Timo Meier - Shots on Goal (77, T-6 in NHL)
Meier has been engaged in the play this season so much more than he was over his first season and a quarter with the Devils, and his ability to get to the inside in the offensive zone and put himself in position to get pucks towards the net with pace has been great to see return, as he is second on the team in shots on goal behind Dougie Hamilton. We could have also gone with his 27 penalty minutes, tied for 14th in the league, as an example of how he has also taken to the Devils new aggressive, take-no-BS style under Keefe. But much of those came from his 5-minute major and game misconduct for cross-checking Zach L'Heureux, which landed him a questionable suspension from the Department of Player Safety.
Tomas Tatar - Expected Goals Percentage (59.4%)
Though he has often been playing in the Devils bottom 6 since his return to the team this past summer, Palat has been a pleasant surprise and seems to be returning to the form we saw from him during the Devils playoff-run in 2022-23, instead of the player he was last season in a lost year split between the Avalanche and Kraken. He is currently 6th among the teams forwards, which is why the team has given him some opportunities to play up the lineup with Nico Hischier over the past 10 games or so.
Ondrej Palat - Takeaways (11)
Ondrej Palat has long been one of the Devils' most responsible defensive forwards, and that has continued into this season, as he is second on the team behind Jack Hughes, and 19th in the league with 11 takeaways this season. One of those 11 takeaways directly led to one of the Devils' prettiest goals of the season, as Palat stole the puck at the blue line and passed to Hughes, who tapped it to Bratt for a tap-in goal.
Dawson Mercer - Skating Distance (70.92 miles)
If it feels like Dawson Mercer has been all over the ice this season, it's because he has been. According to NHL Edge, he has already traveled 70.92 miles in his 442 minutes and 49 seconds of ice time this season. This ranks him in the 95th percentile of forwards in the NHL this season.