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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 4, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Kilian McNamara, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 16514
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Columbus 11103
New Jersey 10214
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Columbus   New Jersey
  0:00 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  0:24 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  0:34 Shot by Alexander Holtz misses the net
  0:44 Shot by Alexander Holtz misses the net
  1:02 Ondrej Palat hits Jake Bean.
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 1:03  
Takeaway by Jake Bean. 1:11  
Adam Fantilli hits Ondrej Palat. 1:12  
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:21  
  1:37 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Colin Miller. 1:43  
  1:57 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:58 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
  2:28 Erik Haula hits Ivan Provorov.
Brendan Gaunce hits Simon Nemec. 2:51  
Alexandre Texier blocks shot from Nathan Bastian. 2:55  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Simon Nemec. 3:04  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Simon Nemec. 3:08  
  3:16 Nathan Bastian hits Alexandre Texier.
Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 3:54  
  3:57 Takeaway by Michael McLeod.
  4:01 Timo Meier shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 4:03  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 4:09  
Justin Danforth hits Ondrej Palat. 4:41  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 5:06  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Colin Miller. 5:16  
  5:24 Colin Miller hits Kent Johnson.
  6:22 John Marino blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  6:28 Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Jake Bean.
Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:36  
Jake Bean scores. Assisted by Brendan Gaunce and Alexandre Texier. 6:39  
  6:39 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  7:02 Simon Nemec blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
Dmitri Voronkov hits Michael McLeod. 7:15  
  7:26 Simon Nemec blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
  7:46 Ondrej Palat penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Damon Severson.
  7:46 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov. 8:05  
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:12  
  9:17 Kevin Bahl hits Justin Danforth.
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:22  
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:26  
  9:27 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:30  
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:32  
  9:55 Ondrej Palat scores. Assisted by Erik Haula and Dawson Mercer.
  9:55 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce.
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 10:02  
  10:33 Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 10:39  
Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Simon Nemec. 11:02  
  11:02 Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net
  11:03 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  11:05 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  11:34 Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
David Jiricek hits Michael McLeod. 11:40  
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 12:08  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli. 13:02  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 13:05  
  13:30 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
  13:34 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
  13:48 Simon Nemec blocks shot from Jake Bean.
  14:31 Colin Miller hits Emil Bemstrom.
  14:43 Giveaway by Brendan Smith.
Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net 14:51  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Nathan Bastian. 15:16  
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 15:18  
  15:47 Luke Hughes blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
  15:53 Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
  16:23 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
David Jiricek hits Jesper Bratt. 16:25  
Takeaway by Johnny Gaudreau. 16:44  
  16:48 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
  16:56 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  17:18 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  17:23 Shot by Timo Meier misses the net
Cole Sillinger hits Simon Nemec. 17:35  
  17:42 Simon Nemec blocks shot from Ivan Provorov.
Takeaway by Damon Severson. 17:49  
  18:08 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Erik Haula. 18:18  
  18:20 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 18:23  
  18:25 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Alexandre Texier hits Ondrej Palat. 18:31  
  18:37 Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Alexander Holtz.
Justin Danforth hits John Marino. 18:39  
  18:54 Shot by Alexander Holtz misses the net
  19:20 Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 19:38  
  19:44 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Emil Bemstrom.
Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli. 19:59  
2
Columbus   New Jersey
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 0:00  
Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov. 0:52  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 1:40  
  2:30 Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Emil Bemstrom.
  2:34 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Alexandre Texier.
  2:50 Timo Meier shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:51 Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Brendan Gaunce hits Michael McLeod. 2:55  
  3:46 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli. 3:48  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 4:41  
Justin Danforth hits Kevin Bahl. 4:55  
Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net 5:30  
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 5:57  
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:15  
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:17  
Brendan Gaunce hits Jonas Siegenthaler. 6:30  
  6:52 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:03  
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 7:16  
  7:17 Kevin Bahl hits Yegor Chinakhov.
  7:24 Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  8:06 Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
  8:15 Erik Haula hits Jake Bean.
  8:21 Kevin Bahl hits Johnny Gaudreau.
Justin Danforth scores. Assisted by Adam Fantilli and David Jiricek. 8:28  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 8:28  
  8:43 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  9:02 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Shot by Mathieu Olivier misses the net 9:52  
  10:09 Takeaway by Colin Miller.
Adam Fantilli hits Colin Miller. 10:39  
Justin Danforth hits Kevin Bahl. 10:46  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli. 10:52  
  10:56 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  11:03 Takeaway by Dawson Mercer.
  11:29 Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Johnny Gaudreau blocks shot from Dawson Mercer. 11:47  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 11:49  
  12:05 Ondrej Palat hits Jake Bean.
  12:23 Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:25 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  12:37 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:39 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
  12:53 Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 12:55  
  13:21 Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  13:22 Timo Meier shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Jake Bean blocks shot from John Marino. 13:55  
  14:03 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce.
Mathieu Olivier hits Ondrej Palat. 14:25  
Takeaway by Alexandre Texier. 14:51  
  15:15 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 15:47  
  15:58 Shot by Timo Meier misses the net
  16:09 Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Cole Sillinger.
  16:10 Takeaway by Dawson Mercer.
  16:19 Shot by Timo Meier misses the net
Cole Sillinger penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Simon Nemec. 16:24  
  16:24 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  16:31 Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Ivan Provorov hits Jesper Bratt. 16:38  
  17:33 Jack Hughes blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli.
Takeaway by Justin Danforth. 17:41  
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 17:46  
  17:48 Timo Meier wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
Shot by Alexandre Texier misses the net 18:35  
Cole Sillinger hits Simon Nemec. 18:43  
Shot by David Jiricek misses the net 18:55  
  19:12 Timo Meier hits David Jiricek.
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 19:24  
  19:26 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Ivan Provorov hits Nathan Bastian. 19:33  
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 19:56  
  19:56 Michael McLeod penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Damon Severson.
  19:56 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
3
Columbus   New Jersey
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 0:00  
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 0:39  
Ivan Provorov hits Erik Haula. 0:50  
Yegor Chinakhov penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Haula. 0:54  
  0:54 Timo Meier wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau. 1:25  
  1:34 Timo Meier shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:35 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  1:46 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
  2:17 Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 2:40  
  2:53 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli. 2:59  
  3:07 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
  3:07 Luke Hughes penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yegor Chinakhov.
  3:08 Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:25  
Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net 3:44  
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:54  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 4:04  
  4:12 Brendan Smith hits Kent Johnson.
Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net 4:30  
  4:46 Brendan Smith blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
  5:00 Brendan Smith blocks shot from Kent Johnson.
  5:22 Simon Nemec blocks shot from Alexandre Texier.
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 5:24  
  5:25 Alexander Holtz blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
  5:29 Simon Nemec blocks shot from David Jiricek.
Shot by Brendan Gaunce misses the net 5:36  
  5:47 Michael McLeod blocks shot from David Jiricek.
Mathieu Olivier hits Jonas Siegenthaler. 6:03  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 6:06  
Shot by Jake Bean misses the net 6:08  
  6:14 Takeaway by Timo Meier.
  6:29 Giveaway by Timo Meier.
  6:35 Jonas Siegenthaler hits Cole Sillinger.
David Jiricek hits Ondrej Palat. 7:34  
  8:03 Tyler Toffoli hits Jake Bean.
  8:33 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Brendan Gaunce hits Timo Meier. 8:54  
Damon Severson hits Luke Hughes. 9:14  
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:33  
  9:35 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  9:54 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:59  
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 10:06  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 10:14  
  10:33 Simon Nemec blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:00  
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 11:04  
Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net 11:08  
  11:20 Giveaway by Luke Hughes.
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:29  
Ivan Provorov hits Timo Meier. 11:39  
  12:12 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 12:14  
Emil Bemstrom hits Kevin Bahl. 12:30  
  12:41 Kevin Bahl hits Alexandre Texier.
Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 12:49  
Brendan Gaunce penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Hischier. 13:12  
  13:12 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  13:39 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 14:18  
  14:32 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  14:34 Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  15:38 Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  15:41 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Jake Bean blocks shot from Dawson Mercer. 15:42  
Giveaway by Jake Bean. 15:49  
  15:51 Dawson Mercer scores. Assisted by Simon Nemec.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 15:51  
  16:05 Kevin Bahl hits Emil Bemstrom.
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:07  
  16:09 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  16:44 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
David Jiricek blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 16:51  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:59  
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 17:05  
  17:32 Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler.
Yegor Chinakhov scores. 17:34  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 17:34  
  17:40 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Kent Johnson blocks shot from Dawson Mercer. 18:17  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 18:35  
  18:35 Luke Hughes scores. Assisted by Jack Hughes and Dawson Mercer.
  18:59 Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  19:00 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  19:08 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 19:09  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 19:17  
  19:32 John Marino blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov.
1 OT
Columbus   New Jersey
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 0:00  
  0:44 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
  0:55 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 0:57  
Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov. 1:32  
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:51  
  2:12 Timo Meier scores.