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FINALPrudential Center · Mar 16
Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Devils beat Sabres 3–2
- M. Wood scored the game-winner on the power play at 4:52 of the third.
- A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
- M. Blackwood stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943) for the win.
- The Devils won despite being outshot 35–27.
- Power play: NJD 1/3, BUF 0/2.
- The Sabres dominated the dot, winning 61% of faceoffs.
Three stars
- 1st starM. Wood
NJD · 1G 0A
- 2nd starJ. Kuokkanen
NJD · 0G 1A
- 3rd starM. Blackwood
NJD · .943 SV%
Scoring summary
1st
- 17:40NJDY. SharangovichAssists: D. Severson, T. Zajac0–1
2nd
- 6:13BUFT. RiederAssists: B. Montour, K. Okposo1–1
- 7:10BUFJ. SkinnerAssists: C. Mittelstadt, B. Montour2–1
- 10:39NJDS. VatanenAssists: J. Kuokkanen, R. Murray2–2
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFNJD
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 25 | 19 |
| Blocked | 8 | 6 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 1/3 |
| Faceoff % | 61.0 | 39.0 |
| Corsi % | 50.5 | 49.5 |
| xG | 3.54 | 3.20 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 9 |
| Takeaways | 5 | 7 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:38 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 16:27 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:47 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:01 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:59 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:53 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:21 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:40 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:35 | |
| -- | -- | 41/43 | -- | .953 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 33/35 | -- | .943 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:35 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:03 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:06 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:07 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:13 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:02 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:38 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:19 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 24:07 | |
| -- | -- | 37/40 | -- | .925 | 58:01 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L3
7:53
D2
11:13
24:07
88Davidson
16:48
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Left Shoulder
NJD
Actual (from shift data)L1
9:30
Injured / Scratched
- Seamus Caseyinjured-reserve · Knee
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice