New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 5–1 on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
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 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
21 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
15 |
7 |
33 |
Three stars
- C. Smith, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- L. Pilut, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:28 |
New Jersey Devils |
Blake Coleman (13) |
Miles Wood (9), Travis Zajac (14) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
01:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (29) |
Tage Thompson (4) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
04:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
C.J. Smith (1) |
Johan Larsson (3), Kyle Okposo (11) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
10:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Mittelstadt (6) |
Zach Bogosian (7), Rasmus Dahlin (17) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
16:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jake McCabe (3) |
Evan Rodrigues (10), Vladimir Sobotka (4) |
Shorthanded |
NJD 1, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
17:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Lawrence Pilut (1) |
Conor Sheary (9), Rasmus Ristolainen (22) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 5 |
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 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
14 |
20 |
| Hits |
11 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/63 (46%) |
34/63 (54%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
62.5% |
14:59 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
35.7% |
17:28 |
| Number 18 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:49 |
| Number 19 T. Zajac |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.4% |
20:51 |
| Number 20 B. Coleman |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
50% |
17:02 |
| Number 21 K. Palmieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 23 S. Noesen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
11:03 |
| Number 37 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
42.9% |
16:11 |
| Number 43 B. Seney |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
10:39 |
| Number 44 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 56 B. Pietila |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
12:47 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 6 A. Greene |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 8 W. Butcher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:26 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
17:20 |
| Number 16 S. Santini |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 28 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 45 S. Vatanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
20:32 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 K. Kinkaid |
33 |
28 |
5 |
.848 |
59:51 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
15:25 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
13:55 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45% |
18:07 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:32 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
11:25 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 49 C. Smith |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
62.5% |
16:25 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:41 |
| Number 4 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:57 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:54 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 24 L. Pilut |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
20:59 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
21 |
20 |
1 |
.952 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:29 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Mittelstadt |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evan Rodrigues |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:05 |
New Jersey Devils |
Stefan Noesen |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:05 |
New Jersey Devils |
Stefan Noesen |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:34 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Lawrence Pilut |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:34 |
New Jersey Devils |
Miles Wood |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
18:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- John Hynes
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Ghislain Hebert
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Mirco Mueller, Mackenzie Blackwood, Egor Yakovlev
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Hunwick, Nathan Beaulieu, Remi Elie
Other NHL games on Jan 8
Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 8, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
0
 at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
4
 at New York Islanders
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
0
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Dallas Stars
3
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Vegas Golden Knights
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
 Edmonton Oilers
2
 at San Jose Sharks
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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