New Jersey Devils @ Columbus Blue Jackets

21-17-2, 11-10-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Devils NJ	0	0	3	3
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	0	2

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

17-16-6, 8-7-3 Home

Luke Hughes breaks 3rd-period tie in the Devils' 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets

— Luke Hughes scored the go-ahead goal 4:45 into the third period and the New Jersey Devils scored three times in a 1:56 span in a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.

Jan 1, 2026, 03:08 am - AP

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

1st Period			NJ	CBJ
6:18		Mason Marchment (8) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (17), Dysin Mayo (1)	0	1

2nd Period			NJ	CBJ
13:41		Charlie Coyle (6) Assists: Boone Jenner (11), Cole Sillinger (15)	0	2

3rd Period		NJ	CBJ
2:49	Nico Hischier (11) (Power Play) Assists: Luke Hughes (17), Jack Hughes (11)	1	2
3:44	Arseny Gritsyuk (8) Assists: Timo Meier (13), Jonas Siegenthaler (3)	2	2
4:45	Luke Hughes (4) Assists: Connor Brown (8), Ondrej Palat (6)	3	2

Takeaway by Cole Sillinger
Dmitri Voronkov hit Cody Glass
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
Brendan Gaunce hit Jonas Siegenthaler
Zach Aston-Reese hit Dougie Hamilton
Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot Short
Mathieu Olivier hit Brett Pesce
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Kirill Marchenko Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Mason Marchment Backhand Wide Left
Mason Marchment Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (17), Dysin Mayo (1)
Zach Aston-Reese Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Mathieu Olivier
Mathieu Olivier Backhand Short
Damon Severson shot blocked by Miles Wood
Jack Hughes shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Mason Marchment Backhand Wide Left
Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce
Kent Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Zach Aston-Reese hit Jonas Siegenthaler
Mathieu Olivier hit Luke Glendening
Mathieu Olivier hit Ondrej Palat
Boone Jenner hit Dougie Hamilton
Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot Wide Left
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Jack Hughes shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Adam Fantilli hit Arseny Gritsyuk
Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Connor Brown
Cole Sillinger Tip-In Wide Right
Dmitri Voronkov hit Cody Glass
Mathieu Olivier hit Brenden Dillon
Luke Glendening shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Zach Aston-Reese hit Stefan Noesen
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Jesper Bratt
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Charlie Coyle Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Cole Sillinger Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Mathieu Olivier hit Jonas Siegenthaler
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Mason Marchment faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Mason Marchment hit Arseny Gritsyuk
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger
Kirill Marchenko hit Jonas Siegenthaler
Cole Sillinger hit Ondrej Palat
Boone Jenner hit Jack Hughes
Dante Fabbro Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Kirill Marchenko faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Giveaway by Mason Marchment
Giveaway by Mason Marchment
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Arseny Gritsyuk
Charlie Coyle Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Cody Glass
Brendan Gaunce hit Colton White
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Mason Marchment
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Timo Meier shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
Giveaway by Brendan Gaunce
Charlie Coyle Deflected Wide Left
Mathieu Olivier hit Timo Meier
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Cody Glass
Mason Marchment Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Cody Glass shot blocked by Dysin Mayo
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dante Fabbro hit Dawson Mercer
Brendan Gaunce Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Wide Right
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Dante Fabbro
Cole Sillinger Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Charlie Coyle Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (11), Cole Sillinger (15)
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Brendan Gaunce Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Adam Fantilli Backhand Wide Left
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Dysin Mayo Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Boone Jenner hit Brett Pesce
Cole Sillinger Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Denton Mateychuk Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Zach Aston-Reese hit Jonas Siegenthaler
Zachary Aston-Reese Tip-In Wide Right
Kirill Marchenko Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Brendan Gaunce
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Timo Meier
Jake Christiansen Snap Shot Wide Right
Kirill Marchenko Hooking against Colton White
Mathieu Olivier hit Brenden Dillon
Mathieu Olivier hit Jonas Siegenthaler
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Cody Glass
Dmitri Voronkov hit Brett Pesce
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
Zachary Aston-Reese Backhand Wide Right
Zach Aston-Reese Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Cody Glass
Cole Sillinger hit Ondrej Palat
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot Short
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Dmitri Voronkov Fighting against Cody Glass
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Charlie Coyle Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Mason Marchment
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Damon Severson Slap Shot Wide Left
Mason Marchment Slap Shot Wide Right
Damon Severson Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Wide Right
Off-side
Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Cody Glass faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Jesper Bratt hit Ivan Provorov
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Colton White
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer
Timo Meier hit Jake Christiansen
Goalie Stopped
Stefan Noesen Wrap-around saved by Jet Greaves
Puck in Netting
Cody Glass faceoff won against Miles Wood
Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Cody Glass faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Off-side
Jack Hughes Backhand saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Luke Hughes
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Damon Severson shot blocked by Brett Pesce
On-Ice Official
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Colton White hit Mason Marchment
Jack Hughes Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Brett Pesce Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Jesper Bratt Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Jesper Bratt Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Brett Pesce
Timo Meier hit Denton Mateychuk
Goalie Stopped
Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Connor Brown
Paul Cotter Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Stefan Noesen Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Dougie Hamilton Tripping against Charlie Coyle
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Brenden Dillon hit Mathieu Olivier
Off-side
Off-side
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Off-side
Dawson Mercer Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Puck in Netting
Connor Brown hit Denton Mateychuk
Giveaway by Ondrej Palat
Dougie Hamilton hit Denton Mateychuk
Puck in Crowd
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Icing
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Dawson Mercer Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot Short
Dougie Hamilton Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Dougie Hamilton hit Brendan Gaunce
Icing
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer
Brett Pesce Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Jesper Bratt Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt
Jack Hughes Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Brenden Dillon
Ondrej Palat hit Jake Christiansen
Takeaway by Jack Hughes
Jonas Siegenthaler hit Zach Aston-Reese
Luke Glendening Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Timo Meier hit Zach Aston-Reese
Giveaway by Luke Hughes
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Luke Hughes
Damon Severson shot blocked by Arseny Gritsyuk
Puck in Crowd
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Cody Glass
Puck in Netting
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Goalie Stopped
Ondrej Palat faceoff won against Mason Marchment
Takeaway by Brett Pesce
Icing
Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Dougie Hamilton Tripping against Zach Aston-Reese
TV Timeout
Nico Hischier Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Timo Meier
Icing
Nico Hischier hit Dante Fabbro
Dougie Hamilton Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Brenden Dillon hit Charlie Coyle
Jack Hughes Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Dougie Hamilton Batted saved by Jet Greaves
Dougie Hamilton hit Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Nico Hischier
Jack Hughes Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
Off-side
Giveaway by Colton White
Brenden Dillon hit Adam Fantilli
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Nico Hischier Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Luke Hughes (17), Jack Hughes (11)
Mason Marchment shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
Arseny Gritsyuk Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Timo Meier (13), Jonas Siegenthaler (3)
Jesper Bratt Backhand saved by Jet Greaves
Cody Glass Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Brett Pesce Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Cody Glass faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Luke Hughes Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Brown (8), Ondrej Palat (6)
Arseny Gritsyuk hit Dante Fabbro
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
Off-side
Cody Glass Snap Shot Wide Right
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Connor Brown hit Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
Goalie Stopped
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Luke Hughes
Takeaway by Luke Glendening
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide Left
Timo Meier Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Cody Glass Fighting against Dmitri Voronkov
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Puck in Netting
Ondrej Palat faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Puck Frozen - Skater
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Jesper Bratt Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Brenden Dillon Interference against Mason Marchment
TV Timeout
Puck in Netting
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Nico Hischier Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Jack Hughes Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
Arseny Gritsyuk Backhand Wide Right

DEVILS

BLUE JACKETS

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-1

Devils
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 1

14/10

Blue Jackets
5
Devils
3

Game 2

2/12

Devils
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 3

1/1

Blue Jackets
Devils

Game 4

4/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	34	15	6	74
Pittsburgh	28	15	11	67
NY Islanders	30	21	5	65
Washington	28	22	7	63
Columbus	27	20	7	61
Philadelphia	24	20	10	58
New Jersey	28	25	2	58
NY Rangers	22	28	6	50

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New Jersey Devils @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Stars of the Game

Luke HughesD - NJ

Jake AllenG - NJ

Charlie CoyleC - CBJ

Game Information

Video Highlights

Luke Hughes breaks 3rd-period tie in the Devils' 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets

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