New Jersey Devils @ Vegas Golden Knights

19-14-1, 9-8-0 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Devils NJ	0	1	0	1	2
Golden Knights VGK	0	0	1	0	1

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

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Jesper Bratt notches winner in shootout as Devils top Golden Knights in Vegas, 2-1

— Jesper Bratt scored the winning goal in a shootout and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 2-1, on Tuesday night.

Dec 18, 2025, 06:45 am - AP

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Devils	0	1	0	1	2
	Golden Knights	0	0	1	0	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			NJ	VGK
4:50		Connor Brown (8) Unassisted	1	0

3rd Period			NJ	VGK
15:49		Pavel Dorofeyev (14) (Power Play) Assists: Mark Stone (19), Tomas Hertl (10)	1	1

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			NJ	VGK
	Paul Cotter Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart		0	0
	Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen		0	0
	Jesper Bratt Goal Backhand		1	0
	Mark Stone Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen		1	0
	Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart		1	0
	Mitch Marner Backhand saved by Jake Allen		1	0

Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Angus Crookshank shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Jeremy Lauzon hit Xavier Parent
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Cody Glass
Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
Colton Sissons hit Dougie Hamilton
Takeaway by Jeremy Lauzon
Giveaway by Ben Hutton
Brayden McNabb hit Angus Crookshank
Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Juho Lammikko
Giveaway by Cole Reinhardt
Ben Hutton Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ben Hutton Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Brett Howden
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jeremy Lauzon Boarding against Stefan Noesen
Takeaway by Brandon Saad
Noah Hanifin hit Luke Hughes
Brett Howden faceoff won against Stefan Noesen
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Noah Hanifin Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ivan Barbashev hit Luke Glendening
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Jeremy Lauzon hit Paul Cotter
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Cole Reinhardt
Colton Sissons hit Jesper Bratt
Keegan Kolesar hit Jesper Bratt
Cole Reinhardt Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
Brett Howden faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Brett Howden faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Mitch Marner Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Mark Stone Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Cody Glass
Brett Pesce shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
Jeremy Lauzon Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Cole Reinhardt hit Jonas Siegenthaler
Brayden McNabb hit Jesper Bratt
Mark Stone Tip-In Wide Right
Kaedan Korczak Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Connor Brown
Braeden Bowman Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon
Jeremy Lauzon hit Luke Glendening
Braeden Bowman Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Brett Howden
Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Braeden Bowman Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Reilly Smith Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Juho Lammikko
Mitch Marner Snap Shot Wide Left
Brett Howden hit Xavier Parent
Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Cody Glass
Takeaway by Ivan Barbashev
Braeden Bowman Tip-In Wide Right
Ivan Barbashev Backhand Wide Right
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
Brett Pesce shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Stefan Noesen
Noah Hanifin hit Stefan Noesen
Mitch Marner Tripping against Nico Hischier
Brayden McNabb hit Stefan Noesen
Colton Sissons Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Kaedan Korczak Backhand Wide Left
Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Braeden Bowman Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Braeden Bowman Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Mitch Marner Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
Tomas Hertl hit Dougie Hamilton
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
Cole Reinhardt hit Colton White
Jeremy Lauzon Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
Cole Reinhardt hit Luke Glendening
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
Brett Howden faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Giveaway by Mark Stone
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
Brett Howden faceoff won against Cody Glass
Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brandon Saad hit Connor Brown
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Juho Lammikko
Juho Lammikko shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Cole Reinhardt
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Braeden Bowman hit Luke Hughes
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Mark Stone Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Brett Howden hit Dougie Hamilton
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ben Hutton Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Keegan Kolesar hit Brett Pesce
Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Left
Brett Howden faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Ben Hutton Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
Reilly Smith Backhand Wide Right
Giveaway by Mitch Marner
Giveaway by Mitch Marner
Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (19), Tomas Hertl (10)
Brett Howden faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
Giveaway by Brandon Saad
Brandon Saad Backhand Wide Right
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Cody Glass
Mark Stone Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ivan Barbashev Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Connor Brown
Tomas Hertl Tip-In Wide Right
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Mark Stone Wrist Shot Wide Right
Mark Stone Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Mark Stone Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Mitch Marner Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Dawson Mercer Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
Jonas Siegenthaler Hooking against Mark Stone
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Reilly Smith
Nico Hischier Tip-In Wide Right
Nico Hischier hit Kaedan Korczak
Luke Glendening hit Brett Howden
Icing
Connor Brown Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Cody Glass
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
Colton White hit Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
Paul Cotter Wrist Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Reilly Smith
Off-side
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Reilly Smith
Angus Crookshank Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Icing
Brett Pesce Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Mitch Marner
Dawson Mercer hit Brett Howden
Takeaway by Dougie Hamilton
Goalie Stopped
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Nico Hischier Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Brett Howden
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Ondrej Palat
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Paul Cotter
Connor Brown Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Paul Cotter hit Kaedan Korczak
Puck in Crowd
Stefan Noesen hit Ben Hutton
Mark Stone shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
Off-side
Juho Lammikko faceoff won against Ivan Barbashev
Paul Cotter hit Ben Hutton
Jesper Bratt hit Jeremy Lauzon
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Luke Hughes
Brenden Dillon hit Ivan Barbashev
Puck in Crowd
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Cole Reinhardt
Xavier Parent hit Jeremy Lauzon
Luke Glendening hit Jeremy Lauzon
Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Nico Hischier
Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Jesper Bratt
Nico Hischier Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Connor Brown Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Juho Lammikko hit Braeden Bowman
Colton Sissons shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer
Dawson Mercer Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Cody Glass faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Cody Glass Deflected saved by Carter Hart
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
Puck in Netting
Cody Glass faceoff won against Brandon Saad
Connor Brown hit Noah Hanifin
Jonas Siegenthaler Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Cody Glass hit Zach Whitecloud
Dougie Hamilton hit Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer
Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Jesper Bratt Deflected Wide Right
Icing
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon
Brenden Dillon Wrist Shot Wide Left
Cody Glass Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Luke Hughes Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Puck in Netting
Paul Cotter hit Pavel Dorofeyev
Stefan Noesen Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
Nico Hischier Wrist Shot Wide Right
TV Timeout
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
Giveaway by Luke Hughes
Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Paul Cotter Roughing against Zach Whitecloud
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Goalie Stopped
Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Takeaway by Nico Hischier
Nico Hischier Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Paul Cotter faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Paul Cotter Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
Paul Cotter hit Ben Hutton
Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Angus Crookshank
Xavier Parent hit Brandon Saad
Dawson Mercer Tip-In Wide Right
Brett Pesce Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Cody Glass faceoff won against Brett Howden
Brenden Dillon hit Brayden McNabb
Puck in Netting
Icing
Cody Glass Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Brett Pesce Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Puck in Netting
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Goalie Stopped
Ondrej Palat hit Brett Howden
Goalie Stopped
Cody Glass faceoff won against Brett Howden
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Mitch Marner
Takeaway by Luke Hughes
Jonas Siegenthaler hit Brett Howden
Stefan Noesen Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Angus Crookshank Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Xavier Parent Snap Shot Wide Right
Cody Glass Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Xavier Parent Backhand Wide Right
Giveaway by Luke Hughes
Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Juho Lammikko Tripping against Ben Hutton
TV Timeout
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon
Cody Glass Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt
Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Jesper Bratt Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Puck in Benches
Icing
Cody Glass faceoff won against Brett Howden
Icing
Cody Glass faceoff won against Brett Howden
Luke Hughes Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Goalie Stopped
Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Dawson Mercer Hooking against Mark Stone
Puck in Netting
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
High Stick
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Paul Cotter Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Jesper Bratt Goal Backhand
Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart

DEVILS

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
3
Devils
0

Game 1

6/12

Devils
2
Golden Knights
1

Game 2

18/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	27	16	14	68
Edmonton	28	22	8	64
Seattle	27	20	9	63
Anaheim	30	23	3	63
Los Angeles	23	19	14	60
San Jose	27	24	4	58
Calgary	23	27	6	52
Vancouver	18	33	6	42

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New Jersey Devils @ Vegas Golden Knights

Stars of the Game

Jake AllenG - NJ

Pavel DorofeyevRW - VGK

Carter HartG - VGK

Game Information

Video Highlights

Jesper Bratt notches winner in shootout as Devils top Golden Knights in Vegas, 2-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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