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New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 on Saturday, December 16, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
New Jersey Devils 6 38-39-5
at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 27-43-12

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 2 2 2 6
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 8 13 9 30
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 11 10 26

Three stars

  1. J. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (3 goals)
  2. J. Bratt, New Jersey Devils (3 assists)
  3. T. Toffoli, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:47 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (12) Tyler Toffoli (10) Even strength NJD 1, CBJ 0
1st 16:21 New Jersey Devils Erik Haula (8) Dawson Mercer (5), Alexander Holtz (6) Even strength NJD 2, CBJ 0
2nd 00:17 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (10) Johnny Gaudreau (12) Power play NJD 2, CBJ 1
2nd 00:50 New Jersey Devils Tyler Toffoli (13) Jesper Bratt (22) Even strength NJD 3, CBJ 1
2nd 08:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Egor Chinakhov (8) Andrew Peeke (3), Dmitri Voronkov (10) Even strength NJD 3, CBJ 2
2nd 14:54 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (13) Jesper Bratt (23), Nico Hischier (7) Power play NJD 4, CBJ 2
3rd 02:50 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier (7) Jesper Bratt (24) Even strength NJD 5, CBJ 2
3rd 18:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexandre Texier (6) Adam Fantilli (9), David Jiricek (7) Even strength NJD 5, CBJ 3
3rd 19:12 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (14) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net NJD 6, CBJ 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 30 26
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 12 14
Blocked shots 12 15
Giveaways 5 3
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 30/51 (58.8%) 21/51 (41.2%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
10 A. Holtz R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 11:42
13 N. Hischier C 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 61.5% 15:45
14 N. Bastian R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 12:12
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13:37
20 M. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 84.6% 13:31
28 T. Meier R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 100% 15:06
42 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 15:01
56 E. Haula L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 15:07
63 J. Bratt L 0 3 3 +2 0 3 1 0 0 14:46
73 T. Toffoli C 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 0 13:05
86 J. Hughes C 3 0 3 +2 0 3 0 2 1 20% 15:44
91 D. Mercer C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 54.5% 17:04
6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 23:22
17 S. Nemec D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 19:43
24 C. Miller D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 0 15:44
43 L. Hughes D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:13
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 21:00
88 K. Bahl D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 18:06
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 26 23 3 .885 59:25 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 50% 14:13
7 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 1 0 30% 10:46
10 D. Voronkov L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 40% 17:42
11 A. Fantilli C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 1 0 16.7% 15:49
13 J. Gaudreau L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 17:55
17 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 0 85.7% 17:57
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 09:21
42 A. Texier L 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 11:13
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 14:11
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:20
86 K. Marchenko R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 20:52
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 17:33
2 A. Peeke D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 16:54
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 1 0 24:22
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 23:35
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 0 16:59
55 D.Jiricek D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:01
77 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 15:42
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
40 D. Tarasov 29 24 5 .828 57:30 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:25 New Jersey Devils Michael McLeod Interference 2
1st 18:24 New Jersey Devils Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 05:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Kuraly Slashing 2
2nd 13:52 New Jersey Devils Akira Schmid Goalie participation beyond center 2
2nd 13:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson Tripping 2
2nd 14:49 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski Holding 2
3rd 00:34 New Jersey Devils Colin Miller Hooking 2
3rd 15:59 New Jersey Devils Timo Meier Tripping 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Lindy Ruff
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Pascal Vincent
Referees
Chris Rooney, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Julien Fournier
New Jersey Devils scratches
Brendan Smith, Chris Tierney
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Elvis Merzlikins, Patrik Laine, Jake Bean

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Winnipeg Jets 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/SO Game page

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