New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Tuesday, April 1, 2014 · First Niagara Center
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Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at First Niagara Center. The Devils outshot the Sabres 35-27.
Tyler Ennis scored twice. Dainius Zubrus and Tuomo Ruutu also scored.
Nathan Lieuwen made 33 saves on 35 shots for the win; Cory Schneider stopped 25 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Dainius Zubrus (1)Michael Ryder (1), Damien Brunner (1)1–008:16 NJD
3rd period
Tyler Ennis (1)Ville Leino (1), Drew Stafford (1)1–101:39 BUF- Tyler Ennis (2)Cody Hodgson (1), Drew Stafford (2)1–204:41 BUF · PPG
Tuomo Ruutu (1)Andy Greene (1), Marek Zidlicky (1)2–206:58 NJD · PPG
SO period
Ville LeinoUnassisted2–300:00 BUF
Team stats
NJDBUF
35Shots on goal27
56%Faceoff %44%
1/2Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes4
20Hits26
12Blocked shots26
5Giveaways5
2Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 01:25
Patrik Elias · hooking2 min - 1st 08:26
Brian Flynn · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 3rd 03:32Steve Bernier · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 06:35Ville Leino · holding2 min
- 3rd 12:18Jacob Josefson · boarding2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 8Dainius ZubrusC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:25 |
| 12Damien BrunnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:09 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:03 |
| 17Michael RyderR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:08 |
| 2Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23:25 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 27:28 |
| 9Mike SisloR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:41 |
| 14Adam HenriqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:53 |
| 16Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:28 |
| 18Steve BernierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:47 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:21 |
| 20Ryan CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:15 |
| 26Patrik EliasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:46 |
| 68Jaromir JagrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:10 |
| 5Adam LarssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:05 |
| 7Mark FayneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:05 |
| 10Peter HarroldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 |
| 22Eric GelinasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 16:56 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Martin BrodeurG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Cory SchneiderG | O | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 64:45 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22:28 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23:22 |
| 19Cody HodgsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20:16 |
| 23Ville LeinoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:55 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| 27Matt D'AgostiniR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:44 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:48 |
| 32John ScottL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:58 |
| 37Matt EllisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:00 |
| 65Brian FlynnC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 |
| 82Marcus FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:46 |
| 88Cory ConacherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:00 |
| 4Jamie McBainD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:55 |
| 5Chad RuhwedelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:44 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:11 |
| 10Christian EhrhoffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:39 |
| 20Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:46 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Matt HackettG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 50Nathan LieuwenG | W | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 64:57 |