Sabres 1–2 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 😈 NJD

Mike Mottau

1 G

3 shots · 23:18 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Sergei Brylin

1 A

1 shots · 18:40 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Colin White

1 A

22:35 TOI

Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead 2nd · 04:36

Assists: Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille · beat Martin Brodeur

1–0

3rd period

😈 Mike Mottau Tying 3rd · 13:37

Assists: Colin White, Sergei Brylin · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Pominville 20:12

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Afinogenov 17:41

L3 MacArthur · Gaustad · Kotalik 15:30

L4 Paille · Ryan · Mair 10:16

D1 Campbell · Spacek 29:44

D2 Tallinder · Lydman 20:35

D3 Paetsch · Kalinin 13:28

😈Devils

L1 Madden · Elias · Gionta 20:20

L2 Brylin · Parise · Langenbrunner 18:38

L3 Zajac · Zubrus · Clarkson 16:39

L4 Pelley · Asham 7:58

D1 Mottau · White 22:56

D2 Martin · Greene 21:12

D3 Oduya · Brookbank 14:41

D4 Vishnevski 11:07

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NJD😈

27 Shots on goal 35

16 Hits 18

13 Blocked shots 7

4 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 3.7% (1/27) NJD shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 64:56 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-8-1 (31% win rate, 13 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 9-6-2 (53% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Mar 282007 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Mar 102007 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Feb 32007 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–3 Dec 122006 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 3–2 Mar 302006 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3

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Who won Sabres vs Devils on December 28, 2007?

Devils won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 1, Devils 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik.

Who scored for Devils?

Mike Mottau.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Devils season series?

Devils lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 26 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 AfterDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–2

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 23 😈NJD @ 🔥CGY 1–0 AfterDec 29 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 2–5

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