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New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2. Shots on goal: NJD 33, CBJ 35. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 0-1 CBJ; P2 NJD 0-1 CBJ; P3 NJD 3-0 CBJ.

Scoring plays: P1 06:18 Mason Marchment (assists: Kirill Marchenko, Dysin Mayo) to make it NJD 0-1 CBJ; P2 13:41 Charlie Coyle (assists: Boone Jenner, Cole Sillinger) to make it NJD 0-2 CBJ; P3 02:49 Nico Hischier (assists: Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes) to make it NJD 1-2 CBJ; P3 03:44 Arseny Gritsyuk (assists: Timo Meier, Jonas Siegenthaler) to make it NJD 2-2 CBJ; P3 04:45 Luke Hughes (assists: Connor Brown, Ondrej Palat) to make it NJD 3-2 CBJ. Top skaters: Luke Hughes (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Charlie Coyle (CBJ) 1 G, 0 A; Mason Marchment (CBJ) 1 G, 0 A; Nico Hischier (NJD) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 33 saves on 35, decision W; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 30 saves on 33, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Luke Hughes
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 21:27 TOI
Goals · CBJ
Charlie Coyle
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:51 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jake Allen
33 saves on 35 shots (.943) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 1 largest lead P3 4:45 (NJD 3, CBJ 2) · 3-0 run, P3 2:49–P3 4:45
CBJ 2 largest lead P2 13:41 (NJD 0, CBJ 2) · 2-0 run, P1 6:18–P2 13:41
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:18 Mason Marchment (Kirill Marchenko, Dysin Mayo) CBJ · wrist shot · NJD 0, CBJ 1
  • P2 13:41 Charlie Coyle (Boone Jenner, Cole Sillinger) CBJ · snap shot · NJD 0, CBJ 2
  • P3 2:49 Nico Hischier (Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes) NJD · Power play · snap shot · NJD 1, CBJ 2
  • P3 3:44 Arseny Gritsyuk (Timo Meier, Jonas Siegenthaler) NJD · snap shot · NJD 2, CBJ 2
  • P3 4:45 Luke Hughes (Connor Brown, Ondrej Palat) NJD · snap shot · NJD 3, CBJ 2

Linescore

123 T
NJD 003 3
CBJ 110 2

Shots on goal: NJD 33, CBJ 35

Biggest Period

The New Jersey Devils scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDCBJ
33Shots on goal35
58Shot attempts69
28Faceoff wins28
17Hits26
10Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways8
14Giveaways18
11Penalty minutes7
94.3%Save %90.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD10121133
CBJ1018735

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils3 G · 43 attempts
Dougie Hamilton: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Stefan Noesen: saved (wrap-around)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (backhand)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Brett Pesce: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netPaul Cotter: missed the netStefan Noesen: saved (snap)Dawson Mercer: saved (snap)Dawson Mercer: saved (slap)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Brett Pesce: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Luke Glendening: saved (snap)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (bat)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: goal (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: goal (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (backhand)Cody Glass: saved (snap)Brett Pesce: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: goal (snap)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: missed the netOndrej Palat: saved (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (tip-in)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 30Saved70% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net23% of attempts
Columbus Blue Jackets2 G · 58 attempts
Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Denton Mateychuk: saved (snap)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (backhand)Mason Marchment: missed the netMason Marchment: goal (wrist)Zachary Aston-Reese: saved (snap)Boone Jenner: saved (snap)Dante Fabbro: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netMathieu Olivier: missed the netMason Marchment: missed the netKent Johnson: missed the netDante Fabbro: missed the netDamon Severson: saved (wrist)Cole Sillinger: missed the netMason Marchment: saved (snap)Charlie Coyle: missed the netCole Sillinger: saved (slap)Dante Fabbro: saved (snap)Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (backhand)Cole Sillinger: missed the netCharlie Coyle: missed the netMason Marchment: missed the netBoone Jenner: saved (snap)Boone Jenner: saved (snap)Mason Marchment: saved (snap)Cole Sillinger: saved (wrist)Brendan Gaunce: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Cole Sillinger: saved (snap)Charlie Coyle: goal (snap)Brendan Gaunce: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: missed the netDysin Mayo: saved (snap)Cole Sillinger: saved (snap)Denton Mateychuk: saved (slap)Zachary Aston-Reese: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (tip-in)Jake Christiansen: missed the netMathieu Olivier: saved (snap)Zachary Aston-Reese: missed the netZachary Aston-Reese: saved (backhand)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netKirill Marchenko: missed the netIvan Provorov: missed the netCharlie Coyle: saved (backhand)Ivan Provorov: saved (slap)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Damon Severson: missed the netMason Marchment: missed the netDamon Severson: saved (slap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the net
  • 2Goals3% of attempts
  • 33Saved57% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net40% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Hughes D 112010221:27
Nico Hischier C 101031019:39
Arseny Gritsyuk R 101011114:07
Jonas Siegenthaler D 011011222:58
Jack Hughes C 011-160019:26
Connor Brown R 011+122118:35
Timo Meier R 011-123014:51
Ondrej Palat L 011+111014:19
Brett Pesce D 000030225:18
Dougie Hamilton D 000+143021:04
Brenden Dillon D 000003018:08
Jesper Bratt L 000031017:41
Dawson Mercer C 000020016:28
Cody Glass C 000010113:18
Luke Glendening C 000010011:41
Colton White D 000-101111:32
Paul Cotter L 000000006:54
Stefan Noesen R 000020006:53
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen W 333594.3259:41
CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mason Marchment L 101-131021:15
Charlie Coyle C 101+130017:51
Kirill Marchenko R 011-151125:11
Boone Jenner C 011+143118:22
Cole Sillinger C 011+142014:54
Dysin Mayo D 011+110109:36
Ivan Provorov D 000030429:33
Damon Severson D 000-120022:54
Dante Fabbro D 000021222:41
Denton Mateychuk D 000-120021:32
Adam Fantilli C 000-111020:45
Mathieu Olivier R 000018016:28
Brendan Gaunce C 000022113:27
Dmitri Voronkov L 000003012:53
Kent Johnson C 000000012:29
Jake Christiansen D 000+100010:13
Zachary Aston-Reese L 000024108:48
Miles Wood L 000000002:51
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves L 303390.9358:13

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