Devils 6–5 Canucks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 😈 NJD

Jack Hughes

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 18:32 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

J.T. Miller

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 21:08 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Jesper Bratt

2 G

5 shots · 19:13 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Jesper Bratt Go-ahead 1st · 03:40

Assists: Jonas Siegenthaler · beat Thatcher Demko

1–0

🐋 J.T. Miller PP Tying 1st · 08:24

Assists: Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–1

😈 Erik Haula Go-ahead 1st · 09:51

Assists: Jack Hughes · beat Thatcher Demko

2–1

😈 Jack Hughes 1st · 17:06

Assists: Kevin Bahl · beat Thatcher Demko

3–1

😈 Michael McLeod 1st · 18:42

Assists: Nathan Bastian, Curtis Lazar · beat Thatcher Demko

4–1

🐋 Dakota Joshua 1st · 19:40

Assists: Conor Garland, Teddy Blueger · beat Vitek Vanecek

4–2

2nd period

😈 Luke Hughes PP 2nd · 19:26

Assists: Jack Hughes · beat Thatcher Demko

5–2

3rd period

🐋 Brock Boeser 3rd · 07:02

Assists: J.T. Miller · beat Vitek Vanecek

5–3

🐋 Sam Lafferty 3rd · 13:58

Assists: Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson · beat Vitek Vanecek

5–4

🐋 Nils Hoglander Tying 3rd · 16:34

Assists: J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes · beat Vitek Vanecek

5–5

😈 Jesper Bratt Go-ahead 3rd · 19:26

Assists: Nico Hischier, Kevin Bahl · beat Thatcher Demko

6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Bratt · Hischier · Hughes 19:13

L2 Palat · Haula · Toffoli 15:41

L3 Mercer · Meier · Holtz 13:50

L4 Lazar · McLeod · Bastian 9:09

D1 Siegenthaler · Marino 24:22

D2 Nemec · Bahl 20:28

D3 Hughes · Miller 14:06

🐋Canucks

L1 Pettersson · Miller · Boeser 21:08

L2 Hoglander · Lafferty · Joshua 15:14

L3 Kuzmenko · Garland · Mikheyev 14:14

L4 Blueger · Karlsson · Aman 9:20

D1 Hughes · Hronek 24:52

D2 Myers · Cole 17:58

D3 Zadorov · Juulsen 13:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD VAN🐋

32 Shots on goal 33

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

27 Hits 33

6 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 5

8 Giveaways 11

8 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 18.8% (6/32) VAN shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Vitek Vanecek

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 59:37 TOI

🐋Canucks

Thatcher Demko

26/32

.812 SV% · 6 GA · 59:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

NJD VAN

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 4–2

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 5–2

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Feb 62023 🐋VAN @ 😈NJD 4–5 OT Nov 12022 😈NJD @ 🐋VAN 5–2 Mar 152022 😈NJD @ 🐋VAN 3–6 Feb 282022 🐋VAN @ 😈NJD 2–7 Nov 102019 😈NJD @ 🐋VAN 2–1

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Who won Devils vs Canucks on December 5, 2023?

Devils won 6–5. The final score was Devils 6, Canucks 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Jesper Bratt (2), Erik Haula, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Michael McLeod.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brock Boeser, Dakota Joshua, J.T. Miller, Nils Hoglander, Sam Lafferty.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 26 saves on 32 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Devils vs Canucks season series?

Devils lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 1 🦈SJS @ 😈NJD 6–3 AfterDec 7 😈NJD @ 🦑SEA 2–1

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 2 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 4–3 AfterDec 7 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 0–2

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