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New Jersey Devils 2
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Match Report

Sabres snap 4-game losing streak, end Devils 3-game run

— Sam Reinhart scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a four-game losing streak with a much-needed 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

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Team Stats

BUF NJ
18
Blocked Shots
3
19
Hits
13
3
Takeaways
8
29
Shots
27
1
Power Play Goals
1
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
100.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
21
57.1
Faceoff Win Percent
42.9
3
Giveaways
8
3
Total Penalties
1
6
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

BUF

  • Linus Ullmark G GA 2 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Kyle Okposo RW BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Eric Staal C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Cody Eakin C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 3 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Yegor Sharangovich C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nico Hischier C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 2

Head to Head

BUF leads series 2-1

Injuries

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:03 3-2
    Will Borgen 3rd
  2. Goal 16:44 3-2
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  3. Penalty 15:16 3-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  4. Missed 12:55 3-1
    Colin Miller 3rd
  5. Missed 11:29 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  6. Missed 8:17 3-1
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  7. Missed 1:18 3-1
    Miles Wood 3rd
  8. Goal 0:40 3-1
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  9. Missed 19:33 3-0
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  10. Missed 18:36 3-0
    Taylor Hall 2nd
  11. Goal 17:46 3-0
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  12. Penalty 17:16 2-0
    Dmitry Kulikov 2nd
  13. Missed 16:45 2-0
    Colin Miller 2nd
  14. Missed 14:42 2-0
    Cody Eakin 2nd
  15. Missed 14:09 2-0
    Brandon Montour 2nd
  16. Missed 10:43 2-0
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  17. Goal 8:07 2-0
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  18. Missed 4:07 1-0
    Travis Zajac 2nd
  19. Missed 2:17 1-0
    Dmitry Kulikov 2nd
  20. Missed 15:06 1-0
    Kyle Palmieri 1st
  21. Missed 14:47 1-0
    Jesper Bratt 1st
  22. Penalty 14:28 1-0
    Sam Reinhart 1st
  23. Missed 12:39 1-0
    Colin Miller 1st
  24. Missed 11:40 1-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  25. Missed 10:31 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 1st
  26. Missed 8:00 1-0
    Curtis Lazar 1st
  27. Penalty 7:36 1-0
    Cody Eakin 1st
  28. Goal 5:26 1-0
    Colin Miller 1st
  29. Missed 2:47 0-0
    Damon Severson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  3. Blocked 19:58 3-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  4. Shot 19:45 3-2
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  5. Missed 19:03 3-2
    Will Borgen 3rd
  6. Face Off 18:56 3-2
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:56 3-2
    3rd
  8. Hit 18:39 3-2
    Ty Smith 3rd
  9. Face Off 17:53 3-2
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  10. Stoppage 17:53 3-2
    3rd
  11. Hit 17:33 3-2
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  12. Face Off 16:44 3-2
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  13. Goal 16:44 3-2
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  14. Shot 16:40 3-1
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  15. Face Off 16:26 3-1
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  16. Stoppage 16:26 3-1
    3rd
  17. Stoppage 16:26 3-1
    3rd
  18. Shot 16:26 3-1
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  19. Blocked 15:25 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  20. Face Off 15:16 3-1
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  21. Penalty 15:16 3-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  22. Face Off 14:25 3-1
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  23. Stoppage 14:25 3-1
    3rd
  24. Shot 14:25 3-1
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  25. Face Off 14:10 3-1
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  26. Stoppage 14:10 3-1
    3rd
  27. Shot 14:09 3-1
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  28. Shot 13:34 3-1
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  29. Blocked 13:15 3-1
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  30. Missed 12:55 3-1
    Colin Miller 3rd
  31. Hit 12:47 3-1
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  32. Hit 12:13 3-1
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  33. Missed 11:29 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  34. Blocked 11:08 3-1
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  35. Shot 10:12 3-1
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  36. Face Off 10:06 3-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  37. Stoppage 10:06 3-1
    3rd
  38. Shot 10:06 3-1
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  39. Shot 9:37 3-1
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  40. Hit 9:18 3-1
    Matt Irwin 3rd

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