Devils 5–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 31, 2021)

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

Miles Wood

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 14:10 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Michael McLeod

2 G

2 shots · 17:03 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Eric Comrie

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Michael McLeod Go-ahead 1st · 00:20

Assists: P.K. Subban, Ryan Murray · beat Carter Hutton

1–0

😈 Andreas Johnsson 1st · 19:43

Assists: Jesper Bratt, Ty Smith · beat Carter Hutton

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Curtis Lazar 2nd · 14:11

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Jake McCabe · beat Eric Comrie

2–1

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP Tying 2nd · 15:23

Assists: Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel · beat Eric Comrie

2–2

😈 Miles Wood Go-ahead 2nd · 19:59

Assists: Janne Kuokkanen · beat Carter Hutton

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen PP Tying 3rd · 03:53

Assists: Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel · beat Eric Comrie

3–3

😈 Michael McLeod Go-ahead 3rd · 10:40

Assists: Miles Wood, Nathan Bastian · beat Carter Hutton

4–3

😈 Miles Wood Empty net 3rd · 19:52

Assists: Pavel Zacha, Damon Severson

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Bratt · Hughes · McLeod 18:18

L2 Zacha · Kuokkanen · Sharangovich 14:51

L3 Wood · Johnsson · Gusev 14:09

L4 Maltsev · Boqvist · Bastian 11:24

D1 Severson · Murray 22:14

D2 Subban · Kulikov 21:01

D3 Smith · Tennyson 15:36

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hall · Olofsson · Eichel 21:24

L2 Rieder · Skinner · Staal 13:51

L3 Eakin · Lazar · Cozens 12:29

L4 Sheahan · Mittelstadt · Okposo 10:40

D1 Ristolainen · Montour 25:28

D2 Dahlin · McCabe 20:42

D3 Miller · Irwin 13:47

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BUF⚔️

37 Shots on goal 33

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

9 Hits 15

9 Blocked shots 10

10 Takeaways 9

4 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 13.5% (5/37) BUF shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Eric Comrie

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 58:03 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 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: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

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

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Jan 302021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO Dec 22019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–7 Oct 52019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 2–7 Mar 252019 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3 Feb 172019 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–4

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Who won Devils vs Sabres on January 31, 2021?

Devils won 5–3. The final score was Devils 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Michael McLeod (2), Miles Wood (2), Andreas Johnsson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Lazar, Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Eric Comrie made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 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

BeforeJan 30 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterFeb 16 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 5–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 30 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterFeb 15 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

Also on January 31

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