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New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Sunday, February 2, 2025 · KeyBank Center

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SOG 24–34

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Devils 34-24.

Paul Cotter scored twice. Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka, Ryan McLeod, Jason Zucker and Jack Hughes also scored.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves on 24 shots for the win; Jake Allen stopped 23 of 27.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
New Jersey DevilsNJD012324
Buffalo SabresBUF310434

Three stars

  1. ★1st starTage ThompsonBUF · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · .875 SV%
  3. ★3rd starRasmus DahlinBUF · 0G 2A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:23

1–4 · 2nd 17:25 · Zucker. Hughes was 1:23 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNJD on iceBUF on ice

0–1 BUF

1st 8:11 · Thompson

Long shift: Dillon 1:09

0–2 BUF

1st 15:50 · Peterka

Palat 0:27

0–3 BUF

1st 19:31 · SH · McLeod

Palat 0:15

1–3 NJD

2nd 4:38 · Cotter

Gilbert 0:58

1–4 BUF

2nd 17:25 · Zucker

Long shift: Hughes 1:23

2–4 NJD

3rd 0:18 · Cotter

Dahlin 0:18

3–4 NJD

3rd 5:32 · SH · Hughes

Zucker 0:28

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

NJDBUF
24Shots on goal34
39%Faceoff %61%
0/5Power play0/4
21Penalty minutes10
35Hits25
12Blocked shots20
9Giveaways16
4Takeaways3

Penalties

  • 1st 10:58Rasmus Dahlin · interference2 min
  • 1st 17:48Bowen Byram · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 09:48Dougie Hamilton · interference goalkeeper2 min
  • 2nd 14:35Jason Zucker · interference2 min
  • 2nd 15:13Stefan Noesen · holding2 min
  • 3rd 05:11Stefan Noesen · match penalty5 min
  • 3rd 11:43Alex Tuch · interference2 min
  • 3rd 15:25Beck Malenstyn · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 16:42Timo Meier · interference2 min

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