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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Edmonton 5, Columbus 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 16, 2021
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Steve Kozari, Furman South
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 15022
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 0022
Edmonton 3115
Periods:
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1
Columbus   Edmonton
  0:00 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:08  
  0:27 Cody Ceci hits Alexandre Texier.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 0:55  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 1:04  
  1:12 Team penalty for Edmonton too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Zack Kassian.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Colton Sceviour. 1:12  
  1:25 Evan Bouchard blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand.
  1:45 Takeaway by Kailer Yamamoto.
Giveaway by Boone Jenner. 1:57  
  2:23 Giveaway by Evan Bouchard.
  2:28 Darnell Nurse blocks shot from Cole Sillinger.
  2:36 Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Jack Roslovic.
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 2:36  
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 2:45  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 2:45  
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic. 2:57  
  3:09 Darnell Nurse shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  3:37 Warren Foegele hits Justin Danforth.
Vladislav Gavrikov hits Jesse Puljujarvi. 3:48  
  4:32 Zack Kassian hits Vladislav Gavrikov.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 4:35  
  4:46 Giveaway by Tyson Barrie.
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 4:52  
Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist. 4:59  
  5:24 Zack Kassian hits Zach Werenski.
Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 5:54  
  6:11 Evan Bouchard shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Elvis Merzlikins penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kailer Yamamoto. Served by Max Domi. 6:19  
Jakub Voracek penalty for illegal equipment - 2 mins (Minor). 6:19  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 6:19  
  6:24 Shot by Connor McDavid misses the net
Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 7:07  
  7:07 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  7:24 Shot by Tyson Barrie misses the net
  7:24 Jesse Puljujarvi scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tyson Barrie and Leon Draisaitl.
Gustav Nyquist wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 7:24  
  7:55 Shot by Leon Draisaitl misses the net
  8:02 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:10 Jesse Puljujarvi scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid.
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 8:10  
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic. 8:57  
  9:11 Giveaway by Stuart Skinner.
  9:14 Kailer Yamamoto blocks shot from Boone Jenner.
  9:24 Kyle Turris blocks shot from Andrew Peeke.
Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand. 9:51  
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 10:13  
  10:19 Giveaway by Tyson Barrie.
  10:47 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  10:52 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Giveaway by Jake Bean. 11:03  
  11:07 Brendan Perlini shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  11:07 Derek Ryan scores. Assisted by Brendan Perlini.
  11:07 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
  11:44 Warren Foegele wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 11:55  
  12:00 Evan Bouchard shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:23 Evan Bouchard shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Colton Sceviour. 12:24  
  13:11 Shot by Kyle Turris misses the net
Andrew Peeke hits Derek Ryan. 13:37  
Jakub Voracek blocks shot from Duncan Keith. 13:43  
  13:53 Zack Kassian blocks shot from Jack Roslovic.
Andrew Peeke hits Derek Ryan. 14:00  
  14:03 Brendan Perlini shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 14:04  
Takeaway by Gavin Bayreuther. 14:24  
Sean Kuraly hits Leon Draisaitl. 14:33  
Sean Kuraly hits Darnell Nurse. 14:44  
Justin Danforth hits Kailer Yamamoto. 14:47  
  15:09 Giveaway by Duncan Keith.
  15:27 Duncan Keith blocks shot from Alexandre Texier.
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 15:28  
  15:30 Duncan Keith penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Boone Jenner.
  15:30 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 15:46  
Boone Jenner penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Bouchard. 15:46  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 15:46  
  16:43 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
Vladislav Gavrikov hits Cody Ceci. 16:54  
  17:05 Warren Foegele hits Max Domi.
  17:13 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Max Domi shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 17:24  
  17:57 Darnell Nurse shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  18:03 Evan Bouchard shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 18:12  
  18:34 Connor McDavid hits Gabriel Carlsson.
Takeaway by Alexandre Texier. 18:44  
Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net 18:56  
Giveaway by Gabriel Carlsson. 19:04  
  19:16 Brendan Perlini shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  19:29 Brendan Perlini hits Jake Bean.
Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net 19:36  
  19:43 Tyler Benson hits Gavin Bayreuther.
2
Columbus   Edmonton
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 0:00  
  0:21 Leon Draisaitl shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 0:41  
  0:42 Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:55  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 1:00  
  1:00 Shot by Jesse Puljujarvi misses the net
Giveaway by Gavin Bayreuther. 1:02  
  1:10 Shot by Darnell Nurse misses the net
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 1:27  
Andrew Peeke hits Connor McDavid. 1:38  
  1:50 Zack Kassian hits Andrew Peeke.
  1:59 William Lagesson blocks shot from Andrew Peeke.
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic. 2:10  
Giveaway by Max Domi. 2:25  
  2:30 Brendan Perlini shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:40 Duncan Keith blocks shot from Max Domi.
  2:42 Giveaway by Duncan Keith.
  2:51 Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 3:02  
  3:11 Giveaway by Tyler Benson.
Gavin Bayreuther hits Tyler Benson. 3:34  
Gustav Nyquist hits Cody Ceci. 3:38  
  4:06 Takeaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
  4:20 Darnell Nurse shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:26 Evan Bouchard penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alexandre Texier.
  4:26 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  4:44 Takeaway by Derek Ryan.
  5:11 Duncan Keith blocks shot from Jakub Voracek.
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 5:18  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 5:25  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 5:31  
Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net 5:33  
Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 5:37  
  5:41 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  6:28 Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Jake Bean.
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic. 6:34  
Takeaway by Gavin Bayreuther. 6:47  
  7:03 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth hits Connor McDavid. 7:07  
Giveaway by Gavin Bayreuther. 7:15  
  7:19 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 7:20  
Andrew Peeke hits Connor McDavid. 7:42  
Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net 8:14  
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Darnell Nurse. 8:23  
  9:25 Tyler Benson hits Gabriel Carlsson.
  9:41 Takeaway by Kyle Turris.
  9:43 Giveaway by Tyler Benson.
  10:15 Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
  10:26 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 10:26  
Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net 10:46  
  10:57 Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Jake Bean penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor McDavid. 10:57  
  10:57 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  11:14 Tyson Barrie blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
  11:19 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  11:19 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  11:49 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  11:52 Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Takeaway by Eric Robinson. 11:59  
  12:31 Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Vladislav Gavrikov hits Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 12:35  
  12:53 Giveaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
  13:07 Giveaway by Kyle Turris.
Takeaway by Gavin Bayreuther. 13:23  
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 13:32  
Jake Bean penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Warren Foegele. 13:46  
Eric Robinson wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 13:46  
  14:06 Tyson Barrie shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Vladislav Gavrikov hits Leon Draisaitl. 14:26  
Vladislav Gavrikov hits Jesse Puljujarvi. 15:09  
  15:17 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net 15:28  
Takeaway by Eric Robinson. 15:35  
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 15:41  
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 15:41  
  16:00 Derek Ryan hits Jakub Voracek.
  16:29 Derek Ryan hits Max Domi.
  16:30 Takeaway by Derek Ryan.
  16:40 Zack Kassian shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:41 Brendan Perlini scores. Assisted by Zack Kassian and Evan Bouchard.
  16:41 Colton Sceviour wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  16:49 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Gustav Nyquist hits Colton Sceviour. 17:10  
  17:16 Shot by Tyler Benson misses the net
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 17:34  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 17:42  
  17:47 Jesse Puljujarvi blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand.
  17:55 Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 18:26  
  18:28 Giveaway by Evan Bouchard.
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 18:41  
  18:53 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Gavin Bayreuther.
  18:55 Evan Bouchard blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Max Domi shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 18:57  
Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 18:59  
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 19:00  
Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 19:00  
Shot by Max Domi misses the net 19:05  
  19:06 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 19:50  
  19:52 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
3
Columbus   Edmonton
  0:00 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  0:25 Derek Ryan shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Alexandre Texier blocks shot from Cody Ceci. 0:29  
  0:41 Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 0:59  
Shot by Vladislav Gavrikov misses the net 1:08  
  1:09 Takeaway by Connor McDavid.
Giveaway by Joonas Korpisalo. 1:21  
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Tyson Barrie. 1:33  
  1:45 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  1:51 William Lagesson shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  1:55 Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Vladislav Gavrikov hits Warren Foegele. 2:07  
Gavin Bayreuther shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 2:36  
  2:36 Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Zach Werenski hits Leon Draisaitl. 3:04  
  3:18 Leon Draisaitl shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Kyle Turris. 4:06  
  4:17 Shot by Kyle Turris misses the net
Gavin Bayreuther shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 4:35  
  4:35 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  4:46 Derek Ryan shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  5:05 Giveaway by Zack Kassian.
  5:48 Shot by Evan Bouchard misses the net
Vladislav Gavrikov hits Warren Foegele. 5:49  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 6:10  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 6:10  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 6:22  
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 6:27  
Gustav Nyquist scores. Assisted by Cole Sillinger and Jake Bean. 6:28  
  6:28 Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Giveaway by Joonas Korpisalo. 6:36  
  6:45 Connor McDavid blocks shot from Andrew Peeke.
Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand. 6:49  
  6:49 Darnell Nurse blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand.
  6:52 Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
  7:00 Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  7:03 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  7:15 Brendan Perlini shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  7:35 Brendan Perlini shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl. 8:29  
  9:07 Evan Bouchard shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  9:14 Takeaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
  9:28 Shot by Darnell Nurse misses the net
  9:42 Shot by Jesse Puljujarvi misses the net
Jake Bean hits Jesse Puljujarvi. 10:08  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 10:11  
  10:11 Warren Foegele shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  10:24 Evan Bouchard hits Eric Robinson.
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid. 10:29  
  11:17 Zack Kassian hits Andrew Peeke.
  11:37 Brendan Perlini hits Jake Bean.
  12:12 Giveaway by Zack Kassian.
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 12:36  
Takeaway by Boone Jenner. 12:40  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 13:06  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 13:25  
Sean Kuraly hits Colton Sceviour. 13:31  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 13:44  
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly. 13:52  
  13:54 Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Jake Bean.
  14:13 Cody Ceci hits Jack Roslovic.
  14:23 Shot by Jesse Puljujarvi misses the net
  14:39 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Gavin Bayreuther hits Connor McDavid. 14:43  
  14:55 Giveaway by Evan Bouchard.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 14:59  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 14:59  
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 15:03  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Colton Sceviour. 15:03  
Shot by Jake Bean misses the net 15:30  
Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net 16:13  
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly. 16:17  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 16:35  
Justin Danforth scores. Assisted by Zach Werenski and Sean Kuraly. 16:36  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Warren Foegele. 16:36  
  16:48 Darnell Nurse blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand.
  16:59 Evan Bouchard blocks shot from Jakub Voracek.
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 17:02  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 17:06  
  17:06 Warren Foegele scores. Assisted by Jesse Puljujarvi and Connor McDavid.
  17:20 Evan Bouchard blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist.
  17:27 Darnell Nurse blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist.
Gabriel Carlsson shoots Saved by Stuart Skinner. 17:37  
  18:03 Colton Sceviour wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
  18:10 Kyle Turris shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Kyle Turris. 18:11  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Colton Sceviour. 18:11  
  18:18 Colton Sceviour wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Jake Bean hits Colton Sceviour. 18:25  
  18:43 Cody Ceci hits Sean Kuraly.
  18:53 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Jake Bean.
  19:00 Kyle Turris shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  19:54 Zack Kassian shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.