7:00 PM ET, December 17, 2008
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
D. Clarkson (Devils - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

P. Elias (Devils - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2


P. Kaleta (Sabres - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Final
Series tied 2-2
| Game 1: Monday, November 3rd | ||
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| Sabres | 2 | Final |
| Devils | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, December 13th | ||
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| Sabres | 4 | Final |
| Devils | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, December 17th | ||
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| Devils | 5 | Final |
| Sabres | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, April 4th | ||
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| Devils | 3 | Final |
| Sabres | 2 | |
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7:00 PM ET, December 17, 2008
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Dainius Zubrus |
| 0:07 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford (Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 0:08 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:08 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Travis Zajac |
| 0:31 | New Jersey | Paul Martin shot blocked by Clarke MacArthur |
| 0:39 | New Jersey | Jamie Langenbrunner shot blocked by Henrik Tallinder |
| 1:29 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Brian Gionta(Wide of Net) |
| 1:38 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jochen Hecht(Over Net) |
| 1:44 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera credited with hit on Patrik Elias |
| 1:58 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 1:58 | New Jersey | Bobby Holik won faceoff against Paul Gaustad |
| 2:04 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 2:04 | New Jersey | John Madden won faceoff against Adam Mair |
| 2:26 | New Jersey | Penalty to Colin White 2 minutes for Holding Adam Mair |
| 2:26 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - John Madden won faceoff against Adam Mair |
| 2:40 | Buffalo | Power play - Jaroslav Spacek shot blocked by Jay Pandolfo |
| 3:06 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Pominville (Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 3:19 | Buffalo | Penalty to Ales Kotalik 2 minutes for Tripping John Madden |
| 3:19 | New Jersey | Dainius Zubrus won faceoff against Jochen Hecht |
| 4:12 | Buffalo | Toni Lydman shot blocked by Zach Parise |
| 4:12 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Scott Clemmensen |
| 4:56 | New Jersey | Power play - Patrik Elias shot blocked by Henrik Tallinder |
| 5:21 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 5:21 | Buffalo | Clarke MacArthur won faceoff against Bobby Holik |
| 5:50 | Buffalo | Adam Mair credited with hit on David Clarkson |
| 6:01 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Nathan Paetsch |
| 6:04 | New Jersey | Goal scored by David Clarkson |
| 6:04 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Dainius Zubrus |
| 6:34 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Net Off Moorings |
| 6:34 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Travis Zajac |
| 6:46 | New Jersey | Takeaway by Zach Parise |
| 6:50 | Buffalo | Jaroslav Spacek credited with hit on Zach Parise |
| 7:03 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Bench |
| 7:03 | Buffalo | Adam Mair won faceoff against John Madden |
| 7:29 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Daniel Paille(Wide of Net) |
| 7:38 | New Jersey | Giveaway by John Madden |
| 7:57 | New Jersey | Mike Rupp credited with hit on Nathan Paetsch |
| 8:13 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 8:13 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Dainius Zubrus |
| 8:40 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Derek Roy(Over Net) |
| 8:41 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 8:41 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Adam Mair |
| 9:24 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Maxim Afinogenov |
| 9:29 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by David Clarkson (Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 9:31 | New Jersey | Goal scored by Brian Rolston assisted by David Clarkson |
| 9:31 | New Jersey | Bobby Holik won faceoff against Jochen Hecht |
| 9:36 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Colin White |
| 9:41 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville (Slapshot 36 ft) |
| 9:43 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Paul Gaustad assisted by Jason Pominville and Jochen Hecht |
| 9:43 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Dainius Zubrus |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Toni Lydman(Wide of Net) |
| 10:49 | New Jersey | Colin White credited with hit on Jason Pominville |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Penalty to Jochen Hecht 2 minutes for Slashing Colin White |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Travis Zajac |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Paul Gaustad |
| 11:11 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot missed by Zach Parise(Wide of Net) |
| 11:28 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Travis Zajac (Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Derek Roy won faceoff against Zach Parise |
| 12:16 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Jamie Langenbrunner (Slapshot 54 ft) |
| 12:21 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Zach Parise (Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 13:05 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Johnny Oduya (Wristshot 58 ft) |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta credited with hit on Dainius Zubrus |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 13:53 | New Jersey | John Madden won faceoff against Jochen Hecht |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Clarke MacArthur (Wristshot 46 ft) |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Adam Mair (Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Travis Zajac |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville shot blocked by Colin White |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 16:44 | New Jersey | Dainius Zubrus won faceoff against Adam Mair |
| 17:23 | New Jersey | Johnny Oduya credited with hit on Thomas Vanek |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 18:22 | New Jersey | Dainius Zubrus won faceoff against Jochen Hecht |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Paul Martin |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Paul Gaustad |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Jaroslav Spacek shot blocked by Brian Gionta |
| 19:12 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Brian Gionta |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Home Team Timeout |
| 19:39 | New Jersey | Penalty to Colin White 2 minutes for Interference Thomas Vanek |
| 19:39 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - John Madden won faceoff against Derek Roy |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Derek Roy(Wide of Net) |
| 19:56 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Jason Pominville(Wide of Net) |
| 19:57 | Buffalo | Penalty to Paul Gaustad 2 minutes for Cross checking Paul Martin |
| 19:57 | New Jersey | Penalty to Paul Martin 2 minutes for Cross checking Paul Gaustad |
| 19:57 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Bobby Holik won faceoff against Adam Mair |

