New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2: final score and stats
New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets, New Jersey Devils 3 to Columbus Blue Jackets 2, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Columbus Blue Jackets vs New Jersey Devils.
NHLWednesday, December 31, 2025
DateDec 31, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueNationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
TVESPN+
Attendance17,163
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New Jersey DevilsColumbus Blue Jackets
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
21-17-2Record17-16-6
2nd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding8th in Metropolitan Division
5-4Road record / home record6-4
LWWWWLast 5LLWWL
L1StreakL2
Team stats
New Jersey DevilsColumbus Blue Jackets
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New Jersey Devils
Anthony Mantha RW · Neck
Injured ReserveSeamus Casey D · Knee
Injured ReserveJohnathan Kovacevic D · Undisclosed
Day-To-DayColumbus Blue Jackets
Box score
New Jersey Devils Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Bratt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 0:04 | 1:19 | 16:18 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 15:48 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:54 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Luke Glendening | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 9:26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:07 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | 0:04 | 2:20 | 17:15 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:26 | 0:04 | 0:05 | 19:17 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 0:17 | 14:34 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 14:13 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Noesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:53 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 6:49 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Palat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:19 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 13:40 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 15:44 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21:04 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 20:16 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Luke Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:27 | 0:04 | 2:41 | 18:42 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Pesce | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:18 | 0:00 | 3:39 | 21:39 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:58 | 0:00 | 2:27 | 20:31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton White | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:32 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 11:28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .943 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 59:41 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Aston-Reese | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:51 | 2:09 | 0:04 | 15:38 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fantilli | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:45 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 17:10 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gaunce | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 13:23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18:22 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 15:31 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:29 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 25:11 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 21:20 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Marchment | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:15 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 17:31 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Olivier | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 15:38 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:54 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 12:39 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 10:33 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Miles Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fabbro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 22:41 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:32 | 3:31 | 0:04 | 17:57 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dysin Mayo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Provorov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29:33 | 2:25 | 0:04 | 27:04 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Severson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:54 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 20:25 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .909 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 58:13 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
NJ leads series 2-1
Feb 3, 2026CBJ 3, NJ 0
Dec 31, 2025NJ 3, CBJ 2
Dec 1, 2025CBJ 5, NJ 3
Oct 13, 2025NJ 3, CBJ 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New Jersey Devils vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
New Jersey Devils won, 3-2, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
What was the final score of New Jersey Devils vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2.
Who were the top performers?
New Jersey Devils: Luke Hughes (1 goals). Columbus Blue Jackets: Charlie Coyle (1 goals).
Where is New Jersey Devils vs Columbus Blue Jackets played?
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.
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