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Buffalo 4,
New Jersey 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 29, 2017
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 16514
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 16514
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Buffalo | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
1
| Buffalo | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kyle Palmieri. | 0:21 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Travis Zajac. | 0:29 | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Sami Vatanen. | 0:36 | |
| Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. | 1:17 | |
| Jack Eichel blocks shot from Steven Santini. | 1:22 | |
| 1:43 | Steven Santini hits Nathan Beaulieu. | |
| 1:44 | Steven Santini blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu. | |
| 1:49 | Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Jacob Josefson hits Brian Gibbons. | 2:24 | |
| 2:30 | Brian Gibbons shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 2:38 | Blake Coleman hits Johan Larsson. | |
| Giveaway by Robin Lehner. | 3:01 | |
| 3:06 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 3:10 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly hits John Moore. | 3:27 | |
| Marco Scandella blocks shot from Nico Hischier. | 4:06 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Taylor Hall. | 4:09 | |
| 4:23 | Stefan Noesen penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 4:23 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 4:34 | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 4:51 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | 4:51 | |
| 5:18 | Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. | |
| 5:44 | Steven Santini blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 5:50 | |
| 5:53 | Steven Santini hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| 6:11 | Travis Zajac blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 6:25 | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 6:31 | |
| Jake McCabe hits Nico Hischier. | 6:37 | |
| Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 6:47 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 6:47 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 6:58 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 7:03 | |
| Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 7:20 | |
| 7:21 | Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. | |
| Nathan Beaulieu hits Pavel Zacha. | 7:31 | |
| Johan Larsson blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. | 7:54 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | 7:54 | |
| Johan Larsson hits John Moore. | 8:12 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly hits Marcus Johansson. | 8:44 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 8:49 | |
| Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | 8:56 | |
| Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | 9:16 | |
| Justin Falk hits Travis Zajac. | 9:25 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits John Moore. | 9:41 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | 9:58 | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 9:58 | |
| 10:10 | Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 10:20 | |
| 10:24 | Giveaway by John Moore. | |
| Zach Bogosian hits Taylor Hall. | 10:49 | |
| Marco Scandella hits Nico Hischier. | 11:14 | |
| Giveaway by Jordan Nolan. | 11:22 | |
| 11:54 | Takeaway by Blake Coleman. | |
| Takeaway by Evander Kane. | 12:14 | |
| 12:21 | Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jake McCabe. | |
| Jake McCabe hits Marcus Johansson. | 12:51 | |
| Sam Reinhart blocks shot from John Moore. | 12:56 | |
| 13:02 | John Moore hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 13:33 | Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 13:34 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 13:35 | Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 13:35 | Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Stefan Noesen and Pavel Zacha. | |
| 13:35 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 13:52 | Damon Severson hits Johan Larsson. | |
| 14:23 | Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jacob Josefson hits Brian Boyle. | 14:39 | |
| Jake McCabe penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | 14:44 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | 14:44 | |
| 15:12 | Brian Boyle penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 15:12 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evander Kane. | |
| Jack Eichel hits John Moore. | 16:09 | |
| 16:13 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 16:13 | |
| 16:36 | Takeaway by Nico Hischier. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 17:22 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 17:22 | |
| 17:30 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 18:05 | |
| 18:24 | John Moore hits Jason Pominville. | |
| 18:48 | Travis Zajac hits Benoit Pouliot. | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 19:08 | |
| 19:40 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 19:53 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 19:56 | |
| 19:58 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. |
2
| Buffalo | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Marcus Johansson. | 0:23 | |
| Evander Kane hits Sami Vatanen. | 0:34 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 0:40 | |
| 0:56 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 1:01 | Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 1:50 | Shot by Will Butcher misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Robin Lehner. | 1:55 | |
| 1:57 | Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 1:57 | |
| Johan Larsson hits Miles Wood. | 2:14 | |
| 2:22 | Will Butcher hits Johan Larsson. | |
| 3:07 | Blake Coleman hits Evander Kane. | |
| 3:26 | Blake Coleman hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 3:33 | Steven Santini shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 3:46 | |
| Jake McCabe hits Travis Zajac. | 4:19 | |
| 4:51 | Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. | |
| Benoit Pouliot wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | 4:56 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 5:02 | |
| Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. | 5:10 | |
| Giveaway by Marco Scandella. | 5:19 | |
| 5:21 | Giveaway by Blake Coleman. | |
| Jacob Josefson scores. Assisted by Jordan Nolan. | 5:27 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 5:27 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 5:34 | |
| 6:05 | Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 6:45 | Stefan Noesen hits Jake McCabe. | |
| 7:15 | Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. | |
| 7:26 | Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net | |
| 7:42 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 7:56 | Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sami Vatanen. | 8:05 | |
| 8:05 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 8:10 | |
| 8:34 | Marcus Johansson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier. | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 8:34 | |
| Takeaway by Jason Pominville. | 9:00 | |
| Justin Falk hits Stefan Noesen. | 9:12 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu hits Andy Greene. | 9:36 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 10:01 | |
| 10:19 | Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | |
| Jake McCabe blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | 10:34 | |
| Sam Reinhart hits John Moore. | 10:38 | |
| Shot by Benoit Pouliot misses the net | 11:07 | |
| 11:20 | Andy Greene blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 11:27 | Blake Coleman blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot. | |
| 11:29 | Takeaway by Blake Coleman. | |
| 11:33 | Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 12:00 | Shot by Damon Severson misses the net | |
| 12:11 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 12:25 | Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | |
| Marco Scandella blocks shot from Stefan Noesen. | 12:33 | |
| Takeaway by Evander Kane. | 13:01 | |
| 13:08 | Travis Zajac blocks shot from Evander Kane. | |
| 13:12 | Kyle Palmieri hits Evander Kane. | |
| Jake McCabe hits Travis Zajac. | 13:25 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall. | 14:10 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Taylor Hall. | 14:28 | |
| 14:41 | Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Justin Falk hits Blake Coleman. | 14:45 | |
| 14:50 | Brian Boyle hits Nathan Beaulieu. | |
| 14:55 | John Moore scores. Assisted by Brian Gibbons. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 14:55 | |
| 15:23 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 15:32 | Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | |
| Evander Kane hits Sami Vatanen. | 17:02 | |
| 17:23 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Marco Scandella blocks shot from Nico Hischier. | 17:32 | |
| 17:42 | Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. | 17:42 | |
| 17:48 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Jake McCabe and Zemgus Girgensons. | 18:05 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | 18:05 | |
| Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net | 18:34 | |
| 18:36 | Steven Santini hits Benoit Pouliot. | |
| 18:56 | Takeaway by Blake Coleman. | |
| 18:58 | Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 18:58 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly hits John Moore. | 19:13 | |
| 19:27 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 19:33 | Giveaway by Miles Wood. | |
| Evander Kane hits Steven Santini. | 19:41 | |
| 19:53 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Taylor Hall. | 19:59 |
3
| Buffalo | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 0:00 | |
| 0:14 | Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. | |
| Evander Kane hits Sami Vatanen. | 0:23 | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 0:55 | |
| 1:03 | Steven Santini shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 1:06 | Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 1:20 | Steven Santini hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Takeaway by Jason Pominville. | 1:30 | |
| 2:14 | Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 2:15 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 2:16 | Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 2:16 | |
| 2:50 | Giveaway by John Moore. | |
| Giveaway by Jake McCabe. | 3:05 | |
| 3:07 | Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 3:07 | Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 3:19 | Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 3:35 | Giveaway by Marcus Johansson. | |
| 4:20 | Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall. | 4:20 | |
| 5:00 | John Moore hits Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net | 5:13 | |
| 5:50 | Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Evander Kane hits Steven Santini. | 6:28 | |
| Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. | 6:58 | |
| 7:22 | Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 7:22 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 7:39 | |
| 7:39 | Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 7:50 | |
| 7:50 | Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 8:03 | |
| 8:03 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 8:27 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 8:44 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 9:11 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 9:11 | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 9:36 | |
| 9:40 | Sami Vatanen penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 9:40 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 9:52 | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 10:04 | |
| 10:06 | Andy Greene hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 10:26 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 10:42 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | 10:42 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 10:51 | |
| Jack Eichel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Rasmus Ristolainen. | 11:04 | |
| 11:04 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 11:37 | |
| Takeaway by Johan Larsson. | 11:40 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 12:18 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 12:53 | |
| 13:22 | Andy Greene hits Jack Eichel. | |
| 13:35 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jake McCabe hits Nico Hischier. | 13:38 | |
| Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. | 14:10 | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 14:18 | |
| Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 15:04 | |
| 15:44 | Pavel Zacha hits Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 16:20 | Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| 16:22 | Travis Zajac hits Evander Kane. | |
| 16:28 | Steven Santini shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 16:43 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Jake McCabe hits Taylor Hall. | 17:07 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | 17:19 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | 17:26 | |
| 17:35 | John Moore shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 17:40 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 17:51 | Takeaway by Brian Gibbons. | |
| Takeaway by Jack Eichel. | 18:27 | |
| Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net | 18:36 | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | 18:36 | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 19:00 | |
| 19:09 | Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Taylor Hall. | 19:29 |
1 OT
| Buffalo | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. | 0:00 | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 0:35 | |
| Shot by Evander Kane misses the net | 0:53 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | 1:21 | |
| 1:42 | Takeaway by Nico Hischier. | |
| 1:49 | Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 1:53 | Takeaway by Travis Zajac. | |
| 2:12 | Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 2:29 | Andy Greene blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. | 2:31 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly. | 2:37 |