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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 5, Buffalo 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 31, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Chris Rooney, Furman South
Linesmen: Kory Nagy, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 2125
Buffalo 0213
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Buffalo
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 0:00  
Michael McLeod scores. Assisted by PK. Subban. and Ryan Murray. 0:20  
  0:20 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:31  
  0:51 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
  1:33 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
  1:37 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 1:48  
  1:57 Matt Irwin hits Yegor Sharangovich.
  2:22 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
  2:36 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  2:52 Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:01  
  3:44 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  3:59 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  4:10 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:13  
  5:13 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
  5:29 Giveaway by Eric Staal.
  5:35 Matt Irwin hits Nikita Gusev.
Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:45  
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:56  
  6:15 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Matt Tennyson hits Curtis Lazar. 6:28  
  6:33 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  6:36 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  7:01 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  7:02 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  7:18 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
  7:32 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 7:34  
  8:06 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
Ryan Murray blocks shot from Tobias Rieder. 8:13  
  8:33 Tobias Rieder blocks shot from Ryan Murray.
Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 8:34  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:00  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 9:01  
Janne Kuokkanen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 9:28  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall. 9:28  
Ryan Murray blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 9:56  
  10:04 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  10:04 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  10:12 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
  10:54 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 11:00  
  11:19 Giveaway by Victor Olofsson.
  11:57 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  12:08 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
  13:04 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:33  
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 13:34  
Takeaway by Miles Wood. 13:38  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 13:51  
Ty Smith blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 14:04  
Janne Kuokkanen blocks shot from Matt Irwin. 14:13  
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 14:30  
  14:35 Matt Irwin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andreas Johnsson.
  14:35 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  14:56 Jake McCabe hits Janne Kuokkanen.
  15:22 Takeaway by Tobias Rieder.
  15:26 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  16:04 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Shot by Nikita Gusev misses the net 16:22  
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 16:46  
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 16:50  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:10  
  17:25 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  17:38 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
Takeaway by Jesper Boqvist. 17:49  
Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:49  
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Eric Staal. 18:39  
Mikhail Maltsev hits Kyle Okposo. 19:00  
  19:13 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  19:19 Takeaway by Tobias Rieder.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 19:42  
Andreas Johnsson scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Ty Smith. 19:43  
  19:43 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
2
New Jersey   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  0:07 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  0:16 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  0:34 Jake McCabe hits Nathan Bastian.
  0:46 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  1:32 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  1:40 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Dmitry Kulikov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tobias Rieder. 1:40  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 1:40  
  1:53 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  2:29 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  2:32 Taylor Hall hits Ryan Murray.
  2:51 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nathan Bastian.
  2:57 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  3:25 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  3:26 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:32  
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 3:53  
  4:01 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
  4:11 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes hits Casey Mittelstadt. 4:27  
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 4:29  
  4:29 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
  4:34 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 4:35  
  4:41 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  5:01 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Andreas Johnsson wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 5:13  
  5:23 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  5:53 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  6:14 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
Mikhail Maltsev hits Rasmus Dahlin. 6:23  
  6:42 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich.
  6:48 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 6:49  
  6:49 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  7:01 Jake McCabe hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 7:09  
  7:13 Jake McCabe hits Ryan Murray.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 7:32  
  8:07 Matt Irwin hits Michael McLeod.
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 8:10  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:22  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:27  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:29  
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 8:47  
  8:54 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 8:57  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:21  
  9:22 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev. 9:38  
  9:54 Curtis Lazar hits Ty Smith.
Giveaway by Nikita Gusev. 10:04  
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 10:12  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 10:27  
  10:27 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  10:37 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  10:59 Takeaway by Jake McCabe.
  11:27 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Miles Wood.
  12:07 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. 12:25  
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 12:33  
  13:22 Takeaway by Tobias Rieder.
  13:25 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  13:45 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Nikita Gusev.
  13:54 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  14:11 Curtis Lazar scores. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Jake McCabe.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 14:11  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:48  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:48  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 14:48  
Ty Smith penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tobias Rieder. 15:07  
  15:07 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  15:23 Rasmus Dahlin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Victor Olofsson and Jack Eichel.
  15:23 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net 16:01  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:35  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:08  
  17:46 Giveaway by Victor Olofsson.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:55  
  17:55 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  18:57 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
  19:00 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Michael McLeod.
  19:10 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
  19:11 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
Giveaway by Jesper Boqvist. 19:13  
  19:34 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  19:44 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 19:58  
Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Janne Kuokkanen. 19:58  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 19:59  
3
New Jersey   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  0:28 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  0:29 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  0:30 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson. 1:02  
Matt Tennyson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:07  
  1:10 Brandon Montour penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andreas Johnsson.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 1:10  
Janne Kuokkanen hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 1:34  
  2:11 Takeaway by Tobias Rieder.
  2:19 Colin Miller blocks shot from Nikita Gusev.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 2:19  
Andreas Johnsson penalty for face-off violation - 2 mins (Minor). 2:19  
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 2:41  
  2:41 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  2:59 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
  3:27 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  3:52 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
  3:53 Rasmus Ristolainen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Victor Olofsson and Jack Eichel.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 3:53  
  4:09 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 4:10  
  4:11 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Dmitry Kulikov hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 4:46  
Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:14  
  5:50 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  6:05 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 6:05  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 6:11  
  6:18 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  6:25 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Pavel Zacha hits Victor Olofsson. 6:58  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:26  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 7:27  
  7:50 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 7:50  
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 9:42  
  9:51 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Michael McLeod hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 10:26  
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 10:36  
Michael McLeod scores. Assisted by Miles Wood and Nathan Bastian. 10:40  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 10:40  
  11:12 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Eric Comrie.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:12  
  11:27 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 12:14  
Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 12:27  
  13:02 Takeaway by Jack Eichel.
  13:11 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich.
  13:15 Rasmus Dahlin hits Mikhail Maltsev.
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:19  
  13:20 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  13:32 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 13:34  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:10  
Giveaway by Ty Smith. 15:28  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:36  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:49  
  16:01 Takeaway by Eric Staal.
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 16:10  
Jesper Boqvist blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 16:45  
Ryan Murray hits Victor Olofsson. 16:58  
  17:06 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Janne Kuokkanen.
  17:11 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
  17:11 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:31  
  18:08 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
Giveaway by Ryan Murray. 18:14  
  18:17 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 18:38  
Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net 18:48  
  18:48 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  18:57 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev. 19:14  
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 19:20  
  19:23 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev.
  19:46 Rasmus Dahlin hits Dmitry Kulikov.
Damon Severson blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 19:52  
Miles Wood scores on an empty net. and Pavel Zacha and Damon Severson. 19:52  
  19:52 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.