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2020-21 regular season

Sabres at Devils

🗓 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1

Sabres beat Devils 4–1 at Prudential Center on February 23, 2021.

BUF – NJD
37–42
Shots on goal
1/2–0/2
Power play
18–20
Hits
13–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Sam Reinhart
2 A
2 shots · 17:59 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Cody Eakin
1 G
2 shots · 14:06 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Linus Ullmark
41 saves
0.976 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Victor Olofsson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:20
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Sam Reinhart · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–0
3rd period
⚔️ Rasmus Asplund 3rd · 05:16
Assists: Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–0
⚔️ Dylan Cozens 3rd · 06:50
Assists: Taylor Hall, Eric Staal · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
3–0
😈 Nikita Gusev 3rd · 19:32
Assists: P.K. Subban, Pavel Zacha · beat Linus Ullmark
3–1
⚔️ Cody Eakin Empty net 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Kyle Okposo
4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Eichel 17:59
L2 Hall · Staal · Cozens 14:42
L3 Eakin · Lazar · Sheahan 13:41
L4 Mittelstadt · Asplund · Okposo 12:33
D1 Dahlin · Irwin 21:39
D2 Montour · Jokiharju 19:14
D3 Bryson · Miller 17:20
😈Devils
L1 Hughes · Palmieri · Hischier 19:05
L2 Bratt · Zacha · Zajac 15:54
L3 Gusev · Wood · McLeod 13:31
L4 Johnsson · Kuokkanen · Bastian 11:14
D1 Severson · Smith 23:24
D2 Subban · Murray 18:54
D3 Kulikov · Vatanen 17:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NJD😈
37 Shots on goal 42
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
18 Hits 20
13 Blocked shots 10
5 Takeaways 6
4 Giveaways 10
4 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 10.8% (4/37) NJD shooting 2.4% (1/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
41/42
.976 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 57:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Victor Olofsson · 2nd 10:20 · 1–0 Rasmus Asplund · 3rd 05:16 · 2–0 Dylan Cozens · 3rd 06:50 · 3–0 Nikita Gusev · 3rd 19:32 · 3–1 Cody Eakin · 3rd 19:59 · 4–1
BUF NJD
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–1
Feb 202021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 3–2 Jan 312021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Jan 302021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO Dec 22019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–7 Oct 52019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 2–7
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Who won Sabres vs Devils on February 23, 2021?

Sabres won 4–1. The final score was Sabres 4, Devils 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Cody Eakin, Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson.

Who scored for Devils?

Nikita Gusev.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 41 saves on 42 shots (.976 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 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?

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 AfterFeb 25 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3
😈 Devils
BeforeFeb 21 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterFeb 25 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3
Also on February 23
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