Devils 3-1 Sabres (5 Oct, 2024) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Sabres

0-2-0

	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	1	0	1
NJ	0	1	2	3

TIME	PLAY	BUF	NJ
0:00		Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00		Nico Hischier faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	0
0:13		Giveaway by Bowen Byram	0	0
0:21		Giveaway by Tomas Tatar	0	0
0:38		Giveaway by Tomas Tatar	0	0
1:15		Jiri Kulich hit Timo Meier	0	0
1:17		Dougie Hamilton hit Henri Jokiharju	0	0
1:23		Off-side	0	0
1:23		Erik Haula faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	0	0
1:39		Giveaway by Seamus Casey	0	0
1:40		Giveaway by Connor Clifton	0	0
1:42		Giveaway by Erik Haula	0	0
1:45		Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Simon Nemec	0	0
1:57		Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
2:24		Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Nathan Bastian	0	0
2:26		Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Sam Lafferty	0	0
2:32		Henri Jokiharju hit Nathan Bastian	0	0
2:35		Curtis Lazar Poke saved by Devon Levi	0	0
2:51		Icing	0	0
2:51		Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nico Hischier	0	0
2:58		Nico Hischier shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju	0	0
3:47		Jack Hughes Backhand saved by Devon Levi	0	0
3:48		Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
3:48		Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Hughes	0	0
3:54		Icing	0	0
3:54		Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Hughes	0	0
4:01		Connor Clifton hit Jesper Bratt	0	0
4:23		Jesper Bratt Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
5:02		Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
5:05		Goalie Stopped	0	0
5:05		Nico Hischier faceoff won against Sam Lafferty	0	0
5:15		Kurtis MacDermid hit Mattias Samuelsson	0	0
5:42		Sam Lafferty Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
5:44		Goalie Stopped	0	0
5:44		Nico Hischier faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	0
5:51		Giveaway by Nico Hischier	0	0
6:02		Brenden Dillon Interference against JJ Peterka served by Timo Meier	0	0
6:02		Brenden Dillon Fighting against Alex Tuch	0	0
6:02		Alex Tuch Fighting against Brenden Dillon	0	0
6:02		Injury - Player	0	0
6:02		Video Review	0	0
6:02		TV Timeout	0	0
6:02		Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	0
6:13		Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler	0	0
6:15		Puck in Netting	0	0
6:15		Nico Hischier faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	0
6:33		Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Off Crossbar	0	0
7:02		Jack Quinn shot blocked by Simon Nemec	0	0
7:28		Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Hit Right Post	0	0
8:22		Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Right	0	0
8:30		Connor Clifton Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
8:41		Connor Clifton hit Paul Cotter	0	0
8:52		Beck Malenstyn hit Seamus Casey	0	0
9:02		Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Nico Hischier	0	0
9:17		Mattias Samuelsson hit Dawson Mercer	0	0
9:26		Giveaway by Jack Quinn	0	0
9:34		Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Left	0	0
9:41		Bowen Byram hit Erik Haula	0	0
10:06		Jordan Greenway Slap Shot Wide Right	0	0
10:25		Jiri Kulich Hooking against Timo Meier	0	0
10:25		TV Timeout	0	0
10:25		Nico Hischier faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	0	0
10:34		Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
10:37		Goalie Stopped	0	0
10:37		Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nico Hischier	0	0
10:59		Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
11:18		Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
11:26		Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
11:29		Goalie Stopped	0	0
11:29		Erik Haula faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	0
11:35		Seamus Casey shot blocked by Dylan Cozens	0	0
11:44		Tomas Tatar hit Connor Clifton	0	0
12:35		Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
12:37		Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
12:39		Paul Cotter Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
12:43		Curtis Lazar shot blocked by Tage Thompson	0	0
13:01		Takeaway by Jiri Kulich	0	0
13:14		Jonas Siegenthaler hit Jason Zucker	0	0
13:38		Timo Meier Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
13:45		Giveaway by Sam Lafferty	0	0
13:50		Giveaway by Jesper Bratt	0	0
14:01		Dylan Cozens hit Dougie Hamilton	0	0
14:07		Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
14:52		Jordan Greenway hit Nico Hischier	0	0
14:53		Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Bowen Byram	0	0
15:05		Giveaway by Jake Allen	0	0
15:06		Tage Thompson shot blocked by Nico Hischier	0	0
15:10		Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
15:13		Rasmus Dahlin hit Paul Cotter	0	0
16:06		Jason Zucker shot blocked by Seamus Casey	0	0
16:23		Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	0	0
16:38		Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Simon Nemec	0	0
16:42		Giveaway by Seamus Casey	0	0
16:43		Giveaway by Seamus Casey	0	0
16:54		Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Right	0	0
17:10		Icing	0	0
17:10		Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nico Hischier	0	0
17:16		Puck in Benches	0	0
17:16		Nico Hischier faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	0
17:24		Alex Tuch Backhand Hit Left Post	0	0
17:43		Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Brenden Dillon	0	0
17:48		Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton	0	0
18:01		Takeaway by Dawson Mercer	0	0
18:20		Icing	0	0
18:20		Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Hughes	0	0
18:26		Dylan Cozens hit Jesper Bratt	0	0
18:38		Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler	0	0
18:41		Jesper Bratt hit Rasmus Dahlin	0	0
18:44		Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic	0	0
18:56		Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
19:16		Beck Malenstyn hit Dougie Hamilton	0	0
19:21		Brenden Dillon Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
19:28		Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson	0	0
19:28		Stefan Noesen Tip-In saved by Devon Levi	0	0
19:30		Goalie Stopped	0	0
19:30		Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nico Hischier	0	0
19:41		Giveaway by Dawson Mercer	0	0
19:44		Takeaway by Dawson Mercer	0	0
20:00		End of 1st Period	0	0

Jesper Bratt sets up Timo Meier's goal

0:33

Paul Cotter lights lamp for 2nd straight game

0:37

Seamus Casey scores his first NHL goal for the Devils

0:43

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-0

Devils
4
Sabres
1

Game 1

4/10

Sabres
1
Devils
3

Game 2

5/10

Devils
Sabres

Game 3

2/2

O2 Arena (Prague)

3:00 PM, 5 October 2024

Prague, Czechia

Attendance: 16,722

Referees:
Chris Lee
Ghislain Hebert

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	6	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	1	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Boston	8	9	3	19
Ottawa	8	9	1	17
Detroit	7	9	2	16
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	4	0	28
Washington	13	4	1	27
New Jersey	12	7	2	26
NY Rangers	12	4	1	25
NY Islanders	7	7	5	19
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18
Columbus	7	9	2	16

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