Columbus Blue Jackets @ New Jersey Devils
- Timo Meier hit Denton Mateychuk
- Stefan Noesen Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Timo Meier Wrap-around saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Justin Danforth shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
- Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Zach Aston-Reese
- Curtis Lazar hit Dante Fabbro
- Erik Haula hit Denton Mateychuk
- Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Timo Meier hit Adam Fantilli
- Dennis Cholowski Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
- Timo Meier Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
- Nico Hischier Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Jesper Bratt (54), Luke Hughes (25)
- Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Luke Kunin
- Giveaway by Ondrej Palat
- Giveaway by Luke Hughes
- Paul Cotter Holding against Denton Mateychuk
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Paul Cotter Goal (14) Backhand, assists: none
- Johnathan Kovacevic Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Takeaway by Brett Pesce
- Brett Pesce Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Curtis Lazar Snap Shot Above Crossbar
- Paul Cotter hit Mathieu Olivier
- Kent Johnson shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
- Giveaway by Jacob Markstrom
- Ondrej Palat hit Zach Werenski
- Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
- Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Erik Haula faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
- Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Jesper Bratt Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Cody Glass (12)
- Timo Meier hit Ivan Provorov
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Dawson Mercer Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Giveaway by Erik Haula
- Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
- Giveaway by Dennis Cholowski
- Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Erik Haula
- Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Damon Severson shot blocked by Curtis Lazar
- Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Takeaway by Timo Meier
- Zach Werenski shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
- Curtis Lazar hit Dante Fabbro
- Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Brian Dumoulin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Jacob Markstrom Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Stefan Noesen hit Zach Werenski
- Nico Hischier Tripping against Dante Fabbro
- Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Boone Jenner
- Luke Hughes Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
- Nico Hischier Slap Shot Wide Right
- Jesper Bratt Slap Shot Wide Right
- Dawson Mercer Backhand Wide Right
- Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Nico Hischier Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Giveaway by Ondrej Palat
- Timo Meier Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Stefan Noesen (15), Brian Dumoulin (15)
- Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Jesper Bratt
- Curtis Lazar hit Justin Danforth
- Nathan Bastian Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Jesper Bratt hit Dante Fabbro
- Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Erik Haula
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Luke Hughes Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Cody Glass (13), Jesper Bratt (55)
- Giveaway by Stefan Noesen
- Giveaway by Jacob Markstrom
- Giveaway by Dennis Cholowski
- Tomas Tatar Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Dennis Cholowski Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Paul Cotter Between Legs saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Boone Jenner
- Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Dennis Cholowski shot blocked by Nathan Bastian
- Nathan Bastian hit Yegor Chinakhov
- Erik Haula Tripping against Yegor Chinakhov
- Zach Werenski shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
- Brenden Dillon hit Justin Danforth
- Giveaway by Nathan Bastian
- Nathan Bastian hit Jake Christiansen
- Stefan Noesen Wrap-around saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Tomas Tatar hit Luke Kunin
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Jesper Bratt Snap Shot Short
- Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
- Tomas Tatar hit Ivan Provorov
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Cody Glass Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
- Zach Werenski shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
- Nico Hischier faceoff won against Boone Jenner
- Kent Johnson hit Brett Pesce
- Puck in Netting
- Boone Jenner faceoff won against Erik Haula
- Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
- Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Justin Danforth
- Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Goalie Stopped
- Cody Glass shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
- Takeaway by Boone Jenner
- Boone Jenner Tip-In saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Adam Fantilli hit Ondrej Palat
- Luke Kunin hit Brenden Dillon
- Dante Fabbro Tripping against Nathan Bastian
- TV Timeout
- Goalie Stopped
- Luke Kunin Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Short
- Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov
- Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins
- Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Jake Christiansen hit Tomas Tatar
- Off-side
- Dante Fabbro hit Timo Meier
- Nico Hischier shot blocked by Zach Werenski
- Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Zach Aston-Reese hit Erik Haula
- Ivan Provorov hit Paul Cotter
- Giveaway by Justin Danforth
- Goalie Stopped
- Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
- Zach Aston-Reese hit Cody Glass
- Icing
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Cody Glass
- Hand Pass
- Mathieu Olivier faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
- Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Goalie Stopped
- Luke Kunin hit Luke Hughes
- Justin Danforth hit Curtis Lazar
- Damon Severson Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Hand Pass
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Cody Glass
- Hand Pass
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Hischier
- Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
- Boone Jenner Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Goalie Stopped
- Adam Fantilli hit Brian Dumoulin
- Goalie Stopped
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
- Jake Christiansen Slap Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
- Zach Aston-Reese hit Brett Pesce
- Boone Jenner hit Dennis Cholowski
- Mathieu Olivier Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Mathieu Olivier Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Denton Mateychuk (3), Kent Johnson (24)
- Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov
- Takeaway by Zach Werenski
- Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Goalie Stopped
- Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Luke Kunin hit Tomas Tatar
- Justin Danforth hit Brett Pesce
- Zach Aston-Reese hit Ondrej Palat
- Mathieu Olivier hit Dennis Cholowski
- Kirill Marchenko Goal (25) Backhand, assists: Adam Fantilli (21), Zach Werenski (49)
- Icing
- Boone Jenner faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
- Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
- Sean Kuraly Tip-In saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Goalie Stopped
- Boone Jenner faceoff won against Nico Hischier
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Erik Haula
- Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
- Puck in Netting
- Boone Jenner faceoff won against Cody Glass
- Yegor Chinakhov Hooking against Brett Pesce
- Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Puck in Netting
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Nico Hischier
- Nico Hischier shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
- Dennis Cholowski shot blocked by Justin Danforth
- Puck in Netting
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Nathan Bastian
- Yegor Chinakhov hit Brenden Dillon
- Goalie Stopped
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Erik Haula
- Puck in Netting
- Icing
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Hischier
- Adam Fantilli Slap Shot High and Wide Left
- Luke Kunin hit Dennis Cholowski
- Yegor Chinakhov Slap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Yegor Chinakhov hit Dennis Cholowski
- Dennis Cholowski shot blocked by Damon Severson
- Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Luke Kunin
- Nathan Bastian shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
- Brett Pesce shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
- Zach Aston-Reese Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Goalie Stopped
- Icing
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
- Dante Fabbro Snap Shot Hit Left Post
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Dante Fabbro hit Nathan Bastian
- Yegor Chinakhov hit Paul Cotter
- Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Hischier
- Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In Above Crossbar
- Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot Wide Left
- Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov
- Mathieu Olivier hit Nathan Bastian
- Icing
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
- Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot Wide Right
- Jake Christiansen hit Ondrej Palat
- Giveaway by Zach Werenski
- Sean Kuraly hit Luke Hughes
- Mathieu Olivier Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (9)
- Damon Severson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
- Off-side
- Luke Kunin faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
- Yegor Chinakhov Snap Shot Wide Left
- Yegor Chinakhov Snap Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Nico Hischier
- Puck in Benches
- Kirill Marchenko High-sticking against Brett Pesce
- Dennis Cholowski shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
- Giveaway by Damon Severson
- Yegor Chinakhov hit Brett Pesce
- Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov
- Mathieu Olivier hit Luke Hughes
- Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Boone Jenner Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Puck in Netting
- Mathieu Olivier Roughing against Nathan Bastian
- TV Timeout
- Nico Hischier shot blocked by Zach Werenski
- Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Icing
- Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
- Goalie Stopped
- Kent Johnson High-sticking against Brett Pesce
- Boone Jenner faceoff won against Cody Glass
BLUE JACKETS
DEVILS
| TIME | PLAY | CBJ | NJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Cody Glass faceoff won against Boone Jenner | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:03 | Kent Johnson hit Brett Pesce | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:21 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:21 | Boone Jenner faceoff won against Erik Haula | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:00 | Timo Meier hit Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:14 | Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:15 | Stefan Noesen Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:19 | Timo Meier Wrap-around saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:48 | Justin Danforth shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:03 | Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Justin Danforth | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:25 | Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:27 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:27 | Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Zach Aston-Reese | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:47 | Curtis Lazar hit Dante Fabbro | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:21 | Cody Glass shot blocked by Sean Kuraly | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:54 | Erik Haula hit Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:16 | Takeaway by Boone Jenner | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:29 | Boone Jenner Tip-In saved by Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:41 | Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:46 | Timo Meier hit Adam Fantilli | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:06 | Adam Fantilli hit Ondrej Palat | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:22 | Dennis Cholowski Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:45 | Luke Kunin hit Brenden Dillon | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:01 | Dante Fabbro Tripping against Nathan Bastian | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:01 | TV Timeout | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:01 | Nico Hischier faceoff won against Sean Kuraly | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:29 | Timo Meier Wrist Shot Hit Right Post | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:37 | Nico Hischier Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Jesper Bratt (54), Luke Hughes (25) | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:37 | Cody Glass faceoff won against Boone Jenner | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:57 | Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:59 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:59 | Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Luke Kunin | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:17 | Luke Kunin Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:26 | Giveaway by Ondrej Palat | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:32 | Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Short | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:50 | Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:56 | Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:24 | Giveaway by Luke Hughes | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:39 | Paul Cotter Holding against Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:39 | Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:23 | Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:42 | Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:49 | Paul Cotter Goal (14) Backhand, assists: none | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:49 | Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Justin Danforth | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:53 | Jake Christiansen hit Tomas Tatar | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:15 | Off-side | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:15 | Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Nico Hischier | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:39 | Dante Fabbro hit Timo Meier | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:40 | Johnathan Kovacevic Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:50 | Nico Hischier shot blocked by Zach Werenski | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:52 | Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 2 | |
| 12:20 | Takeaway by Brett Pesce | 0 | 2 | |
| 12:21 | Brett Pesce Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 2 | |
| 12:41 | Zach Aston-Reese hit Erik Haula | 0 | 2 | |
| 13:02 | Curtis Lazar Snap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 2 | |
| 13:14 | Ivan Provorov hit Paul Cotter | 0 | 2 | |
| 13:21 | Paul Cotter hit Mathieu Olivier | 0 | 2 | |
| 13:43 | Kent Johnson shot blocked by Ondrej Palat | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:18 | Giveaway by Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:19 | Ondrej Palat hit Zach Werenski | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:21 | Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:36 | Giveaway by Justin Danforth | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:49 | Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:51 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:51 | Erik Haula faceoff won against Sean Kuraly | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:54 | Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Sean Kuraly | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:26 | Zach Aston-Reese hit Cody Glass | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:53 | Icing | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:53 | Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Cody Glass | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:43 | Hand Pass | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:43 | Mathieu Olivier faceoff won against Dawson Mercer | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:54 | Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:03 | Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:20 | Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:22 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:22 | Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Justin Danforth | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:26 | Luke Kunin hit Luke Hughes | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:39 | Justin Danforth hit Curtis Lazar | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:51 | Damon Severson Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:38 | Hand Pass | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:38 | Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Cody Glass | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:51 | Jesper Bratt Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Cody Glass (12) | 0 | 3 | |
| 18:51 | Nico Hischier faceoff won against Adam Fantilli | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:00 | Hand Pass | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:00 | Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Hischier | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:10 | Timo Meier hit Ivan Provorov | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:52 | Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 3 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 0 | 3 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Prudential Center
11:00 PM, 11 March 2025
Newark, NJ
Attendance: 15,630
- Referees:
- Brian Pochmara
- Michael Markovic
- Linesmen:
- Jonny Murray
- Brandon Grillo
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 23 | 11 | 3 | 49 |
| NY Islanders | 21 | 14 | 4 | 46 |
| Philadelphia | 19 | 11 | 7 | 45 |
| Washington | 20 | 13 | 5 | 45 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| NY Rangers | 19 | 17 | 4 | 42 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| Columbus | 16 | 15 | 6 | 38 |

