New York: The New Jersey Devils write the most powerful NHL epic of the fall.
They picked up their 10th consecutive win away to Montreal last night and put themselves at the top of their league.
– It’s a lot of fun, but we’re still learning and we feel like we have more “levels”, goalkeeper Jesper Pratt told Sportbaldet after the 5-1 win at the Peel Center.
The NHL regular season has now lasted just over a month, and there is no doubt which of the 32 teams surprised favorably:
New Jersey Devils.
The Seattle Kraken, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Islanders also exceeded expectations, though not in the same way as the Red and Black bastards from Newark.
There were hopes they could step up this year and maybe, just maybe, challenge for a playoff spot: Fact: After last night’s 5-1 defeat in Montreal, they’ve won 10 in a row (the club’s longest winning streak in 16 years), leading the Metropolitan Division. In a very superior style, he finishes third overall.
We have a really good feeling in the team and it was another real team effort from everyone. We show once again a great character. Plus, Vitek Vanicek put in a good effort in goal and saved us in the first half, says Swedish star Jesper Pratt when we got to him afterwards.
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– It’s a lot of fun with ten wins in a row, but we’re still learning and feel like we have more “levels”.
Jesper himself was one of the biggest wonders of the fall and left a fresh mark in the minutes last night. He grabbed his sixth goal of the season on a rebound in the third period and also assisted on one of teammate Jack Hughes’ goals. Thus, the 24-year-old forward from Trångsund has amassed a total of 21 points and is the youngest Devils player to reach the 20-point barrier so quickly in a season since Patrick Elias did it over two decades ago.
But Bratten is already looking forward to his next challenge – Friday night.
– Yes, we are charging for an interesting match against Toronto then. He says it will be another hard test for us.