Sabres 4–3 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2017)

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 ⚔️ BUF

Jack Eichel

2 G

5 shots · 18:04 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Ristolainen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 25:52 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Robin Lehner

35 saves

0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Miles Wood Go-ahead 1st · 13:35

Assists: Stefan Noesen, Pavel Zacha · beat Robin Lehner

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jacob Josefson Tying 2nd · 05:27

Assists: Jordan Nolan · beat Cory Schneider

1–1

😈 Marcus Johansson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:34

Assists: Sami Vatanen, Nico Hischier · beat Robin Lehner

1–2

😈 John Moore 2nd · 14:55

Assists: Brian Gibbons · beat Robin Lehner

1–3

⚔️ Jack Eichel 2nd · 18:05

Assists: Jake McCabe, Zemgus Girgensons · beat Cory Schneider

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jack Eichel PP Tying 3rd · 11:04

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Cory Schneider

3–3

Overtime

⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen Go-ahead OT · 02:37

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly · beat Cory Schneider

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Okposo 20:03

L2 Reinhart · Eichel · Girgensons 18:04

L3 Rodrigues · Josefson · Pominville 13:09

L4 Pouliot · Larsson · Nolan 11:42

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 24:32

D2 McCabe · Bogosian 21:52

D3 Beaulieu · Falk 13:40

😈Devils

L1 Hall · Zajac · Hischier 18:16

L2 Bratt · Johansson · Palmieri 16:16

L3 Zacha · Gibbons · Noesen 14:12

L4 Wood · Coleman · Boyle 12:25

D1 Vatanen · Moore 23:09

D2 Santini · Greene 21:23

D3 Severson · Butcher 16:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NJD😈

29 Shots on goal 38

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

36 Hits 20

9 Blocked shots 9

8 Takeaways 10

6 Giveaways 7

4 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 13.8% (4/29) NJD shooting 7.9% (3/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 62:32 TOI

😈Devils

Cory Schneider

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 62:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 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: 0-8-1 (0% win rate, 9 games)

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 92017 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 6–2 Feb 62017 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–2 Nov 122016 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–4 Nov 112016 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT Apr 52016 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 3–1

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Who won Sabres vs Devils on December 29, 2017?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 4, Devils 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel (2), Jacob Josefson, Rasmus Ristolainen.

Who scored for Devils?

John Moore, Marcus Johansson, Miles Wood.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 AfterJan 1 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 27 🐙DET @ 😈NJD 1–3 AfterDec 30 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–5

Also on December 29

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