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Columbus Blue Jackets 5, New Jersey Devils 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Columbus Blue Jackets 5, New Jersey Devils 3. Shots on goal: CBJ 25, NJD 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CBJ 1-2 NJD; P2 CBJ 1-0 NJD; P3 CBJ 3-1 NJD.

Scoring plays: P1 01:26 Nico Hischier (assists: Jesper Bratt, Dawson Mercer) to make it CBJ 0-1 NJD; P1 03:03 Ondrej Palat (assists: Arseny Gritsyuk) to make it CBJ 0-2 NJD; P1 09:54 Denton Mateychuk (assists: Charlie Coyle, Ivan Provorov) to make it CBJ 1-2 NJD; P2 01:28 Sean Monahan (assists: Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski) to make it CBJ 2-2 NJD; P3 06:40 Charlie Coyle (assists: Zach Werenski, Miles Wood) to make it CBJ 3-2 NJD; P3 07:14 Sean Monahan (assists: Isac Lundeström) to make it CBJ 4-2 NJD; P3 11:51 Timo Meier (assists: Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier) to make it CBJ 4-3 NJD; P3 13:31 Miles Wood (assists: Charlie Coyle) to make it CBJ 5-3 NJD. Top skaters: Charlie Coyle (CBJ) 1 G, 2 A; Sean Monahan (CBJ) 2 G, 0 A; Miles Wood (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Nico Hischier (NJD) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 19 saves on 24, decision L; Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) 30 saves on 33, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CBJ
Charlie Coyle
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 20:27 TOI
Goals · CBJ
Sean Monahan
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:23 TOI
Goaltending · CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
30 saves on 33 shots (.909) · W
Season highs
Sean Monahan · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CBJ 2 largest lead P3 7:14 (CBJ 4, NJD 2) · 4-0 run, P1 9:54–P3 7:14
NJD 2 largest lead P1 3:03 (CBJ 0, NJD 2) · 2-0 run, P1 1:26–P1 3:03
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:26 Nico Hischier (Jesper Bratt, Dawson Mercer) NJD · Power play · wrist shot · CBJ 0, NJD 1
  • P1 3:03 Ondrej Palat (Arseny Gritsyuk) NJD · wrist shot · CBJ 0, NJD 2
  • P1 9:54 Denton Mateychuk (Charlie Coyle, Ivan Provorov) CBJ · Power play · tip-in shot · CBJ 1, NJD 2
  • P2 1:28 Sean Monahan (Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski) CBJ · wrist shot · CBJ 2, NJD 2
  • P3 6:40 Charlie Coyle (Zach Werenski, Miles Wood) CBJ · backhand shot · CBJ 3, NJD 2
  • P3 7:14 Sean Monahan (Isac Lundeström) CBJ · snap shot · CBJ 4, NJD 2
  • P3 11:51 Timo Meier (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier) NJD · Power play · snap shot · CBJ 4, NJD 3
  • P3 13:31 Miles Wood (Charlie Coyle) CBJ · wrist shot · CBJ 5, NJD 3

Linescore

123 T
CBJ 113 5
NJD 201 3

Shots on goal: CBJ 24, NJD 33

Biggest Period

The Columbus Blue Jackets scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CBJNJD
25Shots on goal33
45Shot attempts63
34Faceoff wins19
21Hits23
11Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals2
7Takeaways5
15Giveaways14
34Penalty minutes40
90.9%Save %79.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ811625
NJD1014933

🎯 Shot Map

Columbus Blue Jackets5 G · 32 attempts
Adam Fantilli: saved (wrist)Dante Fabbro: saved (slap)Brendan Gaunce: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (wrist)Ivan Provorov: missed the netDenton Mateychuk: goal (tip-in)Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Isac Lundeström: saved (snap)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Sean Monahan: goal (wrist)Isac Lundeström: saved (wrist)Brendan Gaunce: saved (wrist)Luca Pinelli: saved (snap)Cole Sillinger: missed the netAdam Fantilli: missed the netDante Fabbro: saved (wrist)Cole Sillinger: missed the netDamon Severson: saved (wrist)Damon Severson: saved (wrist)Miles Wood: saved (snap)Luca Pinelli: saved (tip-in)Kent Johnson: saved (backhand)Kent Johnson: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (slap)Charlie Coyle: goal (backhand)Sean Monahan: goal (snap)Denton Mateychuk: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Miles Wood: missed the netMiles Wood: goal (wrist)Brendan Gaunce: missed the net
  • 5Goals16% of attempts
  • 20Saved63% of attempts
  • 7Missed the net22% of attempts
New Jersey Devils3 G · 52 attempts
Dennis Cholowski: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (backhand)Nico Hischier: saved (poke)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (backhand)Simon Nemec: missed the netNico Hischier: goal (wrist)Ondrej Palat: goal (wrist)Ondrej Palat: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (backhand)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Stefan Noesen: saved (tip-in)Stefan Noesen: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netDennis Cholowski: saved (slap)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (backhand)Jesper Bratt: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netCody Glass: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (backhand)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (deflected)Simon Nemec: saved (slap)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (backhand)Jesper Bratt: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netStefan Noesen: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netSimon Nemec: missed the netTimo Meier: goal (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (tip-in)Connor Brown: missed the netCody Glass: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Simon Nemec: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (slap)Dawson Mercer: saved (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (deflected)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: missed the net
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 30Saved58% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net37% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Charlie Coyle C 123+210020:27
Sean Monahan C 202+121116:23
Miles Wood L 112+324119:30
Zach Werenski D 022+311226:57
Denton Mateychuk D 101-111220:28
Ivan Provorov D 011+313025:59
Cole Sillinger C 011003218:18
Isac Lundeström C 011+320116:28
Adam Fantilli C 000030019:35
Dante Fabbro D 000022117:54
Damon Severson D 000020017:20
Brendan Gaunce C 000024013:55
Dmitri Voronkov L 000000011:56
Brendan Smith D 000+101111:47
Kent Johnson C 000020009:18
Egor Chinakhov R 000011009:17
Zachary Aston-Reese L 000000007:42
Luca Pinelli C 000-120006:58
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Elvis Merzlikins W 303390.9359:56
NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nico Hischier C 112-241023:51
Jesper Bratt L 022-240023:46
Timo Meier R 101-243123:45
Ondrej Palat L 101+111112:01
Dawson Mercer C 011+130019:53
Arseny Gritsyuk R 011030217:47
Simon Nemec D 000-110230:06
Luke Hughes D 000-360126:29
Dougie Hamilton D 000032120:39
Dennis Cholowski D 000-111017:28
Connor Brown R 000001013:38
Cody Glass C 000-112012:19
Luke Glendening C 000-102311:06
Paul Cotter L 000006010:47
Brenden Dillon D 000000010:32
Juho Lammikko C 000-102009:02
Stefan Noesen R 000-122008:42
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-100006:06
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen L 192479.2554:27

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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