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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 6, Ottawa 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 29, 2023
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Travis Toomey
Attendance: 20022
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 2226
Ottawa 1012
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Ottawa
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 0:00  
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Drake Batherson. 0:24  
John Marino blocks shot from Jake Sanderson. 0:49  
  0:52 Artem Zub shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 0:56  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 1:06  
  1:07 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot Timo Meier shoots
Shot by Brendan Smith misses the net 1:15  
  1:24 Parker Kelly blocks shot from Michael McLeod.
Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 1:29  
  1:34 Giveaway by Parker Kelly.
  1:35 Parker Kelly hits Dawson Mercer.
  1:41 Jiri Smejkal blocks shot from Brendan Smith.
  1:45 Travis Hamonic hits Michael McLeod.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 2:17  
  2:24 Ridly Greig blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 2:27  
  2:29 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  2:48 Brady Tkachuk hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net 3:00  
Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net 3:06  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 3:09  
Michael McLeod hits Tim Stutzle. 3:34  
Takeaway by Timo Meier. 3:40  
  4:18 Parker Kelly hits Simon Nemec.
  4:19 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  4:26 Jiri Smejkal shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  4:33 Jiri Smejkal hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  4:54 Travis Hamonic hits Ondrej Palat.
Luke Hughes hits Artem Zub. 5:24  
Jack Hughes blocks shot from Erik Brannstrom. 5:47  
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 5:55  
  5:57 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  6:15 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  6:51 Mark Kastelic hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Chris Tierney shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 6:58  
  7:09 Mark Kastelic hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Team penalty for New Jersey too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Timo Meier. 7:13  
  7:13 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
John Marino blocks shot from Drake Batherson. 7:23  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 7:25  
  8:06 Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 8:26  
Giveaway by Brendan Smith. 9:43  
  9:47 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:47 Drake Batherson scores. Assisted by Brady Tkachuk.
  9:57 Shot by Ridly Greig misses the net
  10:16 Giveaway by Angus Crookshank.
Michael McLeod hits Jacob Bernard-Docker. 10:49  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 10:55  
Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 11:02  
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Jacob Bernard-Docker. 11:12  
  11:13 Shot by Erik Brannstrom misses the net
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 11:54  
Shot by Kevin Bahl misses the net 11:56  
  12:02 Vladimir Tarasenko hits Kevin Bahl.
  12:15 Shot by Travis Hamonic misses the net
  12:34 Drake Batherson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 12:34  
Jack Hughes scores a power play goal. Assisted by Luke Hughes and Jesper Bratt. 13:10  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 13:10  
  13:46 Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  13:50 Jacob Bernard-Docker penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  13:50 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Tyler Toffoli hits Jake Sanderson. 14:35  
  14:59 Takeaway by Travis Hamonic.
  15:41 Tim Stutzle blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
  16:04 Shot by Drake Batherson misses the net
  16:06 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Josh Norris. 16:07  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 16:09  
  16:21 Brady Tkachuk hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  16:24 Giveaway by Josh Norris.
  16:35 Giveaway by Josh Norris.
  16:36 Travis Hamonic blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
  16:47 Brady Tkachuk blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 16:55  
  17:00 Brady Tkachuk hits John Marino.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Vladimir Tarasenko. 17:52  
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 17:59  
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 18:27  
Giveaway by Nico Daws. 18:36  
Michael McLeod hits Ridly Greig. 18:47  
  18:56 Ridly Greig hits Nathan Bastian.
  18:57 Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:03 Mark Kastelic hits John Marino.
Nathan Bastian hits Parker Kelly. 19:06  
  19:08 Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  19:15 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  19:23 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 19:25  
  19:34 Josh Norris shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  19:37 Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk.
  19:40 Claude Giroux penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Haula.
  19:40 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:47 Takeaway by Ridly Greig.
  19:49 Giveaway by Ridly Greig.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 19:52  
Jesper Bratt scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes. 19:52  
2
New Jersey   Ottawa
  0:00 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 0:19  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Tim Stutzle. 0:36  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 1:05  
  1:18 Artem Zub hits Timo Meier.
Giveaway by Michael McLeod. 1:20  
Dawson Mercer penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brady Tkachuk. 1:38  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 1:38  
  2:07 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 2:09  
  2:41 Brady Tkachuk blocks shot from Josh Norris.
Chris Tierney shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 3:16  
Chris Tierney shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 3:17  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 3:18  
  3:19 Vladimir Tarasenko blocks shot from Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod hits Vladimir Tarasenko. 3:24  
  3:41 Dominik Kubalik hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  3:56 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Takeaway by Ondrej Palat. 5:17  
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 5:31  
  5:41 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  6:07 Drake Batherson hits Alexander Holtz.
  6:08 Takeaway by Travis Hamonic.
  6:32 Tim Stutzle hits Kevin Bahl.
  6:37 Giveaway by Artem Zub.
  6:47 Shot by Dominik Kubalik misses the net
  6:52 Angus Crookshank hits Kevin Bahl.
  6:59 Takeaway by Angus Crookshank.
  7:01 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  7:13 Giveaway by Artem Zub.
  7:17 Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Dawson Mercer scores. 7:17  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 7:23  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 7:36  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 7:38  
  7:41 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Simon Nemec.
  7:46 Parker Kelly hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  7:59 Takeaway by Parker Kelly.
  8:26 Takeaway by Erik Brannstrom.
  8:44 Mark Kastelic penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonas Siegenthaler.
  8:44 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:49 Parker Kelly shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 9:05  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 9:19  
  9:20 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:24 Giveaway by Jake Sanderson.
Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net 9:32  
  9:43 Ridly Greig blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  9:47 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 10:14  
  12:02 Dominik Kubalik shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  12:49 Giveaway by Dominik Kubalik.
  13:12 Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Michael McLeod hits Jakob Chychrun. 13:25  
  13:44 Jiri Smejkal hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 13:44  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 13:46  
  14:37 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt hits Jakob Chychrun. 14:40  
Tyler Toffoli scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes. 14:47  
  14:47 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  15:03 Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Angus Crookshank. 15:23  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 15:26  
Erik Haula penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drake Batherson. 15:43  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 15:43  
  16:19 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  16:22 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  16:41 Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk.
  17:00 Giveaway by Jiri Smejkal.
  17:23 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Giveaway by Kevin Bahl. 17:46  
  17:48 Shot by Jiri Smejkal misses the net
  17:56 Giveaway by Travis Hamonic.
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 18:00  
  18:17 Parker Kelly blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  18:41 Giveaway by Mark Kastelic.
  18:52 Giveaway by Mark Kastelic.
  19:21 Josh Norris hits Ondrej Palat.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 19:24  
  19:24 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Erik Haula.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 19:25  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 19:40  
3
New Jersey   Ottawa
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 0:00  
  0:10 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:23 Travis Hamonic hits Ondrej Palat.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 0:31  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 0:35  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 0:45  
  0:52 Artem Zub shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  0:53 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 1:23  
  1:26 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Brendan Smith penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ridly Greig. 1:52  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 1:52  
  2:08 Josh Norris shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 2:19  
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 2:34  
  2:37 Giveaway by Jake Sanderson.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 2:48  
  2:49 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  3:09 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  3:16 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  3:30 Dominik Kubalik shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 3:51  
  3:59 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Brendan Smith scores. Assisted by Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. 3:59  
  4:09 Giveaway by Erik Brannstrom.
  4:37 Erik Brannstrom blocks shot from Timo Meier.
  5:22 Parker Kelly hits Nico Hischier.
  5:32 Angus Crookshank hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  5:38 Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 6:34  
  6:51 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  6:53 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 6:56  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 7:18  
  7:25 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  7:29 Takeaway by Claude Giroux.
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 7:33  
  7:57 Vladimir Tarasenko shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  7:59 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:05 Takeaway by Erik Brannstrom.
Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 8:44  
  8:46 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Angus Crookshank. 9:13  
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Travis Hamonic. 9:35  
  10:02 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  10:32 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from John Marino.
  10:43 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
  10:53 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  11:11 Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net
Kevin Bahl hits Jake Sanderson. 11:28  
Shot by Alexander Holtz misses the net 12:15  
  12:19 Parker Kelly hits Alexander Holtz.
  12:28 Mark Kastelic blocks shot from Alexander Holtz.
  12:30 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Chris Tierney.
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Jacob Bernard-Docker. 13:18  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 13:25  
  13:25 Jacob Bernard-Docker scores. Assisted by Erik Brannstrom and Angus Crookshank.
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 13:40  
  13:46 Giveaway by Jake Sanderson.
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 13:59  
Takeaway by Tyler Toffoli. 14:28  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 14:43  
  14:46 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
  15:17 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Mark Kastelic.
  15:19 Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  15:55 Artem Zub shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Kevin Bahl hits Artem Zub. 15:55  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 16:00  
  16:05 Shot by Vladimir Tarasenko misses the net
  16:38 Takeaway by Vladimir Tarasenko.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Drake Batherson. 16:38  
  16:43 Drake Batherson hits Brendan Smith.
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 17:12  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 17:14  
Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net 17:16  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 17:28  
Luke Hughes scores. Assisted by Alexander Holtz and Chris Tierney. 17:28  
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Angus Crookshank. 18:12  
  18:18 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  18:21 Artem Zub hits Timo Meier.
  18:29 Shot by Artem Zub misses the net
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Tim Stutzle. 19:06  
  19:45 Josh Norris blocks shot from Claude Giroux.