Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (3-4-0) at New Jersey Devils (3-2-1) – 27 Oct 2023 – 7:00PM EDT

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (3-4-0) at New Jersey [](/r/devils) Devils (3-2-1)

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##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 10:13|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|2|0|–|2|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|2|0|–|2|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|20|5|11|44.0%|1|1|1/1|10|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|17|7|9|56.0%|6|1|0/1|19|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|06:11|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[JJ Peterka (3) wrist shot, assist(s): Tyson Jost (2), Owen Power (4)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340008990112)|
|1st|07:41|[NJD](/r/devils)|Even|[Alexander Holtz (2) wrist shot, assist(s): Luke Hughes (2), Michael McLeod (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340009608112)|
|1st|15:42|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Short Handed|[Tage Thompson (4) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Tuch (3), Jordan Greenway (3)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340011720112)|
|1st|16:11|[NJD](/r/devils)|Even|[Jesper Bratt (4) snap shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340013023112)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|11:21|[NJD](/r/devils)|MIN|2|Brendan Smith high-sticking against JJ Peterka|
|1st|16:00|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MAT|15|Connor Clifton match-penalty against Nico Hischier|
|1st|16:00|[NJD](/r/devils)|MIN|2|Ondrej Palat instigator against Connor Clifton|
|1st|16:00|[NJD](/r/devils)|MAJ|5|Ondrej Palat fighting against Connor Clifton|
|1st|16:00|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MAJ|5|Connor Clifton fighting against Ondrej Palat|
|1st|16:00|[NJD](/r/devils)|MIS|10|Ondrej Palat instigator-misconduct|

**Officials**

* Referees: Chris Rooney, Beau Halkidis
* Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Devin Berg

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|11:00PM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, SN1, MSGSN|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020113) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020113/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020113/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020113/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Tyler Toffoli|Jack Hughes|Timo Meier|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Tage Thompson|Dylan Cozens|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Ondrej Palat|Nico Hischier|Jesper Bratt|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Casey Mittelstadt|Alex Tuch|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Dawson Mercer|Erik Haula|Alexander Holtz|[BUF](/r/sabres)|John Jason Peterka|Peyton Krebs|Tyson Jost|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Curtis Lazar|Michael McLeod|Nathan Bastian|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Victor Olofsson|Zemgus Girgensons|Kyle Okposo|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jonas Siegenthaler|Dougie Hamilton|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Kevin Bahl|John Marino|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Henri Jokiharju|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Luke Hughes|Brendan Smith|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|Erik Johnson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Vitek Vanecek|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Akira Schmid|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Colin Miller|20 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|DTD|Miller (undisclosed) is expected to miss “a little bit of time,” coach Lindy Ruff told Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils’ official site Monday.|unknown|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Tomas Nosek|15 Oct 2023|Lower Body|IR|Nosek (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.|unknown|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Brian Halonen|09 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|IR-NR|Halonen (undisclosed) was moved to the non-roster injured reserve Monday.|29 Oct 2023|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Nolan Foote|09 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|IR-NR|Foote (undisclosed) was placed on the non-roster injured reserve Monday.|29 Oct 2023|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Nicolas Daws|09 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|IR-NR|Daws (undisclosed) was placed on the non-roster injured reserve Monday.|29 Oct 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|21 Oct 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Levi (lower body) isn’t quite ready to return Friday versus New Jersey, and the Buffalo Sabres see no reason to rush the process, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|29 Oct 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Matthew Savoie|19 Sep 2023|Shoulder|IR-NR|Savoie (shoulder) was sent to AHL Rochester on Sunday for a conditioning assignment.|29 Oct 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|29 Oct 2023|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/new-jersey-devils/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|6|3|2|1|7|0.583|4.00|3.67|42.31|70.83|32.00|30.67|50.86|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|7|3|4|0|6|0.429|2.71|3.14|13.04|88.89|30.57|30.14|46.08|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Vitek Vanecek|4|3|2|2|0|0|3.10|0.900|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Akira Schmid|3|3|1|0|1|0|4.07|0.863|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|4|4|1|3|0|0|3.26|0.892|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|2|2|1|1|0|0|2.05|0.923|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=1 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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