New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 7–2 on Saturday, October 5, 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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
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 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
15 |
12 |
9 |
36 |
Three stars
- J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
- V. Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- S. Reinhart, 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 |
02:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Victor Olofsson (1) |
Jack Eichel (1), Rasmus Dahlin (1) |
Power play |
NJD 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
17:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (1) |
Jeff Skinner (1) |
Power play |
NJD 0, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
00:37 |
New Jersey Devils |
Kyle Palmieri (1) |
Taylor Hall (2), Nico Hischier (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
02:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (1) |
Rasmus Dahlin (2), Zemgus Girgensons (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
08:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (1) |
Marcus Johansson (1), Marco Scandella (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
13:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Victor Olofsson (2) |
Jack Eichel (2), Rasmus Dahlin (3) |
Power play |
NJD 1, BUF 5 |
| 3rd |
00:58 |
New Jersey Devils |
Travis Zajac (1) |
Blake Coleman (1), Damon Severson (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, BUF 5 |
| 3rd |
03:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart (1) |
Jake McCabe (1), Rasmus Ristolainen (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, BUF 6 |
| 3rd |
16:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart (2) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NJD 2, BUF 7 |
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 |
20 |
36 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
3 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
20 |
16 |
| Hits |
11 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/49 (51%) |
24/49 (49%) |
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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:52 |
| Number 17 W. Simmonds |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:35 |
| Number 19 T. Zajac |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
17:55 |
| Number 20 B. Coleman |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:46 |
| Number 21 K. Palmieri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 37 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
15:05 |
| Number 44 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:27 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:23 |
| Number 90 J. Boqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
12:16 |
| Number 97 N. Gusev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 6 A. Greene |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:30 |
| Number 8 W. Butcher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 25 M. Mueller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:48 |
| Number 28 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:27 |
| Number 45 S. Vatanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 76 P. Subban |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Blackwood |
36 |
29 |
7 |
.806 |
59:46 |
Loss |
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 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
50% |
19:47 |
| Number 13 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:11 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:05 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:16 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:38 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
11:46 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 68 V. Olofsson |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:37 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:25 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:27 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
20 |
18 |
2 |
.900 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:35 |
New Jersey Devils |
Will Butcher |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
17:04 |
New Jersey Devils |
Blake Coleman |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Colin Miller |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:14 |
New Jersey Devils |
Blake Coleman |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jake McCabe |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:26 |
New Jersey Devils |
Wayne Simmonds |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:26 |
New Jersey Devils |
Wayne Simmonds |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:26 |
New Jersey Devils |
P.K. Subban |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
14:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
12:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Sheary |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- John Hynes
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ralph Krueger
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Tom Chmielewski
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Scott Driscoll
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Connor Carrick, John Hayden, Kevin Rooney
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- John Gilmour, Evan Rodrigues
Other NHL games on Oct 5
Other NHL games on Saturday, October 5, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
6
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 New York Rangers
4
 at Ottawa Senators
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
3
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at St. Louis Blues
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Detroit Red Wings
5
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Boston Bruins
1
 at Arizona Coyotes
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Vancouver Canucks
0
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 Los Angeles Kings
5
 at Edmonton Oilers
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
 San Jose Sharks
1
 at Anaheim Ducks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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