😈 Away Devils 38-39-5 last season
4–1
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 40-37-6 last season
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😈 NJD 2114
⚔️ BUF 0011

Devils at Sabres

Devils beat Sabres 4–1 at KeyBank Center on October 4, 2024.

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2024-25 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Paul Cotter
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 10:13 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Johnathan Kovacevic
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 20:29 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Jacob Markstrom
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Stefan Noesen Go-ahead 1st · 08:39
Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–0
😈 Johnathan Kovacevic 1st · 15:38
Assists: Jonas Siegenthaler, Dawson Mercer · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–0
2nd period
😈 Nico Hischier 2nd · 03:29
Assists: Nathan Bastian, Paul Cotter · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–0
3rd period
⚔️ Owen Power 3rd · 10:07
Assists: JJ Peterka, Bowen Byram · beat Jacob Markstrom
3–1
😈 Paul Cotter Empty net 3rd · 17:28
Assists: Nathan Bastian
4–1

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🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Hughes · Hischier · Meier 18:15
L2 Bratt · Haula · Mercer 17:17
L3 Palat · Tatar · Noesen 13:11
L4 Lazar · Cotter · Bastian 10:13
D1 Dillon · Hamilton 22:29
D2 Siegenthaler · Kovacevic 20:44
D3 Nemec · Casey 15:14
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Tuch · Peterka 21:29
L2 Benson · Cozens · Quinn 18:41
L3 Greenway · Zucker · McLeod 13:49
L4 Malenstyn · Lafferty · Aube-Kubel 6:55
D1 Byram · Power 24:10
D2 Dahlin · Jokiharju 19:32
D3 Samuelsson · Clifton 14:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD BUF⚔️
23 Shots on goal 31
34 Hits 29
18 Blocked shots 15
2 Takeaways 5
22 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 4
NJD shooting 17.4% (4/23) BUF shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Jacob Markstrom
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 59:38 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Stefan Noesen · 1st 08:39 · 1–0 Johnathan Kovacevic · 1st 15:38 · 2–0 Nico Hischier · 2nd 03:29 · 3–0 Owen Power · 3rd 10:07 · 3–1 Paul Cotter · 3rd 17:28 · 4–1
NJD BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Devils lead the season series 1–0
Mar 292024 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Nov 252023 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–7 Oct 272023 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–5 Apr 112023 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–6 Mar 242023 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–5
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❓ NJD vs BUF, answered

Who won Devils vs Sabres on October 4, 2024?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Johnathan Kovacevic, Nico Hischier, Paul Cotter, Stefan Noesen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Owen Power.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeApr 15 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 4–1 AfterOct 5 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 15 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–2 AfterOct 5 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3
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