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4–5Final · Mar 24, 2023
NJ 4 BUF 5 Final
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NJ45-19-8, 98 PTS2024
BUF34-31-6, 74 PTS3205

· Line: NJ -109 (O/U 5.5)

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  1. Dylan Cozens Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Jack Quinn (20), JJ Peterka (19)

    0–1
  2. Tage Thompson Goal (44) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (36)

    0–2
  3. Yegor Sharangovich Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Michael McLeod (20), Damon Severson (22)

    1–2
  4. Jack Quinn Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (32), JJ Peterka (20)

    1–3
  5. Kevin Bahl Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (45), Damon Severson (23)

    2–3
  6. Alex Tuch Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (39), Peyton Krebs (15)

    2–4
  7. Alex Tuch Goal (32) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (51), Victor Olofsson (11)

    2–5
  8. Jack Hughes Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (35), Kevin Bahl (5)

    3–5
  9. Jack Hughes Goal (39) Snap Shot, assists: Nico Hischier (38), Dougie Hamilton (49)

    4–5

Play-by-play

  1. P1 Start of 1st Period
  2. P1 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  3. P1 Ryan Graves hit Jack Quinn
  4. P1 Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  5. P1 Icing
  6. P1 Erik Haula faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  7. P1 Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Akira Schmid
  8. P1 Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Akira Schmid
  9. P1 Offside
  10. P1 Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  11. P1 Takeaway by Ondrej Palat
  12. P1 Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
  13. P1 Takeaway by Tyson Jost
  14. P1 Offside
  15. P1 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  16. P1 Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  17. P1 Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Owen Power
  18. P1 Nico Hischier Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  19. P1 Giveaway by John Marino
  20. P1 Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide of Net
  21. P1 Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Akira Schmid
  22. P1 Tage Thompson hit Jack Hughes
  23. P1 Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  24. P1 Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  25. P1 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo
  26. P1 Damon Severson shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  27. P1 Jesper Boqvist hit Peyton Krebs
  28. P1 Kevin Bahl hit Zemgus Girgensons
  29. P1 Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Akira Schmid
  30. P1 Icing
  31. P1 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Michael McLeod
  32. P1 Icing
  33. P1 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Michael McLeod
  34. P1 Dylan Cozens Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Jack Quinn (20), JJ Peterka (19) 0–1
  35. P1 Tage Thompson faceoff won against Erik Haula
  36. P1 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
  37. P1 Tage Thompson Goal (44) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (36) 0–2
  38. P1 Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  39. P1 Puck in Benches
  40. P1 Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  41. P1 Jesper Boqvist hit Zemgus Girgensons
  42. P1 Peyton Krebs hit Kevin Bahl
  43. P1 Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  44. P1 Nolan Foote hit Henri Jokiharju
  45. P1 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
  46. P1 Puck in Netting
  47. P1 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  48. P1 Yegor Sharangovich Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Michael McLeod (20), Damon Severson (22) 1–2
  49. P1 Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  50. P1 Ryan Graves Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  51. P1 Timo Meier Tip-In Wide of Net
  52. P1 Ryan Graves shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  53. P1 Jesper Bratt Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  54. P1 Offside
  55. P1 Erik Haula faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  56. P1 Erik Haula hit Rasmus Dahlin
  57. P1 Jack Quinn Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (32), JJ Peterka (20) 1–3
  58. P1 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  59. P1 Icing
  60. P1 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  61. P1 Takeaway by Michael McLeod
  62. P1 Nolan Foote hit Jacob Bryson
  63. P1 Zemgus Girgensons hit Nolan Foote
  64. P1 Giveaway by Damon Severson
  65. P1 Tomas Tatar Snap Shot Over Net
  66. P1 Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  67. P1 Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  68. P1 Rasmus Dahlin hit Nico Hischier
  69. P1 Nico Hischier Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
  70. P1 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  71. P1 Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  72. P1 Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  73. P1 Tomas Tatar hit Henri Jokiharju
  74. P1 Tyson Jost Tip-In Wide of Net
  75. P1 Jeff Skinner Wrap-around saved by Vitek Vanecek
  76. P1 Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  77. P1 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  78. P1 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  79. P1 Jeff Skinner Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  80. P1 Ilya Lyubushkin Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  81. P1 Kevin Bahl Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (45), Damon Severson (23) 2–3
  82. P1 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  83. P1 Jesper Boqvist Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  84. P1 Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  85. P1 Tomas Tatar Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  86. P1 Timo Meier hit Kyle Okposo
  87. P1 Jesper Bratt Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  88. P1 Timo Meier hit Kyle Okposo
  89. P2 Start of 2nd Period
  90. P2 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  91. P2 Nico Hischier Snap Shot Wide of Net
  92. P2 Puck in Crowd
  93. P2 Erik Haula faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  94. P2 Giveaway by Jack Hughes
  95. P2 Erik Haula Tip-In Wide of Net
  96. P2 John Marino shot blocked by Tyson Jost
  97. P2 Jesper Boqvist hit Jacob Bryson
  98. P2 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
  99. P2 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
  100. P2 Offside
  101. P2 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Yegor Sharangovich
  102. P2 Kevin Bahl hit Zemgus Girgensons
  103. P2 Kale Clague Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  104. P2 Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler
  105. P2 Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  106. P2 Timo Meier Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  107. P2 Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  108. P2 Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  109. P2 Erik Haula hit Peyton Krebs
  110. P2 Alex Tuch Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (39), Peyton Krebs (15) 2–4
  111. P2 Jesper Boqvist faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  112. P2 Offside
  113. P2 Tyson Jost faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  114. P2 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson
  115. P2 Takeaway by Ondrej Palat
  116. P2 Henri Jokiharju Cross-checking against Michael McLeod
  117. P2 Referee or Linesman Video Review
  118. P2 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  119. P2 Dawson Mercer Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  120. P2 Giveaway by Timo Meier
  121. P2 Jack Hughes Snap Shot Off Goalpost
  122. P2 Jack Hughes shot blocked by Owen Power
  123. P2 Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide of Net
  124. P2 Jesper Bratt hit Jacob Bryson
  125. P2 Erik Haula Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  126. P2 Tomas Tatar Tip-In Wide of Net
  127. P2 Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  128. P2 Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking against Ondrej Palat
  129. P2 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  130. P2 Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  131. P2 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  132. P2 Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  133. P2 Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  134. P2 Timo Meier shot blocked by Owen Power
  135. P2 Dougie Hamilton Holding against Dylan Cozens
  136. P2 Erik Haula faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  137. P2 Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  138. P2 Zemgus Girgensons Deflected Wide of Net
  139. P2 Icing
  140. P2 Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Michael McLeod
  141. P2 Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  142. P2 TV timeout
  143. P2 Michael McLeod Holding against Tyson Jost
  144. P2 Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Erik Haula
  145. P2 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Ryan Graves
  146. P2 Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Off Goalpost
  147. P2 Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  148. P2 Victor Olofsson Backhand Wide of Net
  149. P2 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Erik Haula
  150. P2 Alex Tuch Goal (32) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (51), Victor Olofsson (11) 2–5
  151. P2 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  152. P2 Challenge Hm - off-side - no goal
  153. P2 Offside
  154. P2 Offside
  155. P2 Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  156. P2 High Stick
  157. P2 Alex Tuch faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  158. P2 Icing
  159. P2 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  160. P2 Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot Wide of Net
  161. P2 Puck in Crowd
  162. P2 Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  163. P2 Icing
  164. P2 Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Erik Haula
  165. P2 Jeff Skinner Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
  166. P2 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  167. P2 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  168. P2 Jesper Bratt Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  169. P2 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  170. P2 Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  171. P2 Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  172. P3 Start of 3rd Period
  173. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  174. P3 Nico Hischier hit Henri Jokiharju
  175. P3 Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot Wide of Net
  176. P3 Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot Over Net
  177. P3 Icing
  178. P3 Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  179. P3 Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  180. P3 Jack Hughes shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  181. P3 Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  182. P3 Nolan Foote Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  183. P3 Owen Power Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
  184. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  185. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  186. P3 Puck in Crowd
  187. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  188. P3 Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  189. P3 Damon Severson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  190. P3 Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Owen Power
  191. P3 Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  192. P3 Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  193. P3 Puck Frozen
  194. P3 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  195. P3 Jack Hughes Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (35), Kevin Bahl (5) 3–5
  196. P3 Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Erik Haula
  197. P3 Giveaway by Kale Clague
  198. P3 Erik Haula shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
  199. P3 Jesper Boqvist shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  200. P3 Erik Haula Backhand Wide of Net
  201. P3 Puck Frozen
  202. P3 Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  203. P3 Takeaway by Nico Hischier
  204. P3 Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  205. P3 Referee or Linesman Video Review
  206. P3 Alex Tuch faceoff won against Erik Haula
  207. P3 Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Owen Power
  208. P3 Ondrej Palat Tip-In Wide of Net
  209. P3 Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  210. P3 Jack Hughes Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  211. P3 Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
  212. P3 Puck in Netting
  213. P3 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Erik Haula
  214. P3 Kale Clague Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  215. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  216. P3 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Erik Haula
  217. P3 JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  218. P3 Timo Meier hit Jacob Bryson
  219. P3 Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  220. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  221. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  222. P3 Dylan Cozens Slashing against Nico Hischier
  223. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  224. P3 Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide of Net
  225. P3 Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  226. P3 Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide of Net
  227. P3 Jack Hughes Goal (39) Snap Shot, assists: Nico Hischier (38), Dougie Hamilton (49) 4–5
  228. P3 Erik Haula faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  229. P3 Takeaway by Tomas Tatar
  230. P3 Giveaway by Nico Hischier
  231. P3 Puck in Crowd
  232. P3 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Erik Haula
  233. P3 Icing
  234. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  235. P3 Kevin Bahl Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  236. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  237. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  238. P3 Nico Hischier Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  239. P3 Jack Hughes shot blocked by Tyson Jost
  240. P3 Jesper Boqvist shot blocked by Tyson Jost
  241. P3 Puck in Netting
  242. P3 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  243. P3 Timo Meier hit Rasmus Dahlin
  244. P3 Dougie Hamilton Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  245. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  246. P3 Nico Hischier faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  247. P3 Peyton Krebs Backhand Wide of Net
  248. P3 Henri Jokiharju Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  249. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  250. P3 Erik Haula faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  251. P3 Victor Olofsson Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  252. P3 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson
  253. P3 Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide of Net
  254. P3 Damon Severson Tripping against Casey Mittelstadt
  255. P3 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  256. P3 Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  257. P3 Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  258. P3 Erik Haula shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
  259. P3 Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler
  260. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  261. P3 Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  262. P3 Jesper Boqvist hit Henri Jokiharju
  263. P3 Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  264. P3 Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  265. P3 Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  266. P3 Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  267. P3 Jack Hughes shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  268. P3 Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  269. P3 Peyton Krebs hit Jesper Bratt
  270. P3 Icing
  271. P3 Michael McLeod faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  272. P3 Game End

Box score

NJ

forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Jesper BoqvistC04009:530:000:309:23140801001614.3000
Jesper BrattLW010017:010:510:0016:10230301500000.0000
Nolan FooteLW02017:050:000:007:059010100000.0000
Erik HaulaLW120-217:231:035:0211:18210801206842.9000
Nico HischierC011-119:573:480:5715:1227030131013861.9112
Jack HughesC000-120:084:000:0116:07222391410050.0100
Michael McLeodC001111:080:002:198:49160410008372.7012
Timo MeierRW040-118:284:020:0014:26230350330000.0100
Dawson MercerC000-220:104:022:5213:16220220110000.0000
Ondrej PalatLW102114:440:490:0313:5219080120000.0000
Yegor SharangovichC000111:440:002:199:25141130100010.0000
Tomas TatarLW011012:170:490:0011:28170160120000.0000
defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Kevin BahlD020216:070:001:4414:2324121200000.0000
Ryan GravesD110-221:470:005:1516:3222060300000.0000
Dougie HamiltonD100020:594:150:0016:44280181230000.0012
John MarinoD000-216:330:005:1311:2018040000000.0100
Damon SeversonD000219:490:360:0419:0925062000000.0112
Jonas SiegenthalerD002-218:500:001:4917:0124030210000.0000
goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Akira SchmidG37004.57140010:5500
Vitek VanecekG2190017.895152047:4100

BUF

forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Dylan CozensC100015:252:131:4311:2923128120012957.1012
Zemgus GirgensonsC110012:420:001:4211:00220900101150.0000
Tyson JostC301012:530:000:0012:53160700101150.0000
Peyton KrebsC021114:160:361:2912:11210810105550.0100
Casey MittelstadtC100-116:382:060:0014:322001001003730.0000
Kyle OkposoRW100012:030:000:0012:031709001030100.0100
Victor OlofssonLW002017:484:460:0013:02190261110000.0200
JJ PeterkaRW000013:151:420:0011:3320092100000.0000
Jack QuinnRW000016:102:172:2311:30231141100000.0100
Jeff SkinnerLW001216:284:420:0011:462103015002250.0200
Tage ThompsonC011113:144:130:009:011514404202166.7000
Alex TuchRW200020:094:462:2812:552523212302250.0200
defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Jacob BrysonD200211:470:061:0410:3716010000000.0000
Kale ClagueD00029:000:000:009:0011000200000.0100
Rasmus DahlinD111125:554:401:2319:52330141000000.0012
Henri JokiharjuD000122:530:410:5921:1333010210000.0012
Ilya LyubushkinD100-220:320:002:5217:4027020100000.0000
Owen PowerD500-223:512:223:2118:0831040400000.0000
goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG4310027.871233159:5100

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