National Hockey League

FINAL
Buffalo Sabres 2
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New Jersey Devils 3
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Match Report

Devils end long home skid, hand Sabres 12th straight defeat

— Miles Wood scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play early in the third period and the New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Tuesday night in a matchup of skidding teams.

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Team Stats

BUF NJ
8
Blocked Shots
6
25
Hits
19
5
Takeaways
7
35
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
36
Faceoffs Won
23
61.0
Faceoff Win Percent
39.0
7
Giveaways
9
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

BUF

  • Jonas Johansson G GA 3 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Kyle Okposo RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Curtis Lazar C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Eric Staal C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 2 · SA 35 · SOS 0
  • Kyle Palmieri C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Travis Zajac C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 3-3

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 12:00 2-3
    Miles Wood 3rd
  2. Missed 9:21 2-3
    Sami Vatanen 3rd
  3. Missed 8:38 2-3
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  4. Penalty 6:33 2-3
    Brandon Davidson 3rd
  5. Goal 4:52 2-3
    Miles Wood 3rd
  6. Penalty 3:37 2-2
    Colin Miller 3rd
  7. Missed 3:32 2-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  8. Missed 1:39 2-2
    Eric Staal 3rd
  9. Missed 1:06 2-2
    Colin Miller 3rd
  10. Missed 0:34 2-2
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  11. Penalty 11:05 2-2
    Nathan Bastian 2nd
  12. Penalty 11:05 2-2
    Jeff Skinner 2nd
  13. Goal 10:39 2-2
    Sami Vatanen 2nd
  14. Missed 9:19 2-1
    P.K. Subban 2nd
  15. Goal 7:10 2-1
    Jeff Skinner 2nd
  16. Missed 6:19 1-1
    Jesper Bratt 2nd
  17. Goal 6:13 1-1
    Tobias Rieder 2nd
  18. Missed 6:04 0-1
    Cody Eakin 2nd
  19. Penalty 3:51 0-1
    Sami Vatanen 2nd
  20. Missed 2:30 0-1
    Damon Severson 2nd
  21. Missed 19:35 0-1
    Colin Miller 1st
  22. Penalty 18:15 0-1
    Dmitry Kulikov 1st
  23. Goal 17:40 0-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  24. Missed 17:31 0-0
    Janne Kuokkanen 1st
  25. Missed 17:12 0-0
    Sami Vatanen 1st
  26. Missed 14:50 0-0
    Pavel Zacha 1st
  27. Penalty 13:30 0-0
    Cody Eakin 1st
  28. Missed 11:42 0-0
    Tage Thompson 1st
  29. Missed 10:44 0-0
    Sam Reinhart 1st
  30. Missed 9:01 0-0
    Mikhail Maltsev 1st
  31. Missed 4:27 0-0
    Miles Wood 1st
  32. Missed 2:29 0-0
    Curtis Lazar 1st
  33. Missed 0:56 0-0
    Kyle Palmieri 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-3
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:27 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  4. Stoppage 19:27 2-3
    3rd
  5. Shot 19:25 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  6. Shot 19:25 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  7. Shot 18:47 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  8. Hit 18:28 2-3
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  9. Shot 18:18 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:09 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:09 2-3
    3rd
  12. Face Off 16:59 2-3
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  13. Stoppage 16:59 2-3
    3rd
  14. Shot 16:59 2-3
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  15. Hit 16:56 2-3
    Nathan Bastian 3rd
  16. Giveaway 16:42 2-3
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  17. Shot 16:11 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  18. Takeaway 15:54 2-3
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  19. Shot 15:29 2-3
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  20. Face Off 15:11 2-3
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  21. Stoppage 15:11 2-3
    3rd
  22. Blocked 15:07 2-3
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  23. Hit 14:43 2-3
    Colin Miller 3rd
  24. Shot 14:36 2-3
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  25. Blocked 13:46 2-3
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  26. Hit 13:45 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  27. Shot 13:33 2-3
    Ty Smith 3rd
  28. Hit 13:28 2-3
    Brandon Davidson 3rd
  29. Takeaway 13:10 2-3
    Brandon Davidson 3rd
  30. Hit 12:19 2-3
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  31. Face Off 12:03 2-3
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  32. Stoppage 12:03 2-3
    3rd
  33. Missed 12:00 2-3
    Miles Wood 3rd
  34. Takeaway 11:44 2-3
    Miles Wood 3rd
  35. Face Off 11:33 2-3
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  36. Stoppage 11:33 2-3
    3rd
  37. Shot 11:33 2-3
    Janne Kuokkanen 3rd
  38. Face Off 11:18 2-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  39. Stoppage 11:18 2-3
    3rd
  40. Blocked 11:18 2-3
    Henri Jokiharju 3rd

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