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Match Report

Zacha scores 1:17 into OT in Devils 4-3 win win over Sabres

— Pavel Zacha converted Jesper Bratt’s drop pass to score 1:17 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils rallied from a pair of one-goal deficits to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

NJ BUF
6
Blocked Shots
14
14
Hits
14
1
Takeaways
7
40
Shots
32
1
Power Play Goals
2
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
25.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
31
43.6
Faceoff Win Percent
56.4
2
Giveaways
10
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 3 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Jesper Bratt LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nico Hischier C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jack Hughes C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

BUF

  • Carter Hutton G GA 4 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Riley Sheahan C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Kyle Okposo RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Cody Eakin C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

BUF leads series 3-2

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

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

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 1:17 4-3
    Pavel Zacha OT
  2. Missed 19:15 3-3
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  3. Missed 18:23 3-3
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  4. Goal 15:30 3-3
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  5. Penalty 14:14 3-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  6. Missed 12:24 3-2
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  7. Missed 11:37 3-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  8. Missed 9:43 3-2
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  9. Goal 6:45 3-2
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  10. Missed 6:06 2-2
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  11. Goal 4:25 2-2
    Miles Wood 3rd
  12. Missed 3:09 1-2
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  13. Penalty 2:58 1-2
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  14. Missed 0:43 1-2
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  15. Penalty 17:01 1-2
    Brandon Montour 2nd
  16. Missed 16:02 1-2
    Riley Sheahan 2nd
  17. Missed 15:09 1-2
    Jesper Bratt 2nd
  18. Penalty 11:51 1-2
    Colin Miller 2nd
  19. Penalty 9:20 1-2
    Nico Hischier 2nd
  20. Goal 8:03 1-2
    Casey Mittelstadt 2nd
  21. Penalty 6:11 1-1
    Dmitry Kulikov 2nd
  22. Goal 5:27 1-1
    Jesper Bratt 2nd
  23. Missed 2:27 0-1
    Pavel Zacha 2nd
  24. Missed 2:05 0-1
    Eric Staal 2nd
  25. Missed 1:04 0-1
    Matt Irwin 2nd
  26. Missed 0:59 0-1
    Dylan Cozens 2nd
  27. Penalty 16:17 0-1
    Damon Severson 1st
  28. Missed 13:23 0-1
    Sam Reinhart 1st
  29. Missed 12:18 0-1
    Michael McLeod 1st
  30. Missed 9:14 0-1
    Pavel Zacha 1st
  31. Missed 9:03 0-1
    Nico Hischier 1st
  32. Goal 6:28 0-1
    Riley Sheahan 1st
  33. Missed 6:21 0-0
    Henri Jokiharju 1st
  1. End of Game 5:00 4-3
    OT
  2. Period End 5:00 4-3
    OT
  3. Goal 1:17 4-3
    Pavel Zacha OT
  4. Takeaway 0:56 3-3
    Jack Hughes OT
  5. Takeaway 0:31 3-3
    Victor Olofsson OT
  6. Face Off 0:00 3-3
    Jack Hughes OT
  7. Period Start 0:00 3-3
    OT
  8. Period End 20:00 3-3
    3rd
  9. Missed 19:15 3-3
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  10. Face Off 19:06 3-3
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  11. Stoppage 19:06 3-3
    3rd
  12. Face Off 18:27 3-3
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  13. Stoppage 18:27 3-3
    3rd
  14. Missed 18:23 3-3
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  15. Giveaway 18:11 3-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  16. Shot 17:43 3-3
    Nathan Bastian 3rd
  17. Face Off 17:12 3-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  18. Stoppage 17:12 3-3
    3rd
  19. Hit 17:02 3-3
    Ty Smith 3rd
  20. Face Off 16:53 3-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  21. Stoppage 16:53 3-3
    3rd
  22. Hit 16:50 3-3
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  23. Face Off 16:19 3-3
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  24. Stoppage 16:19 3-3
    3rd
  25. Shot 16:18 3-3
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  26. Blocked 16:15 3-3
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  27. Face Off 15:47 3-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  28. Stoppage 15:47 3-3
    3rd
  29. Face Off 15:30 3-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  30. Goal 15:30 3-3
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  31. Face Off 15:14 3-2
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  32. Stoppage 15:14 3-2
    3rd
  33. Shot 15:13 3-2
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  34. Face Off 14:14 3-2
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  35. Stoppage 14:14 3-2
    3rd
  36. Penalty 14:14 3-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  37. Shot 14:07 3-2
    Henri Jokiharju 3rd
  38. Face Off 14:00 3-2
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  39. Stoppage 14:00 3-2
    3rd
  40. Shot 14:00 3-2
    Dylan Cozens 3rd

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