New Jersey 5, Vancouver 2
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Vancouver | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period_1, New Jersey, Hischier 5 (Hughes, Bratt), 4:36 (pp). 2, New Jersey, McLeod 1 (Wood, Bastian), 18:04.
Second Period_3, New Jersey, Mercer 4 (Sharangovich), 9:25 (sh). 4, New Jersey, Sharangovich 3 (Marino, Boqvist), 11:37. 5, Vancouver, Horvat 7 (Hughes, Miller), 16:23 (pp).
Third Period_6, Vancouver, Horvat 8 (Miller, Pettersson), 17:12 (pp). 7, New Jersey, Hughes 4 (Tatar), 18:58 (en).
Shots on Goal_New Jersey 7-16-14_37. Vancouver 10-9-4_23.
Power-play opportunities_New Jersey 1 of 1; Vancouver 2 of 5.
Goalies_New Jersey, Blackwood 4-2-0 (23 shots-21 saves). Vancouver, Demko 1-6-1 (36-32).
A_18,548 (18,910). T_2:24.
Referees_Steve Kozari, Chris Schlenker. Linesmen_Caleb Apperson, Michel Cormier.