He might not be competing for gold, but the New Jersey Devils can certainly be proud of their Swedish forward at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Leading up to the final game of the round-robin play, Team Sweden was left as the lone winless team in the 4 Nations tournament.

When analyzing what prevents the New Jersey Devils from taking a healthy step forward from an inconsistent team with upside, there are a few factors that you can point to.

Bratt’s lone hit of the tournament was against Hughes, something he ‘had to take advantage of’ since both are expecting to be on the same side of the ice much more than not in future years. Although they were competitors in the tournament, the ‘peanut butter and jelly’ duo chatted during the tournament and watched each other play.

With the Team Sweden-USA matchup set for Monday night at TD Garden in Boston to close out round-robin play of the 4 Nations Face-Off, he was finally going to get a chance to have to try to defend fellow star New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes.

Bratt notched two assists, including one on the power play, in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Predators.

The Dallas Stars face the New Jersey Devils Saturday night for the first time this season. Entering Saturday's match, the Stars are 35-18-2 while the Devils are 31-20-6. The two teams face off once more this season on March 4 in Dallas. Dallas is 61-44-13 all-time vs. New Jersey, including a 26-28-4 mark on the road.

The New Jersey Devils played the Nashville Predators on Feb. 23, and it could not have gone better. The Devils defeated Nashville by a 5-0 final score and are now tied with the Carolina Hurricanes with 70 points in the Metropolitan Division standings.

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MONTREAL – The game was still a week away, but Jesper Bratt couldn ... to have to try to defend fellow star New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes. Bratt, the Swede, and Hughes have combined ...