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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 5, New Jersey 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 24, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 17101
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 2024
Buffalo 3205
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Ryan Graves hits Jack Quinn. 0:05  
  0:32 Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:57  
  1:10 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  1:14 Owen Power shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  1:22 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
Takeaway by Ondrej Palat. 1:46  
  1:50 Takeaway by Peyton Krebs.
  2:18 Takeaway by Tyson Jost.
  2:25 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 2:36  
  2:46 Owen Power blocks shot Jesper Bratt shoots
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 2:47  
Giveaway by John Marino. 3:20  
  3:23 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  3:46 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  4:03 Tage Thompson hits Jack Hughes.
  4:27 Giveaway by Peyton Krebs.
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 4:32  
  4:36 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
  4:39 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Jesper Boqvist hits Peyton Krebs. 4:52  
Kevin Bahl hits Zemgus Girgensons. 5:00  
  5:28 Owen Power shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  5:54 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  6:04 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  6:29 Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka.
  6:29 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  6:56 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
  7:08 Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Alex Tuch.
  7:08 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  7:17 Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
Jesper Boqvist hits Zemgus Girgensons. 7:19  
  7:51 Peyton Krebs hits Kevin Bahl.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:05  
Nolan Foote hits Henri Jokiharju. 8:40  
Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 8:53  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 8:54  
Yegor Sharangovich scores. Assisted by Michael McLeod and Damon Severson. 9:07  
  9:07 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 9:21  
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 9:53  
  10:07 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 10:09  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:27  
Erik Haula hits Rasmus Dahlin. 10:45  
  10:55 Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and JJ Peterka.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:55  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:08  
Takeaway by Michael McLeod. 11:23  
Nolan Foote hits Jacob Bryson. 11:31  
  11:50 Zemgus Girgensons hits Nolan Foote.
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 12:07  
Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net 12:18  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:45  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:52  
  13:11 Rasmus Dahlin hits Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 13:24  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 13:24  
  14:04 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  14:32 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Tomas Tatar hits Henri Jokiharju. 16:06  
  16:32 Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net
  16:34 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  16:54 Owen Power shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 16:58  
  17:44 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  17:56 Ilya Lyubushkin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Kevin Bahl scores. Assisted by Jack Hughes and Erik Haula. 18:46  
  18:46 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:05  
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 19:10  
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:24  
Timo Meier hits Kyle Okposo. 19:33  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:49  
Timo Meier hits Kyle Okposo. 19:54  
2
New Jersey   Buffalo
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:00  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 0:38  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:46  
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 0:51  
Shot by Erik Haula misses the net 0:56  
  1:08 Tyson Jost blocks shot from John Marino.
Jesper Boqvist hits Jacob Bryson. 1:45  
  1:58 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  2:01 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
  2:04 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich.
Kevin Bahl hits Zemgus Girgensons. 2:34  
  2:44 Kale Clague shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 3:18  
  3:28 Giveaway by Jack Quinn.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:42  
  3:58 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  4:24 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
Erik Haula hits Peyton Krebs. 4:46  
  4:50 Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Peyton Krebs.
Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 4:50  
  4:58 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  5:30 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
Takeaway by Ondrej Palat. 5:37  
  6:51 Henri Jokiharju penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael McLeod.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 6:51  
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:06  
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 7:12  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 7:35  
  7:44 Owen Power blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  8:05 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Jesper Bratt hits Jacob Bryson. 8:22  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:33  
Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net 8:36  
  8:43 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
  8:55 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ondrej Palat.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 8:55  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 9:18  
  9:19 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 10:17  
  10:26 Owen Power blocks shot from Timo Meier.
Dougie Hamilton penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. 10:36  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 10:36  
  10:49 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
  13:30 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  14:20 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  14:47 Giveaway by Victor Olofsson.
Michael McLeod penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyson Jost. 15:17  
  15:17 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 15:21  
  15:54 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  16:14 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  16:18 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
Erik Haula blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 16:26  
  16:38 Alex Tuch scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson.
  16:38 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  16:44 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  16:52 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 17:05  
  17:10 Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net
  17:19 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  18:36 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  18:45 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 18:47  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 18:55  
  18:57 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:25 Kyle Okposo shoots misses the net
3
New Jersey   Buffalo
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:00  
Nico Hischier hits Henri Jokiharju. 0:09  
Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net 0:13  
Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net 0:20  
  0:47 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:09  
  1:38 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  1:46 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nolan Foote shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 2:49  
  3:23 Owen Power shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 3:25  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 3:35  
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:59  
  4:03 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  4:09 Owen Power blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net 4:51  
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 4:57  
  4:58 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Kevin Bahl. 5:20  
  5:20 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  5:43 Giveaway by Kale Clague.
  5:44 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Erik Haula.
  6:01 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Jesper Boqvist.
Shot by Erik Haula misses the net 6:03  
  6:05 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 6:20  
  6:41 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  6:43 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  6:58 Owen Power blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 7:12  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:23  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:24  
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 7:41  
  7:41 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  7:44 Kale Clague shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  7:45 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  7:47 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Timo Meier hits Jacob Bryson. 8:05  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:07  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 8:11  
  8:23 Dylan Cozens penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 8:23  
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 8:58  
  9:07 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  9:14 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Jack Hughes scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton. 9:33  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:33  
Takeaway by Tomas Tatar. 10:41  
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 10:46  
  11:55 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 12:10  
Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:13  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 12:14  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:45  
  13:18 Tyson Jost blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  14:00 Tyson Jost blocks shot from Jesper Boqvist.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 14:01  
Timo Meier hits Rasmus Dahlin. 14:15  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 14:23  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 14:24  
  15:04 Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net
  15:40 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 15:41  
  15:47 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  15:55 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 16:11  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 16:31  
Damon Severson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. 16:31  
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:37  
  17:01 Giveaway by Victor Olofsson.
  17:41 Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Erik Haula.
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 17:50  
  18:01 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
Jesper Boqvist hits Henri Jokiharju. 18:03  
  18:34 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:35 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  18:37 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  19:03 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:34  
  19:41 Peyton Krebs hits Jesper Bratt.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 19:52