New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–0 on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New Jersey Devils 2 38-36-8
at Buffalo Sabres 0 35-36-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 9 8 4 21
Buffalo Sabres 6 7 12 25

Three stars

  1. C. Schneider, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
  2. J. Tlusty, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
  3. L. Stempniak, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 17:27 New Jersey Devils Lee Stempniak (8) Michael Cammalleri (20), Adam Henrique (11) Even strength NJD 1, BUF 0
3rd 04:12 New Jersey Devils Jiri Tlusty (2) Kyle Palmieri (11) Even strength NJD 2, BUF 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Stat New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 21 25
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 10 28
Blocked shots 18 10
Giveaways 2 6
Takeaways 4 1
Faceoffs won 24/54 (44.4%) 30/54 (55.6%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Tlusty L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 12:45
Number 11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25% 15:30
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 19:25
Number 14 A. Henrique C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 3 47.6% 18:35
Number 16 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 33.3% 13:01
Number 20 L. Stempniak R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 20:19
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 0 14:55
Number 22 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 09:59
Number 26 P. Elias C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:36
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 11:41
Number 51 S. Kalinin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 70% 13:18
Number 64 J. Blandisi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:40
Number 2 J. Moore D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 22:04
Number 5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 22:42
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 22:48
Number 7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:50
Number 8 D. Schlemko D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 16:08
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 17:44
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 C. Schneider 25 25 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 66.7% 22:37
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:51
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 25% 20:08
Number 17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:25
Number 19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 06:46
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 50% 15:49
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 18:55
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 16:11
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 14:00
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 05:36
Number 88 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 16:11
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 77.3% 21:11
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17:51
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:51
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 16:20
Number 46 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17:35
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 2 23:06
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 27:59
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 21 19 2 .905 57:38 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:16 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Slashing 2
2nd 06:40 New Jersey Devils Jordin Tootoo Slashing 2
2nd 09:07 New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique Hooking 2
3rd 08:52 New Jersey Devils Michael Cammalleri Roughing 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Rob Martell, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Matt MacPherson
New Jersey Devils scratches
Eric Gelinas, Brian O'Neill, Stefan Matteau
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Carlo Colaiacovo, Marcus Foligno

2015-2016 season series

Other NHL games on Dec 15

Sources and further reading

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