Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils

Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	39-31-12
at New Jersey Devils	2	46-29-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	5	9	7	3	0	24
New Jersey Devils	11	5	10	4	0	30

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:23	New Jersey Devils	Andy Greene (2)	Patrik Elias (15), Mike Mottau (9)	Power play	BUF 0, NJD 1
3rd	18:13	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (10)	Clarke MacArthur (2), Jochen Hecht (11)	Even strength	BUF 1, NJD 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Saved
1	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Goal
2	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta	Goal
3	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Saved
3	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias	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 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	42.9%	15:55
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	28.6%	17:58
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	14:57
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:20
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		16:12
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	60%	17:50
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		21:29
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		07:32
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		17:39
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		18:02
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	43.8%	22:38
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		06:45
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		10:57
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		23:56
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		28:55
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		23:59
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:22
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		27:06

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	30	29	1	.967	64:55	OT loss

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		19:14
Number 10 R. Pelley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	07:51
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	58.8%	17:00
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		21:00
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:22
Number 16 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		18:07
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	06:47
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:05
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	70%	19:25
Number 22 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		06:26
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:24
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	50%	22:08
Number 2 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		19:03
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		20:50
Number 6 A. Greene	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1		21:12
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		24:41
Number 27 M. Mottau	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0		23:17
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		21:08

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	24	23	1	.958	65:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:49	New Jersey Devils	Mike Mottau	Hooking	2
1st	14:50	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2
2nd	13:27	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Boarding	2
3rd	15:21	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Interference goalkeeper	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New Jersey Devils head coach: Brent Sutter
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jean Morin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
New Jersey Devils scratches: Jay Pandolfo, Karel Rachunek, Noah Clarke, Olli Malmivaara, Sheldon Brookbank, Cam Janssen, Barry Tallackson, Niclas Bergfors

Every Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 28, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 12, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 6, 2008

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Nashville Predators 7 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Jan 8, 2008