Devils 4-3 Blue Jackets (28 Dec, 2023) Box Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

11-18-7, 4-8-4 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
CBJ	1	1	1	0	3
NJ	1	0	2	1	4

New Jersey Devils

18-13-2, 8-8-2 home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
E. Bemstrom RW
Y. Chinakhov RW
J. Danforth RW
A. Fantilli C
J. Gaudreau LW
B. Gaunce C
K. Johnson C
K. Marchenko RW
M. Olivier RW
C. Sillinger C
A. Texier C
D. Voronkov LW
defensemen
J. Bean D
E. Gudbranson D
D. Jiricek D
I. Provorov D
D. Severson D
Z. Werenski D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:25	2:04	0:00	12:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	23	16:37	2:47	0:59	12:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	24	21:33	1:50	2:55	16:48	8	5	61.5
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	15:11	2:11	0:00	13:00	3	3	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	21	18:45	2:54	0:00	15:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	13	10:31	0:00	0:00	10:31	4	2	66.7
0	0	-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:54	2:10	0:00	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:10	2:48	1:35	11:47	0	3	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	9:51	0:00	0:07	9:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	22	16:21	0:00	0:53	15:28	9	7	56.3
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	14:57	0:00	3:27	11:30	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	12:42	2:48	0:00	9:54	4	9	30.8
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	20:00	0:00	1:20	18:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	25	22:20	0:00	3:38	18:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	13:35	0:00	0:00	13:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	29	27:32	3:02	3:48	20:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	29	23:03	1:22	1:10	20:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:15	0:54	0:00	10:21	0	0	0.0

goalies
E. Merzlikins G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	4	31	.886	25	5	1	0	0	62:06	0

New Jersey Devils


forwards
N. Bastian RW
J. Bratt LW
E. Haula LW
N. Hischier C
A. Holtz RW
J. Hughes C
M. McLeod C
T. Meier RW
D. Mercer C
O. Palat LW
T. Toffoli RW
defensemen
K. Bahl D
L. Hughes D
J. Marino D
C. Miller D
S. Nemec D
J. Siegenthaler D
B. Smith D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	6:16	0:00	0:00	6:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	24	21:06	4:07	1:15	15:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:17	0:00	4:06	9:11	4	2	66.7
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:35	3:54	0:55	12:46	7	11	38.9
0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:12	0:54	0:00	10:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	23	22:40	4:01	0:01	18:38	6	6	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	26	14:33	0:05	0:12	14:16	11	9	55.0
1	0	2	5	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	24	18:55	0:56	0:00	17:59	2	0	100.0
1	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	26	20:29	0:56	3:27	16:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	19	14:51	0:51	0:00	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:48	3:59	0:00	14:49	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	20	14:44	0:00	0:52	13:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	28	20:41	3:57	0:00	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	23:18	0:08	4:04	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	12:15	0:00	0:00	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	24	22:37	0:57	0:01	21:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:39	0:05	0:54	17:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	12	9:06	0:00	4:05	5:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
V. Vanecek G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	3	26	.897	18	7	1	0	0	61:46	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Blue Jackets	1	1	1	0	3
	Devils	1	0	2	1	4

1st Period			CBJ	NJ
6:39		Jake Bean (2) Assists: Brendan Gaunce (2), Alexandre Texier (6)	1	0
9:55		Ondrej Palat (5) Assists: Erik Haula (8), Dawson Mercer (7)	1	1

2nd Period			CBJ	NJ
8:28		Justin Danforth (9) Assists: David Jiricek (8), Adam Fantilli (12)	2	1

3rd Period		CBJ	NJ
15:51	Dawson Mercer (9) Assists: Simon Nemec (4)	2	2
17:34	Yegor Chinakhov (10) Unassisted	3	2
18:35	Luke Hughes (5) Assists: Jack Hughes (26), Dawson Mercer (8)	3	3

OT Summary			CBJ	NJ
2:12		Timo Meier (9) Unassisted	3	4

0:44

Luke Hughes sends game to OT with superb solo goal for Devils

0:44

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey Devils: Full Highlights

1:48

Yegor Chinakhov nets goal vs. Devils

0:49

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-1

Blue Jackets
2
Devils
1

Game 1

24/11

Devils
6
Blue Jackets
3

Game 2

17/12

Blue Jackets
3
Devils
4

Game 3

28/12

Devils
4
Blue Jackets
1

Game 4

20/1

Prudential Center

12:00 AM, 28 December 2023

Newark, NJ

Attendance: 16,514

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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