NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 4, 2024

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

Full report

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at BUF. Paul Cotter (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 22:59, +4:28 up on his 18:31 season average over 81 games.

•Johnathan Kovacevic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:29.
•Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:13.
•Nathan Bastian had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:01.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nico Hischier for NJD @ BUF, 59.7 mph. Full game report →

Nico Hischier (NJD @ BUF): Rebound, 0 passes, 59.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Paul Cotter NJD	at BUF	1	1	2	2	3	2	10:13	—
Johnathan Kovacevic NJD	at BUF	1	1	2	1	0	3	20:29	—
Nathan Bastian NJD	at BUF	0	2	2	1	1	0	10:01	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	vs NJD	0	0	0	7	1	0	18:57	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at BUF	W	31	1	.968
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs NJD	L	22	3	.864

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