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New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights

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

New Jersey Devils vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone and Mitch Marner missed opportunities in the shootout for Vegas. Marner’s attempt appeared to go in, but it was deemed a no-goal because the puck went off his skate after the initial shot.

Connor Brown scored in regulation for New Jersey. Jake Allen made 37 saves.

Dorofeyev scored for Vegas, and Carter Hart made 32 saves.

Vegas went to overtime for the 14th time in its 32 games.

The Knights finished 1 of 4 on the power play, including a failed opportunity in overtime, while the Devils continued to struggle on with a man advantage. New Jersey was 0 for 2 on the power play and is now 1 of 18 with the man advantage in the past eight games.

The Golden Knights earned a point and moved into a first-place tie in the Pacific Division with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Devils, who are missing a significant portion of their lineup including Jack Hughes, got on the board first when they took advantage of a Vegas turnover in New Jersey’s zone.

Brown gathered the loose puck, skated through the crease and wrapped his shot around a sprawled-out Hart to give New Jersey a 1-0 lead.

Barbashev tied the game when his one-timer from the right circle found its way in the upper right corner with 4:11 left in regulation.

The Golden Knights, playing without leading scorer and star center Jack Eichel and defenseman Shea Theodore, tied the game when Dorofeyev notched his second power-play goal in as many games and ninth of the season on a man advantage.

Up Next New Jersey: Play at Utah on Friday

Vegas: Plays at Calgary on Saturday

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 4:50 Connor Brown Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 15:49 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (19), Tomas Hertl (10)
Goal 5 0:00 Jesper Bratt Goal Backhand

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 19
21 Hits 21
5 Takeaways 6
33 Shots 37
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 24
56.4 Faceoff Win Percent 43.6
11 Giveaways 16
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Saad, LW Day-To-Day Jan 12
Brett Howden, C Day-To-Day Jan 12
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zack MacEwen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Stefan Noesen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,862 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 14 60 4
NY Islanders 25 15 55 5
Philadelphia 22 14 52 8
Washington 23 17 52 6
Pittsburgh 21 14 51 9
New Jersey 23 21 48 2
NY Rangers 20 21 46 6
Columbus 19 19 45 7

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 21 11 54 12
Edmonton 23 16 53 7
Seattle 21 15 50 8
San Jose 23 19 49 3
Los Angeles 19 16 48 10
Anaheim 21 21 45 3
Calgary 19 22 42 4
Vancouver 16 24 37 5
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