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New Jersey 6,
Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 8, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Reid Anderson, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Reid Anderson, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 0:11 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 0:19 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 0:20 | |
| 0:53 | Victor Olofsson scores. Assisted by Henri Jokiharju and Kyle Okposo. | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 0:53 | |
| 0:59 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| 1:13 | Steven Fogarty wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. | |
| 1:19 | Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 1:29 | |
| 1:30 | Cody Eakin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Boqvist. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 1:30 | |
| Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net | 1:50 | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 2:04 | |
| Pavel Zacha scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ty Smith and Jesper Bratt. | 2:06 | |
| 2:06 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 2:40 | Casey Mittelstadt hits Michael McLeod. | |
| 2:49 | Colin Miller blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| 3:03 | Tage Thompson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael McLeod. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 3:03 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 3:29 | |
| Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net | 3:34 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 3:38 | |
| 3:46 | Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Pavel Zacha scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ty Smith and Jesper Bratt. | 3:47 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 3:55 | |
| 4:29 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 4:33 | Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Steven Fogarty. | 4:34 | |
| Andreas Johnsson hits Casey Mittelstadt. | 5:07 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 5:36 | |
| 5:50 | Brandon Montour hits Jesper Bratt. | |
| 5:59 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. | 6:12 | |
| 6:24 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 6:25 | |
| Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net | 6:34 | |
| 6:44 | Jacob Bryson hits Michael McLeod. | |
| 6:52 | Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Michael McLeod. | |
| Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net | 6:58 | |
| 7:04 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 7:14 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 7:15 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 8:07 | |
| Shot by Ryan Murray misses the net | 8:47 | |
| 9:15 | Tobias Rieder blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 9:24 | |
| Jesper Boqvist hits Jacob Bryson. | 9:27 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov hits Henri Jokiharju. | 10:06 | |
| 10:26 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Dmitry Kulikov penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Asplund. | 10:27 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 10:27 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 10:33 | |
| Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 10:49 | |
| 11:11 | Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 11:11 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 12:32 | |
| 12:54 | Steven Fogarty shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 13:53 | Takeaway by Rasmus Asplund. | |
| 14:36 | Colin Miller hits Jesper Boqvist. | |
| Nicholas Merkley hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 15:16 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 15:23 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 15:50 | |
| Jack Hughes scores. Assisted by Janne Kuokkanen and Yegor Sharangovich. | 16:04 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 16:04 | |
| 16:39 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Andreas Johnsson wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 17:02 | |
| 17:44 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net | 18:01 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Steven Fogarty. | 18:17 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 18:36 | |
| 18:37 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| 18:52 | Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Nicholas Merkley blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | 19:52 | |
| 19:52 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. |
2
| New Jersey | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 0:00 | |
| Tyce Thompson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 1:54 | |
| Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 2:11 | |
| Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 2:11 | |
| 2:23 | Cody Eakin blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. | |
| 2:53 | Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 3:15 | |
| Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. | 3:26 | |
| 3:56 | Tage Thompson blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net | 4:16 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 4:33 | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 4:35 | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 4:36 | |
| 4:49 | Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | |
| Takeaway by Michael McLeod. | 5:11 | |
| Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 5:15 | |
| Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net | 5:24 | |
| 5:43 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 5:44 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 5:45 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Tobias Rieder. | 5:45 | |
| 5:46 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Miles Wood. | |
| Andreas Johnsson hits Victor Olofsson. | 6:04 | |
| Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 6:10 | |
| Shot by Jesper Boqvist misses the net | 6:27 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 6:58 | |
| 6:58 | Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 7:04 | |
| 7:30 | Colin Miller hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 7:48 | Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | |
| 8:45 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 8:58 | Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net | |
| 8:58 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. | |
| 9:45 | Steven Fogarty blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | |
| Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net | 10:06 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 10:11 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov hits Steven Fogarty. | 10:20 | |
| Pavel Zacha penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Steven Fogarty. | 10:20 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 10:20 | |
| 11:43 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 11:44 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 11:54 | Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 11:56 | Tage Thompson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brandon Montour and Colin Miller. | |
| 11:56 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 12:22 | Takeaway by Brandon Montour. | |
| 12:26 | Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Miles Wood penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller. | 12:44 | |
| 12:44 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 13:21 | Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 13:41 | Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 13:48 | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 13:50 | |
| 14:46 | Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net | |
| 15:37 | Steven Fogarty penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicholas Merkley. | |
| 15:37 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 16:44 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. | 18:03 | |
| 18:19 | Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| 18:21 | Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 18:21 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 18:31 | Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 18:38 | |
| 18:38 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 19:00 | |
| Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net | 19:28 | |
| 19:39 | Steven Fogarty blocks shot from Ty Smith. |
3
| New Jersey | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 0:00 | |
| 1:53 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Shot by Ty Smith misses the net | 2:04 | |
| 2:18 | Takeaway by Tobias Rieder. | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Tobias Rieder. | 2:26 | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | 2:29 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 2:55 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 3:03 | |
| 3:22 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Damon Severson hits Jeff Skinner. | 3:38 | |
| 4:27 | Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | |
| Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Rasmus Asplund. | 4:40 | |
| 5:41 | Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 5:42 | |
| 6:23 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 6:47 | Cody Eakin hits Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 6:55 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 6:56 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 7:05 | |
| 7:06 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 7:16 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Damon Severson hits Cody Eakin. | 7:51 | |
| Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 8:12 | |
| 8:13 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. | |
| Takeaway by Michael McLeod. | 8:42 | |
| Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net | 8:43 | |
| Jesper Boqvist scores. Assisted by Michael McLeod. | 8:45 | |
| 8:45 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 9:18 | Henri Jokiharju hits Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 9:52 | |
| 10:40 | Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | |
| 11:11 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| 11:35 | Colin Miller blocks shot from Ty Smith. | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 11:56 | |
| 12:01 | Henri Jokiharju hits Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| 12:36 | Cody Eakin blocks shot from Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 12:47 | |
| Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson. | 13:30 | |
| 14:14 | Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andreas Johnsson. | |
| 14:14 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 15:14 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 15:15 | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 15:28 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 15:28 | |
| Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. | 16:00 | |
| 17:23 | Henri Jokiharju hits Miles Wood. | |
| Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net | 17:36 | |
| 17:42 | Brandon Montour blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| 17:55 | Rasmus Asplund hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | 18:02 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 18:03 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich scores. Assisted by Jack Hughes and Janne Kuokkanen. | 18:17 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | 18:17 | |
| 19:08 | Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell. | |
| Janne Kuokkanen scores on an empty net. Assisted by Yegor Sharangovich and Jack Hughes. | 19:28 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 19:28 | |
| 19:59 | Colin Miller blocks shot from Ty Smith. |