Updated 06:28 | Posted at 06:23
New York. Jesper Bratt is warming up for next week’s NHL premiere.
In the New Jersey Devils’ practice game against the New York Islanders last night, he was responsible for a hat-trick – or if it was a brat’s trick.
– It’s still just pre-season, but it’s good to get a receipt that the things you worked on this summer are in place, says the 25-year-old from Trongsund.
There’s just under a week left in the NHL pre-season, so the games on the program are now scheduled with a decent regular crew on the ice and are a little more satisfying to watch than the opening clashes – and are usually difficult to distinguish from the general public. skating.
It remains to be seen whether they will say anything about each team’s true strike power, but the New Jersey Devils can always hope, as they have looked remarkably fit in recent weeks and were, at least offensively, very good as they beat local rivals New Jersey’s York Islanders with 6-5 tonight.
Jesper Bratt had a particularly successful evening on the ice at The Rock. He scored three goals and played even one goal.
– Our speed was lethal in all the matches and that was the case tonight as well, he says when he meets the media afterwards.
– For my part… Well, it’s still just preparation for the new season, but it’s nice to have a receipt that the things I worked on this summer are still there.
Pierre Engvall was among the Islanders’ standouts and contributed with both goals and assists while Sebastian Aho played for one goal.
Matthias Norlender could be on his way to a spot in the Montreal Canadiens’ Premier League lineup.
The 23-year-old defender from Angermanland scored against Toronto last night and was the subject of singing praise in the Quebec media afterwards.
Timothy Liljegren had two assists for the Maple Leafs and William Nylander.
The Canadiens won the game 5-4 after a sudden-death goal scored by Nick Suzuki.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were hoping to help skipper Sidney Crosby to victory during an away game in his native Halifax, Nova Scotia, but they were horribly outgunned by the Ottawa Senators, not even allowing a goal.
The Sens won 3-0, after Finnish goalkeeper Jonas Korpisalo – new to Ottawa this season – stopped 40 shots.
-But I just enjoyed the atmosphere. “I can’t thank the audience enough for the reception,” Crosby says.
Erik Karlsson played and was described by the Pittsburgh media as the best Penguin on the ice.
There was a lot of blue and yellow print on the score sheet for the game between Calgary and Winnipeg at the Saddledome.
David Gustafsson scored twice for the Jets and Elias Lindholm and new captain Mikael Backlund had one each for the Flames. He also played the latter until the 5-4 goal that was decided by Matt Coronato in the third period.