Before Devils forward Ondrej Palat gathered the puck off a turnover, Bratt put his head down and flew down the empty neutral zone. Rangers forward Artemi Panarin didn’t realize Bratt had him beaten by the time Bratt caught the pass to create a daunting two-on-one with Jack Hughes against New York defenseman K’Andre Miller.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and three assists, Jack Hughes scored twice and Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 5-1 on Monday night. Dawson Mercer and Dougie Hamilton also scored and Luke Hughes had two assists for the Devils,

Bratt took the puck on his own stick on a two-on-one breakaway, beating Shesterkin for the first goal just 1:27 into the game. The score got the Devils out of their slew of slow starts, showed they were too fast for the Rangers’ defense and sent a message that they were determined to put pressure on Shesterkin.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and three assists, Jack Hughes scored twice and Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 5-1

Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes put on a show Monday night, leading the Devils to a convincing 5-1 win over the Rangers.

The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers matched up on Monday evening for another rendition of the infamous Hudson River Rivalry. Coming into it, the Devils had not defeated the Rangers since their Game 7 clincher in May 2023 – 581 days ago.

With Peter Laviolette’s seat heating up in Manhattan, the Devils came into town and brought a bit of fuel for the fire.