The Columbus Blue Jackets (#CBJ) faced the New Jersey Devils (#NJDevils) in their fourth and final meeting of the season. The game started with #CBJ leading 1-0 after a goal by Cole Sillinger. However, the #NJDevils turned the game around in the second period, scoring four goals to take a 4-1 lead. Despite #CBJ's efforts, they couldn't recover, and the game ended with a 4-1 victory for #NJDevils. Vitek Vanecek played a crucial role in the win for #NJDevils. Cole Sillinger scored both goals for #CBJ, but it wasn't enough to secure the win.
Tyler Toffoli. #NJDevils cut the Stars lead to 6-2. 1 min left.
Toffoli scores. 6-2 Stars. #NJDevils
Toffoli penalty. #NJDevils going to the PK with 5:07 to go and down 5 goals
Toffoli to the box. #NJDevils back to the PK. Yeesh.
#NJDevils are on the board. Jesper Bratt breaks the shutout with 6:45 left in the game. Stars leading 6-1.
Bastian to the box. #NJDevils to the PK.
Hintz again. It is 4-0 Dallas after two periods.
End 2: 4-0 Stars. Shots: 30-23 Stars. #NJDevils
End of two. #NJDevils trail the Stars 4-0. 1: ✖️Pavelski (Benn, Robertson) PPG 2:✖️ Hintz (Suter) SHG 2: ✖️Duchene (Seguin) 2: ✖️Hintz Shots 30-23, DAL
Hintz with fantastic shorthanded goal. It is 2-0 Stars in New Jersey.
Wow. Roope Hintz SHG. #NJDevils trail 2-0.
End of one. #NJDevils trail the Stars 1-0. ✖️ Pavelski (Benn, Robertson) PPG Shots 14-all
Only change tonight for #NJDevils is Nico Daws going into the net. Other than that, same lineup for third straight game. https://t.co/qHJDXTmZPS
Nico Daws leads #NJDevils to the ice for warmups. He'll be your starter tonight.
Nico Daws leads the #NJDevils onto the ice for warmups. He’s your starter tonight against the Stars. Vitek Vanecek back up.
Hischier with well deserved high praise of Vitek Vanecek: Big props for him First shot on net, we get scored on. But it’s a great shot (…) he sticks with it, doesn’t let himself get beat a second time the whole game and he made some huge saves… 1/2 #NJDevils
The Athletic: Cole Sillinger stays hot, but Blue Jackets fall apart in second period, lose 4-1 to #NJDevils in Nationwide. https://t.co/aVyvj6Fa0I
Alexander Holtz, Nico Hischier and Nathan Bastian scored 6:03 apart during New Jersey's four-goal second period, and the #Devils beat the Blue Jackets on Friday night to snap a two-game skid. https://t.co/mMHVmQHgwN
A rested Vitek Vanecek helps propel the #NJDevils to a 4-1 victory over the #CBJ Three takeaway's inside⤵️ https://t.co/NFmyA0Lahu
#NJDevils beats Columbus. They’re 23-17-3 this season.
That does it … #NJDevils down #CBJ 4-1 to take season series with 3-1-0 record.
The #NJDevils win 4-1. Vitek Vanecek made 1.76 saves above expected. Discuss, laugh, have fun, be nice to each other⤵️ https://t.co/zIygX4ipPa
#CBJ fall 4-1 to #NJDevils. #CBJ won't play again in Nationwide Arena until Feb. 10.
#NJDevils call game!!! Big second period secures the win in Columbus!
#NJDevils win the offside challenge. Back to a 4-1 lead. https://t.co/1JygyqjYKK
#CBJ finally get that second goal, but with only 2:19 remaining. Sillinger gets his second of the night, and his eighth goal in 13 games, with a redirection of a Provorov shot. And now #NJDevils are challenging, arguing that the #CBJ were offside.
🚨 #CBJ goal (maybe): Cole Sillinger A second for Cole as he tips Ivan Provorov's shot past Vanecek. But the Devils are challenging for offsides.
Columbus scores. 4-2 #NJDevils
4-2 ... Sillinger's ninth and second of the game. #CBJ #NJDevils
Another sellout crowd gets this performance from the #CBJ ... and it started with Sillinger's goal. Jackets' failures to build momentum off goals just crushes them along with too many defensive lapses. Down 4-1 to #NJDevils and they're about to fall to 3-10-3 vs Metro teams
When it's not your night. #CBJ just had the Devils stuck in their zone for more than a minute, but Vanecek with a couple sprawling saves and one post hit. Still a 4-1 NJ lead.
Vanecek with an excellent stop on Kirill Marchenko as he picked up a rebound from Dmitri Voronkov at the net front. #CBJ
Texier going off for high-sticking just 46 seconds into the third, #CBJ down 4-1 to #NJDevils and now shorthanded.
In an interesting turn of events, the #NJDevils have outscored the Blue Jackets 4-0 in the second despite being out-chanced by #CBJ 8-4 thus far.
In an interesting turn of events, the #NJDevils have outscored the Blue Jackets 4-0 in the second despite being out-chanced #CBJ 8-4 thus far.
Nico*** makes it 3-1, then Nate Bastian makes it 4-1. #NJDevils rolling the Jackets so far. https://t.co/2Gk1B1M2VB
Hischier gives the Devils a 3-1 lead over #CBJ as he scores with 6:29 left in the second period.
3-1 #NJDevils ... Elvis beaten glove side high, top right corner. Hischier with the wrister through traffic, from between the circles. #CBJ
Nico Hischier gives the Devils a 3-1 lead with 6:29 left in the second. Jake Bean's shot got blocked, sending the Devils the other way. Gudbranson's clear gets knocked down, and Hischier collects and scores from long range.
Fantilli off the left pipe ... second post of the game for him. It remains 2-1 #NJDevils with 7+ left 2nd after another failed #CBJ PP.
#CBJ to the power play at 10:39 of the second. #NJDevils Bahl guilty of tripping Jenner.
#NJDevils take a 2-1 lead at 8:40 of the second. Holtz in the right circle, found by Foote. Fires into a yawning cage.
New Jersey goal by Holtz 8:40 into the second period to give the Devils a 2-1 lead over #CBJ.
2-1 #NJDevils ... Holtz gets behind the #CBJ defense uncovered and taps home a cross-ice feed toward the open net for an easy goal nearing the mid-point of the 2nd.
And just like that, Alexander Holtz gives the #NJDevils the 2-1 lead.
Devils take their first lead of the night, 2-1, with 11:20 left in the second. Alexander Holtz gets loose at the back door and scores off a great diagonal feed.
Vanecek denies Cole Sillinger at the doorstep and somehow stops his second try on the rebound. Cole nearly batted his own rebound in. All after #CBJ caused a turnover on a Devils zone exit. That top line makes things happen.
Holtz likes that move. He gains the zone with puck possession, drives one side of the goaltender's crease, then quickly spins in attempt to find the trailer. #NJDevils
#NJDevils now getting a power play at 1:23 of the second period. Roslovic boxed for tripping
Roslovic will be going off for tripping Bahl here. #CBJ to the PK just 1:23 into the 2nd. Terrible start to the second period for the home side.
Devils goal by Marino 28 seconds into the second period to tie the game at one. #CBJ
Marino bides his time, finds his space and fires the shot through the slot. #NJDevils tie the game early at 1.
John Marino knots things at 1 just 28 seconds into the second period. Devils were the better team at the end of the first and now they've tied it.
JOHNNY MARINO! #NJDevils tie the game!
#CBJ up 1-0 after a period thanks to the Cole Sillinger goal. Jackets had two power plays and couldn't add to the lead, but they also killed two Devils PPs. Jackets started brightly but the Devils carried the end of the period.
Peeke whistled for holding while battling in front of the #CBJ net ... #NJDevils get a late PP with 2:22 left 1st, trailing Jackets 1-0.
Toffoli off for tripping with 6:26 left 1st, giving #CBJ their second PP of the game. Jackets lead #NJDevils 1-0 here in Cbus.
Incredible second save there by Merzlikins to deny what looked to be a sure goal for #NJDevils off the rebound. #CBJ
Roslovic gifted an awful turnover by #NJDevils in the NJ zone but Vanacek stopped his wrist shot with ease. That's a tough one for the #CBJ not to get a second goal and 2-0 lead from 8:56 into the game.
#CBJ with a one-timer from the left circle off a Chinakhov pass. That's his eighth of the season. He's been on quite a roll lately. 1-0 #CBJ at 4:21 of the first.
GOAL JACKETS! Beautiful backhand pass by Chinakhov to Sillinger! 1-0 #CBJ
#CBJ strike first as Sillinger scores his 8th goal of the season 4:21 into the first period. Assists to Chinakhov and Gaudreau.
1-0 #CBJ and it's that No. 4 guy again ... Sillinger snaps home a low shot paast Vanacek just 4:21 into the game for his eighth goal of the season. Assists to Chinakhov and Gaudreau.
🚨 #CBJ goal: Cole Sillinger Man, we're just starting to see that shot really pop. He takes a sweet drop feed from Yegor Chinakhov and immediately rips one past Vanecek to give the Jackets an early lead. 1-0 just 4:21 in
Quick start here for #NJDevils who open with a good chance 2on1 (Hischier and Toffoli). Devils made the assertion off the faceoff to take early possession.
Underway in Columbus. #NJDevils #CBJ
🥅 Vitek Vanecek leads the #NJDevils onto the ice as your starter tonight in Columbus. Nico Daws backs up.
#CBJ and #NJDevils meet for the fourth and final time this season. #CBJ are 1-1-1 so far. Devils looked like they were starting to soar earlier this month, but they've dropped four of their last five (1-3-1) since Jack Hughes went down with an upper-body injury.