New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 in a shootout on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2007-2008 record
New Jersey Devils 2 46-29-7
at Buffalo Sabres 3 39-31-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
New Jersey Devils 4 6 15 1 0 26
Buffalo Sabres 10 6 5 1 0 22

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:30 Buffalo Sabres Michael Ryan (4) Henrik Tallinder (8), Adam Mair (3) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 1
2nd 08:04 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (14) Daniel Paille (14), Jochen Hecht (18) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 2
2nd 15:25 New Jersey Devils Karel Rachunek (3) Brian Gionta (22), John Madden (16) Even strength NJD 1, BUF 2
3rd 06:16 New Jersey Devils Mike Mottau (3) John Madden (17), Jay Pandolfo (6) Even strength NJD 2, BUF 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Goal
1 New Jersey Devils Zach Parise Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Goal
2 New Jersey Devils Brian Gionta Saved

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Stat New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 26 22
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 30 22
Blocked shots 9 15
Giveaways 5 9
Takeaways 5 2
Faceoffs won 20/45 (44.4%) 25/45 (55.6%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:01
Number 10 R. Pelley C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 50% 08:55
Number 11 J. Madden C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 2 0 35.7% 19:07
Number 14 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 17:19
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 19:49
Number 16 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 100% 19:04
Number 17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 07:58
Number 18 S. Brylin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 09:23
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 60% 16:51
Number 20 J. Pandolfo L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 16:16
Number 23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 +2 2 3 4 1 15:09
Number 26 P. Elias C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20% 19:08
Number 2 V. Vishnevski D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 18:16
Number 5 C. White D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 21:25
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24:23
Number 27 M. Mottau D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 23:35
Number 28 K. Rachunek D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 19:26
Number 29 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 22:55
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Brodeur 22 20 2 .909 65:00 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 55.6% 18:49
Number 12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 15:24
Number 20 D. Paille L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 16:01
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 17:59
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 66.7% 10:41
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 0 16:13
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 83.3% 15:15
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 0 1 20:20
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 5 0 09:30
Number 37 M. Ryan C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 12:10
Number 41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:31
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 35.7% 21:13
Number 4 N. Pratt D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 13:25
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:47
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 22:45
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 3 25:01
Number 45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 15:52
Number 51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 3 28:04
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 26 24 2 .923 65:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:09 New Jersey Devils Mike Rupp Roughing 2
1st 14:03 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Roughing 2
2nd 13:21 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Interference 2
3rd 07:10 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Hooking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Brent Sutter
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Mike Leggo, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen
Don Henderson, Jonny Murray
New Jersey Devils scratches
Arron Asham, Noah Clarke, Olli Malmivaara, Sheldon Brookbank, Cam Janssen, Barry Tallackson, Niclas Bergfors, Andy Greene
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

2007-2008 season series

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