Jets 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 2024)

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 ✈️ WPG

Gabriel Vilardi

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:52 TOI

2nd star ✈️ WPG

Josh Morrissey

2 A

3 shots · 29:54 TOI

3rd star ✈️ WPG

Mark Scheifele

2 A

2 shots · 24:49 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:27

Assists: Jason Zucker, Alex Tuch · beat Connor Hellebuyck

0–1

✈️ Gabriel Vilardi Tying 1st · 04:14

Assists: Haydn Fleury, Mark Scheifele · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Go-ahead 1st · 11:29

Assists: Zach Benson, Connor Clifton · beat Connor Hellebuyck

1–2

2nd period

✈️ Kyle Connor PP Tying 2nd · 03:06

Assists: Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–2

Overtime

✈️ Adam Lowry Go-ahead OT · 03:59

Assists: Josh Morrissey, Gabriel Vilardi · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

✈️Jets

L1 Connor · Scheifele · Vilardi 23:42

L2 Perfetti · Lowry · Appleton 17:43

L3 Iafallo · Namestnikov · Niederreiter 13:02

L4 Barron · Lambert · Kupari 9:01

D1 Morrissey · Pionk 28:44

D2 DeMelo · Fleury 18:55

D3 Heinola · Stanley 10:38

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · McLeod · Tuch 20:09

L2 Cozens · Krebs · Peterka 16:35

L3 Zucker · Benson · Kulich 14:16

L4 Malenstyn · Kozak · Aube-Kubel 9:09

D1 Power · Byram 28:00

D2 Clifton · Jokiharju 20:51

D3 Bryson · Gilbert 11:06

Team stats

Away left · home right

✈️WPG BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 30

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

15 Hits 28

18 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 1

16 Giveaways 16

23 Penalty minutes 27

WPG shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

✈️Jets

Connor Hellebuyck

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 63:49 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 63:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WPG BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Jets

Jets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Jets

Jets — tied after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Jets lead the season series 1–0

Mar 32024 ✈️WPG @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Nov 172023 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 2–3 Jan 262023 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 3–2 Jan 122023 ✈️WPG @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Mar 302022 ✈️WPG @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO

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Who won Jets vs Sabres on December 5, 2024?

Jets won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Jets 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Jets?

Adam Lowry, Gabriel Vilardi, Kyle Connor.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson.

How did the Jets goalie play?

Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Jets vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Jets vs Sabres season series?

Jets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

✈️ Jets

BeforeDec 3 🎵STL @ ✈️WPG 4–1 AfterDec 7 ✈️WPG @ 🪶CHI 4–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 3 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 AfterDec 7 🏒UTA @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

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