Sabres 1–3 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2011)

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

Petr Sykora

2 G

3 shots · 16:18 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Patrik Elias

2 A

19:46 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Zach Parise

1 G

4 shots · 19:13 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Petr Sykora Go-ahead 1st · 09:52

Assists: Patrik Elias, Martin Brodeur · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

2nd period

😈 Petr Sykora 2nd · 01:26

Assists: Patrik Elias, Anton Volchenkov · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

😈 Zach Parise 2nd · 06:55

Assists: Mark Fayne, Adam Henrique · beat Ryan Miller

0–3

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 2nd · 07:41

Assists: Jordan Leopold, Drew Stafford · beat Martin Brodeur

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Pominville · Stafford 20:59

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Boyes 18:23

L3 Ellis · Adam · Kassian 13:03

L4 Gaustad · McCormick · Kaleta 7:59

D1 Ehrhoff · Leopold 24:47

D2 McNabb · Weber 21:48

D3 Regehr · Sekera 12:36

😈Devils

L1 Kovalchuk · Elias · Henrique 19:46

L2 Parise · Zubrus · Zajac 19:13

L3 Sestito · Sykora · Clarkson 15:38

L4 Boulton · Tedenby · Janssen 5:13

D1 Fayne · Taormina 20:42

D2 Larsson · Volchenkov 19:27

D3 Salvador · Foster 17:49

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NJD😈

23 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

11 Hits 13

8 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 10

26 Penalty minutes 30

BUF shooting 4.3% (1/23) NJD shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:32 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

BUF NJD

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–0

Nov 162011 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Mar 262011 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 0–2 Nov 102010 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 5–4 SO Oct 232010 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 6–1 Oct 132010 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–0 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Devils on December 28, 2011?

Devils won 3–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Devils 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Devils?

Petr Sykora (2), Zach Parise.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 26 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 AfterDec 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–3

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 26 😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 AfterDec 31 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–3

Also on December 28

🗽NYR 1–4 🦅WSH 🌲MIN 1–2 🐯NSH 👑LAK 2–0 🪶CHI 🐻BOS 2–1 🌵PHX 🐋VAN 3–2 🦈SJS

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