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Minnesota 5,
New Jersey 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 2, 2021
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, CJ Murray
Attendance: 16112
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, CJ Murray
Attendance: 16112
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Marcus Foligno. | 0:59 | |
| 1:10 | Giveaway by Marcus Foligno. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 1:25 | |
| 1:26 | Jordan Greenway hits Damon Severson. | |
| 1:50 | Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| 1:51 | Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tomas Tatar. | |
| Giveaway by Tomas Tatar. | 2:20 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Ryan Hartman. | 2:39 | |
| 3:09 | Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 3:33 | Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway. | 3:34 | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joel Eriksson Ek. | 3:37 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 3:37 | |
| Michael McLeod hits Joel Eriksson Ek. | 4:08 | |
| 5:06 | Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 5:22 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson. | 6:03 | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway. | 6:10 | |
| 6:17 | Marcus Foligno hits Ty Smith. | |
| Andreas Johnsson hits Jordan Greenway. | 6:26 | |
| Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net | 6:30 | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 6:37 | |
| 6:43 | Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 7:04 | |
| 7:08 | Nick Bjugstad hits Pavel Zacha. | |
| 7:44 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Damon Severson. | |
| 8:01 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 8:05 | Jonas Brodin hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 8:16 | Matt Dumba blocks shot from Ty Smith. | |
| 8:30 | Joel Eriksson Ek hits P.K. Subban. | |
| 8:49 | Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Ryan Hartman and Kaapo Kahkonen. | |
| 8:49 | Kirill Kaprizov wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 9:08 | Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway. | 9:21 | |
| 9:48 | Marcus Foligno hits Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| 9:54 | Takeaway by Jordan Greenway. | |
| Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 10:17 | |
| 10:18 | Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Jimmy Vesey hits Rem Pitlick. | 10:34 | |
| 10:38 | Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 11:09 | Rem Pitlick scores. Assisted by Victor Rask. | |
| 11:09 | Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 11:46 | Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 12:00 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| 12:20 | Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 12:39 | |
| 12:40 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 13:00 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nico Hischier blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. | 13:10 | |
| 13:18 | Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Takeaway by Nico Hischier. | 13:26 | |
| 14:36 | Victor Rask shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. | 14:37 | |
| 14:58 | Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 15:33 | |
| 16:12 | Nico Sturm penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 16:12 | |
| Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 16:26 | |
| Shot by Jimmy Vesey misses the net | 16:49 | |
| 17:37 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net | 17:40 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 17:45 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 17:47 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 17:48 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 18:01 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Brandon Duhaime. | 18:13 | |
| 18:30 | Nico Sturm hits Damon Severson. | |
| Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 18:36 | |
| 19:08 | Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| 19:15 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Kirill Kaprizov. | 19:16 | |
| 19:23 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 19:43 | Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:44 | Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. |
2
| New Jersey | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net | 0:23 | |
| Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 0:34 | |
| 0:37 | Nico Sturm blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 0:38 | |
| 0:39 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 0:42 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 0:49 | Takeaway by Matt Dumba. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 0:54 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 1:03 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 1:04 | |
| 1:19 | Matt Dumba hits Nico Hischier. | |
| 1:31 | Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | 1:48 | |
| 2:04 | Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | 2:19 | |
| 2:26 | Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. | 2:28 | |
| 2:28 | Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Alex Goligoski. | |
| Michael McLeod hits Jon Merrill. | 2:43 | |
| Ryan Graves scores. Assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Michael McLeod. | 2:52 | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. | 2:52 | |
| Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net | 3:02 | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 3:19 | |
| 3:56 | Nick Bjugstad hits Ty Smith. | |
| Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net | 4:00 | |
| 4:06 | Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 5:23 | Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net | |
| 6:06 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 6:12 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nathan Bastian wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. | 6:13 | |
| 6:33 | Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 6:47 | |
| 7:10 | Shot by Victor Rask misses the net | |
| 7:24 | Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 7:25 | Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Tomas Tatar. | |
| Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Matt Dumba. | 7:35 | |
| Tomas Tatar scores. Assisted by Dougie Hamilton. | 7:40 | |
| 7:40 | Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 8:04 | Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net | |
| Andreas Johnsson hits Jon Merrill. | 8:07 | |
| 8:09 | Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 8:24 | |
| 8:25 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 8:51 | Jordan Greenway hits Damon Severson. | |
| Ryan Graves blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | 9:39 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Jordie Benn. | 10:17 | |
| 10:25 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 10:27 | Dmitry Kulikov scores. Assisted by Ryan Hartman and Kirill Kaprizov. | |
| 10:27 | Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 10:36 | Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson. | |
| 10:54 | Shot by Nico Sturm misses the net | |
| 11:01 | Nick Bjugstad hits P.K. Subban. | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 11:09 | |
| 11:51 | Victor Rask shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 12:25 | Jordie Benn hits Nico Hischier. | |
| 12:33 | Rem Pitlick penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes. | |
| 12:33 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 14:06 | Nico Sturm blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson. | 14:18 | |
| Damon Severson hits Ryan Hartman. | 14:22 | |
| 15:08 | Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 15:11 | Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Victor Rask. | 15:38 | |
| 15:57 | Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Nico Hischier. | 16:07 | |
| Giveaway by Nico Hischier. | 16:09 | |
| 16:12 | Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Takeaway by Dawson Mercer. | 16:45 | |
| 16:51 | Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 17:32 | Takeaway by Kevin Fiala. | |
| 18:12 | Giveaway by Alex Goligoski. | |
| Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 18:16 | |
| 18:26 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 18:43 | Jon Merrill blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Greenway. | 18:50 | |
| 18:50 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 19:13 | Takeaway by Jonas Brodin. | |
| 19:40 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway. | 19:41 | |
| 19:59 | Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. |
3
| New Jersey | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | 0:00 | |
| 0:55 | Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net | |
| 1:46 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 1:53 | Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net | |
| 1:56 | Marcus Foligno hits Pavel Zacha. | |
| Ty Smith blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. | 2:13 | |
| 2:19 | Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. | 2:43 | |
| 2:47 | Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 2:53 | Brandon Duhaime penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 2:53 | Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 3:34 | Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 4:17 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 4:18 | |
| 4:27 | Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | |
| Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net | 4:32 | |
| 4:56 | Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net | |
| 5:34 | Giveaway by Jordie Benn. | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. | 5:50 | |
| 5:56 | Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net | |
| Ty Smith blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | 6:07 | |
| 6:12 | Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 6:15 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Andreas Johnsson penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. Served by Tomas Tatar. | 6:16 | |
| 6:16 | Ryan Hartman penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andreas Johnsson. | |
| Andreas Johnsson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. | 6:16 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 6:16 | |
| 7:17 | Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 7:35 | Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Dawson Mercer penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. | 8:12 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 8:12 | |
| 8:18 | Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net | |
| 8:47 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 9:21 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. | 9:33 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. | 10:18 | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 10:31 | |
| 10:49 | Takeaway by Nick Bjugstad. | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 10:55 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 11:02 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 11:03 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 11:04 | |
| 11:05 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | 11:38 | |
| 11:56 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 11:58 | Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 12:03 | Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 12:07 | Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 12:29 | |
| 12:30 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jimmy Vesey. | |
| Michael McLeod hits Dmitry Kulikov. | 13:10 | |
| 13:27 | Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net | |
| 13:35 | Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 13:44 | Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Andreas Johnsson hits Rem Pitlick. | 13:46 | |
| 13:49 | Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. | 13:50 | |
| 14:02 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Nico Hischier. | |
| Ryan Graves blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. | 14:09 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | 14:10 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 14:29 | |
| Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 14:30 | |
| Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 14:31 | |
| 14:32 | Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Tomas Tatar. | |
| 15:48 | Alex Goligoski blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | |
| 16:05 | Ryan Hartman scores. Assisted by Alex Goligoski. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | 16:05 | |
| 16:28 | Giveaway by Kaapo Kahkonen. | |
| Takeaway by Michael McLeod. | 16:47 | |
| 17:29 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. | 17:45 | |
| Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 17:57 | |
| 18:21 | Takeaway by Kevin Fiala. | |
| Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net | 18:40 | |
| 18:57 | Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. | 19:06 | |
| 19:09 | Takeaway by Nico Sturm. | |
| 19:17 | Shot by Jordie Benn misses the net | |
| Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. | 19:26 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | 19:36 | |
| 19:41 | Nick Bjugstad blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | |
| Ty Smith blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. | 19:59 |