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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 5, New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18212
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1001
Buffalo 0505
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Buffalo
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:00  
  0:07 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  0:12 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:13  
Stefan Noesen blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 0:32  
  0:53 C.J. Smith shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  0:56 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  0:57 Shot by C.J. Smith misses the net
  0:57 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  1:03 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  1:15 Vladimir Sobotka hits Steven Santini.
  1:22 Lawrence Pilut blocks shot from Travis Zajac.
Blake Coleman scores. Assisted by Miles Wood and Travis Zajac. 1:28  
  1:28 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  1:45 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  2:06 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  2:45 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Brian Boyle.
  2:50 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Hischier.
  2:50 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 2:52  
  3:28 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:32  
  3:33 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  5:12 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Brian Boyle.
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:19  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 5:44  
  6:05 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 6:22  
  6:26 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  7:19 Kyle Okposo hits Andy Greene.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 7:42  
Miles Wood blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 8:18  
Brett Seney wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 8:18  
  8:29 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
  8:31 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:58  
Shot by Steven Santini misses the net 9:32  
  9:51 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  10:02 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Stefan Noesen hits Zemgus Girgensons. 10:15  
Blake Pietila blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 10:43  
  10:50 Takeaway by Conor Sheary.
Giveaway by Steven Santini. 11:33  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Johan Larsson. 11:38  
  11:46 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 11:54  
  11:59 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  12:04 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  12:23 Tage Thompson hits Steven Santini.
  12:40 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  13:02 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brett Seney.
  13:18 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brett Seney.
  13:38 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri.
  13:51 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
  13:53 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 13:54  
  14:07 Takeaway by Marco Scandella.
  14:57 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Miles Wood.
  15:01 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 15:04  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 15:09  
  15:21 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 15:42  
Ben Lovejoy hits Jason Pominville. 16:50  
Will Butcher blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 17:12  
  17:55 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
  18:00 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Johan Larsson. 18:22  
  18:46 Kyle Okposo hits Miles Wood.
  19:01 Vladimir Sobotka shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  19:06 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  19:07 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:09 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  19:10 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Damon Severson hits Jeff Skinner. 19:25  
  19:34 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 19:59  
2
New Jersey   Buffalo
  0:00 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:20  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:33  
  0:44 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Steven Santini.
  1:21 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  1:39 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:39  
  2:25 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Blake Pietila hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 2:30  
Drew Stafford shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:05  
Shot by Drew Stafford misses the net 3:28  
  4:14 C.J. Smith scores. Assisted by Johan Larsson and Kyle Okposo.
  4:14 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  4:31 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  4:32 Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 4:33  
Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net 4:54  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 5:08  
  6:03 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kyle Palmieri.
  6:05 Jason Pominville wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Brian Boyle blocks shot from Johan Larsson. 7:25  
  8:17 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  8:26 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  8:48 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 8:54  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:47  
Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. 9:58  
  9:59 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri.
  10:03 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  10:13 Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net
  10:41 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:42 Casey Mittelstadt scores. Assisted by Zach Bogosian and Rasmus Dahlin.
  10:42 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 10:56  
Blake Pietila hits Jake McCabe. 10:59  
  11:34 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 11:35  
  11:50 Giveaway by C.J. Smith.
  12:17 Johan Larsson hits Steven Santini.
  12:30 Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net
  12:40 Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 12:53  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:09  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:15  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:31  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 13:33  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:07  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:28  
  14:29 Jeff Skinner penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brett Seney.
  14:29 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  14:54 Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
  15:30 Jake McCabe hits Kyle Palmieri.
  15:46 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
  15:53 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri.
  16:00 Jake McCabe scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues and Vladimir Sobotka.
  16:00 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  16:20 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nico Hischier.
  16:26 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  16:50 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Drew Stafford.
  17:05 Casey Mittelstadt hits Nico Hischier.
Drew Stafford wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 17:14  
  17:25 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  17:26 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brett Seney.
  17:33 Lawrence Pilut shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  17:39 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  17:45 Lawrence Pilut scores. Assisted by Conor Sheary and Rasmus Ristolainen.
Brett Seney wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 17:45  
Brett Seney wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 17:56  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 18:05  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 18:22  
Blake Pietila hits Jake McCabe. 19:18  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 19:25  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:26  
  19:49 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
  19:51 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  19:52 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
3
New Jersey   Buffalo
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:00  
Andy Greene hits Marco Scandella. 0:46  
  1:14 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  1:16 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 1:57  
Stefan Noesen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 2:10  
  2:21 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Blake Pietila.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 2:21  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Jason Pominville. 2:43  
  3:18 Lawrence Pilut shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 3:28  
  3:36 Casey Mittelstadt penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 3:36  
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 3:51  
  4:10 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Brian Boyle.
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 4:14  
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 4:43  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 5:02  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:10  
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 5:31  
Takeaway by Brett Seney. 5:54  
Blake Pietila shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:56  
  5:58 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brett Seney.
  6:06 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:39  
Drew Stafford shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:06  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 7:07  
Shot by Drew Stafford misses the net 7:27  
  7:47 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  8:15 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Travis Zajac.
  9:25 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Shot by Blake Pietila misses the net 9:34  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 10:05  
  10:28 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:46 Marco Scandella hits Kyle Palmieri.
  11:05 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 11:06  
Blake Coleman hits Lawrence Pilut. 11:14  
  11:18 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Travis Zajac.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 11:25  
Blake Coleman hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 11:28  
Pavel Zacha hits Rasmus Dahlin. 12:35  
  12:49 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
Stefan Noesen hits Evan Rodrigues. 13:00  
  13:02 Evan Rodrigues hits Stefan Noesen.
  13:05 Evan Rodrigues penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Stefan Noesen.
Stefan Noesen penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues. Served by Jesper Bratt. 13:05  
  13:05 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 13:43  
  14:02 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 14:26  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:37  
  14:50 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  14:51 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  16:22 Giveaway by Tage Thompson.
  17:16 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 17:23  
  17:34 Lawrence Pilut penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). Drawn by Miles Wood.
Miles Wood penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). Drawn by Lawrence Pilut. 17:34  
  17:34 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:42  
  17:43 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  17:57 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 18:06  
  18:23 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
  18:35 Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brian Boyle.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 18:35  
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 18:41  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 19:00  
  19:07 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Will Butcher blocks shot from Johan Larsson. 19:16