New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, November 24, 1993 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Wednesday, November 24, 1993 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Devils 31–26.
Richard Smehlik scored twice and Stephane Richer scored twice. Valeri Zelepukin, Corey Millen, Donald Audette and Claude Lemieux also scored.
Chris Terreri made 28 saves on 31 shots for the win; Grant Fuhr stopped 21 of 26.
Scoring
1st period
Richard Smehlik (4)Dale Hawerchuk (12), Alexander Mogilny (11)0–106:10 BUF
2nd period
Valeri Zelepukin (9)Bobby Holik (6), Viacheslav Fetisov (8)1–101:21 NJD
Corey Millen (8)Bruce Driver (10), Stephane Richer (15)2–102:00 NJD
Stephane Richer (8)Bobby Holik (7), Scott Niedermayer (8)3–115:35 NJD- Richard Smehlik (5)Dave Hannan (3), Wayne Presley (2)3–219:55 BUF
3rd period
- Stephane Richer (9)Corey Millen (8), Scott Stevens (10)4–201:47 NJD
Donald Audette (4)Dale Hawerchuk (13)4–304:46 BUF · 
Claude Lemieux (5)Bobby Holik (8)5–316:30 NJD
Team stats
NJDBUF
2631
0%0%
0/21/7
4528
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00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:31 into the first period
Claude Lemieux · hooking2 min - 2:22 into the second period
Wayne Presley · roughing2 min - 2:22 into the second periodScott Stevens · roughing2 min
- 5:57 into the second periodBobby Carpenter · cross checking2 min
- 10:34 into the second periodWayne Presley · roughing2 min
- 10:34 into the second periodTommy Albelin · roughing2 min
- 12:20 into the second periodJohn MacLean · hooking2 min
- 13:00 into the second periodDale Hawerchuk · interference2 min
- 19:55 into the second periodRob Ray · roughing2 min
- 19:55 into the second periodRob Ray · roughing2 min
- 19:55 into the second periodKen Daneyko · roughing2 min
- 19:55 into the second periodKen Daneyko · roughing2 min
- 0:38 into the third periodBobby Carpenter · high sticking5 min
- 0:38 into the third periodBobby Carpenter · game misconduct10 min
- 1:30 into the third periodYuri Khmylev · interference2 min
- 7:15 into the third periodBob Sweeney · high sticking2 min
- 7:15 into the third periodJohn MacLean · high sticking2 min
- 11:52 into the third periodAlexander Semak · holding2 min
- 13:47 into the third periodKen Sutton · holding2 min
- 15:15 into the third periodRandy Moller · roughing2 min
- 15:15 into the third periodRandy Moller · misconduct10 min
- 15:15 into the third periodJohn MacLean · roughing2 min
- 15:15 into the third periodJohn MacLean · misconduct10 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 16Bobby HolikC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 44Stephane RicherR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 10Corey MillenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 22Claude LemieuxR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Valeri ZelepukinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Viacheslav FetisovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 4Scott StevensD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Bruce DriverD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Scott NiedermayerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 8Mike PelusoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Bill GuerinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Ben HankinsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 8 | – |
| 19Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 20Alexander SemakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Randy MckayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 6Tommy AlbelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Martin BrodeurG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Chris TerreriG | W | 31 | 3 | .903 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Dave HannanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 18Wayne PresleyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 89Alexander MogilnyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 13Yuri KhmylevL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 19Randy WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Bob SweeneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21John ThomasR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27Brad MayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Craig MuniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 7Petr SvobodaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Doug BodgerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 24Randy MollerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 41Ken SuttonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | L | 26 | 5 | .808 |
| 39Dominik HasekG | 0 | 0 | – |