New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 · KeyBank Center · 2020–21 Regular Season

New Jersey Devils

4 – 3

Final/OT

Buffalo Sabres

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at KeyBank Center. Pavel Zacha led the way with 3 points. Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 40–32.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
NJD	0	1	2	1	4	40
BUF	1	1	1	0	3	32

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	06:28	BUF	EV	Riley Sheahan (2) · backhand	Victor Olofsson (8)	0–1
2nd	05:27	NJD	EV	Jesper Bratt (1) · wrist	Pavel Zacha (6)	1–1
2nd	08:03	BUF	PP	Casey Mittelstadt (1) · backhand	Eric Staal (5), Colin Miller (3)	1–2
3rd	04:25	NJD	PP	Miles Wood (6) · wrist	Nikita Gusev (2), Ty Smith (7)	2–2
3rd	06:45	NJD	EV	Nico Hischier (1) · backhand	Pavel Zacha (7)	3–2
3rd	15:30	BUF	PP	Sam Reinhart (7) · deflected	Taylor Hall (11), Rasmus Dahlin (7)	3–3
OT	01:17	NJD	EV	Pavel Zacha (5) · wrist	Jesper Bratt (5), Ty Smith (8)	4–3

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	16:17	NJD	Damon Severson	slashing	2
2nd	06:11	NJD	Dmitry Kulikov	slashing	2
2nd	09:20	NJD	Nico Hischier	tripping	2
2nd	11:51	BUF	Colin Miller	hooking	2
2nd	17:01	BUF	Brandon Montour	interference	2
3rd	02:58	BUF	Taylor Hall	high sticking double minor	4
3rd	14:14	NJD	Travis Zajac	high sticking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NJD 4.39 · BUF 3.41 · xG% NJD 56.2

New Jersey Devils

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
37	Pavel Zacha	C	1	2	3	+2	0	3	2	0		16:05	23
24	Ty Smith	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0		23:56	22
63	Jesper Bratt	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	100.0	14:41	22
13	Nico Hischier	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	1	53.3	18:40	28
97	Nikita Gusev	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		13:11	15
44	Miles Wood	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		13:04	14
28	Damon Severson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		24:30	25
86	Jack Hughes	C	0	0	0	+1	0	8	1	0	35.7	20:53	23
76	P.K. Subban	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:42	24
21	Kyle Palmieri	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		19:08	25
11	Andreas Johnsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3		18:05	22
70	Dmitry Kulikov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0		17:04	21
45	Sami Vatanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		16:42	21
22	Ryan Murray	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		14:38	20
20	Michael McLeod	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	45.5	13:51	17
14	Nathan Bastian	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:03	16
19	Travis Zajac	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	62.5	11:02	16
17	Yegor Sharangovich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8:31	10

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29	Mackenzie Blackwood	W	32	29	3	.906	61:14

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		21:39	22
23	Sam Reinhart	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	25.0	21:24	22
68	Victor Olofsson	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		21:16	21
4	Taylor Hall	L	0	1	1	-2	4	5	1	0		19:18	20
12	Eric Staal	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	1	54.5	18:04	21
33	Colin Miller	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	2		17:59	19
15	Riley Sheahan	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	66.7	16:12	24
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	40.0	10:22	15
62	Brandon Montour	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	2		21:32	22
10	Henri Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0		18:55	23
44	Matt Irwin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	4		17:47	22
78	Jacob Bryson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		17:08	18
24	Dylan Cozens	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		15:39	17
20	Cody Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	72.7	14:22	20
74	Rasmus Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:42	18
21	Kyle Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100.0	12:25	16
27	Curtis Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25.0	11:09	19
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		7:57	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Carter Hutton	OTL	25	21	4	.840	41:17
35	Linus Ullmark		15	15	0	1.000	19:34