New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 29, 2024, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 5–2 on Friday, March 29, 2024 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
New Jersey Devils	2	38-39-5
at Buffalo Sabres	5	39-37-6

Friday Night Face-off: Hughes Leads Devils Against Tuch's Rising Sabres

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

NJ Devils (5th, 36-33-4) face Buffalo Sabres (6th, 34-34-5) Fri. at 7 PM. NJ won last game 7-2 with Jack Hughes scoring twice.
Tage Thompson Leads Buffalo Sabres to 5-2 Win Against Devils with Four-Goal Performance

Fri, Mar 29, 2024

Tage Thompson's 4 goals, including a late go-ahead and a hat trick, led the Sabres to a 5-2 victory over the Devils, hurting New Jersey's playoff hopes.

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	2	0	0	2
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	3	5

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	11	12	7	30
Buffalo Sabres	8	11	17	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:00	New Jersey Devils	Max Willman (3)	Luke Hughes (32), Chris Tierney (8)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 0
1st	10:31	New Jersey Devils	Jesper Bratt (24)	Nico Hischier (35), Timo Meier (22)	Even strength	NJD 2, BUF 0
2nd	00:28	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (23)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 2, BUF 1
2nd	17:29	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (24)	Alex Tuch (31)	Even strength	NJD 2, BUF 2
3rd	15:26	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (25)	Rasmus Dahlin (36), Alex Tuch (32)	Even strength	NJD 2, BUF 3
3rd	19:22	Buffalo Sabres	JJ Peterka (26)	Dylan Cozens (27), Owen Power (23)	Even strength, Empty net	NJD 2, BUF 4
3rd	19:54	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (26)	Henri Jokiharju (13)	Even strength, Empty net	NJD 2, BUF 5

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Holtz	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	17:46
Number 11 C. Tierney	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	50%	07:48
Number 13 N. Hischier	C	0	1	1	-3	1	0	0	71.4%	19:24
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0		13:32
Number 28 T. Meier	R	0	1	1	-3	0	1	0		19:43
Number 42 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	50%	09:15
Number 46 M. Willman	C	1	0	1	+1	1	0	2		06:27
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	4	2	2	81.3%	22:09
Number 63 J. Bratt	L	1	0	1	-2	5	1	0		18:13
Number 86 J. Hughes	C	0	0	0	-3	5	0	0		25:31
Number 91 D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:10
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	13:18
Number 2 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	1		17:30
Number 6 J. Marino	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1		17:35
Number 17 S. Nemec	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		23:17
Number 43 L. Hughes	D	0	1	1	-2	4	1	0		21:33
Number 57 N. DeSimone	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:45
Number 88 K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0		18:41

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Allen	34	31	3	.912	58:23	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		18:44
Number 12 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	3	2	50%	18:19
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	60%	08:49
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	57.1%	11:00
Number 22 J. Quinn	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		17:06
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	3	0	30.8%	19:35
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1		07:07
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:52
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:04
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	4	0	4	+3	0	6	5	1	28.6%	16:07
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	1	0	1	+3	0	5	1	0		16:48
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	2	2	+2	2	2	1	1	33.3%	20:06
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	2	0		18:21
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	2		18:28
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	2		28:51
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	5	1		27:01
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3		15:50
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		11:52

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 27 D. Levi	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:04	Buffalo Sabres	Bowen Byram	Slashing	2
1st	16:38	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	Tripping	2
2nd	14:41	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Cozens	Slashing	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Travis Green
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Bryan Pancich
New Jersey Devils scratches: Kurtis MacDermid, Jonas Siegenthaler, Nolan Foote, Santeri Hatakka, Brian Halonen
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Eric Comrie, Kale Clague, Eric Robinson, Lukas Rousek

Every New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Oct 27, 2023
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New Jersey Devils 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 25, 2023
New Jersey Devils 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 29, 2024