Devils 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 7, 2006)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
😈 NJD	1	2	0	3
⚔️ BUF	1	0	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Brian Rafalski

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 22:57 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

John Madden

2 A

3 shots · 18:25 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Jamie Langenbrunner

1 G

6 shots · 21:12 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:22

Assists: Derek Roy, Nathan Paetsch · beat Martin Brodeur

0–1

😈 Jamie Langenbrunner Tying 1st · 19:16

Assists: John Madden, Paul Martin · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

2nd period

😈 Brian Rafalski Go-ahead 2nd · 02:36

Assists: John Madden, Jay Pandolfo · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

😈 Scott Gomez 2nd · 06:01

Assists: Patrik Elias, Brian Rafalski · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 18:22

Assists: Henrik Tallinder · beat Martin Brodeur

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Elias · Gionta · Langenbrunner 21:12

L2 Pandolfo · Gomez · Madden 18:48

L3 Brylin · Parise · Marshall 11:59

L4 Kozlov · Rasmussen 10:06

D1 Martin · White 24:22

D2 Rafalski · Matvichuk 21:19

D3 Albelin · Hale 11:56

D4 Brown 3:34

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Roy · Afinogenov 20:48

L2 Vanek · Gaustad · Grier 17:21

L3 Connolly · Kotalik · Pominville 14:58

L4 Paille · Peters · Mair 9:15

D1 Campbell · Numminen 22:23

D2 Tallinder · Kalinin 21:44

D3 Paetsch · McKee 14:53

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 28

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

9 Hits 14

11 Blocked shots 5

2 Takeaways 5

8 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 12

NJD shooting 11.1% (3/27) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 5-6-2 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 15-5-1 (71% win rate, 21 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Devils lead the season series 2–1

Nov 152005 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Oct 282005 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–3 Feb 252004 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–8 Dec 192003 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Nov 192003 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–4

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❓ NJD vs BUF, answered

Who won Devils vs Sabres on January 7, 2006?

Devils won 3–2. The final score was Devils 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Rafalski, Jamie Langenbrunner, Scott Gomez.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Devils vs Sabres season series?

Devils lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeJan 5 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 4–5 AfterJan 9 🔔PHI @ 😈NJD 0–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 5 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterJan 12 🌵PHX @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

Also on January 7

🐆FLA 0–4 🗽NYR 🏛️OTT 1–4 🇨🇦MTL 🧥CBJ 2–3 🏔️COL ⚡TBL 3–6 🐻BOS 🍁TOR 3–2 🛢️EDM 🌪️CAR 3–0 🏝️NYI 🐦ATL 4–3 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 1–4 🌲MIN

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