Game 997 Preview: Buffalo at New Jersey
28-29 Regular Season
| Day | Game | Visitor | S | Home | S | OT | Boxscore | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 997 | Buffalo Sabres | - | New Jersey Devils | - | - | - | ||
| 145 | 1044 | New Jersey Devils | - | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | ||
| 168 | 1205 | New Jersey Devils | - | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | ||
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WINS VERSUS Devils : 0
Last 10 Games : 4-4-2 (L2)
Away Record : 11-17-3
Overall Record : 25-28-9
Last 10 Games : 4-4-2 (L2)
Away Record : 11-17-3
Overall Record : 25-28-9
Skaters
| Name | CON | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Zibanejad | 100 | 62 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 23 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 100 | 59 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 1 | 78 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 100 | 62 | 18 | 31 | 49 | -20 | 44 |
| Sidney Crosby | 100 | 61 | 24 | 24 | 48 | -19 | 22 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 100 | 57 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 38 |
| J.T. Compher | 100 | 62 | 16 | 18 | 34 | -7 | 12 |
| Tyler Myers | 100 | 52 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 40 |
| Kevin Stenlund | 100 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -3 | 22 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 100 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 16 |
| T.J. Oshie | 100 | 62 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 52 |
| Jake Walman | 100 | 51 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| Lars Eller | 100 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 4 |
| Luke Schenn | 100 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| Patrick Maroon | 100 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 46 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 100 | 57 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 38 |
| Nikita Okhotyuk | 100 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Klim Kostin | 100 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 100 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 96 |
| Brett Pesce | 100 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 100 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Emil Bemstrom | 100 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Goalies
| Name | CON | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | Sv % | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | 100 | 61 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 3.01 | 0.918 | 1 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.96 | 0.889 | 0 |
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WINS VERSUS Sabres : 0
Last 10 Games : 6-3-1 (L1)
Home Record : 21-7-3
Overall Record : 39-16-5
Last 10 Games : 6-3-1 (L1)
Home Record : 21-7-3
Overall Record : 39-16-5
Skaters
| Name | CON | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marner | 100 | 60 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 3 | 22 |
| Adam Fox | 100 | 60 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 13 | 52 |
| Bo Horvat | 100 | 60 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 9 | 24 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 100 | 60 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 14 | 33 |
| Brandon Hagel | 100 | 58 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 9 | 46 |
| Nico Hischier | 100 | 60 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 8 |
| Yanni Gourde | 100 | 60 | 19 | 25 | 44 | -13 | 62 |
| Morgan Geekie | 100 | 59 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 22 |
| Noah Cates | 100 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -9 | 17 |
| Ross Colton | 100 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| Adam Henrique | 100 | 60 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 6 |
| Brenden Dillon | 100 | 59 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 91 |
| Brett Kulak | 100 | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 32 |
| Jake McCabe | 100 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 57 |
| Sean Durzi | 100 | 53 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| Will Smith | 100 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | 100 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -10 | 24 |
| Jack Drury | 100 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Luke Glendening | 100 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Nathan Bastian | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injured Reserve | |||||||
| Christopher Tanev | 94 | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
Goalies
| Name | CON | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | Sv % | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Stolarz | 100 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2.82 | 0.920 | 0 |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 100 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2.51 | 0.927 | 1 |

