New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
10 |
12 |
11 |
33 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
10 |
18 |
7 |
35 |
Three stars
- L. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Allen, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
- C. Coyle, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:18 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mason Marchment (8) |
Kirill Marchenko (17), Dysin Mayo (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 0, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
13:41 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Charlie Coyle (6) |
Boone Jenner (11), Cole Sillinger (15) |
Even strength |
NJD 0, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
02:49 |
New Jersey Devils |
Nico Hischier (11) |
Luke Hughes (17), Jack Hughes (11) |
Power play |
NJD 1, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
03:44 |
New Jersey Devils |
Arseny Gritsyuk (8) |
Timo Meier (13), Jonas Siegenthaler (3) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
04:45 |
New Jersey Devils |
Luke Hughes (4) |
Connor Brown (8), Ondrej Palat (6) |
Even strength |
NJD 3, CBJ 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Stat |
New Jersey Devils |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
35 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
11 |
7 |
| Hits |
17 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/56 (50%) |
28/56 (50%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 S. Noesen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:53 |
| Number 12 C. Glass |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
13:18 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
52.4% |
19:39 |
| Number 14 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
11:41 |
| Number 16 C. Brown |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 18 O. Palat |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:19 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 47 P. Cotter |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:54 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 81 A. Gritsyuk |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:26 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:28 |
| Number 5 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 7 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:04 |
| Number 22 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:18 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
| Number 45 C. White |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:32 |
| Number 71 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:58 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
35 |
33 |
2 |
.943 |
59:41 |
Win |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
17:51 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:54 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 11 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:51 |
| Number 16 B. Gaunce |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:27 |
| Number 17 M. Marchment |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:15 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
20:45 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:28 |
| Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
08:48 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
18:22 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
25:11 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:29 |
| Number 2 J. Christiansen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:13 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:32 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
29:33 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:41 |
| Number 37 D. Mayo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:54 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 73 J. Greaves |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
58:13 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:09 |
New Jersey Devils |
Dougie Hamilton |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:09 |
New Jersey Devils |
Dougie Hamilton |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:45 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kirill Marchenko |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:40 |
New Jersey Devils |
Cody Glass |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
11:40 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dmitri Voronkov |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
15:06 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brenden Dillon |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Sheldon Keefe
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Jake Brenk, Alex Lepkowski
- Linesmen
- CJ Murray, Ryan Daisy
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Juho Lammikko, Dennis Cholowski
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Brendan Smith, Sean Monahan
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