New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 4–3 on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
New Jersey Devils	3	49-24-9
at Buffalo Sabres	4	53-22-7

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	1	2	3
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	9	11	11	31
Buffalo Sabres	6	9	8	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:55	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (18)	Jason Pominville (31), Dmitri Kalinin (20)	Even strength	NJD 0, BUF 1
2nd	06:42	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (13)	Patrik Elias (46), Brian Rafalski (43)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 1
3rd	07:25	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (3)	Adam Mair (9), Teppo Numminen (25)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 2
3rd	11:47	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (19)	Daniel Brière (59), Dmitri Kalinin (21)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 3
3rd	13:49	New Jersey Devils	Paul Martin (3)	Zach Parise (28), Travis Zajac (24)	Even strength	NJD 2, BUF 3
3rd	15:52	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (15)	Dainius Zubrus (35), Chris Drury (28)	Even strength	NJD 2, BUF 4
3rd	19:58	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise (31)	Travis Zajac (25), Scott Gomez (47)	Even strength	NJD 3, BUF 4

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

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	1	2	0	0	3	3	0		17:24
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		17:19
Number 12 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	07:14
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	0		17:37
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	05:07
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21.4%	20:15
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0	0	27.3%	16:01
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		19:21
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	1	2	+1	2	5	1	0	57.9%	20:02
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:50
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1		19:14
Number 27 D. Clarkson	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	0		16:01
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		21:25
Number 6 A. Greene	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		18:05
Number 7 P. Martin	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0		19:26
Number 21 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	4		20:37
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		21:08
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		17:22

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	23	19	4	.826	59:12	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	1	61.5%	20:11
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	2		16:52
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0		17:03
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0		06:51
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		16:07
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	100%	05:30
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	57.9%	18:20
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:01
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1		19:50
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	61.1%	18:31
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1	0		18:15
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:24
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0		13:57
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		26:01
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		18:01
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		15:27
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	2	2	-1	0	0	2	2		20:01
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		25:58

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	28	3	.903	59:38	Win

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	02:51	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Delaying game	2
2nd	06:26	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille	Roughing	2
2nd	06:26	New Jersey Devils	David Clarkson	High sticking	2
2nd	15:00	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez	Elbowing	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Thor Nelson
New Jersey Devils scratches: Richard Matvichuk, Dan Lacouture, John Madden, Brian Gionta, Jim Fahey, Tuomas Pihlman, Barry Tallackson, Alexander Brooks, Mark Fraser, Rod Pelley
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Toni Lydman, Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Paul Gaustad, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis

Every New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 12, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 3, 2007
New Jersey Devils 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 10, 2007
New Jersey Devils 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 28, 2007

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