Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils

Thursday, March 30, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	52-24-6
at New Jersey Devils	3	46-27-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	1
New Jersey Devils	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	16	7	7	30
New Jersey Devils	8	7	13	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:51	New Jersey Devils	John Madden (14)	Grant Marshall (15), Paul Martin (29)	Even strength	BUF 0, NJD 1
3rd	09:28	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise (11)	Scott Gomez (41), David Hale (4)	Even strength	BUF 0, NJD 2
3rd	14:47	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (12)	Ales Kotalik (32), Dmitri Kalinin (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, NJD 2
3rd	15:52	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (41)	Scott Gomez (42)	Even strength	BUF 1, NJD 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	22.2%	16:44
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		14:40
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	16:55
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:55
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	52.9%	15:32
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	66.7%	13:22
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		10:25
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		12:15
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		16:55
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	50%	13:17
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		17:00
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0		17:41
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		19:37
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		14:42
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		21:00
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2		21:30
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		16:23
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		19:00

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	28	25	3	.893	59:50	Loss

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0		17:27
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:16
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	47.4%	16:40
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	1		17:26
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		17:37
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	37.5%	18:08
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:29
Number 22 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:15
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	2	2	+2	0	6	0	1	90%	16:11
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		07:41
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		16:12
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1		14:34
Number 2 D. Hale	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0		11:19
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	1		23:38
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		23:52
Number 8 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		11:48
Number 21 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		22:07
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		24:22

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:24	New Jersey Devils	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	07:07	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Roughing	2
2nd	13:16	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Hooking	2
3rd	02:25	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	High sticking	2
3rd	16:17	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Boarding	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New Jersey Devils head coach: Lou Lamoriello
Referees: Rob Shick, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Jochen Hecht, Daniel Brière, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov, Richard Matvichuk, Dan Mcgillis, Darren Langdon, Krzysztof Oliwa, Jason Wiemer, Ari Ahonen, Tuomas Pihlman, Jason Ryznar, Barry Tallackson, Frank Doyle

Every Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Oct 28, 2005
New Jersey Devils 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 15, 2005
New Jersey Devils 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 30, 2006

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Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 30, 2006
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Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 30, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 30, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 30, 2006