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5 Reasons New Jersey Devils Can Win Stanley Cup

By Nick Villano

Jesper Bratt #63 of the New Jersey Devils celebrates his empty net goal against the New York Rangers in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Prudential Center on May 01, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Rangers 4-0 to win the series 4 games to 3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Jesper Bratt #63 of the New Jersey Devils celebrates his empty net goal against the New York Rangers in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Prudential Center on May 01, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Rangers 4-0 to win the series 4 games to 3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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Reason #4: Stars Will Get Going

Speaking of Meier, he really was snake bitten all series. After scoring 40 goals during the regular season, Meier had zero in the playoff series. Meier started the season with no goals in nine games. Then, he went on a run. He never went more than give games without a goal, and that only happened once. Yet, he went seven games without a goal to start the postseason? Expect the floodgates to burst for Meier, who had 16 individual high-danger chances this series. That’s the highest on the team.

Second on the team was Nico Hischier, who had 14. The captain also finished the season with zero goals. It was nearly impossible to have that happen, but the Devils faced the impossible in Igor Shesterkin. Hischier had his chances, and he’s gone through scoring slumps before this season. He always comes out of them on fire. That will happen again.

Jack Hughes was really good in the Rangers series. He is the reason they even had a chance, scoring the goal that made it 1-1 in Game 3, and the Devils ended up winning in overtime.

Jesper Bratt scored the Devils empty-net goal to make it 4-0. That was a very important goal. Bratt has struggled in this series, maybe more than any other forward. Getting that goal could mean floodgates for him as well.

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