Devils 6–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Apr 8, 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

Jack Hughes

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:44 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Yegor Sharangovich

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:12 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Janne Kuokkanen

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 15:58 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Victor Olofsson Go-ahead 1st · 00:53

Assists: Henri Jokiharju, Kyle Okposo · beat Aaron Dell

0–1

😈 Pavel Zacha PP Tying 1st · 02:06

Assists: Ty Smith, Jesper Bratt · beat Linus Ullmark

1–1

😈 Pavel Zacha PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:47

Assists: Ty Smith, Jesper Bratt · beat Linus Ullmark

2–1

😈 Jack Hughes 1st · 16:04

Assists: Janne Kuokkanen, Yegor Sharangovich · beat Linus Ullmark

3–1

2nd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 2nd · 11:56

Assists: Brandon Montour, Colin Miller · beat Aaron Dell

3–2

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Tying 2nd · 18:21

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Aaron Dell

3–3

3rd period

😈 Jesper Boqvist Go-ahead 3rd · 08:45

Assists: Michael McLeod · beat Linus Ullmark

4–3

😈 Yegor Sharangovich 3rd · 18:17

Assists: Jack Hughes, Janne Kuokkanen · beat Linus Ullmark

5–3

😈 Janne Kuokkanen Empty net 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Yegor Sharangovich, Jack Hughes

6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Hughes · Sharangovich · Zacha 19:12

L2 Bratt · Johnsson · McLeod 17:50

L3 Wood · Maltsev · Kuokkanen 14:38

L4 Boqvist · Merkley · Thompson 8:48

D1 Severson · Smith 21:58

D2 Subban · Vatanen 19:06

D3 Kulikov · Murray 16:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Skinner 19:17

L2 Rieder · Mittelstadt · Thompson 15:14

L3 Fogarty · Eakin · Okposo 14:23

L4 Sheahan · Asplund 12:30

D1 Dahlin · Montour 21:28

D2 Ristolainen · Jokiharju 20:13

D3 Bryson · Miller 15:51

D4 Irwin 4:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 27

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

9 Hits 13

6 Blocked shots 11

3 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 1

6 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 15.8% (6/38) BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Aaron Dell

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

NJD BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 5-4-3 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 4–4

Apr 62021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 5–3 Mar 162021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–3 Feb 252021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Feb 232021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–1 Feb 202021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 3–2

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Who won Devils vs Sabres on April 8, 2021?

Devils won 6–3. The final score was Devils 6, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Pavel Zacha (2), Jack Hughes, Janne Kuokkanen, Jesper Boqvist, Yegor Sharangovich.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson, Victor Olofsson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Aaron Dell made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 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 4–4 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeApr 6 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 5–3 AfterApr 9 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 6–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 6 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 5–3 AfterApr 9 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

Also on April 8

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