National Hockey League

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New Jersey Devils 1
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Match Report

Sabres beat slumping Devils 4-1 as Ullmark makes 41 saves

— Victor Olofsson scored his sixth power-play goal, Linus Ullmark was magnificent in making 41 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the slumping New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

BUF NJ
13
Blocked Shots
10
18
Hits
20
5
Takeaways
6
37
Shots
42
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
29
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
4
Giveaways
10
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

BUF

  • Linus Ullmark G GA 1 · SA 42 · SOS 0
  • Victor Olofsson LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Sam Reinhart C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Dylan Cozens C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 3 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • Kyle Palmieri C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Nico Hischier C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Michael McLeod C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

Head to Head

BUF leads series 3-1

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. Goal 19:59 4-1
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  2. Missed 19:42 3-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  3. Goal 19:32 3-1
    Nikita Gusev 3rd
  4. Penalty 17:10 3-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  5. Missed 12:20 3-0
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  6. Missed 11:47 3-0
    Ty Smith 3rd
  7. Missed 10:58 3-0
    Nikita Gusev 3rd
  8. Missed 7:25 3-0
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  9. Goal 6:50 3-0
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  10. Goal 5:16 2-0
    Rasmus Asplund 3rd
  11. Missed 17:21 1-0
    Taylor Hall 2nd
  12. Missed 14:04 1-0
    Dylan Cozens 2nd
  13. Goal 10:20 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 2nd
  14. Missed 8:42 0-0
    Jack Eichel 2nd
  15. Penalty 8:27 0-0
    Sami Vatanen 2nd
  16. Missed 8:19 0-0
    Michael McLeod 2nd
  17. Penalty 5:45 0-0
    Jacob Bryson 2nd
  18. Missed 5:27 0-0
    Jack Eichel 2nd
  19. Missed 4:10 0-0
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  20. Missed 3:50 0-0
    Victor Olofsson 2nd
  21. Missed 3:40 0-0
    Jack Eichel 2nd
  22. Missed 3:28 0-0
    Jack Eichel 2nd
  23. Penalty 3:17 0-0
    Michael McLeod 2nd
  24. Missed 2:55 0-0
    Miles Wood 2nd
  25. Missed 0:45 0-0
    Eric Staal 2nd
  26. Missed 17:30 0-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  27. Missed 17:21 0-0
    Jacob Bryson 1st
  28. Missed 16:01 0-0
    Pavel Zacha 1st
  29. Missed 12:04 0-0
    Colin Miller 1st
  30. Missed 5:11 0-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  31. Missed 2:59 0-0
    Jesper Bratt 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 4-1
    3rd
  3. Goal 19:59 4-1
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  4. Giveaway 19:53 3-1
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  5. Blocked 19:52 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  6. Missed 19:42 3-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  7. Face Off 19:32 3-1
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  8. Goal 19:32 3-1
    Nikita Gusev 3rd
  9. Shot 19:32 3-0
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  10. Shot 19:16 3-0
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  11. Shot 18:54 3-0
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  12. Face Off 18:25 3-0
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  13. Stoppage 18:25 3-0
    3rd
  14. Blocked 18:25 3-0
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  15. Hit 17:49 3-0
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  16. Giveaway 17:34 3-0
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  17. Shot 17:30 3-0
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  18. Shot 17:21 3-0
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  19. Face Off 17:10 3-0
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  20. Stoppage 17:10 3-0
    3rd
  21. Penalty 17:10 3-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  22. Face Off 16:36 3-0
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  23. Stoppage 16:36 3-0
    3rd
  24. Face Off 16:16 3-0
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  25. Stoppage 16:16 3-0
    3rd
  26. Shot 16:15 3-0
    Eric Staal 3rd
  27. Face Off 15:44 3-0
    Eric Staal 3rd
  28. Stoppage 15:44 3-0
    3rd
  29. Blocked 15:44 3-0
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  30. Shot 15:09 3-0
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  31. Shot 15:01 3-0
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  32. Giveaway 14:14 3-0
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  33. Hit 14:05 3-0
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  34. Face Off 13:48 3-0
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  35. Stoppage 13:48 3-0
    3rd
  36. Shot 13:48 3-0
    Sami Vatanen 3rd
  37. Blocked 13:33 3-0
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  38. Face Off 13:22 3-0
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  39. Stoppage 13:22 3-0
    3rd
  40. Shot 13:22 3-0
    Brandon Montour 3rd

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