Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils

Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Friday, October 28, 2005 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 52-24-6
at New Jersey Devils 3 46-27-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 4 16 27
New Jersey Devils 12 9 6 27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 16:42 New Jersey Devils Erik Rasmussen (1) Grant Marshall (2), Alexander Mogilny (5) Even strength BUF 0, NJD 1
3rd 03:51 New Jersey Devils Scott Gomez (2) Sergei Brylin (3) Even strength BUF 0, NJD 2
3rd 12:15 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière (8) Dmitri Kalinin (4) Power play BUF 1, NJD 2
3rd 13:42 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury (1) Mike Grier (2), Teppo Numminen (6) Even strength BUF 2, NJD 2
3rd 14:37 New Jersey Devils Sergei Brylin (6) Brian Rafalski (6), Paul Martin (5) Power play BUF 2, NJD 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Stat Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 27 27
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 12
Hits 4 16
Blocked shots 18 6
Giveaways 17 13
Takeaways 4 10
Faceoffs won 28/53 (52.8%) 25/53 (47.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:43
Number 17 J. Dumont R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 14:43
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27.3% 15:54
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 07:39
Number 23 C. Drury C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 58.8% 19:29
Number 24 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 13:46
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:30
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:57
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 12:05
Number 48 D. Brière C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 61.5% 15:25
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 100% 15:17
Number 61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 100% 17:38
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 15:37
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 0 19:52
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 21:29
Number 27 T. Numminen D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:47
Number 45 D. Kalinin D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:05
Number 74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 17:06
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 27 24 3 .889 59:01 Loss

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 57.1% 13:10
Number 10 E. Rasmussen C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 40% 09:10
Number 11 J. Madden C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 52.4% 19:17
Number 14 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 14:55
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 17:15
Number 18 S. Brylin L 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:43
Number 20 J. Pandolfo L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:39
Number 21 P. Rheaume C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 60% 08:43
Number 22 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:01
Number 23 S. Gomez C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 35.7% 15:52
Number 29 G. Marshall R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 08:49
Number 89 A. Mogilny R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:04
Number 2 V. Malakhov D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 1 0 18:41
Number 6 D. Mcgillis D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 0 0 14:37
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:26
Number 8 S. Brown D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18:12
Number 24 R. Matvichuk D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 19:39
Number 28 B. Rafalski D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 25:38
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 S. Clemmensen 27 25 2 .926 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:47 New Jersey Devils Richard Matvichuk Hooking 2
1st 16:37 New Jersey Devils Vladimir Malakhov Boarding 2
2nd 02:31 New Jersey Devils Sean Brown Holding 2
2nd 07:55 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont Holding the stick 2
2nd 08:18 Buffalo Sabres Jay McKee High sticking 2
2nd 11:06 New Jersey Devils Dan Mcgillis Holding the stick 2
3rd 11:57 New Jersey Devils Richard Matvichuk Tripping 2
3rd 13:59 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 20:00 New Jersey Devils Jamie Langenbrunner High sticking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
New Jersey Devils head coach
Larry Robinson
Referees
Mike Leggo, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Steve Miller
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Brian Campbell, Andrew Peters, Jiri Novotny, Derek Roy, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
New Jersey Devils scratches
Martin Brodeur, Darren Langdon, Krzysztof Oliwa, Patrik Elias, Colin White, David Hale, Tuomas Pihlman, Jason Ryznar, Cam Janssen, Barry Tallackson

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