Overview
- Columbus won 5–3 in Newark with goals from Denton Mateychuk, Sean Monahan (two), Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood.
- New Jersey’s scorers were Nico Hischier, Ondrej Palat and Timo Meier.
- Dmitriy Voronkov fought Brenden Dillon early in the second period, then fought Stefan Noesen after serving his first penalty.
- Both altercations resulted in five-minute majors for fighting for the players involved.
- The victory snapped Columbus’ four-game losing streak, and New Jersey recorded its second loss in five games.