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New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Devils
14-18-6, 34 PTS
6-3
Final
Sabres
9-24-6, 24 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NJ shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
NJ14131138
BUF1312227

In net

Aaron Dell24/27 SV, .889
Linus Ullmark32/37 SV, .865
Team123T
NJ3036
BUF1203

Who won: Devils 6-3

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 4-4. The Devils outscored the Sabres 3-0 in the 3rd period. Pavel Zacha led the Devils in goals (2). Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1).

Player of the game

Jack Hughes

NJ · 1 G, 2 A, 4 SOG

8.7

Deserved to win

73%
NJ · 4.00 xG
27%
BUF · 2.49 xG

Devils created better chances: they win this game 73% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:01Ty Smith

    Shot blocked by C. Miller

    Blocked

    T. Smith · 2 A

  3. P3 0:32Michael McLeod

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    M. McLeod · 1 A

  4. GOALP3 0:32
    Janne Kuokkanen

    Goal!

    J. Kuokkanen · 1 G, 2 A

    Goal

    NJ 6 - 3 BUF
  5. P3 0:52Victor Olofsson

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    V. Olofsson · 1 G

  6. P3 1:43Pavel Zacha

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    P. Zacha · 2 G

  7. GOALP3 1:43
    Yegor Sharangovich

    Goal!

    Y. Sharangovich · 1 G, 2 A

    Goal

    NJ 5 - 3 BUF
  8. P3 1:57Jack Hughes

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    J. Hughes · 1 G, 2 A

  9. P3 1:58Yegor Sharangovich

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    Y. Sharangovich · 1 G, 2 A

  10. P3 2:05Rasmus Asplund

    Big hit on M. McLeod

    Hit

    R. Asplund

  11. P3 2:18Dmitry Kulikov

    Shot blocked by B. Montour

    Blocked

    D. Kulikov

  12. P3 2:24Andreas Johnsson

    Missed the net

    Missed

    A. Johnsson

  13. P3 4:00Jesper Bratt
    TO

    Giveaway

    J. Bratt · 2 A

  14. P3 5:46Rasmus Ristolainen

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    R. Ristolainen

  15. P3 6:30Andreas Johnsson
    TO

    Takeaway

    A. Johnsson

  16. GOALP3 11:15
    Jesper Boqvist

    Goal!

    J. Boqvist · 1 G

    Goal

    NJ 4 - 3 BUF
  17. P3 11:17Michael McLeod

    Missed the net

    Missed

    M. McLeod · 1 A

  18. P3 11:19Michael McLeod
    TO

    Takeaway

    M. McLeod · 1 A

  19. P3 11:47Riley Sheahan

    Face off

    Face Off

  20. P3 11:48Michael McLeod

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    M. McLeod · 1 A

  21. P3 12:09Damon Severson

    Big hit on C. Eakin

    Hit

    D. Severson

  22. P3 15:20Rasmus Asplund

    Shot blocked by D. Kulikov

    Blocked

    R. Asplund

  23. Start of the 3rd period
  24. End of the 2nd period
  25. P2 0:21Ty Smith

    Shot blocked by S. Fogarty

    Blocked

    T. Smith · 2 A

Leaders

NJBUF
Goals
Pavel Zacha
2
Tage Thompson
1
Assists
Janne Kuokkanen
2
Henri Jokiharju
1
Points
Janne Kuokkanen
3
Jeff Skinner
1

Season seriesSeries tied 4-4

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