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5 – 0
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New Jersey Devils 5, Buffalo Sabres 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 5, Buffalo Sabres 0. Shots on goal: NJD 23, BUF 42. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 1-0 BUF; P2 NJD 1-0 BUF; P3 NJD 3-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 12:07 Nico Hischier (assists: Timo Meier) to make it NJD 1-0 BUF; P2 07:45 Arseny Gritsyuk (assists: Ondrej Palat, Dawson Mercer) to make it NJD 2-0 BUF; P3 01:39 Brenden Dillon (assists: Connor Brown, Paul Cotter) to make it NJD 3-0 BUF; P3 05:22 Paul Cotter (assists: Brenden Dillon) to make it NJD 4-0 BUF; P3 16:49 Arseny Gritsyuk (assists: Ondrej Palat) to make it NJD 5-0 BUF. Top skaters: Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Brenden Dillon (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Paul Cotter (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Ondrej Palat (NJD) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 42 saves on 42, decision W; Alex Lyon (BUF) 18 saves on 23, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Arseny Gritsyuk
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 14:00 TOI
Goals · NJD
Brenden Dillon
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:47 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jake Allen
42 saves on 42 shots (1.000) · W
Season highs
Jake Allen · Season-high 42 savesArseny Gritsyuk · Season-high 6 shots on goalArseny Gritsyuk · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NJD 5 largest lead P3 16:49 (NJD 5, BUF 0) · 5-0 run, P1 12:07–P3 16:49
BUF 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:07 Nico Hischier (Timo Meier) NJD · snap shot · NJD 1, BUF 0
  • P2 7:45 Arseny Gritsyuk (Ondrej Palat, Dawson Mercer) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 2, BUF 0
  • P3 1:39 Brenden Dillon (Connor Brown, Paul Cotter) NJD · slap shot · NJD 3, BUF 0
  • P3 5:22 Paul Cotter (Brenden Dillon) NJD · backhand shot · NJD 4, BUF 0
  • P3 16:49 Arseny Gritsyuk (Ondrej Palat) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 5, BUF 0

Linescore

123 T
NJD 113 5
BUF 000 0

Shots on goal: NJD 23, BUF 42

Biggest Period

The New Jersey Devils scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDBUF
23Shots on goal42
53Shot attempts73
32Faceoff wins25
20Hits24
20Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
8Takeaways6
18Giveaways19
9Penalty minutes7
100.0%Save %78.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD98623
BUF10151742

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils5 G · 29 attempts
Connor Brown: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (tip-in)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: goal (snap)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the netPaul Cotter: saved (wrist)Brenden Dillon: saved (slap)Timo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (tip-in)Arseny Gritsyuk: goal (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (slap)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Dawson Mercer: saved (backhand)Dawson Mercer: saved (poke)Luke Hughes: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (wrist)Brenden Dillon: goal (slap)Paul Cotter: goal (backhand)Timo Meier: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals17% of attempts
  • 18Saved62% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net21% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres0 G · 64 attempts
Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (slap)Jacob Bryson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netTyson Kozak: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (tip-in)Tyson Kozak: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (tip-in)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (bat)Ryan McLeod: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Owen Power: saved (slap)Noah Ostlund: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Noah Ostlund: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netZach Benson: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (poke)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 42Saved66% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net34% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Arseny Gritsyuk R 202+260014:00
Brenden Dillon D 112+322118:47
Paul Cotter L 112+222016:03
Ondrej Palat L 022+201212:36
Nico Hischier C 101+121016:58
Timo Meier R 011+104218:43
Connor Brown R 011+210318:05
Dawson Mercer C 011+230115:55
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000+107023:50
Luke Hughes D 000+100222:39
Dougie Hamilton D 000+122121:42
Jesper Bratt L 000+120019:19
Simon Nemec D 000+110219:06
Cody Glass C 000+220013:28
Luke Glendening C 000000213:07
Colton White D 000+300212:55
Juho Lammikko C 000001209:29
Stefan Noesen R 000000009:18
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen W 4242100.0060:00
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-253026:03
Owen Power D 000-150022:57
Bowen Byram D 000-210019:43
Alex Tuch R 000-153117:57
Ryan McLeod C 000-320117:43
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-243117:42
Conor Timmins D 000-211117:34
Jack Quinn R 000-311117:12
Josh Doan R 000-131016:55
Tage Thompson C 000-132016:54
Jason Zucker L 000-340116:22
Zach Benson L 000-111015:52
Jacob Bryson D 000-110014:07
Tyson Kozak C 000-113213:56
Noah Ostlund C 000-100013:46
Peyton Krebs C 000021012:52
Beck Malenstyn L 000033110:39
Jordan Greenway L 000002009:46
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon L 182378.3560:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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