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2021-22 regular season

Devils at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0

Devils beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on December 29, 2021.

NJD – BUF
42–22
Shots on goal
1/2–0/1
Power play
6–17
Hits
13–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Jack Hughes
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 17:52 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Jesper Bratt
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 16:06 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Yegor Sharangovich
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 14:16 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Dougie Hamilton PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:43
Assists: Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–0
😈 Jesper Bratt 1st · 11:48
Assists: P.K. Subban, Jack Hughes · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–0
2nd period
⚔️ Tage Thompson 2nd · 00:33
Assists: Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–1
⚔️ Tage Thompson Tying 2nd · 03:17
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–2
3rd period
😈 Jack Hughes Go-ahead 3rd · 04:28
Assists: Yegor Sharangovich, Jesper Bratt · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–2
😈 Yegor Sharangovich 3rd · 06:50
Assists: Ty Smith, Jesper Bratt · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–2
⚔️ Ethan Prow 3rd · 14:38
Assists: Victor Olofsson, Mark Pysyk · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Hughes · Zacha · Hischier 17:03
L2 Bratt · McLeod · Kuokkanen 14:59
L3 Boqvist · Sharangovich · Bastian 14:26
L4 Johnsson · Mercer · Studenic 13:16
D1 Siegenthaler · Severson 21:59
D2 Hamilton · Graves 19:44
D3 Subban · Smith 17:18
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Okposo · Tuch 18:27
L2 Olofsson · Krebs · Asplund 17:03
L3 Eakin · Ruotsalainen · Peterka 14:14
L4 Bjork · Murray · Hayden 11:08
D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 23:25
D2 Pysyk · Fitzgerald 18:46
D3 Butcher · Prow 15:59

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD BUF⚔️
42 Shots on goal 22
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
6 Hits 17
13 Blocked shots 15
3 Takeaways 7
3 Giveaways 8
7 Penalty minutes 19
NJD shooting 9.5% (4/42) BUF shooting 13.6% (3/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
38/42
.905 SV% · 4 GA · 58:25 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Dougie Hamilton · 1st 04:43 · 1–0 Jesper Bratt · 1st 11:48 · 2–0 Tage Thompson · 2nd 00:33 · 2–1 Tage Thompson · 2nd 03:17 · 2–2 Jack Hughes · 3rd 04:28 · 3–2 Yegor Sharangovich · 3rd 06:50 · 4–2 Ethan Prow · 3rd 14:38 · 4–3
NJD BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Devils
Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 2–2
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 1-0-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–0
Oct 232021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–2 OT Apr 82021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 6–3 Apr 62021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 5–3 Mar 162021 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–3 Feb 252021 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT
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Who won Devils vs Sabres on December 29, 2021?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, Yegor Sharangovich.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tage Thompson (2), Ethan Prow.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 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?

Devils lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 19 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 3–2 AfterDec 31 🛢️EDM @ 😈NJD 5–6
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–3 AfterDec 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–4
Also on December 29
🗽NYR 3–4 🐆FLA 🐯NSH 3–5 🦅WSH 🛢️EDM 2–4 🎵STL 🔔PHI 3–2 🦑SEA 🐋VAN 2–1 🦆ANA
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