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2023-24 regular season

Devils at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Devils beat Blue Jackets 6–3 at Nationwide Arena on December 16, 2023.

NJD – CBJ
30–26
Shots on goal
1/2–1/4
Power play
12–14
Hits
12–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 😈 NJD
Jack Hughes
3 G
3 shots · 15:44 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Jesper Bratt
3 A
3 shots · 14:46 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Nico Hischier
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:45 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Jack Hughes Go-ahead 1st · 00:47
Assists: Tyler Toffoli · beat Daniil Tarasov
1–0
😈 Erik Haula 1st · 16:21
Assists: Dawson Mercer, Alexander Holtz · beat Daniil Tarasov
2–0
2nd period
🧥 Kirill Marchenko PP 2nd · 00:17
Assists: Johnny Gaudreau · beat Akira Schmid
2–1
😈 Tyler Toffoli 2nd · 00:50
Assists: Jesper Bratt · beat Daniil Tarasov
3–1
🧥 Yegor Chinakhov 2nd · 08:38
Assists: Andrew Peeke, Dmitri Voronkov · beat Akira Schmid
3–2
😈 Jack Hughes PP 2nd · 14:54
Assists: Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier · beat Daniil Tarasov
4–2
3rd period
😈 Nico Hischier 3rd · 02:50
Assists: Jesper Bratt · beat Daniil Tarasov
5–2
🧥 Alexandre Texier 3rd · 18:57
Assists: Adam Fantilli, David Jiricek · beat Akira Schmid
5–3
😈 Jack Hughes Empty net 3rd · 19:12
Unassisted
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Mercer · Hischier · Hughes 15:45
L2 Haula · Lazar · Meier 15:06
L3 Bratt · Palat · McLeod 13:37
L4 Toffoli · Bastian · Holtz 12:12
D1 Marino · Siegenthaler 22:11
D2 Hughes · Nemec 19:58
D3 Bahl · Miller 16:55
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Marchenko · Chinakhov · Danforth 19:20
L2 Gaudreau · Voronkov · Johnson 17:42
L3 Fantilli · Sillinger · Bemstrom 14:13
L4 Texier · Kuraly · Olivier 10:46
D1 Werenski · Provorov 23:58
D2 Gudbranson · Peeke 16:56
D3 Blankenburg · Jiricek 14:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD CBJ🧥
30 Shots on goal 26
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
12 Hits 14
12 Blocked shots 15
5 Takeaways 3
5 Giveaways 3
10 Penalty minutes 6
NJD shooting 20.0% (6/30) CBJ shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Akira Schmid
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:25 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Daniil Tarasov
24/29
.828 SV% · 5 GA · 57:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jack Hughes · 1st 00:47 · 1–0 Erik Haula · 1st 16:21 · 2–0 Kirill Marchenko · 2nd 00:17 · 2–1 Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 00:50 · 3–1 Yegor Chinakhov · 2nd 08:38 · 3–2 Jack Hughes · 2nd 14:54 · 4–2 Nico Hischier · 3rd 02:50 · 5–2 Alexandre Texier · 3rd 18:57 · 5–3 Jack Hughes · 3rd 19:12 · 6–3
NJD CBJ
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Devils
Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 4–2
Devils
Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 242023 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 2–1 Apr 62023 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 1–8 Feb 142023 😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 Oct 302022 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 1–7 Mar 12022 😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ 3–4
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Who won Devils vs Blue Jackets on December 16, 2023?

Devils won 6–3. The final score was Devils 6, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Jack Hughes (3), Erik Haula, Nico Hischier, Tyler Toffoli.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Alexandre Texier, Kirill Marchenko, Yegor Chinakhov.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Akira Schmid made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Daniil Tarasov made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Devils vs Blue Jackets season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 13 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 1–2 AfterDec 17 🦆ANA @ 😈NJD 5–1
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 14 🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR 6–5 AfterDec 19 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 9–4
Also on December 16
🐋VAN 1–2 🌲MIN 🗽NYR 2–1 🐻BOS 🐧PIT 0–7 🍁TOR 🏝️NYI 3–5 🇨🇦MTL 🐙DET 0–1 🔔PHI 🏔️COL 2–6 ✈️WPG 🦅WSH 1–3 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 3–4 🎵STL
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