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Columbus 2,
New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 20, 2018
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Brian Mach
Attendance: 15595
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Brian Mach
Attendance: 15595
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Columbus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Cam Atkinson. | 0:47 | |
| 0:55 | Zach Werenski hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| Nico Hischier hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 1:23 | |
| 1:52 | Takeaway by Josh Anderson. | |
| 2:03 | Markus Nutivaara shoots misses the net | |
| 2:04 | Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Brett Seney. | |
| 2:16 | Zach Werenski blocks shot from Brett Seney. | |
| Brian Boyle hits Riley Nash. | 2:18 | |
| 3:59 | Shot by Seth Jones misses the net | |
| 4:11 | Anthony Duclair shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 4:17 | Nick Foligno scores. Assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Seth Jones. | |
| 4:17 | Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 4:21 | |
| 5:00 | Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 5:01 | Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Giveaway by Miles Wood. | 5:31 | |
| 5:45 | Zach Werenski hits Miles Wood. | |
| 6:10 | Riley Nash blocks shot from Steven Santini. | |
| 6:13 | Seth Jones blocks shot from Brian Boyle. | |
| 6:21 | Markus Hannikainen hits Steven Santini. | |
| Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg. | 6:29 | |
| 6:36 | Nick Foligno hits Andy Greene. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg. | 6:36 | |
| 6:41 | Takeaway by Nick Foligno. | |
| 6:42 | Anthony Duclair shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 6:50 | Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 7:18 | Takeaway by Anthony Duclair. | |
| 7:19 | Anthony Duclair shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 7:48 | Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. | |
| Giveaway by Sami Vatanen. | 8:05 | |
| Steven Santini hits Josh Anderson. | 8:26 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 8:30 | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Oliver Bjorkstrand. | 8:41 | |
| 8:50 | Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand. | |
| 8:55 | Scott Harrington shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 8:55 | |
| Brian Boyle hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 9:04 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky. | 9:31 | |
| 9:51 | Riley Nash hits Damon Severson. | |
| 10:16 | Markus Hannikainen hits Travis Zajac. | |
| 10:22 | David Savard blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| 10:33 | Shot by Riley Nash misses the net | |
| 11:00 | Nick Foligno blocks shot from Ben Lovejoy. | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 11:05 | |
| 11:06 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 11:41 | Seth Jones hits Marcus Johansson. | |
| Kyle Palmieri penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 11:58 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno. | 11:58 | |
| Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 12:33 | |
| 13:10 | Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 13:15 | Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand. | 13:32 | |
| Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 13:55 | |
| 14:24 | Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 14:55 | Takeaway by Seth Jones. | |
| Giveaway by Miles Wood. | 15:46 | |
| 15:53 | Nick Foligno shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Damon Severson hits Boone Jenner. | 16:15 | |
| Kyle Palmieri hits Scott Harrington. | 16:35 | |
| 16:45 | Scott Harrington hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 16:51 | Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 16:52 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| 16:52 | Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 16:54 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Brett Seney. | |
| Taylor Hall blocks shot from Ryan Murray. | 16:58 | |
| Takeaway by Taylor Hall. | 17:17 | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 17:21 | |
| 17:45 | Brandon Dubinsky penalty for fighting against Brett Seney - 5 mins (Major). | |
| Brett Seney penalty for fighting against Brandon Dubinsky - 5 mins (Major). | 17:45 | |
| Brian Boyle penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Savard. | 17:45 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno. | 17:45 | |
| 19:01 | Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:23 | Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:27 | Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:30 | Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:39 | Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:55 | Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. |
2
| New Jersey | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 0:25 | Takeaway by Seth Jones. | |
| 0:45 | Giveaway by Nick Foligno. | |
| 1:15 | Cam Atkinson scores (penalty shot). | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 1:15 | |
| 2:11 | Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson. | 2:26 | |
| Sami Vatanen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson. | 2:39 | |
| 2:39 | Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| Takeaway by Travis Zajac. | 3:13 | |
| Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from Artemi Panarin. | 3:56 | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from Anthony Duclair. | 4:26 | |
| 4:45 | Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 4:46 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Sami Vatanen hits Riley Nash. | 5:11 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 5:24 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 5:43 | |
| Steven Santini hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 5:52 | |
| Brian Boyle hits David Savard. | 5:56 | |
| 6:30 | Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net | |
| 6:36 | Scott Harrington blocks shot from Brian Boyle. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 7:00 | |
| Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. | 7:01 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 7:08 | |
| Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Alexander Wennberg. | 7:22 | |
| Steven Santini hits Markus Nutivaara. | 7:25 | |
| 7:30 | Nick Foligno shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. | 8:09 | |
| Steven Santini blocks shot from Boone Jenner. | 8:13 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. | 8:15 | |
| Shot by John Quenneville misses the net | 8:41 | |
| 8:46 | Seth Jones blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| 9:05 | Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Takeaway by Andy Greene. | 9:10 | |
| Taylor Hall hits Seth Jones. | 9:23 | |
| Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 9:50 | |
| 9:52 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 10:02 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Sami Vatanen hits Riley Nash. | 10:13 | |
| Taylor Hall scores. Assisted by Kyle Palmieri. | 10:39 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 10:39 | |
| John Quenneville hits David Savard. | 10:48 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky. | 10:49 | |
| 10:57 | Zach Werenski penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Blake Coleman. | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson. | 10:57 | |
| Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 11:07 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 11:15 | |
| 11:37 | Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 11:40 | Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg. | 11:41 | |
| 11:54 | Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg. | |
| Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 12:28 | |
| Giveaway by John Quenneville. | 12:44 | |
| Shot by Miles Wood misses the net | 12:57 | |
| Miles Wood hits Seth Jones. | 13:05 | |
| Steven Santini hits Riley Nash. | 14:20 | |
| Miles Wood blocks shot from Markus Nutivaara. | 15:24 | |
| 15:41 | Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 16:07 | Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 16:40 | |
| 16:51 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Cam Atkinson. | 16:58 | |
| Will Butcher hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 17:10 | |
| Taylor Hall blocks shot from Cam Atkinson. | 17:20 | |
| 17:32 | Shot by Cam Atkinson misses the net | |
| Kyle Palmieri penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 17:57 | |
| 17:57 | Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 18:08 | Shot by Alexander Wennberg misses the net | |
| 18:39 | Giveaway by Seth Jones. | |
| Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 18:40 | |
| Brian Boyle blocks shot from Seth Jones. | 19:12 | |
| Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. | 19:21 | |
| 19:37 | Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:38 | Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 19:47 | Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Andy Greene hits Cam Atkinson. | 19:55 | |
| Blake Coleman blocks shot from Zach Werenski. | 19:59 |
3
| New Jersey | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 0:00 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 0:07 | |
| Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net | 0:39 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. | 0:40 | |
| 1:00 | Boone Jenner hits Damon Severson. | |
| 1:34 | Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand. | |
| Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. | 1:49 | |
| Brett Seney shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 2:54 | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 2:55 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky. | 2:56 | |
| Travis Zajac hits Markus Hannikainen. | 3:36 | |
| 3:39 | Brandon Dubinsky shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 3:49 | |
| 3:52 | Josh Anderson hits Damon Severson. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 3:57 | |
| Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. | 4:09 | |
| Steven Santini shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 4:54 | |
| 5:21 | Takeaway by Anthony Duclair. | |
| 5:27 | Shot by Alexander Wennberg misses the net | |
| 5:49 | Shot by David Savard misses the net | |
| 5:50 | Alexander Wennberg shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 5:50 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Brett Seney. | |
| 5:54 | Markus Nutivaara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 6:11 | Markus Hannikainen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 6:21 | Markus Nutivaara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 6:38 | Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Jesper Bratt hits Ryan Murray. | 6:50 | |
| 7:25 | Shot by Pierre-Luc Dubois misses the net | |
| 7:25 | Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| John Quenneville blocks shot from David Savard. | 7:25 | |
| 7:30 | Takeaway by David Savard. | |
| 7:43 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Will Butcher blocks shot from David Savard. | 7:43 | |
| Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 7:49 | |
| 7:49 | Boone Jenner penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Blake Coleman. | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky. | 7:49 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 7:55 | |
| 8:18 | Takeaway by Josh Anderson. | |
| Takeaway by Travis Zajac. | 8:44 | |
| Shot by Brian Boyle misses the net | 8:53 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 9:02 | |
| 9:53 | Takeaway by Boone Jenner. | |
| Miles Wood hits Artemi Panarin. | 10:25 | |
| 10:39 | Anthony Duclair hits Miles Wood. | |
| Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from Nick Foligno. | 11:45 | |
| 11:55 | David Savard hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 12:18 | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from Alexander Wennberg. | 13:02 | |
| Andy Greene hits Anthony Duclair. | 13:12 | |
| John Quenneville shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 13:35 | |
| 13:54 | Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 13:55 | Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 13:59 | Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 14:20 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. | 15:24 | |
| 15:59 | Giveaway by Sergei Bobrovsky. | |
| 16:34 | David Savard hits Miles Wood. | |
| 17:02 | Seth Jones shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 17:18 | Anthony Duclair shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 17:22 | Seth Jones shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. | 17:22 | |
| 17:30 | Zach Werenski blocks shot from Blake Coleman. | |
| Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 17:50 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. | 17:50 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 18:05 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 18:08 | |
| Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 18:08 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky. | 18:09 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 18:37 | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 18:52 | |
| Will Butcher shoots misses the net | 19:00 | |
| 19:02 | Boone Jenner hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 19:14 | Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 19:22 | Seth Jones blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| 19:34 | Brandon Dubinsky hits Taylor Hall. | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. | 19:58 |