Buffalo Sabres 4 — 3 New Jersey Devils
2017-12-29 · Prudential Center · OT
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | 12 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Schneider start | NJD | O | 25 | 29 | 4 | 21/24 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 62:37 |
| Robin Lehner start | BUF | W | 35 | 38 | 3 | 35/37 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 62:32 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:04 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25:52 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22:04 |
| Kyle Okposo | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:03 |
| Jacob Josefson | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:24 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:37 |
| Jordan Nolan | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:20 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:34 |
| Marco Scandella | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23:11 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:41 |
| Benoit Pouliot | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:49 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 |
| Justin Falk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:30 |
| Evander Kane | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:38 |
| Johan Larsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:42 |
NJD skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Vatanen | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:15 |
| Miles Wood | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:16 |
| Nico Hischier | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 |
| John Moore | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:03 |
| Marcus Johansson | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 |
| Brian Gibbons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 |
| Stefan Noesen | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 |
| Steven Santini | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21:38 |
| Jesper Bratt | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 |
| Blake Coleman | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12:25 |
| Kyle Palmieri | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:53 |
| Brian Boyle | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:08 |
| Taylor Hall | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 |
| Travis Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:16 |
| Andy Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21:08 |
| Will Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:56 |
| Damon Severson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:40 |
Recent meetings
| Date | Season | Away | Home | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | 2025-26 | BUF | 2 | NJD | 1 | |
| 2025-12-21 | 2025-26 | BUF | 3 | NJD | 1 | |
| 2025-11-28 | 2025-26 | NJD | 5 | BUF | 0 | |
| 2025-02-02 | 2024-25 | NJD | 3 | BUF | 4 | |
| 2024-10-05 | 2024-25 | BUF | 1 | NJD | 3 | |
| 2024-10-04 | 2024-25 | NJD | 4 | BUF | 1 | |
| 2024-03-29 | 2023-24 | NJD | 2 | BUF | 5 | |
| 2023-11-25 | 2023-24 | BUF | 2 | NJD | 7 | |
| 2023-10-27 | 2023-24 | BUF | 4 | NJD | 5 | |
| 2023-04-11 | 2022-23 | BUF | 2 | NJD | 6 |