New Jersey Devils · Left wing · Shoots L

Jesper Bratt

Age 28 · 5'10" · 175 lb · Born in Stockholm, SWE

Cap hit

$7.875M

7.6% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

NMC

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

21:16

PP 5:23 · PK 0:28

xGF%

82.3

5v5, +27.3 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.16

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 0 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs PHI · W 3-2	0	1	6	0	21:16	5:23	0:28	—	100	3	+2	-0.16
Apr 14 @ BOS · L 4-0	0	0	0	1	19:23	1:49	0:00	—	80	4	-1	-0.22
Apr 12 vs OTT · W 4-3	0	0	6	0	19:34	4:50	0:57	—	100	3	-1	-0.31
Apr 11 @ DET · W 5-3	2	1	3	0	17:01	0:00	0:24	—	50	0	+2	+2.15
Apr 9 vs PIT · L 5-2	0	0	0	0	17:41	1:00	0:49	—	100	3	-1	-0.23

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,119 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%55.0%

86th percentile

Relative xGF%+9.2

99th percentile

HDCF%52.2%

67th percentile

CF%56.2%

93rd percentile

Relative CF%+7.0

98th percentile

FF%55.2%

91st percentile

GF%43.4%

27th percentile

CF/6070.5

96th percentile

CA/6054.8

72nd percentile

ixG/601.20

71st percentile

Goals above expected-0.4

53rd percentile

IPP76.1%

86th percentile

PDO95.1

6th percentile

OZS%63.6%

82nd percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleElite playmaking winger

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Bratt is a creative force who runs the offense through high-volume passing and smart positioning, setting up chances at an elite rate. He compensates for below-average physicality and puck handling by playing a finesse game that tilts play in his team's favor at even strength.

creative playmakerrush threatelite hands

Shooting volume: 53
Playmaking: 94
Zone entries(est.): 56
Forechecking: 33
Physicality: 22
Defensive impact: 37
Puck management: 23
Speed: 78

Where he shoots from

Slot 46% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 17%(267 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Playmaking at 94th percentile drives consistent scoring chances
Speed at 78th percentile helps him win races and create rush chances
Even-strength dominance with 55% expected goals share shows sustained offensive control

Watch-outs

Forechecking at 33rd percentile means limited backcheck pressure
Puck management at 23rd percentile suggests occasional turnovers under pressure
Physicality at 22nd percentile limits his ability to win puck battles

Similar style: Mikko Rantanen (DAL), Conor Garland (CBJ)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 82 GP · goals above average

Season total +11.6 goals, or +0.14 per game.

Even strength offense: +2.7
Even strength defense: -0.4
Power play: +1.4
Penalty kill: +0.7
Finishing: -0.3
Playmaking: +6.0
Penalties: +1.5
Faceoffs: -0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	NJD	1	0	1	1	+2	6	21:16	—	-0.16
2025-26	NJD	82	22	49	71	-11	178	18:46	—	+0.14
2024-25	NJD	81	21	67	88	+5	180	18:57	—	+0.12
2023-24	NJD	82	27	56	83	-6	248	19:18	—	+0.16
2022-23	NJD	82	32	41	73	+14	212	17:22	—	+0.18

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.6 mph; 71st pct
20+ mph bursts: 173
Hardest shot: 84.3 mph; 46th pct
Distance: 256.8 mi
OZ time: 45.5%; 90th pct
DZ time: 36.4%