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New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Devils
4-3-2, 10 PTS
5-3
Final
Sabres
4-4-2, 10 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NJ shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
NJ11141237
BUF915933

In net

Eric Comrie30/33 SV, .909
Carter Hutton32/36 SV, .889
Team123T
NJ2125
BUF0213

Who won: Devils 5-3

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 1-1. The Devils outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 1st period. Miles Wood led the Devils in goals (2). Rasmus Ristolainen led the Sabres in goals (1).

Player of the game

Miles Wood

NJ · 2 G, 1 A, 7 SOG

9.3

Deserved to win

65%
NJ · 4.65 xG
35%
BUF · 3.54 xG

Devils created better chances: they win this game 65% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:08Riley Sheahan

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    R. Sheahan

  3. GOALP3 0:08
    Miles Wood

    Goal!

    M. Wood · 2 G, 1 A

    Goal

    NJ 5 - 3 BUF
  4. P3 0:08Rasmus Ristolainen

    Shot blocked by D. Severson

    Blocked

    R. Ristolainen · 1 G, 1 A

  5. P3 0:14Rasmus Dahlin

    Big hit on D. Kulikov

    Hit

    R. Dahlin · 1 G

  6. P3 0:40Yegor Sharangovich

    Missed the net

    Missed

    Y. Sharangovich

  7. P3 0:46Mikhail Maltsev
    TO

    Takeaway

    M. Maltsev

  8. P3 1:12Jack Eichel

    Face off

    Face Off

  9. P3 1:46Ryan Murray
    TO

    Giveaway

    R. Murray · 1 A

  10. P3 2:29Miles Wood

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    M. Wood · 2 G, 1 A

  11. GOALP3 9:20
    Michael McLeod

    Goal!

    M. McLeod · 2 G

    Goal

    NJ 4 - 3 BUF
  12. P3 9:24Nathan Bastian

    Missed the net

    Missed

    N. Bastian · 1 A

  13. P3 9:34Michael McLeod

    Big hit on R. Ristolainen

    Hit

    M. McLeod · 2 G

  14. P3 10:09Jack Hughes

    Shot blocked by B. Montour

    Blocked

    J. Hughes

  15. P3 12:10Pavel Zacha

    Face off

    Face Off

  16. P3 12:10Rasmus Dahlin

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    R. Dahlin · 1 G

  17. P3 12:34Jack Hughes

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    J. Hughes

  18. P3 15:51Casey Mittelstadt
    TO

    Giveaway

    C. Mittelstadt

  19. GOALP3 16:07
    Rasmus Ristolainen

    Goal!

    R. Ristolainen · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    NJ 3 - 3 BUF
  20. P3 16:08Rasmus Ristolainen

    Shot

  21. P3 17:01Jake McCabe

    Missed the net

    Missed

    J. McCabe · 1 A

  22. P3 17:19Jack Eichel

    Face off

    Face Off

  23. P3 17:41NJ

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

  24. P3 17:42Nikita Gusev

    Shot blocked by C. Miller

    Blocked

    N. Gusev

  25. P3 17:49Tobias Rieder
    TO

    Takeaway

    T. Rieder

Leaders

NJBUF
Goals
Miles Wood
2
Rasmus Ristolainen
1
Assists
Miles Wood
1
Victor Olofsson
2
Points
Miles Wood
3
Rasmus Ristolainen
2

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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