Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Friday, December 29, 2017 · Prudential Center
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Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in overtime on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Prudential Center. The Devils outshot the Sabres 38-29.
Jack Eichel scored twice. Miles Wood, Jacob Josefson, Marcus Johansson, John Moore and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored.
Robin Lehner made 35 saves on 38 shots for the win; Cory Schneider stopped 25 of 29.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Miles Wood (10)Stefan Noesen (7), Pavel Zacha (8)0–113:35 NJD
2nd period
Jacob Josefson (2)Jordan Nolan (3)1–105:27 BUF
Marcus Johansson (5)Sami Vatanen (5), Nico Hischier (17)1–208:34 NJD · PPG
John Moore (5)Brian Gibbons (9)1–314:55 NJD
Jack Eichel (14)Jake McCabe (8), Zemgus Girgensons (4)2–318:05 BUF
3rd period
- Jack Eichel (15)Kyle Okposo (11), Rasmus Ristolainen (10)3–311:04 BUF · PPG
OT period
Rasmus Ristolainen (1)Ryan O'Reilly (15)4–302:37 BUF
Team stats
BUFNJD
29Shots on goal38
61%Faceoff %39%
1/3Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes6
36Hits20
9Blocked shots9
6Giveaways7
8Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 04:23
Stefan Noesen · holding the stick2 min - 1st 14:44
Jake McCabe · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 1st 15:12Brian Boyle · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 08:05Zemgus Girgensons · holding2 min
- 3rd 09:40Sami Vatanen · slashing2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 15Jack EichelC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 18:04 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 25:52 |
| 10Jacob JosefsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 12:24 |
| 17Jordan NolanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:25 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:03 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:20 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:37 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:04 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:38 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:42 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:34 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:15 |
| 67Benoit PouliotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:09 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:09 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:11 |
| 41Justin FalkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:30 |
| 47Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:41 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:49 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | W | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 62:32 |
New Jersey Devils
| 13Nico HischierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:29 |
| 23Stefan NoesenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:01 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 14:16 |
| 39Brian GibbonsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 12:30 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:16 |
| 2John MooreD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:03 |
| 45Sami VatanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 8 | 23:15 |
| 9Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:52 |
| 11Brian BoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:08 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:16 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:53 |
| 40Blake ColemanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:25 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:29 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:08 |
| 8Will ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 |
| 16Steven SantiniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:38 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keith KinkaidG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Cory SchneiderG | O | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 62:37 |