Devils 1–7 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 2, 2019)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jack Eichel

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 16:18 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Johan Larsson

3 A

2 shots · 14:34 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Linus Ullmark

44 saves

0.978 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead 1st · 02:46

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Louis Domingue

0–1

⚔️ Jeff Skinner 1st · 04:59

Assists: Johan Larsson · beat Louis Domingue

0–2

⚔️ Conor Sheary 1st · 06:57

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Johan Larsson · beat Louis Domingue

0–3

⚔️ Conor Sheary 1st · 16:41

Assists: Johan Larsson, Jake McCabe · beat Louis Domingue

0–4

⚔️ Rasmus Asplund 1st · 19:02

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Louis Domingue

0–5

2nd period

⚔️ Victor Olofsson 2nd · 04:40

Assists: Brandon Montour, Jack Eichel · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

0–6

😈 Nico Hischier PP 2nd · 08:10

Assists: Sami Vatanen, Nikita Gusev · beat Linus Ullmark

1–6

⚔️ Henri Jokiharju PP 2nd · 12:08

Assists: Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

1–7

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Hall · Hischier · Simmonds 16:57

L2 Wood · Palmieri · Rooney 15:45

L3 Bratt · Gusev · Zacha 14:18

L4 Boqvist · Zajac · Coleman 12:08

D1 Butcher · Vatanen 20:47

D2 Severson · Subban 19:21

D3 Greene · Tennyson 18:02

⚔️Sabres

L1 Johansson · Vesey · Mittelstadt 19:52

L2 Larsson · Eichel · Reinhart 15:34

L3 Olofsson · Sheary · Asplund 14:12

L4 Skinner · Girgensons 13:02

D1 Bogosian · McCabe 18:44

D2 Scandella · Ristolainen 17:18

D3 Jokiharju · Miller 16:08

D4 Montour 14:25

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BUF⚔️

45 Shots on goal 32

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

22 Hits 9

4 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 1

7 Giveaways 11

6 Penalty minutes 10

NJD shooting 2.2% (1/45) BUF shooting 21.9% (7/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mackenzie Blackwood

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 39:52 TOI

Louis Domingue

10/15

.667 SV% · 5 GA · 20:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

44/45

.978 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

NJD BUF

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Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 52019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 2–7 Mar 252019 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3 Feb 172019 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–4 Jan 82019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Jan 302018 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

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Who won Devils vs Sabres on December 2, 2019?

Sabres won 7–1. The final score was Devils 1, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Devils?

Nico Hischier.

Who scored for Sabres?

Conor Sheary (2), Henri Jokiharju, Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 44 saves on 45 shots (.978 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeNov 30 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 4–0 AfterDec 3 🎰VGK @ 😈NJD 4–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 1–2 AfterDec 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 3–4

Also on December 2

🎰VGK 4–1 🗽NYR 🏝️NYI 4–1 🐙DET 🎵STL 4–0 🪶CHI 👑LAK 2–4 🦆ANA

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