SUNRISE, Fla. -- Jesper Bratt scored his second NHL hat trick, and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Florida Panthers for the second time in three days, 6-2 at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.

The Florida Panthers took one on the chin this week from the New Jersey Devils. After getting dropped by the Devils 4-1 on Tuesday night, Florida came back and found a similar effort on Thursday, falling 6-2 to New Jersey. For the second straight game, it was Devils jumping out to a first period lead on the Cats.

The Panthers were hoping to take back a win against the Devils after that 4-1 lose earlier this week. But that was not the case — as New Jersey heads out of South Florida with back to back wins with a 6-2 victory. Although it wasn’t the result they were looking for, the Panthers luckily have a long season ahead of them.