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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, New Jersey 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 29, 2017
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 16514
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 02114
New Jersey 12003
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Buffalo   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kyle Palmieri. 0:21  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Travis Zajac. 0:29  
Kyle Okposo hits Sami Vatanen. 0:36  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 1:17  
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Steven Santini. 1:22  
  1:43 Steven Santini hits Nathan Beaulieu.
  1:44 Steven Santini blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu.
  1:49 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Jacob Josefson hits Brian Gibbons. 2:24  
  2:30 Brian Gibbons shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  2:38 Blake Coleman hits Johan Larsson.
Giveaway by Robin Lehner. 3:01  
  3:06 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  3:10 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly hits John Moore. 3:27  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 4:06  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Taylor Hall. 4:09  
  4:23 Stefan Noesen penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons.
Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 4:23  
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 4:34  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 4:51  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. 4:51  
  5:18 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
  5:44 Steven Santini blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 5:50  
  5:53 Steven Santini hits Sam Reinhart.
  6:11 Travis Zajac blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 6:25  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 6:31  
Jake McCabe hits Nico Hischier. 6:37  
Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 6:47  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:47  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:58  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 7:03  
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 7:20  
  7:21 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
Nathan Beaulieu hits Pavel Zacha. 7:31  
Johan Larsson blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 7:54  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. 7:54  
Johan Larsson hits John Moore. 8:12  
Ryan O'Reilly hits Marcus Johansson. 8:44  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 8:49  
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 8:56  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 9:16  
Justin Falk hits Travis Zajac. 9:25  
Zemgus Girgensons hits John Moore. 9:41  
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 9:58  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:58  
  10:10 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 10:20  
  10:24 Giveaway by John Moore.
Zach Bogosian hits Taylor Hall. 10:49  
Marco Scandella hits Nico Hischier. 11:14  
Giveaway by Jordan Nolan. 11:22  
  11:54 Takeaway by Blake Coleman.
Takeaway by Evander Kane. 12:14  
  12:21 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
Jake McCabe hits Marcus Johansson. 12:51  
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from John Moore. 12:56  
  13:02 John Moore hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  13:33 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  13:34 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  13:35 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  13:35 Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Stefan Noesen and Pavel Zacha.
  13:35 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  13:52 Damon Severson hits Johan Larsson.
  14:23 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jacob Josefson hits Brian Boyle. 14:39  
Jake McCabe penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 14:44  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. 14:44  
  15:12 Brian Boyle penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons.
  15:12 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evander Kane.
Jack Eichel hits John Moore. 16:09  
  16:13 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 16:13  
  16:36 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 17:22  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 17:22  
  17:30 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:05  
  18:24 John Moore hits Jason Pominville.
  18:48 Travis Zajac hits Benoit Pouliot.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 19:08  
  19:40 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 19:53  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 19:56  
  19:58 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
2
Buffalo   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Marcus Johansson. 0:23  
Evander Kane hits Sami Vatanen. 0:34  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:40  
  0:56 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  1:01 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:50 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
Giveaway by Robin Lehner. 1:55  
  1:57 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:57  
Johan Larsson hits Miles Wood. 2:14  
  2:22 Will Butcher hits Johan Larsson.
  3:07 Blake Coleman hits Evander Kane.
  3:26 Blake Coleman hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  3:33 Steven Santini shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 3:46  
Jake McCabe hits Travis Zajac. 4:19  
  4:51 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
Benoit Pouliot wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. 4:56  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 5:02  
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. 5:10  
Giveaway by Marco Scandella. 5:19  
  5:21 Giveaway by Blake Coleman.
Jacob Josefson scores. Assisted by Jordan Nolan. 5:27  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 5:27  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 5:34  
  6:05 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  6:45 Stefan Noesen hits Jake McCabe.
  7:15 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  7:26 Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net
  7:42 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  7:56 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Zemgus Girgensons penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sami Vatanen. 8:05  
  8:05 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 8:10  
  8:34 Marcus Johansson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 8:34  
Takeaway by Jason Pominville. 9:00  
Justin Falk hits Stefan Noesen. 9:12  
Nathan Beaulieu hits Andy Greene. 9:36  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 10:01  
  10:19 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 10:34  
Sam Reinhart hits John Moore. 10:38  
Shot by Benoit Pouliot misses the net 11:07  
  11:20 Andy Greene blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  11:27 Blake Coleman blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot.
  11:29 Takeaway by Blake Coleman.
  11:33 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  12:00 Shot by Damon Severson misses the net
  12:11 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  12:25 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Stefan Noesen. 12:33  
Takeaway by Evander Kane. 13:01  
  13:08 Travis Zajac blocks shot from Evander Kane.
  13:12 Kyle Palmieri hits Evander Kane.
Jake McCabe hits Travis Zajac. 13:25  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall. 14:10  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Taylor Hall. 14:28  
  14:41 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Justin Falk hits Blake Coleman. 14:45  
  14:50 Brian Boyle hits Nathan Beaulieu.
  14:55 John Moore scores. Assisted by Brian Gibbons.
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 14:55  
  15:23 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  15:32 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Evander Kane hits Sami Vatanen. 17:02  
  17:23 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 17:32  
  17:42 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 17:42  
  17:48 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Jake McCabe and Zemgus Girgensons. 18:05  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. 18:05  
Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net 18:34  
  18:36 Steven Santini hits Benoit Pouliot.
  18:56 Takeaway by Blake Coleman.
  18:58 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  18:58 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Ryan O'Reilly hits John Moore. 19:13  
  19:27 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  19:33 Giveaway by Miles Wood.
Evander Kane hits Steven Santini. 19:41  
  19:53 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Taylor Hall. 19:59  
3
Buffalo   New Jersey
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
  0:14 Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri.
Evander Kane hits Sami Vatanen. 0:23  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 0:55  
  1:03 Steven Santini shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:06 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:20 Steven Santini hits Sam Reinhart.
Takeaway by Jason Pominville. 1:30  
  2:14 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  2:15 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  2:16 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 2:16  
  2:50 Giveaway by John Moore.
Giveaway by Jake McCabe. 3:05  
  3:07 Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  3:07 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  3:19 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  3:35 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
  4:20 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall. 4:20  
  5:00 John Moore hits Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net 5:13  
  5:50 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Evander Kane hits Steven Santini. 6:28  
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 6:58  
  7:22 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  7:22 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 7:39  
  7:39 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 7:50  
  7:50 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 8:03  
  8:03 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 8:27  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 8:44  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 9:11  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:11  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 9:36  
  9:40 Sami Vatanen penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 9:40  
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 9:52  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 10:04  
  10:06 Andy Greene hits Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 10:26  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 10:42  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. 10:42  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 10:51  
Jack Eichel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Rasmus Ristolainen. 11:04  
  11:04 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 11:37  
Takeaway by Johan Larsson. 11:40  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 12:18  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 12:53  
  13:22 Andy Greene hits Jack Eichel.
  13:35 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jake McCabe hits Nico Hischier. 13:38  
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 14:10  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 14:18  
Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 15:04  
  15:44 Pavel Zacha hits Evan Rodrigues.
  16:20 Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
  16:22 Travis Zajac hits Evander Kane.
  16:28 Steven Santini shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  16:43 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Jake McCabe hits Taylor Hall. 17:07  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. 17:19  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. 17:26  
  17:35 John Moore shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  17:40 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  17:51 Takeaway by Brian Gibbons.
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 18:27  
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 18:36  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. 18:36  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 19:00  
  19:09 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Taylor Hall. 19:29  
1 OT
Buffalo   New Jersey
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. 0:00  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 0:35  
Shot by Evander Kane misses the net 0:53  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. 1:21  
  1:42 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
  1:49 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:53 Takeaway by Travis Zajac.
  2:12 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  2:29 Andy Greene blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. 2:31  
Rasmus Ristolainen scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly. 2:37