New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New Jersey Devils	5	51-27-4
at Buffalo Sabres	3	41-32-9

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	2	1	2	5
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	17	6	7	30
Buffalo Sabres	9	11	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:36	New Jersey Devils	Travis Zajac (8)	Mike Mottau (6), Jamie Langenbrunner (14)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 0
1st	06:58	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (7)	Clarke MacArthur (7), Derek Roy (17)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 1
1st	11:44	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise (18)	Jamie Langenbrunner (15), Patrik Elias (18)	Power play	NJD 2, BUF 1
2nd	10:52	New Jersey Devils	Bryce Salvador (2)	Patrik Elias (19), Brian Gionta (19)	Even strength	NJD 3, BUF 1
2nd	11:10	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta (2)	Daniel Paille (7), Jaroslav Spacek (15)	Even strength	NJD 3, BUF 2
3rd	06:04	New Jersey Devils	David Clarkson (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 4, BUF 2
3rd	09:31	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rolston (2)	David Clarkson (5)	Even strength	NJD 5, BUF 2
3rd	09:43	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (3)	Jason Pominville (15), Jochen Hecht (8)	Even strength	NJD 5, BUF 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	44.4%	17:15
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	2	1		18:02
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	61.5%	12:26
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		13:41
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:59
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:34
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	0	0	62.5%	10:17
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	1	0		09:01
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0	25%	19:16
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		13:58
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		10:25
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:37
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	3	2	0		18:54
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		26:25
Number 24 B. Salvador	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		16:13
Number 27 M. Mottau	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		19:23
Number 28 J. Leach	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:46
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:27

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Clemmensen	26	23	3	.885	60:00	Win

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	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	76.9%	21:02
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	100%	14:06
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		10:37
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		17:14
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	33.3%	14:26
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:42
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	54.5%	13:41
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0		18:40
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0		09:41
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	100%	16:43
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	56.3%	15:15
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		11:06
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3		22:46
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		23:50
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	2		19:19
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1		16:40
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		09:18
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		24:26

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	30	25	5	.833	58:30	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:29	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Holding	2
1st	09:46	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Cross checking	2
1st	10:36	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
1st	17:34	New Jersey Devils	Mike Rupp	Interference	2
3rd	02:26	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Holding	2
3rd	03:19	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Tripping	2
3rd	10:53	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Slashing	2
3rd	19:39	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Interference	2
3rd	19:57	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:57	New Jersey Devils	Paul Martin	Cross checking	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Brent Sutter
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Mike Leggo, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Thor Nelson
New Jersey Devils scratches: Martin Brodeur, Sheldon Brookbank, Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Niclas Bergfors, Patrick Davis, Andy Greene, Matt Halischuk, Anssi Salmela
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber

Every New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Nov 3, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
New Jersey Devils 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 17, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 4, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Dec 17, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 17, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Dec 17, 2008
New York Rangers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Dec 17, 2008