Devils 5-4 Sabres (28 Oct, 2023) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

3-5-0, 1-2-0 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	1	1	4
NJ	2	1	2	5

New Jersey Devils

4-2-1, 2-2-1 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
D. Cozens C
Z. Girgensons LW
J. Greenway LW
T. Jost C
P. Krebs C
C. Mittelstadt C
K. Okposo RW
V. Olofsson LW
J. Peterka RW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
C. Clifton D
R. Dahlin D
E. Johnson D
H. Jokiharju D
O. Power D
M. Samuelsson D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:07	1:46	0:00	14:21	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	11:11	0:00	2:23	8:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	15:49	0:00	4:26	11:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:53	0:17	1:06	10:30	3	2	60.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	10:36	1:22	0:00	9:14	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:32	1:04	0:17	15:11	9	10	47.4
0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	22	11:57	0:01	1:47	10:09	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:49	1:57	0:00	7:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:45	1:44	0:00	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:09	2:35	0:00	15:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	22:19	2:36	4:27	15:16	3	11	21.4
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:06	2:16	2:00	13:50	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	20	0	0	0	5	4:28	0:00	1:11	3:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	3	5	0	0	2	0	0	31	26:39	2:51	0:38	23:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	16:04	0:00	5:33	10:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:15	0:13	1:21	18:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	34	24:18	1:18	1:52	21:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	3	0	1	30	23:56	0:00	5:51	18:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
U. Luukkonen G
E. Comrie G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	11	6	1	0	0	28:08	2
18	2	16	.889	9	7	0	0	0	29:46	0

New Jersey Devils


forwards
N. Bastian RW
J. Bratt LW
E. Haula LW
N. Hischier C
A. Holtz RW
J. Hughes C
C. Lazar C
M. McLeod C
T. Meier RW
D. Mercer C
O. Palat LW
T. Toffoli RW
defensemen
K. Bahl D
D. Hamilton D
L. Hughes D
J. Marino D
J. Siegenthaler D
B. Smith D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	9:01	0:32	0:48	7:41	0	1	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	21:01	6:11	0:43	14:07	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	16:03	1:31	2:00	12:32	9	3	75.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	11:11	1:45	0:58	8:28	4	6	40.0
1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:40	0:52	0:00	9:48	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	22:05	6:13	0:00	15:52	10	6	62.5
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	21	12:50	0:15	0:12	12:23	3	3	50.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:40	0:00	1:10	12:30	6	2	75.0
0	1	-2	5	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	17:11	5:08	0:00	12:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	26	18:19	1:56	1:56	14:27	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	3	17	0	0	2	20	12:07	0:54	0:12	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	16:22	6:21	0:00	10:01	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:04	0:00	1:37	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	20:15	2:01	0:23	17:51	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	22:33	6:31	0:00	16:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:41	0:42	2:21	17:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	25	18:52	0:13	2:23	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	21	14:05	0:00	1:17	12:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
V. Vanecek G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	4	23	.852	20	2	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	2	1	1	4
	Devils	2	1	2	5

1st Period		BUF	NJ
6:11	JJ Peterka (3) Assists: Henri Jokiharju (4), Owen Power (4)	1	0
7:41	Alexander Holtz (2) Assists: Luke Hughes (2), Michael McLeod (1)	1	1
15:42	Tage Thompson (4) Assists: Alex Tuch (3), Jordan Greenway (3)	2	1
16:11	Jesper Bratt (4) Unassisted	2	2

2nd Period			BUF	NJ
13:47		Erik Haula (3) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	2	3
17:32		Rasmus Dahlin (1) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2), Jeff Skinner (2)	3	3

3rd Period		BUF	NJ
2:09	Jack Hughes (5) (Power Play) Assists: Luke Hughes (3), Timo Meier (5)	3	4
12:35	Dylan Cozens (3) Assists: Kyle Okposo (3)	4	4
14:17	Erik Haula (4) Assists: Kevin Bahl (1), John Marino (4)	4	5

0:45

Erik Haula scores goal for Devils

0:45

Dylan Cozens scores goal for Sabres

0:43

Jack Hughes scores power-play goal vs. Sabres

0:45

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 1-0

Sabres
4
Devils
5

Game 1

28/10

Sabres
2
Devils
7

Game 2

26/11

Devils
2
Sabres
5

Game 3

29/3

Prudential Center

12:00 AM, 28 October 2023

Newark, NJ

Attendance: 16,514

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Caleb Apperson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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