New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Monday, October 9, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
8 |
14 |
9 |
31 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
11 |
8 |
25 |
Three stars
- J. Bratt, New Jersey Devils (2 goals, 1 assist)
- M. Johansson, New Jersey Devils (2 goals, 1 assist)
- E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:28 |
New Jersey Devils |
Stefan Noesen (1) |
Brian Gibbons (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
18:56 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brian Gibbons (1) |
Nico Hischier (1), Marcus Johansson (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
05:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane (3) |
Rasmus Ristolainen (2) |
Power play |
NJD 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
05:23 |
New Jersey Devils |
Jesper Bratt (2) |
Adam Henrique (1), Mirco Mueller (1) |
Shorthanded |
NJD 3, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
07:49 |
New Jersey Devils |
Marcus Johansson (1) |
Taylor Hall (2) |
Even strength |
NJD 4, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
12:19 |
New Jersey Devils |
Jesper Bratt (3) |
Taylor Hall (3), Andy Greene (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 5, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
18:56 |
New Jersey Devils |
Marcus Johansson (2) |
Jesper Bratt (2) |
Even strength |
NJD 6, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
17:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane (4) |
Jason Pominville (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 6, BUF 2 |
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 |
31 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
13 |
| Hits |
10 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/55 (50.9%) |
27/55 (49.1%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 10 J. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:58 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
14:15 |
| Number 14 A. Henrique |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
18:19 |
| Number 23 S. Noesen |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 37 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:17 |
| Number 39 B. Gibbons |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 40 B. Coleman |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
14:57 |
| Number 44 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:57 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:17 |
| Number 2 J. Moore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:26 |
| Number 6 A. Greene |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 8 W. Butcher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:16 |
| Number 16 S. Santini |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 25 M. Mueller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:54 |
| Number 28 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 C. Schneider |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.920 |
60:00 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
42.9% |
17:51 |
| Number 10 J. Josefson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:20 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
19:58 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:55 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:30 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 25 S. Griffith |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:47 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:06 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:00 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
18:50 |
| Number 5 M. Tennyson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:58 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:37 |
| Number 82 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 93 V. Antipin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Johnson |
22 |
16 |
6 |
.727 |
40:00 |
Loss |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
9 |
9 |
0 |
1.000 |
20:00 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:33 |
New Jersey Devils |
Bench |
Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:02 |
New Jersey Devils |
Steven Santini |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:07 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nathan Beaulieu |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
12:07 |
New Jersey Devils |
Miles Wood |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
14:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Ben Lovejoy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:39 |
New Jersey Devils |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- John Hynes
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Tom Chmielewski, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, Devin Berg
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Drew Stafford, Dalton Prout, Kyle Palmieri
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Josh Gorges, Zach Bogosian, Jordan Nolan
Other NHL games on Oct 9
Other NHL games on Monday, October 9, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Boston Bruins
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins, Mon, Oct 9, 2017
|
 St. Louis Blues
3
 at New York Islanders
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Mon, Oct 9, 2017
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Oct 9, 2017
|
 Washington Capitals
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Oct 9, 2017
|
 Winnipeg Jets
5
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Oct 9, 2017
|
 Calgary Flames
2
 at Anaheim Ducks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Oct 9, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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