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Jesper Bratt sets career high in Devils win

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  • Jesper Bratt recorded five points, a career high, in the Devils' 7-3 win.
  • Jack Hughes also set a career high with three goals and two assists.
  • Swedish player Rasmus Sandin had an assist for the losing Capitals.

Swedish forward Jesper Bratt led the New Jersey Devils to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in an NHL game. Bratt was involved in five of the Devils' seven goals, setting a new career high with five points. He assisted on Dougie Hamilton's goal late in the first period and set up the rest of the team's goals except for one he scored himself in the third period.

Teammate Jack Hughes also set a career high with three goals and two assists. Swedish defenseman Rasmus Sandin recorded an assist for the Capitals. Bratt said the team created good chances from the start and capitalized on transitions to score nice goals.

the team created good chances from the start and capitalized on transitions to score nice goals

Jesper Bratt, Swedish forward for the New Jersey Devils

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