Ottawa 4, New Jersey 1
First Period
1. New Jersey, Hischier 9 (Bratt, Severson) 11:48 (pp).
2. Ottawa, Paul 9 (Brown, Formenton) 16:51.
Penalties — Zaitsev Ott (boarding) 11:39.
Second Period
3. Ottawa, Holden 3 (Sanford, Kastelic) 7:54.
4. Ottawa, Gaudette 4 (Chabot, Tierney) 8:03.
Penalties — None.
Third Period
5. Ottawa, Brown 6 (Paul, Zub) 11:58.
Penalties — None.
Shots on goal by
| New Jersey | 10 | 13 | 10 | _ | 33 |
| Ottawa | 6 | 6 | 12 | _ | 24 |
Goal — New Jersey: Daws (L, 1-1-0). Ottawa: Murray (W, 5-6-2).
Power plays (goals-chances) — New Jersey: 1-1; Ottawa: 0-0.
Referees — Kevin Pollock, Corey Syvret. Linesmen — Brad Kovachik, Jonathan Deschamps.
Attendance — 500 at Ottawa.
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