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New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2. Shots on goal: NJD 28, CBJ 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 1-0 CBJ; P2 NJD 1-1 CBJ; P3 NJD 1-1 CBJ.

Scoring plays: P1 15:47 Timo Meier (assists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) to make it NJD 1-0 CBJ; P2 08:49 Kirill Marchenko to make it NJD 1-1 CBJ; P2 11:09 Dawson Mercer (assists: Arseny Gritsyuk, Ondrej Palat) to make it NJD 2-1 CBJ; P3 19:03 Dawson Mercer (assists: Nico Hischier, Brenden Dillon) to make it NJD 3-1 CBJ; P3 19:39 Dmitri Voronkov (assists: Ivan Provorov) to make it NJD 3-2 CBJ. Top skaters: Dawson Mercer (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Timo Meier (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) 1 G, 0 A; Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 8 saves on 9, decision W; Jake Allen (NJD) 23 saves on 24; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 25 saves on 27, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· NJD
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 16:35 TOI
Goals Β· CBJ
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG Β· 17:09 TOI
Goaltending Β· NJD
8 saves on 9 shots (.889) Β· W

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

NJD 2 largest lead P3 19:03 (NJD 3, CBJ 1) Β· 2-0 run, P2 11:09–P3 19:03
CBJ 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 15:47 Timo Meier (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) NJD Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 1, CBJ 0
  • P2 8:49 Kirill Marchenko CBJ Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 1, CBJ 1
  • P2 11:09 Dawson Mercer (Arseny Gritsyuk, Ondrej Palat) NJD Β· Power play Β· slap shot Β· NJD 2, CBJ 1
  • P3 19:03 Dawson Mercer (Nico Hischier, Brenden Dillon) NJD Β· Empty net Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 3, CBJ 1
  • P3 19:39 Dmitri Voronkov (Ivan Provorov) CBJ Β· Power play Β· poke shot Β· NJD 3, CBJ 2

Linescore

123 T
NJD 111 3
CBJ 011 2

Shots on goal: NJD 28, CBJ 33

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

NJDCBJ
28Shots on goal33
64Shot attempts62
28Faceoff wins39
15Hits18
18Blocked shots12
2Power-play goals0
5Takeaways3
18Giveaways20
10Penalty minutes4
93.9%Save %92.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD811928
CBJ168933

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils3 G Β· 43 attempts
Connor Brown: saved (snap)Cody Glass: saved (snap)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Timo Meier: goal (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (backhand)Brett Pesce: missed the netBrett Pesce: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the netCody Glass: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (backhand)Dawson Mercer: goal (slap)Paul Cotter: saved (backhand)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netConnor Brown: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Brett Pesce: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (slap)Ondrej Palat: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (snap)Brett Pesce: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: goal (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 25Saved58% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net35% of attempts
Columbus Blue Jackets2 G Β· 49 attempts
Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Dante Fabbro: saved (wrist)Miles Wood: missed the netIsac LundestrΓΆm: saved (slap)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (snap)Sean Monahan: missed the netMiles Wood: saved (wrist)Zachary Aston-Reese: missed the netMiles Wood: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (snap)Dmitri Voronkov: missed the netCharlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: saved (bat)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (slap)Damon Severson: saved (slap)Dante Fabbro: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netDenton Mateychuk: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: goal (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Damon Severson: saved (slap)Dante Fabbro: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: missed the netBoone Jenner: saved (wrist)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (snap)Boone Jenner: missed the netAdam Fantilli: missed the netAdam Fantilli: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (tip-in)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netIvan Provorov: missed the netMathieu Olivier: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (slap)Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Kent Johnson: missed the netIvan Provorov: missed the netDmitri Voronkov: goal (poke)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 31Saved63% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net33% of attempts

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

πŸ’ Box Score

NJD skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dawson Mercer C 202+141116:35
Timo Meier R 101+130016:02
Nico Hischier C 011+110219:27
Jack Hughes C 011-200218:40
Brenden Dillon D 011004218:28
Jesper Bratt L 011-231016:50
Arseny Gritsyuk R 011021014:25
Ondrej Palat L 011-211113:08
Luke Hughes D 000020022:42
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000000121:42
Dougie Hamilton D 000-120221:00
Brett Pesce D 000-130220:21
Connor Brown R 000030216:55
Simon Nemec D 000000314:05
Cody Glass C 000030013:47
Luke Glendening C 000000010:24
Paul Cotter L 000015008:37
Brian Halonen L 000002006:54
NJD goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 8988.9120:00
Jake Allen β€” 232495.8140:00
CBJ skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirill Marchenko R 101051124:24
Dmitri Voronkov L 101+252017:09
Ivan Provorov D 011+120121:05
Zach Werenski D 000071029:14
Sean Monahan C 000011122:45
Damon Severson D 000+120220:42
Dante Fabbro D 000+130319:56
Kent Johnson C 000-100019:23
Boone Jenner C 000-113119:08
Charlie Coyle C 000-112117:49
Adam Fantilli C 000+130117:10
Mathieu Olivier R 000+106114:48
Cole Sillinger C 000+100013:33
Denton Mateychuk D 000010013:16
Isac LundestrΓΆm C 000010011:00
Zachary Aston-Reese C 000001007:51
Jake Christiansen D 000001007:44
Miles Wood L 000010001:17
CBJ goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves L 252792.6257:52

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NJD 1 – 0 CBJ
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