Devils 2–3 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Macklin Celebrini

1 G

2 shots · 17:40 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Nikolai Kovalenko

1 G

1 shots · 10:14 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Cody Ceci

1 G

1 shots · 21:34 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Nikolai Kovalenko Go-ahead 1st · 17:40

Assists: William Eklund, Luke Kunin · beat Jacob Markstrom

0–1

2nd period

😈 Nico Hischier PP Tying 2nd · 04:19

Assists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt · beat Yaroslav Askarov

1–1

3rd period

🦈 Macklin Celebrini Go-ahead 3rd · 01:53

Assists: Will Smith, Collin Graf · beat Jacob Markstrom

1–2

😈 Paul Cotter Tying 3rd · 05:07

Assists: Luke Hughes · beat Yaroslav Askarov

2–2

🦈 Cody Ceci Go-ahead 3rd · 19:35

Assists: Alex Wennberg · beat Jacob Markstrom

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Hischier · Hughes · Noesen 19:31

L2 Bratt · Mercer · Meier 15:31

L3 Haula · Palat · Cotter 13:06

L4 Tatar · Lazar · Bastian 11:11

D1 Pesce · Hamilton 20:52

D2 Dillon · Hughes 20:04

D3 Kovacevic · Siegenthaler 17:38

🦈Sharks

L1 Granlund · Wennberg · Toffoli 19:05

L2 Eklund · Celebrini · Smith 17:40

L3 Zetterlund · Kunin · Kostin 13:54

L4 Goodrow · Graf · Kovalenko 12:25

D1 Ceci · Ferraro 21:06

D2 Thrun · Liljegren 18:54

D3 Rutta · Vlasic 13:31

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD SJS🦈

30 Shots on goal 24

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

21 Hits 16

12 Blocked shots 16

3 Takeaways 1

10 Giveaways 11

8 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 6.7% (2/30) SJS shooting 12.5% (3/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Jacob Markstrom

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:20 TOI

🦈Sharks

Yaroslav Askarov

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NJD SJS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Nov 102024 🦈SJS @ 😈NJD 1–0 Feb 272024 😈NJD @ 🦈SJS 7–2 Dec 12023 🦈SJS @ 😈NJD 6–3 Jan 162023 😈NJD @ 🦈SJS 4–3 SO Oct 222022 🦈SJS @ 😈NJD 1–2

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Who won Devils vs Sharks on January 4, 2025?

Sharks won 3–2. The final score was Devils 2, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Nico Hischier, Paul Cotter.

Who scored for Sharks?

Cody Ceci, Macklin Celebrini, Nikolai Kovalenko.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Devils vs Sharks season series?

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeJan 1 😈NJD @ 👑LAK 0–3 AfterJan 6 😈NJD @ 🦑SEA 3–2

🦈 Sharks

BeforeJan 2 ⚡TBL @ 🦈SJS 1–2 AfterJan 7 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 4–2

Also on January 4

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