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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
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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 |