Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Saturday, October 5, 2024 · O2 Czech Republic

BuffaloSabresAway

1–3

Final

SOG 18–37

New JerseyDevilsHome

NHLN · SN · MSG-B · MSGSN

Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at O2 Czech Republic. The Devils outshot the Sabres 37-18.

Goals came from Tage Thompson, Seamus Casey, Paul Cotter and Timo Meier.

Jake Allen made 17 saves on 18 shots for the win; Devon Levi stopped 34 of 37.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	0	1	0	1	18
NJD	0	1	2	3	37

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Tage Thompson (1)Jordan Greenway (1), Alex Tuch (1)1–008:18 BUF
Seamus Casey (1)Erik Haula (1), Stefan Noesen (1)1–111:59 NJD · PPG

3rd period

Paul Cotter (2)Jack Hughes (1)1–207:18 NJD
Timo Meier (1)Jesper Bratt (1), Jack Hughes (2)1–314:14 NJD

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalBUF on iceNJD on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 BUF

2nd 8:18 · Thompson

Bratt 0:42

NormalBratt 0:42

1–1 NJD

2nd 11:59 · PP · Casey

Cozens 0:46

NormalCozens 0:46

1–2 NJD

3rd 7:18 · Cotter

Tuch 0:58

NormalTuch 0:58

1–3 NJD

3rd 14:14 · Meier

Cozens 0:37

Fresh legsCozens 0:37

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFNJD

18Shots on goal37

35%Faceoff %65%

0/2Power play1/4

13Penalty minutes9

28Hits18

10Blocked shots22

17Giveaways26

4Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 06:02Brenden Dillon · interference2 min
1st 06:02Brenden Dillon · fighting5 min
1st 06:02Alex Tuch · fighting5 min
1st 10:25Jiri Kulich · hooking2 min
2nd 00:41Alex Tuch · tripping2 min
2nd 10:39Tage Thompson · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 13:38Brenden Dillon · tripping2 min
2nd 16:07Sam Lafferty · tripping2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

12Jordan GreenwayL	0	1	1	+1	4	3	1	0	–	19:45
72Tage ThompsonC	1	0	1	+1	3	0	1	2	33	19:06
89Alex TuchR	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	7	–	20:07
17Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	14:13
19Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	33	14:11
20Jiri KulichC	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	–	14:00
22Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	15:48
24Dylan CozensC	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	40	21:10
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	09:33
71Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33	17:12
77JJ PeterkaR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	01:39
81Sam LaffertyC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	50	10:34
4Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	21:59
10Henri JokiharjuD	0	0	0	-1	4	3	1	0	–	18:04
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	–	15:29
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	–	24:42
26Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	–	24:56
75Connor CliftonD	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	–	13:26

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
27Devon LeviG	L	37	34	3	.919	56:46

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

86Jack HughesC	0	2	2	+1	6	1	0	0	25	20:37
11Stefan NoesenR	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	67	11:48
28Timo MeierR	1	0	1	0	8	1	3	0	–	19:24
47Paul CotterC	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	16:42
56Erik HaulaL	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	86	12:16
63Jesper BrattL	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	–	19:19
24Seamus CaseyD	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	12:09
13Nico HischierC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	70	20:44
14Nathan BastianR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	10:53
23Kurtis MacDermidL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	03:39
42Curtis LazarC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	43	11:07
90Tomas TatarL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	15:32
91Dawson MercerC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	20:33
5Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	5	9	–	14:48
7Dougie HamiltonD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	3	0	–	22:52
8Johnathan KovacevicD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	23:43
17Simon NemecD	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	–	15:25
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	–	24:29

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG		0	0	0	–	00:00
34Jake AllenG	W	18	17	1	.944	60:00