Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
· Prudential Center, Newark · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on Friday, October 27, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| New Jersey Devils |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
12 |
11 |
4 |
27 |
| New Jersey Devils |
15 |
7 |
17 |
39 |
Three stars
- E. Haula, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
- J. Bratt, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
- M. McLeod, New Jersey Devils (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
JJ Peterka (3) |
Henri Jokiharju (4), Owen Power (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NJD 0 |
| 1st |
07:41 |
New Jersey Devils |
Alexander Holtz (2) |
Luke Hughes (2), Michael McLeod (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NJD 1 |
| 1st |
15:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (4) |
Alex Tuch (3), Jordan Greenway (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, NJD 1 |
| 1st |
16:11 |
New Jersey Devils |
Jesper Bratt (4) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 2, NJD 2 |
| 2nd |
13:47 |
New Jersey Devils |
Erik Haula (3) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
BUF 2, NJD 3 |
| 2nd |
17:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (1) |
Mattias Samuelsson (2), Jeff Skinner (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, NJD 3 |
| 3rd |
02:09 |
New Jersey Devils |
Jack Hughes (5) |
Luke Hughes (3), Timo Meier (5) |
Power play |
BUF 3, NJD 4 |
| 3rd |
12:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dylan Cozens (3) |
Kyle Okposo (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, NJD 4 |
| 3rd |
14:17 |
New Jersey Devils |
Erik Haula (4) |
Kevin Bahl (1), John Marino (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, NJD 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
New Jersey Devils |
| Shots on goal |
27 |
39 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
26 |
21 |
| Hits |
16 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/56 (39.3%) |
34/56 (60.7%) |
Box score
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 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:49 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
11:53 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:36 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
11:57 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:07 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:11 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
47.4% |
16:32 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:49 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
21.4% |
22:19 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:06 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
23:56 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:18 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
26:39 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:28 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
21 |
18 |
3 |
.857 |
28:08 |
Loss |
| Number 31 E. Comrie |
18 |
16 |
2 |
.889 |
29:46 |
|
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 10 A. Holtz |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:40 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
11:11 |
| Number 14 N. Bastian |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:01 |
| Number 18 O. Palat |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:07 |
| Number 20 M. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
13:40 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 42 C. Lazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:50 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
16:03 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
62.5% |
22:05 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:19 |
| Number 2 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:05 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 7 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:33 |
| Number 71 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 88 K. Bahl |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 V. Vanecek |
27 |
23 |
4 |
.852 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:39 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brendan Smith |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
11:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
16:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Ondrej Palat |
Instigator |
2 |
| 1st |
16:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Connor Clifton |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
16:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Ondrej Palat |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
16:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Ondrej Palat |
Instigator misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 1st |
16:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Connor Clifton |
Match penalty (match) |
5 |
| 2nd |
13:10 |
New Jersey Devils |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Beau Halkidis
- Linesmen
- Caleb Apperson, Devin Berg
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jacob Bryson, Devon Levi, Zach Benson
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Colin Miller, Chris Tierney, Cal Foote
Other NHL games on Oct 27
Other NHL games on Friday, October 27, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Chicago Blackhawks
4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Oct 27, 2023
|
 San Jose Sharks
0
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 27, 2023
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, Fri, Oct 27, 2023
|
 Los Angeles Kings
5
 at Arizona Coyotes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Oct 27, 2023
|
 St. Louis Blues
0
 at Vancouver Canucks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Oct 27, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
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