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Detroit 5,
New Jersey 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2021
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Conor O'Donnell, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, James Tobias
Attendance: 19015
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Conor O'Donnell, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, James Tobias
Attendance: 19015
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Detroit | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 0:30 | |
| 0:35 | Sam Gagner blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 1:15 | |
| Tomas Tatar blocks shot from Lucas Raymond. | 1:18 | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. | 1:20 | |
| Kevin Bahl hits Jordan Oesterle. | 2:15 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 2:19 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 2:31 | |
| 2:42 | Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| 3:07 | Dylan Larkin hits Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| Michael McLeod hits Gustav Lindstrom. | 3:15 | |
| Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 3:31 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Gustav Lindstrom. | 3:34 | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | 4:01 | |
| Mason Geertsen hits Riley Barber. | 4:10 | |
| 4:37 | Taro Hirose hits Mason Geertsen. | |
| 4:54 | Giveaway by Sam Gagner. | |
| Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net | 5:03 | |
| Michael McLeod hits Nick Leddy. | 5:22 | |
| 5:31 | Giveaway by Taro Hirose. | |
| 5:36 | Adam Erne hits Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| 6:04 | Giveaway by Vladislav Namestnikov. | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 6:09 | |
| 6:09 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 6:19 | Giveaway by Marc Staal. | |
| Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 6:45 | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 6:53 | |
| 6:54 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 7:01 | Giveaway by Vladislav Namestnikov. | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 7:12 | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Vladislav Namestnikov. | 7:31 | |
| 7:32 | Giveaway by Vladislav Namestnikov. | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Vladislav Namestnikov. | 7:47 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 7:51 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 7:58 | |
| 8:19 | Kyle Criscuolo shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Nick Leddy. | 8:31 | |
| 8:42 | Jordan Oesterle shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net | 9:17 | |
| 9:19 | Filip Hronek hits Ty Smith. | |
| 9:55 | Joe Veleno hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 10:59 | |
| 10:59 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi. | 11:06 | |
| 11:49 | Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| 11:56 | Adam Erne shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 12:07 | Shot by Adam Erne misses the net | |
| 12:10 | Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Pius Suter. | 12:56 | |
| 13:02 | Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 13:02 | Pius Suter shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | 13:02 | |
| 13:31 | Shot by Riley Barber misses the net | |
| 13:57 | Giveaway by Danny DeKeyser. | |
| Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net | 13:58 | |
| Michael McLeod hits Danny DeKeyser. | 14:14 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 14:52 | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 14:58 | |
| Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton. | 15:11 | |
| 15:20 | Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Tomas Tatar blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. | 15:22 | |
| 15:39 | Dylan Larkin scores. Assisted by Filip Hronek. | |
| 15:39 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Gustav Lindstrom. | 16:11 | |
| 16:35 | Danny DeKeyser shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | 16:45 | |
| 17:02 | Giveaway by Riley Barber. | |
| Mason Geertsen hits Jordan Oesterle. | 17:16 | |
| 17:49 | Giveaway by Filip Hronek. | |
| 17:54 | Joe Veleno blocks shot from Ty Smith. | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 18:06 | |
| 18:06 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 18:14 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 18:20 | Giveaway by Moritz Seider. | |
| 18:30 | Dylan Larkin blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| 18:40 | Moritz Seider blocks shot from Tomas Tatar. | |
| Michael McLeod scores. Assisted by Jimmy Vesey and Jonas Siegenthaler. | 19:11 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. | 19:11 | |
| 19:56 | Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 19:58 | Pius Suter shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. |
2
| New Jersey | Detroit | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno. | 0:00 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Nick Leddy. | 0:24 | |
| 0:33 | Taro Hirose hits Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| 0:35 | Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lucas Raymond. | 0:35 | |
| 0:45 | Takeaway by Lucas Raymond. | |
| 1:07 | Giveaway by Lucas Raymond. | |
| 1:34 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 1:40 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Shot by Marian Studenic misses the net | 2:29 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno. | 3:06 | |
| 3:21 | Joe Veleno blocks shot from Ty Smith. | |
| Jimmy Vesey blocks shot from Filip Hronek. | 3:32 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 3:57 | |
| 3:57 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. | 4:38 | |
| 5:04 | Giveaway by Marc Staal. | |
| Shot by Marian Studenic misses the net | 5:05 | |
| 5:05 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 5:23 | Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Kevin Bahl penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Vladislav Namestnikov. | 5:23 | |
| 5:23 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Dougie Hamilton penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi. | 6:34 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 6:34 | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from Filip Hronek. | 6:51 | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Lucas Raymond. | 7:01 | |
| 7:23 | Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net | |
| 7:31 | Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net | |
| 7:45 | Shot by Moritz Seider misses the net | |
| Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 7:52 | |
| 8:09 | Giveaway by Filip Hronek. | |
| Marian Studenic shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 8:29 | |
| Jack Hughes blocks shot from Gustav Lindstrom. | 8:47 | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler hits Vladislav Namestnikov. | 9:15 | |
| 9:23 | Pius Suter hits Tomas Tatar. | |
| 9:31 | Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| Mason Geertsen hits Sam Gagner. | 9:46 | |
| 9:59 | Riley Barber blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. | |
| Mason Geertsen blocks shot from Kyle Criscuolo. | 10:14 | |
| 10:23 | Riley Barber shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | 10:23 | |
| 10:39 | Nick Leddy blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. | |
| 10:58 | Takeaway by Filip Hronek. | |
| 11:12 | Shot by Kyle Criscuolo misses the net | |
| 11:19 | Shot by Marc Staal misses the net | |
| 11:32 | Takeaway by Gustav Lindstrom. | |
| 11:48 | Dylan Larkin scores. Assisted by Vladislav Namestnikov and Pius Suter. | |
| 11:48 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 12:10 | |
| Shot by Jimmy Vesey misses the net | 12:12 | |
| 12:27 | Tyler Bertuzzi scores. Assisted by Moritz Seider. | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno. | 12:27 | |
| 12:37 | Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 12:37 | |
| 13:00 | Takeaway by Sam Gagner. | |
| 13:16 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 13:26 | Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 14:10 | Shot by Vladislav Namestnikov misses the net | |
| 14:23 | Taro Hirose wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 15:20 | Marc Staal hits Marian Studenic. | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 15:25 | |
| 15:37 | Marc Staal blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| 15:38 | Dylan Larkin blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. | |
| 15:47 | Dylan Larkin scores. Assisted by Kyle Criscuolo. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 15:47 | |
| Michael McLeod hits Filip Hronek. | 15:58 | |
| 16:07 | Filip Hronek penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael McLeod. | |
| Michael McLeod penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Filip Hronek. | 16:07 | |
| Michael McLeod penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Filip Hronek. Served by Andreas Johnsson. | 16:07 | |
| 16:07 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Jimmy Vesey. | |
| 17:06 | Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 17:13 | Pius Suter shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Dawson Mercer scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Damon Severson. | 17:25 | |
| Jimmy Vesey wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 17:25 | |
| 18:05 | Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 18:32 | |
| Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net | 18:41 | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 18:54 | |
| 19:01 | Sam Gagner shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 19:01 | Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 19:06 | Gustav Lindstrom shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 19:06 | Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 19:14 | Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 19:14 | Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 19:18 | Adam Erne shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 19:27 | Joe Veleno hits Damon Severson. |
3
| New Jersey | Detroit | |
|---|---|---|
| Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno. | 0:00 | |
| Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 0:23 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 0:46 | |
| 1:00 | Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Tomas Tatar. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 1:01 | |
| Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 1:05 | |
| Ty Smith blocks shot from Adam Erne. | 2:40 | |
| 2:46 | Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 2:49 | Shot by Pius Suter misses the net | |
| Jimmy Vesey blocks shot from Kyle Criscuolo. | 3:16 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Kyle Criscuolo. | 3:39 | |
| Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Taro Hirose. | 3:51 | |
| 4:04 | Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 4:08 | Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno. | 4:08 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 4:25 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 4:25 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 4:36 | |
| 6:30 | Riley Barber shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 6:30 | Kyle Criscuolo wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 6:58 | |
| Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. | 7:57 | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Lucas Raymond. | 8:01 | |
| Mason Geertsen shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 8:21 | |
| Mason Geertsen shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 8:31 | |
| 8:31 | Tyler Bertuzzi penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mason Geertsen. | |
| 8:31 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Shot by Damon Severson misses the net | 9:33 | |
| 9:41 | Marc Staal blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| 10:35 | Moritz Seider blocks shot from Jimmy Vesey. | |
| 10:44 | Pius Suter blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. | |
| 11:02 | Pius Suter shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 11:03 | Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Filip Hronek. | 11:10 | |
| 11:14 | Dylan Larkin hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 11:36 | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Sam Gagner. | 11:36 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Marc Staal. | 12:28 | |
| Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 12:37 | |
| Damon Severson hits Adam Erne. | 13:27 | |
| Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 13:36 | |
| 14:07 | Tyler Bertuzzi scores. Assisted by Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | 14:07 | |
| 15:00 | Marc Staal blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Michael McLeod hits Jordan Oesterle. | 15:20 | |
| 15:25 | Jordan Oesterle shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 15:39 | Jordan Oesterle shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 16:24 | Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 18:07 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Joe Veleno. | 18:08 | |
| 18:16 | Jordan Oesterle blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net | 18:29 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. | 18:58 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | 18:59 | |
| Shot by Ty Smith misses the net | 19:03 | |
| 19:06 | Giveaway by Riley Barber. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | 19:31 | |
| 19:45 | Marc Staal shoots Saved by Akira Schmid. | |
| 19:58 | Taro Hirose penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 19:58 | Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. |