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2019-20 regular season

Devils at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Devils 7–2 at KeyBank Center on October 5, 2019.

NJD – BUF
20–36
Shots on goal
0/2–3/4
Power play
11–14
Hits
11–10
Blocked shots
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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
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 19:47 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Rasmus Dahlin
3 A
20:04 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Victor Olofsson
2 G
4 shots · 19:28 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Victor Olofsson PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:56
Assists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–1
⚔️ Jack Eichel PP 1st · 17:26
Assists: Jeff Skinner · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–2
2nd period
😈 Kyle Palmieri 2nd · 00:37
Assists: Taylor Hall, Nico Hischier · beat Carter Hutton
1–2
⚔️ Kyle Okposo 2nd · 02:49
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Zemgus Girgensons · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–3
⚔️ Jeff Skinner 2nd · 08:57
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Marco Scandella · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–4
⚔️ Victor Olofsson PP 2nd · 13:33
Assists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–5
3rd period
😈 Travis Zajac 3rd · 00:58
Assists: Blake Coleman, Damon Severson · beat Carter Hutton
2–5
⚔️ Sam Reinhart 3rd · 03:56
Assists: Jake McCabe, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–6
⚔️ Sam Reinhart 3rd · 16:16
Unassisted · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–7

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Hall · Zajac · Hischier 16:52
L2 Gusev · Wood · Coleman 15:46
L3 Zacha · Palmieri · Hughes 14:51
L4 Bratt · Boqvist · Simmonds 12:16
D1 Greene · Severson 20:28
D2 Vatanen · Butcher 19:42
D3 Subban · Mueller 17:38
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Eichel 19:47
L2 Johansson · Vesey · Skinner 14:37
L3 Larsson · Sobotka · Girgensons 13:16
L4 Sheary · Mittelstadt · Okposo 11:46
D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 21:46
D2 McCabe · Scandella 18:52
D3 Jokiharju · Miller 17:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD BUF⚔️
20 Shots on goal 36
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4
11 Hits 14
11 Blocked shots 10
3 Takeaways 3
7 Giveaways 7
20 Penalty minutes 16
NJD shooting 10.0% (2/20) BUF shooting 19.4% (7/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
29/36
.806 SV% · 7 GA · 59:46 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Carter Hutton
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Victor Olofsson · 1st 02:56 · 0–1 Jack Eichel · 1st 17:26 · 0–2 Kyle Palmieri · 2nd 00:37 · 1–2 Kyle Okposo · 2nd 02:49 · 1–3 Jeff Skinner · 2nd 08:57 · 1–4 Victor Olofsson · 2nd 13:33 · 1–5 Travis Zajac · 3rd 00:58 · 2–5 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 03:56 · 2–6 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 16:16 · 2–7
NJD BUF
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Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 252019 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3 Feb 172019 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–4 Jan 82019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Jan 302018 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 292017 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–3 OT
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Who won Devils vs Sabres on October 5, 2019?

Sabres won 7–2. The final score was Devils 2, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Devils?

Kyle Palmieri, Travis Zajac.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart (2), Victor Olofsson (2), Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner, Kyle Okposo.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves on 36 shots (.806 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeOct 4 ✈️WPG @ 😈NJD 5–4 AfterOct 9 😈NJD @ 🔔PHI 0–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–1 AfterOct 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 3–4
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