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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 6, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 16, 2023
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Morgan MacPhee, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Julien Fournier
Attendance: 18172
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 2226
Columbus 0213
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Columbus
  0:00 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  0:17 Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Alexander Holtz.
  0:45 Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau.
Jack Hughes scores. Assisted by Tyler Toffoli. 0:47  
  0:47 Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Colin Miller blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 1:37  
Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net 1:40  
  1:48 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian hits Ivan Provorov. 2:14  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 2:19  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 2:34  
  2:37 Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 4:03  
Ondrej Palat hits Ivan Provorov. 4:09  
  4:51 Giveaway by Andrew Peeke.
  5:02 Alexandre Texier blocks shot from Colin Miller.
  5:04 Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  5:07 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  5:28 Mathieu Olivier hits Colin Miller.
Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 5:32  
  6:26 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 6:28  
Curtis Lazar hits Nick Blankenburg. 7:05  
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 7:40  
Takeaway by Alexander Holtz. 9:10  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 10:16  
  10:32 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from John Marino.
Timo Meier wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 10:34  
  10:39 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jesper Bratt hits Nick Blankenburg. 11:29  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 11:30  
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. 11:39  
  11:53 Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 11:55  
Michael McLeod hits David Jiricek. 12:10  
Michael McLeod penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Gudbranson. 12:25  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko. 12:25  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 12:28  
  13:47 Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net
Colin Miller blocks shot from Zach Werenski. 14:39  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 14:41  
Jack Hughes blocks shot from Dmitri Voronkov. 14:52  
  15:04 Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net
  15:08 Dmitri Voronkov hits Colin Miller.
  15:16 Shot by Dmitri Voronkov misses the net
  15:24 Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 15:26  
Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 16:15  
Erik Haula scores. Assisted by Dawson Mercer and Alexander Holtz. 16:21  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 16:21  
  16:43 Alexandre Texier shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 16:44  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 16:51  
Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Andrew Peeke. 17:48  
  17:58 Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  18:11 Erik Gudbranson hits Michael McLeod.
Team penalty for New Jersey too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Tyler Toffoli. 18:24  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 18:24  
  18:46 Takeaway by Kent Johnson.
  18:55 Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Adam Fantilli. 19:20  
  19:46 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  19:49 Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Johnny Gaudreau. 19:52  
2
New Jersey   Columbus
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 0:00  
  0:17 Kirill Marchenko scores a power play goal. Assisted by Johnny Gaudreau.
  0:17 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 0:30  
Tyler Toffoli scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt. 0:50  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 0:50  
  1:08 Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  1:26 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nathan Bastian hits David Jiricek. 2:15  
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 2:33  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 2:35  
  2:46 Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 3:07  
  3:15 Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Erik Haula.
  3:16 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  3:56 Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli.
  4:15 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 4:17  
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 4:56  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 5:00  
  5:07 Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 5:24  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:27  
  5:47 Sean Kuraly penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Luke Hughes.
  5:47 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  6:07 Takeaway by Cole Sillinger.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 6:34  
  7:05 Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  7:12 Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  7:57 Sean Kuraly hits Dawson Mercer.
  8:13 Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  8:25 Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  8:38 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:38 Yegor Chinakhov scores. Assisted by Andrew Peeke and Dmitri Voronkov.
  9:35 Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  10:05 Giveaway by Nick Blankenburg.
  10:09 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  10:33 David Jiricek hits Nathan Bastian.
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 10:40  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 10:42  
  10:44 Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 11:21  
  11:58 Timo Meier shoots misses the net
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 12:09  
  12:11 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  13:06 Sean Kuraly hits Dawson Mercer.
  13:14 Mathieu Olivier hits Curtis Lazar.
  13:35 Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
  13:52 Erik Gudbranson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Marino.
Akira Schmid penalty for goaltender leaving crease - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Curtis Lazar. 13:52  
  13:52 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  14:06 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  14:08 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  14:10 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 14:46  
  14:49 Zach Werenski penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael McLeod.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:49  
Jack Hughes scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier. 14:54  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 14:54  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Kent Johnson. 15:48  
  16:00 Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Nick Blankenburg.
  16:26 Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 16:35  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 17:19  
  17:23 Adam Fantilli blocks shot from Alexander Holtz.
Alexander Holtz hits Justin Danforth. 17:31  
Giveaway by Alexander Holtz. 17:45  
Erik Haula hits Adam Fantilli. 17:58  
  18:05 Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net
  18:25 Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 18:44  
  19:17 Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Andrew Peeke.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 19:29  
3
New Jersey   Columbus
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 0:00  
Timo Meier wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 0:17  
  0:20 Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 0:23  
Colin Miller penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnny Gaudreau. 0:34  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 0:34  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 0:43  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 1:03  
  1:16 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  1:55 Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net
  2:07 Shot by Emil Bemstrom misses the net
  2:25 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nico Hischier scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt 2:50  
  2:50 Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Takeaway by John Marino. 3:01  
  3:18 Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 3:53  
  4:02 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 5:52  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 6:05  
  6:32 Alexandre Texier shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Alexandre Texier. 6:35  
  7:32 Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 7:35  
Shot by Erik Haula misses the net 7:35  
  7:46 Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 8:17  
  8:19 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  8:41 Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Giveaway by Kevin Bahl. 8:52  
  8:54 Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Jack Hughes blocks shot from David Jiricek. 9:00  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 9:06  
Takeaway by Simon Nemec. 10:14  
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. 10:24  
Shot by Simon Nemec misses the net 10:53  
Simon Nemec blocks shot from Justin Danforth. 11:06  
  11:12 Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net
  11:23 Justin Danforth blocks shot from Andrew Peeke.
Simon Nemec blocks shot from Justin Danforth. 11:24  
Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 11:48  
  12:26 Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net
  12:57 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
Takeaway by John Marino. 15:27  
Timo Meier penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Gudbranson. 15:59  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 15:59  
  17:08 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. 17:10  
Shot by John Marino misses the net 17:12  
  17:34 Zach Werenski blocks shot from Erik Haula.
  17:44 Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net
  18:06 Dmitri Voronkov shoots misses the net
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Zach Werenski. 18:16  
Kevin Bahl hits Johnny Gaudreau. 18:17  
  18:24 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Timo Meier blocks shot from David Jiricek. 18:34  
  18:43 Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  18:45 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  18:46 Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  18:52 Justin Danforth hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  18:57 Alexandre Texier scores. Assisted by Adam Fantilli and David Jiricek.
  18:57 Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 19:11  
Jack Hughes scores on an empty net. 19:12  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 19:12  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 19:33  
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov. 19:44