Golden Knights 3–0 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 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 🎰 VGK

Jack Eichel

2 A

3 shots · 20:23 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Shea Theodore

1 G

4 shots · 23:12 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Ivan Barbashev

1 G

3 shots · 16:11 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Shea Theodore Go-ahead 1st · 19:47

Assists: Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin · beat Jacob Markstrom

1–0

3rd period

🎰 Tomas Hertl PP 3rd · 15:36

Assists: Mitchell Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev · beat Jacob Markstrom

2–0

🎰 Ivan Barbashev PP 3rd · 18:36

Assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · beat Jacob Markstrom

3–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Marner · Stone 18:35

L2 Barbashev · Hertl · Bowman 16:01

L3 Dorofeyev · Saad · Howden 15:23

L4 Reinhardt · Kolesar · Smith 10:16

D1 McNabb · Theodore 23:16

D2 Hanifin · Whitecloud 20:22

D3 Korczak · Hutton 14:26

😈Devils

L1 Hischier · Meier · Gritsyuk 19:32

L2 Bratt · Mercer · Brown 17:35

L3 Palat · Glass · Noesen 13:46

L4 Crookshank · Cotter · Glendening 10:36

D1 Hughes · Hamilton 22:42

D2 Siegenthaler · Dillon 20:21

D3 Nemec · White 15:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK NJD😈

25 Shots on goal 24

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

21 Hits 15

23 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 7

19 Giveaways 16

4 Penalty minutes 4

VGK shooting 12.0% (3/25) NJD shooting 0.0% (0/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Akira Schmid Shutout

24/24

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Jacob Markstrom

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:14 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

VGK NJD

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Mar 22025 😈NJD @ 🎰VGK 0–2 Feb 62025 🎰VGK @ 😈NJD 3–1 Mar 172024 😈NJD @ 🎰VGK 1–3 Jan 222024 🎰VGK @ 😈NJD 5–6 OT Mar 32023 😈NJD @ 🎰VGK 3–4 SO

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Who won Golden Knights vs Devils on December 5, 2025?

Golden Knights won 3–0. The final score was Golden Knights 3, Devils 0.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Ivan Barbashev, Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Akira Schmid made 24 saves on 24 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Jacob Markstrom made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Devils season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 2 🪶CHI @ 🎰VGK 3–4 AfterDec 7 🎰VGK @ 🗽NYR 3–2

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 3 ⭐DAL @ 😈NJD 3–0 AfterDec 6 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–4

Also on December 5

⚔️BUF 1–4 ✈️WPG 🦈SJS 1–4 ⭐DAL 🦣UTA 4–1 🐋VAN 🦅WSH 3–4 🦆ANA

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