NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 5, 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

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. JJ Peterka (BUF) played 1:39, −16:45 down on his 18:24 season average over 76 games.

•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:37.
•JJ Peterka (BUF) played 1:39, −16:45 down on his 18:24 season average over 76 games.
•New look for BUF: Cozens–Quinn–Kulich skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Seamus Casey for NJD vs BUF, 57.3 mph. Full game report →

Seamus Casey (NJD vs BUF): Cycle, 3 passes, 57.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Hughes NJD	vs BUF	0	2	2	6	1	0	20:37	—
Timo Meier NJD	vs BUF	1	0	1	8	1	3	19:24	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Cozens–Quinn–Kulich skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Devon Levi BUF	at NJD	L	37	3	.919
Jake Allen NJD	vs BUF	W	18	1	.944

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.