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Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 27-43-12
at New Jersey Devils 4 38-39-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 1 0 3
New Jersey Devils 1 0 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 8 11 1 29
New Jersey Devils 8 10 15 2 35

Three stars

  1. T. Meier, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
  2. D. Mercer, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. L. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:39 Columbus Blue Jackets Jake Bean (2) Brendan Gaunce (2), Alexandre Texier (6) Even strength CBJ 1, NJD 0
1st 09:55 New Jersey Devils Ondrej Palat (5) Erik Haula (8), Dawson Mercer (7) Even strength CBJ 1, NJD 1
2nd 08:28 Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Danforth (9) David Jiricek (8), Adam Fantilli (12) Even strength CBJ 2, NJD 1
3rd 15:51 New Jersey Devils Dawson Mercer (9) Simon Nemec (4) Even strength CBJ 2, NJD 2
3rd 17:34 Columbus Blue Jackets Egor Chinakhov (10) Unassisted Even strength CBJ 3, NJD 2
3rd 18:35 New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes (5) Jack Hughes (26), Dawson Mercer (8) Even strength CBJ 3, NJD 3
OT 02:12 New Jersey Devils Timo Meier (9) Unassisted Even strength CBJ 3, NJD 4

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 29 35
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 25 19
Blocked shots 23 21
Giveaways 3 7
Takeaways 7 9
Faceoffs won 28/58 (48.3%) 30/58 (51.7%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 56.3% 16:21
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30.8% 12:42
11 A. Fantilli C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 50% 15:11
13 J. Gaudreau L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 18:45
16 B. Gaunce C 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 66.7% 10:31
17 J. Danforth R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 1 61.5% 21:33
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 09:51
42 A. Texier L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 14:57
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 14:25
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 0 16:37
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 16:10
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 1 15:54
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 11:15
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 2 27:32
22 J. Bean D 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 2 20:00
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 4 22:20
55 D.Jiricek D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 13:35
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 23:03
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 35 31 4 .886 62:06 OT loss

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
10 A. Holtz R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11:12
13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 38.9% 17:35
14 N. Bastian R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 06:16
18 O. Palat L 1 0 1 +2 2 2 3 1 14:51
20 M. McLeod C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 55% 14:33
28 T. Meier R 1 0 1 +2 0 5 1 0 100% 18:55
56 E. Haula L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 66.7% 13:17
63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:06
73 T. Toffoli C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:48
86 J. Hughes C 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 50% 22:40
91 D. Mercer C 1 2 3 +3 0 3 0 1 20:29
2 B. Smith D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 09:06
6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 23:18
17 S. Nemec D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 7 22:37
24 C. Miller D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 12:15
43 L. Hughes D 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 1 20:41
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 18:39
88 K. Bahl D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 3 14:44
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
41 V. Vanecek 29 26 3 .897 61:46 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:46 New Jersey Devils Ondrej Palat High sticking 2
2nd 16:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Interference 2
2nd 19:56 New Jersey Devils Michael McLeod High sticking 2
3rd 00:54 Columbus Blue Jackets Egor Chinakhov High sticking 2
3rd 03:07 New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes Tripping 2
3rd 13:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Gaunce Tripping 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Pascal Vincent
New Jersey Devils head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Kilian McNamara
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Sean Kuraly, Andrew Peeke, Daniil Tarasov
New Jersey Devils scratches
Chris Tierney, Curtis Lazar, Akira Schmid

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 27

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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