Devils 3–0 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 7, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Niclas Bergfors

1 G

6 shots · 14:37 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Brian Rolston

1 G

4 shots · 14:12 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Travis Zajac

1 G

4 shots · 17:45 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Brian Rolston Go-ahead 1st · 17:51

Assists: Patrik Elias, Vladimir Zharkov · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

😈 Travis Zajac 1st · 18:58

Assists: Zach Parise, Colin White · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

2nd period

😈 Niclas Bergfors PP 2nd · 00:39

Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Andy Greene · beat Ryan Miller

3–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Zajac · Elias · Langenbrunner 16:53

L2 Parise · Pandolfo · Niedermayer 15:42

L3 McAmmond · Bergfors · Rolston 14:12

L4 Pelley · Zharkov · Pikkarainen 10:58

D1 Oduya · Greene 25:28

D2 Salvador · White 20:55

D3 Fraser · Corrente 11:40

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Connolly · Pominville 19:07

L2 Vanek · Kennedy · Roy 15:56

L3 MacArthur · Mair · Stafford 13:13

L4 Ellis · Kaleta 10:48

D1 Myers · Tallinder 24:35

D2 Sekera · Lydman 19:19

D3 Rivet · Montador 14:54

D4 Paetsch 8:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BUF⚔️

37 Shots on goal 22

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

8 Hits 17

20 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 11

10 Penalty minutes 10

NJD shooting 8.1% (3/37) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur Shutout

22/22

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 59:40 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

NJD BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 282009 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–1 Apr 42009 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Dec 172008 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Dec 132008 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–2 Nov 32008 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–0

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Who won Devils vs Sabres on December 7, 2009?

Devils won 3–0. The final score was Devils 3, Sabres 0.

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Rolston, Niclas Bergfors, Travis Zajac.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 22 saves on 22 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 5 🐙DET @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterDec 9 🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD 2–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 5 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterDec 9 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–3

Also on December 7

🐦ATL 2–5 🍁TOR 🔔PHI 1–3 🇨🇦MTL 🌪️CAR 3–2 🐧PIT 🦅WSH 3–0 ⚡TBL 🛢️EDM 3–2 🐆FLA 🏔️COL 4–0 🎵STL 🌲MIN 0–2 🌵PHX 🔥CGY 1–2 👑LAK

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