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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 5, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 11, 2025
Where: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Tommy Hughes, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 3025
Tampa Bay 0213
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Tampa Bay
  0:00 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 0:11  
  0:21 Max Crozier hits Nico Hischier.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 0:23  
Ondrej Palat hits Ryan McDonagh. 0:29  
  0:35 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 0:48  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 0:54  
Ondrej Palat hits Erik Cernak. 1:02  
  1:08 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  1:23 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Ondrej Palat. 1:29  
  1:41 Erik Cernak hits Brenden Dillon.
  1:50 Yanni Gourde hits Connor Brown.
  1:54 Nikita Kucherov blocks shot from Brenden Dillon.
  2:14 Conor Geekie hits Brenden Dillon.
Zack MacEwen hits Yanni Gourde. 2:35  
  2:40 Shot by Max Crozier misses the net
  3:15 Mitchell Chaffee hits Nico Hischier.
  3:27 Pontus Holmberg hits Dawson Mercer.
  3:34 Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg.
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 3:40  
  3:41 Jack Finley penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dawson Mercer.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 3:41  
  3:48 Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh.
  4:05 Takeaway by Brandon Hagel.
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 4:24  
  4:28 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Arseny Gritsyuk shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 5:25  
  5:27 Erik Cernak blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 5:27  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 5:33  
Takeaway by Simon Nemec. 5:37  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 5:44  
  5:46 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Ondrej Palat.
  5:55 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 6:11  
Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net 6:36  
Giveaway by Luke Glendening. 6:58  
Zack MacEwen blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 7:17  
  7:20 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Arseny Gritsyuk shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 7:28  
  7:48 Yanni Gourde hits Connor Brown.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 7:53  
Timo Meier blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. 8:08  
  8:26 Darren Raddysh blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 8:28  
Timo Meier scores. Assisted by Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer. 8:30  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 8:30  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 8:46  
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 8:50  
  9:34 Giveaway by Mitchell Chaffee.
Luke Glendening hits Max Crozier. 9:39  
Connor Brown scores. Assisted by Arseny Gritsyuk and Luke Hughes. 10:17  
  10:17 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Brenden Dillon hits Max Crozier. 10:20  
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 10:25  
  10:26 Shot by Brandon Hagel misses the net
  10:43 Max Crozier penalty for elbowing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Timo Meier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 10:43  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 10:45  
Luke Hughes blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh. 10:51  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 11:42  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 12:13  
  12:26 Erik Cernak blocks shot from Arseny Gritsyuk.
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Jack Finley. 12:34  
Connor Brown hits Victor Hedman. 12:57  
Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net 13:07  
  13:23 Emil Lilleberg hits Luke Glendening.
  13:38 Giveaway by Max Crozier.
  13:44 Max Crozier blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Nico Hischier scores. Assisted by Timo Meier and Luke Hughes. 13:48  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 13:48  
  13:51 Jake Guentzel hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Brenden Dillon hits Conor Geekie. 15:21  
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:29  
  15:45 Mitchell Chaffee hits Ondrej Palat.
Brett Pesce hits Pontus Holmberg. 15:53  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:55  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 16:03  
  16:03 Pontus Holmberg hits Brett Pesce.
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 16:10  
  16:12 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net 16:24  
  16:55 Giveaway by Victor Hedman.
  17:12 Shot by Brandon Hagel misses the net
Brenden Dillon hits Gage Goncalves. 17:15  
Connor Brown blocks shot from Darren Raddysh. 17:24  
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 17:31  
Paul Cotter hits Brayden Point. 17:47  
Simon Nemec blocks shot from Darren Raddysh. 17:50  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 18:00  
  18:33 Erik Cernak penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ondrej Palat.
  18:33 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 19:00  
  19:07 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 19:14  
  19:16 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 19:17  
  19:28 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Jack Hughes hits Jake Guentzel. 19:45  
2
New Jersey   Tampa Bay
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 0:00  
Dougie Hamilton hits Emil Lilleberg. 0:27  
  1:28 Takeaway by Max Crozier.
  1:33 Giveaway by Gage Goncalves.
Giveaway by Simon Nemec. 1:55  
Arseny Gritsyuk hits Gage Goncalves. 2:06  
  2:14 Giveaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Giveaway by Connor Brown. 2:15  
  2:29 Jack Finley wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
Arseny Gritsyuk shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 2:29  
Luke Glendening hits Emil Lilleberg. 2:41  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Jack Finley. 2:52  
Zack MacEwen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 2:57  
Paul Cotter hits Emil Lilleberg. 3:06  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 3:20  
  4:27 Shot by Conor Geekie misses the net
Brett Pesce hits Jake Guentzel. 4:39  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 4:41  
  4:44 Erik Cernak shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  4:46 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  4:47 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 4:48  
  5:20 Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov.
  5:40 Nikita Kucherov hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 6:03  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 6:15  
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 6:18  
  6:21 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Zack MacEwen.
Luke Glendening hits Yanni Gourde. 6:27  
  6:40 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  6:44 Anthony Cirelli hits Paul Cotter.
  6:45 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Simon Nemec.
  7:22 Max Crozier blocks shot from Brenden Dillon.
  7:31 Yanni Gourde scores. Assisted by Brayden Point and Max Crozier.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 7:31  
  7:50 Victor Hedman hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 7:52  
Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net 8:06  
  8:33 Conor Geekie shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Luke Hughes penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 8:37  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 8:37  
  8:47 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 8:58  
  9:57 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
  10:29 Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov.
  10:50 Shot by Brandon Hagel misses the net
  11:12 Jack Finley hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  11:18 Shot by Pontus Holmberg misses the net
Giveaway by Paul Cotter. 11:18  
  11:44 Pontus Holmberg hits Paul Cotter.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 12:00  
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 12:02  
  12:06 Jack Finley wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  12:21 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 12:28  
  12:30 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Conor Geekie. 13:01  
  13:07 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  13:14 Conor Geekie hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  13:41 Conor Geekie shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 13:43  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 13:54  
  14:23 Brandon Hagel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ondrej Palat.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Finley. 14:23  
  14:28 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt hits Erik Cernak. 14:50  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:10  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 15:20  
Dawson Mercer hits Emil Lilleberg. 15:24  
  16:06 Erik Cernak blocks shot from Cody Glass.
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Max Crozier. 16:39  
Timo Meier blocks shot from Max Crozier. 16:45  
Brett Pesce blocks shot from Emil Lilleberg. 16:53  
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Max Crozier. 17:05  
  17:23 Ryan McDonagh scores. Assisted by Brandon Hagel and Max Crozier.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 17:23  
Paul Cotter hits Darren Raddysh. 17:35  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 17:42  
  18:02 Victor Hedman blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 18:08  
  18:50 Erik Cernak hits Arseny Gritsyuk.
  18:53 Anthony Cirelli hits Connor Brown.
Shot by Cody Glass misses the net 19:07  
  19:15 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Simon Nemec.
Takeaway by Simon Nemec. 19:30  
Giveaway by Simon Nemec. 19:32  
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 19:48  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 19:59  
3
New Jersey   Tampa Bay
  0:00 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:29 Conor Geekie wins the faceoff against Ondrej Palat.
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Erik Cernak. 0:30  
  0:44 Gage Goncalves hits Brett Pesce.
  1:11 Giveaway by Darren Raddysh.
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon. 1:13  
  1:16 Shot by Conor Geekie misses the net
  1:46 Giveaway by Brandon Hagel.
Takeaway by Zack MacEwen. 3:19  
Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pontus Holmberg. 3:21  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 3:21  
  4:02 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 4:44  
Jesper Bratt scores a short handed goal. 4:48  
  4:48 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Brenden Dillon hits Brandon Hagel. 5:00  
  5:06 Shot by Darren Raddysh misses the net
Shot by Zack MacEwen misses the net 5:31  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 5:34  
Shot by Paul Cotter misses the net 5:39  
  5:57 Pontus Holmberg blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Luke Hughes hits Yanni Gourde. 6:19  
Connor Brown scores. Assisted by Arseny Gritsyuk and Simon Nemec. 6:29  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 6:29  
  6:42 Erik Cernak hits Arseny Gritsyuk.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 7:34  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 7:36  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 7:37  
Ondrej Palat hits Yanni Gourde. 7:44  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Conor Geekie. 8:18  
  8:22 Conor Geekie hits Brett Pesce.
  9:32 Darren Raddysh blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg. 9:34  
Takeaway by Luke Glendening. 9:46  
Zack MacEwen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 9:47  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 9:49  
  9:52 Brandon Hagel blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  10:19 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 10:28  
  10:28 Anthony Cirelli shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  11:32 Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov.
  11:40 Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 11:41  
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Erik Cernak. 12:00  
Luke Glendening hits Gage Goncalves. 12:14  
Luke Glendening hits Max Crozier. 12:26  
Giveaway by Brett Pesce. 12:53  
  13:00 Conor Geekie hits Brett Pesce.
  14:21 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
Brett Pesce hits Nikita Kucherov. 15:14  
  15:22 Giveaway by Brayden Point.
  15:35 Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:46  
Connor Brown shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:50  
  16:17 Darren Raddysh scores. Assisted by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Gage Goncalves.
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 16:17  
  16:35 Yanni Gourde hits Dougie Hamilton.
  16:39 Yanni Gourde blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh.
  16:40 Yanni Gourde shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  16:41 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  16:43 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  16:48 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 16:52  
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Brayden Point. 17:03  
  17:11 Victor Hedman blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
  17:24 Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 17:26  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 17:30  
  17:48 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Timo Meier blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 17:50  
Jack Hughes penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 18:11  
  18:11 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  18:34 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Brett Pesce blocks shot Brayden Point shoots 18:38  
Brett Pesce blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli. 18:40  
  18:43 Anthony Cirelli hits Luke Glendening.
Brett Pesce hits Jake Guentzel. 18:44  
Luke Glendening blocks shot from Darren Raddysh. 18:48  
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Darren Raddysh. 19:14  
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 19:26  
  19:32 Anthony Cirelli shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  19:33 Darren Raddysh shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  19:38 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Brayden Point.
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 19:44  
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Darren Raddysh. 19:51  
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Brayden Point. 19:55