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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 3, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 1800
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0202
New Jersey 1113
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Buffalo   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  0:07 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  0:35 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  0:35 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  0:56 Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin hits Kyle Palmieri. 1:01  
  1:14 Giveaway by Miles Wood.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 1:32  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 1:32  
  2:10 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
  2:18 Damon Severson hits Jeff Skinner.
Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net 2:29  
  2:36 Nathan Bastian hits Curtis Lazar.
  2:44 Damon Severson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 2:48  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 2:48  
  2:53 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 3:13  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:25  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:59  
Henri Jokiharju hits Miles Wood. 4:18  
  4:27 Shot by Miles Wood misses the net
Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:37  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 4:42  
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:56  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jesper Bratt. 5:15  
  5:30 Giveaway by Ty Smith.
  5:45 Ty Smith hits Sam Reinhart.
  6:32 Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:46  
  8:13 Jesper Bratt hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 8:50  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 8:54  
  9:01 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
  9:06 Nathan Bastian hits Sam Reinhart.
  9:42 Giveaway by Travis Zajac.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:42  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:49  
Brandon Montour hits Miles Wood. 10:06  
  10:06 Miles Wood blocks shot from Brandon Montour.
  10:16 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 10:23  
Takeaway by Sam Reinhart. 10:38  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 10:44  
Brandon Davidson blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. 10:55  
  10:59 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Curtis Lazar hits Mikhail Maltsev. 11:17  
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:19  
  11:19 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 11:42  
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 12:32  
  12:36 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  12:45 Travis Zajac hits Cody Eakin.
Brandon Davidson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:59  
  13:30 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Cody Eakin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Bratt. 13:30  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 13:30  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 13:55  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 14:10  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Pavel Zacha. 14:10  
  14:50 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:54  
Cody Eakin hits Yegor Sharangovich. 15:41  
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 15:54  
  15:57 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Sam Reinhart hits Nathan Bastian. 16:28  
  17:12 Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 17:12  
  17:12 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  17:31 Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net
Brandon Davidson hits Travis Zajac. 17:37  
  17:40 Yegor Sharangovich scores. Assisted by Damon Severson and Travis Zajac.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 17:40  
  18:10 P.K. Subban hits Curtis Lazar.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 18:14  
  18:15 Dmitry Kulikov penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Curtis Lazar.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:15  
  19:02 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 19:35  
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. 20:00  
2
Buffalo   New Jersey
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
Giveaway by Colin Miller. 0:11  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:21  
  0:32 Dmitry Kulikov hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Brandon Davidson hits Miles Wood. 1:13  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kyle Palmieri. 1:25  
  1:38 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 1:57  
  2:18 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  2:30 Shot by Damon Severson misses the net
  2:34 Nathan Bastian hits Tobias Rieder.
Brandon Montour blocks shot Damon Severson shoots 2:52  
Colin Miller hits Nikita Gusev. 3:17  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Nikita Gusev. 3:22  
Takeaway by Curtis Lazar. 3:28  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:51  
  3:51 Sami Vatanen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Curtis Lazar.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 3:51  
  4:14 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  5:07 Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  5:22 Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
  5:29 Ryan Murray blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Cody Eakin shoots misses the net 6:10  
Tobias Rieder scores. Assisted by Brandon Montour and Kyle Okposo. 6:13  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 6:13  
  6:19 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
  6:20 Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Taylor Hall hits Nathan Bastian. 6:34  
  6:35 Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  6:58 Nathan Bastian hits Henri Jokiharju.
Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Brandon Montour. 7:10  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 7:10  
  7:48 Andreas Johnsson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  8:26 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  8:39 Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  8:42 Travis Zajac hits Sam Reinhart.
  8:44 Kyle Palmieri wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  9:19 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
  9:34 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 9:34  
  10:06 Travis Zajac hits Brandon Montour.
Riley Sheahan hits Travis Zajac. 10:21  
  10:39 Sami Vatanen scores. Assisted by Janne Kuokkanen and Ryan Murray.
  10:39 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 10:53  
Jeff Skinner penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nathan Bastian. 11:05  
  11:05 Nathan Bastian penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner.
  11:05 Nathan Bastian hits Jeff Skinner.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:05  
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:44  
  12:43 Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Travis Zajac. 12:54  
Cody Eakin blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. 13:01  
  13:08 Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
  13:20 Giveaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Victor Olofsson hits Ryan Murray. 13:35  
  13:51 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Curtis Lazar hits Ryan Murray. 14:01  
  14:32 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:50  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:26  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:30  
Takeaway by Tobias Rieder. 15:30  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 15:30  
Cody Eakin hits Ty Smith. 15:48  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:56  
  16:09 Giveaway by Damon Severson.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:10  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 16:10  
  16:43 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:12  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:19  
  17:25 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  17:25 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  17:25 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  17:33 Dmitry Kulikov hits Sam Reinhart.
  17:41 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 17:41  
  18:16 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  18:20 Nathan Bastian hits Kyle Okposo.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:46  
  19:24 Ty Smith blocks shot from Curtis Lazar.
  19:24 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
3
Buffalo   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  0:19 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:21  
Shot by Cody Eakin misses the net 0:34  
  0:46 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:50  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 0:59  
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 1:06  
  1:24 Takeaway by Ryan Murray.
  1:29 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Shot by Eric Staal misses the net 1:39  
  1:39 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 2:12  
  2:44 Damon Severson hits Tage Thompson.
Brandon Davidson hits Ty Smith. 2:59  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:12  
  3:32 Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net
Colin Miller penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Zacha. 3:37  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 3:37  
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:48  
  3:48 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 4:44  
  4:52 Miles Wood scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and P.K. Subban.
  4:52 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 5:56  
Brandon Davidson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes. 6:33  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:33  
  6:59 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  7:25 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 7:26  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 7:32  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 8:07  
  8:07 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  8:38 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
  8:44 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Henri Jokiharju hits Nathan Bastian. 9:06  
  9:21 Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net
  9:59 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 10:12  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 10:22  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 10:43  
  11:18 Miles Wood blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 11:18  
  11:33 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  11:33 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  11:44 Takeaway by Miles Wood.
  12:03 Shot by Miles Wood misses the net
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 12:03  
Kyle Okposo hits Ryan Murray. 12:19  
Takeaway by Brandon Davidson. 13:10  
Brandon Davidson hits Jack Hughes. 13:28  
  13:33 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Eric Staal hits Kyle Palmieri. 13:45  
Brandon Davidson blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. 13:46  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:36  
Colin Miller hits Sami Vatanen. 14:43  
  15:07 Ryan Murray blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 15:11  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:29  
  15:54 Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri.
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:11  
  16:42 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
  16:56 Nathan Bastian hits Colin Miller.
  16:59 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  16:59 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:09  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 18:18  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Kyle Palmieri. 18:28  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 18:47  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 19:25  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 19:25  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:27