Sabres 4-3 Devils (30 Dec, 2017) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

10-20-8, 5-10-6 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	0	2	1	1	4
NJ	1	2	0	0	3

New Jersey Devils

22-9-6, 12-5-3 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jacob JosefsonJ. Josefson#10
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Jordan NolanJ. Nolan#17
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Benoit PouliotB. Pouliot#67
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
defensemen
Nathan BeaulieuN. Beaulieu#82
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	18:04	2:37	0:00	15:27	6	5	54.5
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	19	13:20	0:00	0:28	12:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	12:24	0:00	0:05	12:19	5	7	41.7
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	0	24	19:38	0:28	0:00	19:10	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	17	11:42	0:00	0:29	11:13	4	0	100.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:25	0:00	0:00	10:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	26	22:37	3:17	0:28	18:52	12	7	63.2
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:03	3:17	0:00	16:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	13:15	0:35	0:00	12:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:09	0:00	0:24	11:45	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:34	3:17	0:00	15:17	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	13:09	0:35	0:00	12:34	9	3	75.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:49	0:56	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:41	0:26	0:00	21:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	12:30	0:00	0:00	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	1	1	2	6	0	1	26	22:04	0:26	0:00	21:38	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	32	25:52	2:58	0:57	21:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	31	23:11	0:28	0:57	21:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	3	35	.921	0	0	0	0	0	62:32	0

New Jersey Devils


forwards
Brian BoyleB. Boyle#11
Jesper BrattJ. Bratt#63
Blake ColemanB. Coleman#40
Brian GibbonsB. Gibbons#39
Taylor HallT. Hall#9
Nico HischierN. Hischier#13
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Stefan NoesenS. Noesen#23
Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri#21
Miles WoodM. Wood#44
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#37
Travis ZajacT. Zajac#19
defensemen
Will ButcherW. Butcher#8
Andy GreeneA. Greene#6
John MooreJ. Moore#2
Steven SantiniS. Santini#16
Damon SeversonD. Severson#28
Sami VatanenS. Vatanen#45

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	17	11:08	0:28	0:00	10:40	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	16:29	0:29	0:54	15:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	19	12:25	0:00	1:57	10:28	0	2	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	14:12	0:00	2:21	11:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:52	0:28	0:12	18:12	0	2	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	17:29	0:29	0:25	16:35	7	6	53.8
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:16	0:29	0:00	15:47	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	13:01	0:00	0:00	13:01	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	15:53	0:28	0:00	15:25	0	2	0.0
1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	12:30	0:29	0:00	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	14:16	0:00	0:00	14:16	4	10	28.6
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	26	18:16	0:28	1:55	15:53	5	8	38.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:56	0:28	0:00	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	31	21:08	0:00	2:58	18:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	31	23:03	0:00	0:54	22:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	27	21:38	0:00	2:33	19:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	17:40	0:00	0:22	17:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	8	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	31	23:15	0:29	0:57	21:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cory SchneiderC. Schneider#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	0	0	0	0	0	62:37	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	OT	T
	Sabres	0	2	1	1	4
	Devils	1	2	0	0	3

1st Period			BUF	NJ
13:35		Miles Wood (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Stefan Noesen (7), Pavel Zacha (8)	0	1

2nd Period		BUF	NJ
5:27	Jacob Josefson (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jordan Nolan (3)	1	1
8:34	Marcus Johansson (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Sami Vatanen (5), Nico Hischier (17)	1	2
14:55	John Moore (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brian Gibbons (9)	1	3
18:05	Jack Eichel (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake McCabe (8), Zemgus Girgensons (4)	2	3

3rd Period			BUF	NJ
11:04		Jack Eichel (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (11), Rasmus Ristolainen (10)	3	3

OT Summary			BUF	NJ
2:37		Rasmus Ristolainen (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (15)	4	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Devils
6
Sabres
2

Game 1

9/10

Sabres
4
Devils
3

Game 2

30/12

Devils
3
Sabres
1

Game 3

31/1

Prudential Center

12:00 AM, 30 December 2017

Newark, NJ

Attendance: 16,514

Referees:
Tom Kowal
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	22	11	2	46
Toronto	21	11	2	44
Boston	18	13	4	40
Tampa Bay	18	11	2	38
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	16	3	31
Detroit	13	16	4	30
Buffalo	11	19	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	23	8	2	48
New Jersey	22	11	3	47
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	16	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

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