⚔️ Away Sabres 6-17-4
2–3
Final
😈 Home Devils 8-13-4
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⚔️ BUF 0202
😈 NJD 1113

Sabres at Devils

Devils beat Sabres 3–2 at Prudential Center on March 16, 2021.

🗓 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2020-21 🔁 Season series tied 3–3
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Brandon Montour
2 A
19:35 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Miles Wood
1 G
5 shots · 16:27 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Mackenzie Blackwood
33 saves
0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Yegor Sharangovich Go-ahead 1st · 17:40
Assists: Damon Severson, Travis Zajac · beat Jonas Johansson
0–1
2nd period
⚔️ Tobias Rieder Tying 2nd · 06:13
Assists: Brandon Montour, Kyle Okposo · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–1
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 2nd · 07:10
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Brandon Montour · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–1
😈 Sami Vatanen Tying 2nd · 10:39
Assists: Janne Kuokkanen, Ryan Murray · beat Jonas Johansson
2–2
3rd period
😈 Miles Wood PP Go-ahead 3rd · 04:52
Assists: Jesper Bratt, P.K. Subban · beat Jonas Johansson
2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Staal 18:02
L2 Mittelstadt · Sheahan · Okposo 15:41
L3 Hall · Skinner · Lazar 12:54
L4 Rieder · Eakin · Thompson 11:50
D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 23:13
D2 Miller · Montour 19:43
D3 Davidson · Jokiharju 16:27
😈Devils
L1 Zajac · Palmieri · Sharangovich 18:53
L2 Wood · Zacha · Hughes 17:40
L3 Bratt · Kuokkanen · Bastian 13:47
L4 Gusev · Maltsev · Johnsson 8:29
D1 Severson · Subban 23:14
D2 Murray · Kulikov 17:54
D3 Smith · Vatanen 15:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NJD😈
35 Shots on goal 27
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
25 Hits 19
8 Blocked shots 6
5 Takeaways 7
7 Giveaways 9
8 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 5.7% (2/35) NJD shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Jonas Johansson
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:01 TOI
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Yegor Sharangovich · 1st 17:40 · 0–1 Tobias Rieder · 2nd 06:13 · 1–1 Jeff Skinner · 2nd 07:10 · 2–1 Sami Vatanen · 2nd 10:39 · 2–2 Miles Wood · 3rd 04:52 · 2–3
BUF NJD
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 3–3
Feb 252021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Feb 232021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–1 Feb 202021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 3–2 Jan 312021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Jan 302021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO
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Who won Sabres vs Devils on March 16, 2021?

Devils won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Devils 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Tobias Rieder.

Who scored for Devils?

Miles Wood, Sami Vatanen, Yegor Sharangovich.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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 3–3 after 6 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 15 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 6–0 AfterMar 18 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1
😈 Devils
BeforeMar 14 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 3–2 AfterMar 18 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 2–3
Also on March 16
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