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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 4, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 25, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
New Jersey 01214
Buffalo 11103
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
New Jersey   Buffalo
  0:00 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  0:09 Riley Sheahan hits P.K. Subban.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:25  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 0:26  
  0:34 Matt Irwin hits Nathan Bastian.
  0:53 Curtis Lazar hits Dmitry Kulikov.
Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood. 1:20  
  1:32 Kyle Okposo hits Damon Severson.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:38  
  1:50 Colin Miller blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:57  
Nico Hischier hits Colin Miller. 2:06  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:20  
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:36  
  2:50 Dylan Cozens hits Sami Vatanen.
  3:07 Takeaway by Dylan Cozens.
  3:09 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  3:19 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 3:27  
  4:26 Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:46 Colin Miller hits Nathan Bastian.
  5:05 Brandon Montour hits Miles Wood.
  5:20 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:44  
  5:47 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:51  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:52  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:57  
  5:57 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri.
  6:21 Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 6:22  
Giveaway by P.K. Subban. 6:25  
  6:28 Riley Sheahan scores. Assisted by Victor Olofsson.
  6:28 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  7:34 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 7:34  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 8:02  
  8:29 Rasmus Asplund hits P.K. Subban.
  8:31 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Miles Wood blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 8:42  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:54  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 8:54  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 9:03  
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 9:14  
  9:27 Eric Staal blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:30  
  10:02 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  10:13 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 10:15  
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 12:18  
Nathan Bastian hits Rasmus Dahlin. 12:23  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 12:35  
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 12:49  
  13:03 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  13:23 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:39  
  14:23 Tage Thompson hits P.K. Subban.
  15:14 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  15:15 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  15:22 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  15:45 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Damon Severson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Taylor Hall. 16:17  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 16:17  
  16:52 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:10 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  17:25 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac blocks shot from Colin Miller. 17:32  
  17:48 Giveaway by Tage Thompson.
  17:51 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  18:02 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri.
  18:25 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  18:40 Giveaway by Jacob Bryson.
  18:42 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Nikita Gusev.
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:52  
  19:07 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 19:08  
  19:46 Giveaway by Matt Irwin.
Pavel Zacha hits Matt Irwin. 19:53  
2
New Jersey   Buffalo
  0:00 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:16  
  0:27 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:28  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:40  
  0:51 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  0:52 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  0:59 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
  0:59 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian.
  1:04 Shot by Matt Irwin misses the net
  1:13 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:14 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:19 Taylor Hall hits Ty Smith.
Michael McLeod hits Dylan Cozens. 1:30  
  1:42 Henri Jokiharju hits Jesper Bratt.
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:50  
  2:05 Shot by Eric Staal misses the net
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 2:27  
  3:05 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 3:05  
  3:23 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 3:34  
Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 3:52  
  4:00 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Jack Hughes hits Riley Sheahan. 4:14  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 4:17  
  4:42 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich.
  5:00 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
  5:11 Giveaway by Rasmus Asplund.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 5:15  
Jesper Bratt scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha 5:27  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 5:27  
Sami Vatanen hits Taylor Hall. 5:50  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:01  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 6:01  
  6:09 Tage Thompson blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
  6:11 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Dmitry Kulikov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Curtis Lazar. 6:11  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 6:11  
  6:49 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
  7:36 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  7:53 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:02 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:03 Casey Mittelstadt scores a power play goal. Assisted by Eric Staal and Colin Miller.
  8:03 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:28 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 8:40  
Dmitry Kulikov hits Sam Reinhart. 9:15  
Nico Hischier penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Sheahan. 9:20  
  9:20 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  9:51 Takeaway by Taylor Hall.
  11:34 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 11:49  
  11:51 Colin Miller penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
  11:51 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  12:13 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri.
  12:15 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:40  
  13:04 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson.
  13:28 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson.
Michael McLeod hits Matt Irwin. 14:18  
  15:06 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 15:09  
  16:02 Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Colin Miller. 16:13  
  16:38 Tage Thompson blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  17:01 Brandon Montour penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 17:01  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:10  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:43  
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 18:54  
  19:12 Colin Miller blocks shot from Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod hits Colin Miller. 19:22  
3
New Jersey   Buffalo
  0:00 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:36  
Andreas Johnsson hits Sam Reinhart. 0:41  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 0:43  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:05  
  1:11 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
  2:41 Takeaway by Curtis Lazar.
  2:58 Taylor Hall penalty for high sticking - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 2:58  
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 3:09  
Miles Wood scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nikita Gusev and Ty Smith. 4:25  
  4:25 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson.
  5:12 Cody Eakin blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  5:29 Jacob Bryson blocks shot Nikita Gusev shoots
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:41  
  6:04 Riley Sheahan hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 6:06  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:29  
  6:32 Matt Irwin hits Jack Hughes.
Nico Hischier scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha. 6:45  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 6:45  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 6:59  
  8:15 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:22 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:22 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:57  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:05  
Dmitry Kulikov hits Victor Olofsson. 9:13  
  9:21 Takeaway by Eric Staal.
  9:43 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
  10:14 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:16  
  10:41 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 10:54  
  10:59 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  11:20 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 11:37  
  11:45 Henri Jokiharju hits Kyle Palmieri.
  11:57 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:08  
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 12:24  
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:29  
Dmitry Kulikov hits Dylan Cozens. 13:54  
  14:00 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  14:00 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  14:07 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. 14:14  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 14:14  
  15:13 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Jesper Bratt wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall. 15:14  
  15:30 Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Taylor Hall and Rasmus Dahlin.
  15:30 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  15:47 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri.
  16:18 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:19  
  16:19 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Pavel Zacha hits Riley Sheahan. 16:50  
  16:53 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Ty Smith hits Curtis Lazar. 17:02  
  17:12 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:43  
  18:11 Giveaway by Cody Eakin.
Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net 18:23  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 18:27  
  19:06 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  19:15 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
1 OT
New Jersey   Buffalo
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 0:00  
  0:31 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 0:56  
Pavel Zacha scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Ty Smith. 1:17