Devils re-sign Jesper Bratt to one-year, $5.45M contract

New Jersey Devils will bring back left wing Jesper Bratt (63) for the 2022-2023 season. Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports

Devils re-sign leading scorer Jesper Bratt to one-year, $5.45 million contract

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 8/3/22

The New Jersey Devils have decided to bring back their leading scorer from the 2021-2022 season on a one-year contract and thus, avoid arbitration that was scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Jesp some #NEWS to drop: We have signed Jesper Bratt to a one-year deal worth $5.45 million, avoiding arbitration. He is an RFA at the end of 2022-23.
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) August 3, 2022

Bratt will enter his sixth NHL season in the fall (all spent with the Devils) and he is coming off a year in which he set career highs in goals (26), assists (47), points (73), shots (197), power-play points (18) and average time on ice (17:26). Bratt led all New Jersey skaters in assists, points, shots and power-play points last season, while tying with All-Star Jack Hughes in goals.

The 23-year-old was selected in the sixth round of the 2016 NHL entry draft.

The re-signing of Bratt comes on the heels of New Jersey's pickup of fellow winger Ondrej Palat, who has won two Stanley Cup titles in his career.

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