Devils 4–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 25, 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

Pavel Zacha

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:05 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Jesper Bratt

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 14:41 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Ty Smith

2 A

1 shots · 23:56 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Riley Sheahan Go-ahead 1st · 06:28

Assists: Victor Olofsson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

0–1

2nd period

😈 Jesper Bratt Tying 2nd · 05:27

Assists: Pavel Zacha · beat Carter Hutton

1–1

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:03

Assists: Eric Staal, Colin Miller · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

1–2

3rd period

😈 Miles Wood PP Tying 3rd · 04:25

Assists: Nikita Gusev, Ty Smith · beat Carter Hutton

2–2

😈 Nico Hischier Go-ahead 3rd · 06:45

Assists: Pavel Zacha · beat Carter Hutton

3–2

⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP Tying 3rd · 15:30

Assists: Taylor Hall, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

3–3

Overtime

😈 Pavel Zacha Go-ahead OT · 01:17

Assists: Jesper Bratt, Ty Smith · beat Carter Hutton

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Hughes · Palmieri · Hischier 19:08

L2 Johnsson · Bratt · Zacha 16:05

L3 Gusev · Wood · McLeod 13:11

L4 Zajac · Sharangovich · Bastian 11:02

D1 Severson · Smith 24:13

D2 Subban · Kulikov 18:53

D3 Vatanen · Murray 15:40

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Hall · Reinhart 21:16

L2 Staal · Sheahan · Cozens 16:12

L3 Eakin · Asplund · Okposo 13:42

L4 Lazar · Mittelstadt · Thompson 10:22

D1 Dahlin · Montour 21:36

D2 Jokiharju · Miller 18:27

D3 Irwin · Bryson 17:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BUF⚔️

40 Shots on goal 32

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

14 Hits 14

6 Blocked shots 14

1 Takeaways 7

2 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 10.0% (4/40) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mackenzie Blackwood

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 61:14 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 41:17 TOI

Linus Ullmark Shutout

15/15

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 19:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NJD BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Devils

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

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Devils

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

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–2

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 Dec 22019 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–7

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Who won Devils vs Sabres on February 25, 2021?

Devils won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Devils 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Jesper Bratt, Miles Wood, Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha.

Who scored for Sabres?

Casey Mittelstadt, Riley Sheahan, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeFeb 23 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–1 AfterFeb 27 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 23 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–1 AfterFeb 27 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0

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