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New Jersey Devils 4, Colorado Avalanche 8 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 4, Colorado Avalanche 8. Shots on goal: NJD 30, COL 42. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 0-2 COL; P2 NJD 4-4 COL; P3 NJD 0-2 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 01:24 Martin Necas (assists: Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin) to make it NJD 0-1 COL; P1 03:49 Zakhar Bardakov (assists: Parker Kelly, Gavin Brindley) to make it NJD 0-2 COL; P2 02:31 Victor Olofsson (assists: Jack Ahcan, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it NJD 0-3 COL; P2 07:11 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Cale Makar, Victor Olofsson) to make it NJD 0-4 COL; P2 08:39 Parker Kelly (assists: Ross Colton, Brent Burns) to make it NJD 0-5 COL; P2 10:08 Stefan Noesen (assists: Paul Cotter) to make it NJD 1-5 COL; P2 11:48 Dougie Hamilton (assists: Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes) to make it NJD 2-5 COL; P2 13:42 Dawson Mercer (assists: Nico Hischier, Timo Meier) to make it NJD 3-5 COL; P2 14:12 Jack Hughes (assists: Jesper Bratt) to make it NJD 4-5 COL; P2 15:24 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Cale Makar, Victor Olofsson) to make it NJD 4-6 COL; P3 03:10 Victor Olofsson (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) to make it NJD 4-7 COL; P3 17:38 Victor Olofsson (assists: Jack Drury) to make it NJD 4-8 COL. Top skaters: Victor Olofsson (COL) 3 G, 2 A; Cale Makar (COL) 0 G, 4 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 2 G, 1 A; Parker Kelly (COL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 34 saves on 42, decision L; Scott Wedgewood (COL) 26 saves on 30, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· COL
3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS, 7 SOG Β· 14:31 TOI
Goals Β· COL
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG Β· 19:56 TOI
Goaltending Β· COL
26 saves on 30 shots (.867) Β· W
Season highs
Victor Olofsson Β· Season-high 5 pointsCale Makar Β· Season-high 4 pointsVictor Olofsson Β· Season-high 3 goals

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

NJD 0 largest lead Never led Β· 4-0 run, P2 10:08–P2 14:12
COL 5 largest lead P2 8:39 (NJD 0, COL 5) Β· 5-0 run, P1 1:24–P2 8:39
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:24 Martin Necas (Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin) COL Β· Power play Β· snap shot Β· NJD 0, COL 1
  • P1 3:49 Zakhar Bardakov (Parker Kelly, Gavin Brindley) COL Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 0, COL 2
  • P2 2:31 Victor Olofsson (Jack Ahcan, Gabriel Landeskog) COL Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 0, COL 3
  • P2 7:11 Nathan MacKinnon (Cale Makar, Victor Olofsson) COL Β· Power play Β· slap shot Β· NJD 0, COL 4
  • P2 8:39 Parker Kelly (Ross Colton, Brent Burns) COL Β· backhand shot Β· NJD 0, COL 5
  • P2 10:08 Stefan Noesen (Paul Cotter) NJD Β· snap shot Β· NJD 1, COL 5
  • P2 11:48 Dougie Hamilton (Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes) NJD Β· backhand shot Β· NJD 2, COL 5
  • P2 13:42 Dawson Mercer (Nico Hischier, Timo Meier) NJD Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 3, COL 5
  • P2 14:12 Jack Hughes (Jesper Bratt) NJD Β· snap shot Β· NJD 4, COL 5
  • P2 15:24 Nathan MacKinnon (Cale Makar, Victor Olofsson) COL Β· Power play Β· slap shot Β· NJD 4, COL 6
  • P3 3:10 Victor Olofsson (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) COL Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 4, COL 7
  • P3 17:38 Victor Olofsson (Jack Drury) COL Β· wrist shot Β· NJD 4, COL 8

Linescore

123 T
NJD 040 4
COL 242 8

Shots on goal: NJD 30, COL 42

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

NJDCOL
30Shots on goal42
58Shot attempts71
35Faceoff wins37
26Hits17
10Blocked shots15
0Power-play goals4
1Takeaways3
14Giveaways21
10Penalty minutes4
81.0%Save %86.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD1611330
COL12171342

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils4 G Β· 46 attempts
Seamus Casey: missed the netSeamus Casey: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (backhand)Luke Hughes: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (tip-in)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Seamus Casey: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (tip-in)Timo Meier: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netSeamus Casey: missed the netJuho Lammikko: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: goal (snap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: goal (backhand)Connor Brown: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: goal (wrist)Jack Hughes: goal (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (tip-in)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Brenden Dillon: saved (snap)Ondrej Palat: missed the netJuho Lammikko: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: missed the netBrenden Dillon: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: missed the net
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 26Saved57% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net35% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche8 G Β· 54 attempts
Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: goal (snap)Zakhar Bardakov: goal (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (tip-in)Ross Colton: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (tip-in)Brent Burns: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Victor Olofsson: saved (tip-in)Victor Olofsson: goal (wrist)Gavin Brindley: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: saved (snap)Cale Makar: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: goal (backhand)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Gavin Brindley: saved (wrap-around)Zakhar Bardakov: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Jack Ahcan: missed the netJack Drury: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netVictor Olofsson: goal (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Gavin Brindley: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: missed the netSam Malinski: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (snap)Victor Olofsson: goal (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (slap)Parker Kelly: saved (tip-in)Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Sam Malinski: missed the net
  • 8Goals15% of attempts
  • 34Saved63% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net22% 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
Jack Hughes C 112020017:41
Dougie Hamilton D 101+320019:37
Dawson Mercer C 101+112115:24
Stefan Noesen R 101-141012:29
Luke Hughes D 011+311320:55
Nico Hischier C 011+154019:15
Jesper Bratt L 011010115:00
Timo Meier R 011031114:41
Paul Cotter L 011-106013:40
Brenden Dillon D 000-212019:54
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-101219:12
Simon Nemec D 000021019:09
Seamus Casey D 000-320017:54
Connor Brown R 000011116:26
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000020015:35
Luke Glendening C 000-102113:37
Ondrej Palat L 000+121011:13
Juho Lammikko C 000013011:08
NJD goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom L 344281.0859:48
COL skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Victor Olofsson L 325-170014:31
Cale Makar D 044041125:13
Nathan MacKinnon C 213-152019:56
Parker Kelly C 112+232313:02
Martin Necas C 101-121119:53
Zakhar Bardakov C 101+222008:38
Valeri Nichushkin R 011002020:00
Brent Burns D 011-120018:33
Jack Drury C 011-121214:59
Ross Colton C 011+132113:23
Jack Ahcan D 011+100213:19
Gabriel Landeskog L 011-112112:50
Gavin Brindley C 011+130011:16
Devon Toews D 000+110123:29
Brock Nelson C 000010017:32
Josh Manson D 000-201116:47
Sam Malinski D 000+131016:38
Artturi Lehkonen L 000-130216:22
COL goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 263086.7459:39

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