt put the Devils up 5-2 at 3:50 in the final frame. Bratt then closed out the scoring with five minutes and 12 seconds left with a shorthanded marker into an empty net.
Bratt’s first career hat trick
Ironically, Bratt’s other hat trick came against Florida’s other NHL team, the Tampa Bay Lightning. That came on March 19, 2023 in a 5-2 Devils win.
Bratt’s 2024-25 NHL Statistics
In 20 games, Bratt has eight goals and 16 assists for 24 points. He is a +3 with 10 penalty minutes, 10 power-play points, one shorthanded point, 59 shots on goal, nine blocked shots, 28 hits, two takaways, and 14 giveaways.
Bratt leads the Devils in assists, points, and power-play points. He is tied for eighth in NHL scoring with Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Like Bratt, Kucherov is European, as he is from Maykop, Russia.
Bratt is also third in the NHL in power-play points. He is only behind Colorado Avalanche teammates Nathan MacKinnon of Halifax, Nova Scotia and Cale Makar of Calgary, Alberta, who have 13 and 12 power-play points respectively.
Devils beat Panthers twice
The Devils beat the Panthers twice this past week. They also beat Florida 4-1 on Tuesday. In the two games, Bratt had five points, as he had two assists in Tuesday’s game. In this game, Bratt set up Hughes and Ondrej Palat of Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic.
The Devils have the best record in the Eastern Conference. They have a record of 12 wins, six regulation losses and two losses in extra time for 26 points.
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