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Buffalo 4,
New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Furman South
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Travis Toomey
Attendance: N/A
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Furman South
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Travis Toomey
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 0:00 | |
| 0:33 | Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 1:09 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Colin Miller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 1:49 | |
| 1:52 | Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Colin Miller. | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Ryan Murray. | 2:07 | |
| 2:32 | Ryan Murray blocks shot from Matt Irwin. | |
| 2:59 | Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net | |
| 3:02 | Takeaway by Nico Hischier. | |
| 3:04 | Kyle Palmieri wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 3:42 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 3:51 | Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 4:00 | |
| Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. | 4:20 | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | 4:23 | |
| Riley Sheahan hits Ryan Murray. | 4:32 | |
| 4:35 | Ryan Murray hits Curtis Lazar. | |
| 4:42 | Travis Zajac hits Curtis Lazar. | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Michael McLeod. | 4:58 | |
| 5:07 | Nathan Bastian hits Matt Irwin. | |
| Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | 5:11 | |
| 5:22 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 5:27 | Takeaway by Miles Wood. | |
| 5:42 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Brandon Montour blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | 5:51 | |
| 5:55 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 6:11 | |
| Giveaway by Brandon Montour. | 6:20 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Damon Severson. | 6:27 | |
| Colin Miller hits Kyle Palmieri. | 7:11 | |
| 7:21 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Rasmus Asplund. | |
| 7:26 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 7:26 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 7:33 | |
| 8:04 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Curtis Lazar. | |
| Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 8:07 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 8:07 | |
| 8:11 | Miles Wood hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 8:30 | Miles Wood hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 8:36 | Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 8:36 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel blocks shot from Ty Smith. | 9:10 | |
| 9:31 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Jack Eichel hits Jack Hughes. | 9:39 | |
| Rasmus Asplund hits Dmitry Kulikov. | 9:54 | |
| 10:03 | Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 10:16 | Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 10:31 | Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Janne Kuokkanen. | 10:31 | |
| 11:07 | Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 11:08 | |
| 11:22 | Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Eric Staal. | |
| 11:36 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 11:56 | Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. | |
| Shot by Colin Miller misses the net | 12:04 | |
| Takeaway by Colin Miller. | 12:14 | |
| 12:31 | Damon Severson hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 12:32 | Takeaway by Damon Severson. | |
| 12:33 | Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 13:44 | |
| Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 13:46 | |
| 14:08 | Travis Zajac hits Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 14:32 | Takeaway by Michael McLeod. | |
| 15:18 | Nathan Bastian hits Jack Eichel. | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:27 | |
| 15:27 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 15:55 | Giveaway by Nico Hischier. | |
| 16:01 | Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 16:35 | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 16:35 | |
| 16:58 | Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 17:01 | Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 17:01 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 17:08 | Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 17:08 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Colin Miller hits Jesper Bratt. | 17:11 | |
| Shot by Jacob Bryson misses the net | 17:21 | |
| Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | 17:30 | |
| 18:06 | Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Victor Olofsson wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 18:07 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 18:19 | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 18:25 | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 18:43 | |
| 18:47 | Giveaway by Miles Wood. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 18:51 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 18:51 | |
| Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 19:00 | |
| Colin Miller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 19:18 | |
| 19:26 | Damon Severson blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| 19:50 | Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Eric Staal. | |
| 19:57 | Travis Zajac hits Jacob Bryson. |
2
| Buffalo | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 0:25 | Nico Hischier hits Matt Irwin. | |
| Shot by Eric Staal misses the net | 0:45 | |
| Dylan Cozens hits Kyle Palmieri. | 0:47 | |
| 0:57 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 1:46 | Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 1:46 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 2:55 | Shot by Miles Wood misses the net | |
| 3:17 | Michael McLeod penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Sheahan. | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 3:17 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 3:26 | |
| Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net | 3:28 | |
| Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net | 3:40 | |
| Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | 3:50 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 3:55 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 3:55 | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 4:10 | |
| 4:18 | Pavel Zacha hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 5:18 | Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net | 5:27 | |
| 5:34 | Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. | |
| 5:34 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Jacob Bryson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes. | 5:45 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 5:45 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 5:49 | |
| 6:33 | Ty Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 6:48 | Ty Smith hits Riley Sheahan. | |
| 7:41 | Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson. | |
| 7:52 | Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 8:19 | Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net | |
| 8:27 | Sami Vatanen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Taylor Hall. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 8:27 | |
| Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net | 8:42 | |
| 8:42 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Victor Olofsson hits Michael McLeod. | 8:52 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 9:01 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 10:03 | |
| Victor Olofsson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Sam Reinhart. | 10:20 | |
| 10:20 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 10:59 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| 11:09 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Ryan Murray. | 11:34 | |
| Cody Eakin blocks shot from Ryan Murray. | 11:36 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 12:18 | |
| Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. | 12:31 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 13:12 | |
| 13:33 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 13:50 | Nathan Bastian hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | 14:04 | |
| 14:10 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Eric Staal. | |
| 14:26 | Ty Smith blocks shot from Cody Eakin. | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 14:35 | |
| Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. | 14:46 | |
| 14:54 | Damon Severson hits Rasmus Asplund. | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:21 | |
| Takeaway by Matt Irwin. | 15:36 | |
| Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:44 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | 15:45 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:49 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:56 | |
| 16:14 | Damon Severson hits Jack Eichel. | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 16:21 | |
| 16:30 | Damon Severson hits Jack Eichel. | |
| 16:38 | Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 16:38 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 17:06 | Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. | |
| 17:14 | P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | 17:21 | |
| 17:53 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 18:20 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt hits Jack Hughes. | 18:25 | |
| Brandon Montour blocks shot from Janne Kuokkanen. | 18:54 | |
| Takeaway by Curtis Lazar. | 19:05 | |
| Jacob Bryson hits P.K. Subban. | 19:55 |
3
| Buffalo | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 0:00 | |
| Takeaway by Victor Olofsson. | 0:53 | |
| Sam Reinhart hits Nico Hischier. | 1:08 | |
| Jack Eichel hits Nico Hischier. | 1:21 | |
| 1:30 | Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 1:39 | Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 2:01 | |
| Rasmus Asplund hits P.K. Subban. | 2:15 | |
| 2:41 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 2:56 | |
| 3:09 | Ty Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Matt Irwin hits Nathan Bastian. | 3:34 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 4:05 | |
| Rasmus Asplund scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel. | 5:16 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 5:16 | |
| 6:47 | Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Taylor Hall and Eric Staal. | 6:50 | |
| 6:50 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 6:54 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 7:15 | Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 7:25 | Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 7:53 | |
| Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 7:56 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 7:56 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Ty Smith. | 8:24 | |
| 8:26 | Damon Severson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 8:26 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 8:26 | |
| 9:09 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 9:25 | |
| 9:39 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 9:46 | Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 9:48 | |
| 10:30 | P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 10:30 | |
| 10:42 | P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 10:42 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 10:47 | Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 10:47 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 10:58 | Shot by Nikita Gusev misses the net | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 11:02 | |
| Colin Miller hits Nathan Bastian. | 11:26 | |
| 11:35 | Nathan Bastian hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| 11:47 | Shot by Ty Smith misses the net | |
| 11:56 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 11:56 | |
| Giveaway by Matt Irwin. | 12:01 | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. | 12:14 | |
| 12:20 | Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | |
| Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | 12:41 | |
| Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | 12:49 | |
| 13:02 | Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 13:02 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 13:22 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian. | 13:22 | |
| 13:33 | Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Brandon Montour. | |
| 13:48 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 13:48 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Ty Smith. | 14:05 | |
| 14:14 | Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. | |
| 15:01 | Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:09 | |
| Dylan Cozens blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | 15:44 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 15:44 | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 16:15 | |
| 16:16 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 16:36 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Victor Olofsson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes. | 17:10 | |
| 17:10 | Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 17:21 | Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 17:30 | Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 17:34 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| Brandon Montour hits Kyle Palmieri. | 17:49 | |
| 18:25 | Damon Severson blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| 18:25 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| 18:54 | P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 19:16 | Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 19:32 | Nikita Gusev scores. Assisted by PK. Subban. and Pavel Zacha. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 19:32 | |
| 19:32 | P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 19:42 | Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net | |
| Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Ty Smith. | 19:52 | |
| 19:53 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| Cody Eakin scores on an empty net. Assisted by Kyle Okposo | 19:59 |