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Buffalo 4,
New Jersey 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 2, 2025
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Justin Kea, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, James Tobias
Attendance: 15710
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Justin Kea, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, James Tobias
Attendance: 15710
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Brenden Dillon hits Peyton Krebs. | 0:10 | |
| 0:11 | Beck Malenstyn hits Dawson Mercer. | |
| 0:38 | Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 1:25 | Tage Thompson hits Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| Giveaway by Ondrej Palat. | 1:34 | |
| 1:54 | Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net | |
| 2:17 | Owen Power hits Nathan Bastian. | |
| 2:18 | Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Dennis Gilbert. | 2:22 | |
| Giveaway by Brett Pesce. | 2:32 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Owen Power. | 2:38 | |
| Kurtis MacDermid shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 2:44 | |
| 2:44 | Dennis Gilbert blocks shot from Kurtis MacDermid. | |
| Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net | 3:12 | |
| Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. | 3:17 | |
| Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net | 3:59 | |
| 4:06 | Owen Power hits Jack Hughes. | |
| 4:26 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Paul Cotter. | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic hits Beck Malenstyn. | 4:39 | |
| 4:47 | Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. | |
| Shot by Paul Cotter misses the net | 4:49 | |
| 4:55 | Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 4:58 | Henri Jokiharju hits Justin Dowling. | |
| Paul Cotter hits Jacob Bryson. | 5:03 | |
| Kurtis MacDermid hits Jack Quinn. | 5:19 | |
| 5:45 | Alex Tuch hits Nathan Bastian. | |
| 6:03 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| Timo Meier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 6:13 | |
| Timo Meier shoots misses the net | 6:15 | |
| 6:16 | Bowen Byram hits Timo Meier. | |
| Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net | 6:20 | |
| 6:49 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 6:55 | Takeaway by Jason Zucker. | |
| Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Jason Zucker. | 6:57 | |
| 6:57 | Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | |
| 7:02 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 7:03 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 7:05 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Timo Meier hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 7:19 | |
| Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 7:33 | |
| Brenden Dillon hits Ryan McLeod. | 7:55 | |
| 8:02 | Ryan McLeod hits Brett Pesce. | |
| 8:08 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 8:11 | Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Owen Power and Bowen Byram. | |
| 8:11 | Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 8:15 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 8:45 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 8:47 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 8:50 | Beck Malenstyn shoots misses the net | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Beck Malenstyn. | 8:52 | |
| Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 9:09 | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Henri Jokiharju. | 9:14 | |
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 9:40 | |
| 9:50 | Giveaway by Dennis Gilbert. | |
| Justin Dowling hits Dennis Gilbert. | 9:54 | |
| Takeaway by Justin Dowling. | 9:56 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 9:57 | |
| Shot by Justin Dowling misses the net | 9:58 | |
| 10:12 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 10:24 | Bowen Byram hits Dawson Mercer. | |
| Stefan Noesen blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. | 10:45 | |
| 10:58 | Rasmus Dahlin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Stefan Noesen. | |
| 10:58 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | |
| Stefan Noesen hits Owen Power. | 11:03 | |
| 11:05 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 11:30 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:40 | |
| Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net | 11:44 | |
| Stefan Noesen hits Owen Power. | 11:56 | |
| Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:19 | |
| Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:55 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 13:33 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Dennis Gilbert. | 13:45 | |
| 13:58 | Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net | |
| 14:04 | Henri Jokiharju shoots misses the net | |
| 14:06 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling. | |
| 14:09 | Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net | |
| 14:32 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| Kurtis MacDermid blocks shot from Bowen Byram. | 14:35 | |
| 14:51 | Shot by Dennis Gilbert misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Curtis Lazar. | 15:18 | |
| 15:20 | Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. | |
| 15:26 | Dennis Gilbert hits Nathan Bastian. | |
| 15:50 | JJ Peterka scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Dennis Gilbert. | |
| 15:50 | Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 16:08 | |
| 16:11 | Giveaway by Jiri Kulich. | |
| 16:13 | Tage Thompson blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. | |
| Stefan Noesen hits Henri Jokiharju. | 16:36 | |
| 16:39 | Jason Zucker hits Dougie Hamilton. | |
| Timo Meier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 16:53 | |
| Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | 17:04 | |
| 17:41 | Giveaway by Owen Power. | |
| 17:48 | Bowen Byram penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Paul Cotter. | |
| 17:48 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots misses the net | 17:59 | |
| Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. | 18:10 | |
| 18:26 | Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 18:27 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 19:00 | Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Luke Hughes. | |
| 19:04 | Mattias Samuelsson hits Paul Cotter. | |
| 19:16 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | |
| 19:31 | Ryan McLeod scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 19:31 | Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 19:40 | |
| 19:44 | Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Luke Hughes. | |
| Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net | 19:58 |
2
| New Jersey | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 0:00 | |
| Giveaway by Kurtis MacDermid. | 0:14 | |
| Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Alex Tuch. | 0:15 | |
| Nathan Bastian wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. | 0:18 | |
| 0:24 | Jiri Kulich shoots misses the net | |
| 0:28 | Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Curtis Lazar. | 0:28 | |
| 0:29 | Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 0:33 | |
| Kurtis MacDermid hits Bowen Byram. | 0:36 | |
| 0:37 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 0:39 | |
| Dougie Hamilton hits Jason Zucker. | 0:47 | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 0:59 | |
| 1:01 | Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 1:05 | Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net | 1:20 | |
| 1:30 | Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots misses the net | 1:47 | |
| Takeaway by Timo Meier. | 1:57 | |
| Stefan Noesen hits Jack Quinn. | 2:00 | |
| Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Luke Hughes. | 2:05 | |
| 2:09 | Jiri Kulich blocks shot from Dawson Mercer. | |
| 2:19 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 2:44 | Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net | |
| 3:20 | Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 3:28 | Takeaway by Jacob Bryson. | |
| 4:16 | Dennis Gilbert hits Justin Dowling. | |
| Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. | 4:25 | |
| 4:28 | Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 4:31 | Dennis Gilbert blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. | |
| Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 4:35 | |
| Paul Cotter scores. and Justin Dowling and Dougie Hamilton. | 4:38 | |
| 4:38 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling. | |
| 5:21 | Takeaway by Ryan McLeod. | |
| Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net | 5:23 | |
| 5:31 | Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 5:37 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 5:42 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 5:52 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Stefan Noesen. | |
| 6:36 | Giveaway by Jason Zucker. | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 7:01 | |
| 7:10 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 7:18 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 7:32 | |
| 7:35 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian. | |
| Kurtis MacDermid hits Peyton Krebs. | 7:41 | |
| Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Nathan Bastian. | 7:53 | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Jacob Bryson. | 8:08 | |
| 8:16 | Beck Malenstyn hits Kurtis MacDermid. | |
| 9:02 | Dylan Cozens hits Dawson Mercer. | |
| 9:03 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Timo Meier. | |
| 9:04 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Stefan Noesen. | |
| 9:16 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Brett Pesce. | |
| 9:24 | Alex Tuch hits Brenden Dillon. | |
| 9:42 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. | |
| Dougie Hamilton penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 9:48 | |
| 9:48 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 10:10 | Giveaway by Jiri Kulich. | |
| 10:40 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 10:48 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Owen Power. | 11:04 | |
| 11:11 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 11:13 | Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Owen Power. | 11:27 | |
| 11:35 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 11:36 | Zach Benson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 11:36 | Shot by Zach Benson misses the net | |
| 11:45 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 11:50 | Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 12:03 | Bowen Byram blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. | |
| 12:20 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | |
| 12:26 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| 12:35 | Peyton Krebs hits Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net | 12:55 | |
| 13:20 | Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 13:21 | Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| Tomas Tatar blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | 13:37 | |
| 13:46 | Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net | |
| 13:55 | Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | |
| 14:35 | Jason Zucker penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Dowling. | |
| 14:35 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots misses the net | 14:55 | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 15:06 | |
| Stefan Noesen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan McLeod. | 15:13 | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 15:13 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 16:20 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 16:21 | |
| Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. | 16:56 | |
| 16:59 | Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net | |
| 17:16 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. | |
| 17:25 | Jason Zucker scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 17:25 | |
| 17:32 | Peyton Krebs hits Tomas Tatar. | |
| Paul Cotter hits Henri Jokiharju. | 17:47 | |
| Takeaway by Nathan Bastian. | 18:28 | |
| Dougie Hamilton hits Dylan Cozens. | 18:29 | |
| 19:03 | Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net | |
| Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:10 | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:11 | |
| Timo Meier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:12 | |
| 19:12 | Mattias Samuelsson hits Dawson Mercer. | |
| 19:16 | Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. | |
| Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net | 19:34 |
3
| New Jersey | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 0:00 | |
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. | 0:05 | |
| Paul Cotter scores. Assisted by Brett Pesce. | 0:18 | |
| Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 0:18 | |
| 0:40 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Nico Daws. | |
| 1:02 | Shot by Jacob Bryson misses the net | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic hits Alex Tuch. | 1:07 | |
| Nathan Bastian hits Beck Malenstyn. | 1:58 | |
| Brenden Dillon hits Peyton Krebs. | 2:12 | |
| 2:19 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Nico Daws. | |
| 2:39 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots misses the net | 2:45 | |
| Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net | 2:50 | |
| Jesper Bratt hits JJ Peterka. | 2:56 | |
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 3:36 | |
| Paul Cotter hits Jack Quinn. | 3:51 | |
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 3:53 | |
| 4:14 | Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 4:53 | |
| Stefan Noesen penalty for match penalty - 5 mins (Match). Drawn by Tage Thompson. Served by Paul Cotter. | 5:11 | |
| Stefan Noesen penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). | 5:11 | |
| 5:11 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | 5:13 | |
| Brett Pesce blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 5:16 | |
| Jack Hughes scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Jesper Bratt. | 5:32 | |
| 5:32 | Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Bowen Byram. | 6:24 | |
| 6:43 | Alex Tuch blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. | |
| 6:46 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Jesper Bratt hits JJ Peterka. | 7:12 | |
| 7:15 | Giveaway by Jack Quinn. | |
| 7:57 | Zach Benson blocks shot from Owen Power. | |
| 8:51 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Nico Daws. | |
| 9:53 | Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler hits Beck Malenstyn. | 9:59 | |
| 10:15 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Nico Daws. | |
| 10:40 | Giveaway by Bowen Byram. | |
| Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 10:46 | |
| 10:50 | Dylan Cozens hits Curtis Lazar. | |
| Timo Meier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 10:54 | |
| 11:08 | Dylan Cozens hits Paul Cotter. | |
| Tomas Tatar hits Owen Power. | 11:22 | |
| 11:34 | Alex Tuch hits Johnathan Kovacevic. | |
| Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:41 | |
| 11:43 | Alex Tuch penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic. | |
| 11:43 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 12:09 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Dawson Mercer. | |
| 13:31 | Mattias Samuelsson hits Nathan Bastian. | |
| 13:49 | Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Nico Daws. | |
| Giveaway by Kurtis MacDermid. | 14:09 | |
| Jack Hughes blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. | 15:05 | |
| 15:12 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Nico Daws. | |
| 15:24 | Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| 15:25 | Beck Malenstyn penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes. | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 15:25 | |
| 16:01 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Timo Meier. | |
| Jesper Bratt hits Peyton Krebs. | 16:21 | |
| Timo Meier penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson. | 16:42 | |
| Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. | 16:42 | |
| Paul Cotter hits Owen Power. | 17:49 | |
| 18:16 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Nico Daws. | |
| 18:24 | Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Owen Power. | |
| 18:53 | Dylan Cozens hits Brenden Dillon. | |
| 19:15 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 19:24 | |
| 19:30 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. | |
| Ondrej Palat hits Beck Malenstyn. | 19:40 | |
| 19:45 | Alex Tuch blocks shot from Timo Meier. | |
| Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:51 |