New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 7–1 on Monday, December 2, 2019 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
New Jersey Devils 1 28-29-12
at Buffalo Sabres 7 30-31-8

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 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 5 2 0 7

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 6 21 18 45
Buffalo Sabres 15 8 9 32

Three stars

  1. J. Larsson, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)
  2. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. C. Sheary, 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 02:46 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (17) Rasmus Ristolainen (9) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 1
1st 04:59 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (11) Johan Larsson (3) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 2
1st 06:57 Buffalo Sabres Conor Sheary (4) Jeff Skinner (6), Johan Larsson (4) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 3
1st 16:41 Buffalo Sabres Conor Sheary (5) Johan Larsson (5), Jake McCabe (5) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 4
1st 19:02 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Asplund (1) Casey Mittelstadt (5) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 5
2nd 04:40 Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson (11) Brandon Montour (5), Jack Eichel (20) Even strength NJD 0, BUF 6
2nd 08:10 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier (4) Sami Vatanen (6), Nikita Gusev (7) Power play NJD 1, BUF 6
2nd 12:08 Buffalo Sabres Henri Jokiharju (3) Victor Olofsson (11), Jack Eichel (21) Power play NJD 1, 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 45 32
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 22 9
Blocked shots 4 12
Giveaways 7 11
Takeaways 3 1
Faceoffs won 26/55 (47.3%) 29/55 (52.7%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 0 0 100% 16:57
Number 13 N. Hischier C 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 50% 16:52
Number 16 K. Rooney C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 25% 14:37
Number 17 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 50% 19:06
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 50% 12:08
Number 20 B. Coleman L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 0 0 33.3% 10:39
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 15:45
Number 37 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 0 0 60% 14:10
Number 44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:48
Number 63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0 0 14:28
Number 90 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:58
Number 97 N. Gusev L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 14:18
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -4 0 0 1 0 0 18:48
Number 7 M. Tennyson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 17:16
Number 8 W. Butcher D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 21:24
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 19:22
Number 45 S. Vatanen D 0 1 1 -3 0 5 3 0 0 20:10
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 0 19:20
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Blackwood 17 15 2 .882 39:52
Number 70 L. Domingue 15 10 5 .667 20:00 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 1 2 3 +3 0 5 0 0 0 64.3% 16:18
Number 13 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 19:52
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 3 3 +2 0 2 0 0 0 36.4% 14:34
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:34
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 50% 12:19
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 16:30
Number 43 C. Sheary L 2 0 2 +3 0 2 1 0 0 14:09
Number 53 J. Skinner L 1 1 2 +3 0 7 1 0 0 13:46
Number 68 V. Olofsson L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 14:12
Number 74 R. Asplund C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 14:23
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 52.6% 19:58
Number 4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 18:57
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 17:21
Number 10 H. Jokiharju D 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0 1 1 16:42
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 3 0 18:30
Number 33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 0 1 0 15:35
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 3 1 0 17:16
Number 62 B. Montour D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 2 0 14:25
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 45 44 1 .978 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:44 New Jersey Devils Blake Coleman Tripping 2
1st 12:02 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Slashing 2
2nd 03:22 New Jersey Devils P.K. Subban Roughing 2
2nd 03:22 Buffalo Sabres Colin Miller Roughing 2
2nd 06:31 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Tripping 2
2nd 11:06 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri Tripping 2
3rd 06:14 Buffalo Sabres Brandon Montour Tripping 2
3rd 17:01 Buffalo Sabres Henri Jokiharju Hooking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ralph Krueger
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Libor Suchanek
New Jersey Devils scratches
John Hayden, Mirco Mueller, Jack Hughes
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Curtis Lazar, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Evan Rodrigues

2019-2020 season series

Every New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 5, 2019
New Jersey Devils 1 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 2, 2019

Other NHL games on Dec 2

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