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New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Devils
11-15-5, 27 PTS
4-3
Final
Sabres
10-16-5, 25 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NJ shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
NJ11181342
BUF310922

In net

Mackenzie Blackwood19/22 SV, .864
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen38/42 SV, .905
Team123T
NJ2024
BUF0213

Who won: Devils 4-3

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Devils lead the series 2-0. The Devils outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 1st period. Jesper Bratt led the Devils in goals (1). Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (2).

Player of the game

Jack Hughes

NJ · 1 G, 2 A, 6 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

70%
NJ · 3.30 xG
30%
BUF · 2.07 xG

Devils created better chances: they win this game 70% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:04Kyle Okposo

    Big hit on N. Hischier

    Hit

    K. Okposo

  3. P3 0:04Cody Eakin

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    C. Eakin

  4. P3 0:11Kyle Okposo
    TO

    Giveaway

    K. Okposo

  5. P3 0:29Nico Hischier

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    N. Hischier · 1 A

  6. P3 0:34Victor Olofsson

    Shot blocked by J. Siegenthaler

    Blocked

    V. Olofsson · 1 A

  7. GOALP3 5:22

    Goal!

    E. Prow · 1 G

    Goal

    NJ 4 - 3 BUF
  8. P3 5:24Victor Olofsson

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    V. Olofsson · 1 A

  9. P3 6:34Alex Tuch
    TO

    Takeaway

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  10. P3 6:40Nathan Bastian

    Shot blocked by R. Dahlin

    Blocked

    N. Bastian

  11. P3 6:57Michael McLeod

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    M. McLeod

  12. P3 7:00Kyle Okposo

    Big hit on J. Bratt

    Hit

    K. Okposo

  13. P3 7:08Dougie Hamilton

    Missed the net

    Missed

    D. Hamilton · 1 G

  14. P3 7:18Kyle Okposo
    TO

    Giveaway

    K. Okposo

  15. GOALP3 13:10
    Yegor Sharangovich

    Goal!

    Y. Sharangovich · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    NJ 4 - 2 BUF
  16. P3 13:34Tage Thompson

    Missed the net

    Missed

    T. Thompson · 2 G

  17. P3 14:12Cody Eakin

    Big hit on N. Hischier

    Hit

    C. Eakin

  18. P3 14:24Pavel Zacha

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    P. Zacha

  19. P3 14:31Jonas Siegenthaler

    Shot blocked by C. Eakin

    Blocked

    J. Siegenthaler

  20. P3 14:35Nico Hischier

    Face off

    Face Off

  21. P3 15:09
    TO

    Giveaway

    E. Prow · 1 G

  22. GOALP3 15:32
    Jack Hughes

    Goal!

    J. Hughes · 1 G, 2 A

    Goal

    NJ 3 - 2 BUF
  23. P3 15:34Yegor Sharangovich

    Shot

  24. P3 15:35Henri Jokiharju
    TO

    Giveaway

    H. Jokiharju

  25. P3 17:01Alex Tuch

    Big hit on J. Siegenthaler

    Hit

    A. Tuch · 1 A

Leaders

NJBUF
Goals
Jesper Bratt
1
Tage Thompson
2
Assists
Jesper Bratt
2
Rasmus Dahlin
2
Points
Jesper Bratt
3
Tage Thompson
2

Season seriesNJ leads series 2-0

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