Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
· Prudential Center, Newark · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–2 on Saturday, November 25, 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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| New Jersey Devils |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
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 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
| New Jersey Devils |
17 |
10 |
10 |
37 |
Three stars
- N. Hischier, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Toffoli, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
- A. Holtz, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 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 |
01:31 |
New Jersey Devils |
Alexander Holtz (6) |
Erik Haula (6), Dougie Hamilton (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, NJD 1 |
| 1st |
11:09 |
New Jersey Devils |
Tyler Toffoli (10) |
Brendan Smith (1), Dawson Mercer (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, NJD 2 |
| 1st |
15:20 |
New Jersey Devils |
Nico Hischier (3) |
Ondrej Palat (8), Jesper Bratt (16) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, NJD 3 |
| 1st |
18:27 |
New Jersey Devils |
Ondrej Palat (2) |
Jesper Bratt (17), Nico Hischier (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, NJD 4 |
| 2nd |
01:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (10) |
Alex Tuch (8), Casey Mittelstadt (14) |
Power play |
BUF 1, NJD 4 |
| 2nd |
02:44 |
New Jersey Devils |
Tyler Toffoli (11) |
Alexander Holtz (3), Luke Hughes (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NJD 5 |
| 3rd |
00:50 |
New Jersey Devils |
Dawson Mercer (4) |
Dougie Hamilton (11), Jack Hughes (17) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NJD 6 |
| 3rd |
03:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (2) |
Owen Power (9), JJ Peterka (8) |
Power play |
BUF 2, NJD 6 |
| 3rd |
05:38 |
New Jersey Devils |
Luke Hughes (2) |
Unassisted |
Power play |
BUF 2, NJD 7 |
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 |
12 |
37 |
| Power play |
2 of 2 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
6 |
| Hits |
16 |
42 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
0 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
13 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/56 (42.9%) |
32/56 (57.1%) |
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 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
15:03 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:19 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
28.6% |
16:32 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:53 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
60% |
14:29 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
14:26 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
16:56 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 63 I. Rosen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:00 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:27 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
27:59 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:08 |
| Number 33 R. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:01 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 27 D. Levi |
20 |
17 |
3 |
.850 |
39:45 |
|
| Number 31 E. Comrie |
17 |
13 |
4 |
.765 |
20:00 |
Loss |
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 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:09 |
| Number 11 C. Tierney |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:47 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
14:55 |
| Number 14 N. Bastian |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
11:35 |
| Number 18 O. Palat |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 20 M. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
85.7% |
14:06 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:30 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:44 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:09 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
19:25 |
| Number 2 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 7 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 24 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:27 |
| Number 71 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:19 |
| Number 88 K. Bahl |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 V. Vanecek |
12 |
10 |
2 |
.833 |
59:24 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:35 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brendan Smith |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Connor Clifton |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:42 |
New Jersey Devils |
Dougie Hamilton |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:35 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brendan Smith |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Mitch Dunning, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Michel Cormier, Ryan Jackson
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Henri Jokiharju, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jacob Bryson
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Curtis Lazar, Max Willman, Timo Meier
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Status |
Details |
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4
 at New York Rangers
7
|
Final
|
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|
 Montreal Canadiens
0
 at Los Angeles Kings
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at New York Islanders
0
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 25, 2023
|
 Calgary Flames
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 25, 2023
|
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 25, 2023
|
 Arizona Coyotes
2
 at Vegas Golden Knights
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Nov 25, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
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