- Final0NYR
BOS1
01
0 - Final1COL
LA1
41
4 - Final2NJ
BUF0
20
2 - Final3TOR
DET2
42
4 - Final4TB
CAR4
24
2 - Final5WSH
MTL2
02
0 - Final6PHI
NYI4
14
1 - Final7DAL
NSH2
42
4 - Final8STL
MIN6
36
3 - Final9ANA
CHI2
12
1 - Final10SJ
PHX4
14
1 - Final SOSO11CGY
EDM5
45
4
Final
Buffalo leads 3-1
| Game 1: Wednesday, October 13th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Devils | 1 | Final OT |
| Sabres | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, October 23rd | ||
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| Sabres | 6 | Final |
| Devils | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, November 10th | ||
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| Sabres | 5 | Final SO |
| Devils | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, March 26th | ||
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| Devils | 0 | Final |
| Sabres | 2 | |
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7:00 PM ET, March 26, 2011
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Patrik Elias in neutral zone |
| 0:40 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Andrej Sekera saved by Martin Brodeur(Snap 59 ft) |
| 0:56 | New Jersey | Ilya Kovalchuk shot blocked by Tyler Myers |
| 1:38 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Dainius Zubrus saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 1:47 | New Jersey | Patrik Elias shot blocked by Tyler Ennis |
| 2:10 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Shaone Morrisonn saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 44 ft) |
| 2:46 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Michael Grier saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 2:47 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 2:47 | New Jersey | David Steckel won faceoff against Cody McCormick in defensive zone |
| 2:54 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Michael Grier in offensive zone |
| 2:54 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Cody McCormick, Goalpost(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 2:55 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 2:55 | New Jersey | David Steckel won faceoff against Rob Niedermayer in defensive zone |
| 3:13 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Rob Niedermayer saved by Martin Brodeur(Tip-In 11 ft) |
| 3:16 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Steve Montador saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 3:46 | Buffalo | Brad Boyes credited with hit on Anssi Salmela in offensive zone |
| 4:07 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Andy Greene in defensive zone |
| 4:14 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Brad Boyes saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 4:17 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Nathan Gerbe(Wristshot 31 ft) assisted by Paul Gaustad and Brad Boyes |
| 4:17 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Patrik Elias in neutral zone |
| 4:58 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:58 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly won faceoff against Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 5:07 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly shot blocked by Jay Leach |
| 5:08 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 5:08 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly won faceoff against Travis Zajac in offensive zone |
| 5:37 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tim Connolly saved by Martin Brodeur(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 5:43 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 6:39 | New Jersey | David Clarkson credited with hit on Steve Montador in offensive zone |
| 6:48 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick shot blocked by Andy Greene |
| 7:30 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Paul Gaustad in offensive zone |
| 9:26 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Travis Zajac saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 9:31 | New Jersey | Giveaway by David Clarkson in offensive zone |
| 10:10 | New Jersey | Mark Fayne credited with hit on Michael Grier in defensive zone |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe shot blocked by Anssi Salmela |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Michael Grier, Wide of Net(Tip-In 18 ft) |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Mike Weber saved by Martin Brodeur(Backhand 36 ft) |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Mike Weber credited with hit on Jay Leach in offensive zone |
| 11:06 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Andy Greene saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 11:16 | New Jersey | Ilya Kovalchuk credited with hit on Mike Weber in offensive zone |
| 11:51 | New Jersey | Mark Fraser credited with hit on Tyler Myers in defensive zone |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 12:57 | New Jersey | Takeaway by Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 13:04 | New Jersey | Ilya Kovalchuk shot blocked by Shaone Morrisonn |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Nathan Gerbe in defensive zone |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Patrik Elias in neutral zone |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Martin Brodeur(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jochen Hecht saved by Martin Brodeur(Deflected 15 ft) |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Net Off |
| 16:05 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Tim Connolly in neutral zone |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly won faceoff against Travis Zajac in offensive zone |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Thomas Vanek(Wristshot 41 ft) assisted by Jason Pominville and Tim Connolly |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly won faceoff against David Steckel in neutral zone |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Shaone Morrisonn, Wide of Net(Slapshot 52 ft) |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick won faceoff against Jacob Josefson in neutral zone |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick won faceoff against Jacob Josefson in neutral zone |
| 17:58 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Brian Rolston saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Stoppage - High Stick; TV timeout |
| 18:00 | New Jersey | David Steckel won faceoff against Brad Boyes in offensive zone |
| 18:04 | New Jersey | Rod Pelley shot blocked by Chris Butler |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Brad Boyes saved by Martin Brodeur(Snap 40 ft) |
| 18:21 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Anssi Salmela saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 18:24 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Rod Pelley saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Steve Montador in defensive zone |
| 19:11 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Nick Palmieri in defensive zone |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 19:28 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Nick Palmieri saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 25 ft) |
| 19:48 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Brian Rolston saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 64 ft) |
| 19:50 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Henrik Tallinder saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 12 ft) |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Patrik Elias in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 1st period |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | New Jersey | Jacob Josefson won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone |
| 1:53 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Mark Fayne in offensive zone |
| 2:03 | Buffalo | Mike Weber credited with hit on Nick Palmieri in neutral zone |
| 2:14 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Martin Brodeur(Slapshot 46 ft) |
| 2:23 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody McCormick saved by Martin Brodeur(Snap 42 ft) |
| 2:48 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Adam Mair saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 2:54 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Rod Pelley saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 3:14 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Jacob Josefson saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 54 ft) |
| 3:27 | New Jersey | David Clarkson shot blocked by Paul Gaustad |
| 3:47 | New Jersey | Takeaway by Henrik Tallinder in neutral zone |
| 4:24 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 4:24 | New Jersey | Patrik Elias won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 4:33 | New Jersey | Dainius Zubrus shot blocked by Shaone Morrisonn |
| 4:43 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Martin Brodeur in offensive zone |
| 4:47 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jochen Hecht, Wide of Net(Tip-In 16 ft) |
| 5:03 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Brian Rolston saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 5:04 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Dainius Zubrus saved by Ryan Miller(Tip-In 23 ft) |
| 5:07 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:07 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly won faceoff against Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 5:26 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Nick Palmieri, Over Net(Wristshot 53 ft) |
| 5:42 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Ilya Kovalchuk, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 5:48 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 5:48 | New Jersey | Jacob Josefson won faceoff against Cody McCormick in neutral zone |
| 5:54 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Andy Greene saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 111 ft) |
| 6:20 | New Jersey | Mark Fraser credited with hit on Michael Grier in neutral zone |
| 6:31 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Shaone Morrisonn saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 53 ft) |
| 6:36 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Shaone Morrisonn, Wide of Net(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 6:43 | New Jersey | Jacob Josefson shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 7:01 | New Jersey | Henrik Tallinder shot blocked by Shaone Morrisonn |
| 7:20 | New Jersey | David Steckel shot blocked by Chris Butler |
| 8:02 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Patrik Elias saved by Ryan Miller(Tip-In 11 ft) |
| 8:06 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Patrik Elias saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 26 ft) |
| 8:22 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 8:28 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 8:28 | New Jersey | Patrik Elias won faceoff against Tim Connolly in defensive zone |
| 8:41 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Mike Weber in offensive zone |
| 9:11 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Travis Zajac saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 9:24 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Mike Weber in offensive zone |
| 10:04 | New Jersey | Nick Palmieri shot blocked by Andrej Sekera |
| 10:13 | New Jersey | Nick Palmieri credited with hit on Tyler Myers in defensive zone |
| 11:30 | New Jersey | Shot missed by David Clarkson, Wide of Net(Backhand 13 ft) |
| 11:47 | New Jersey | Shot missed by David Clarkson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 56 ft) |
| 12:48 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Tyler Ennis, Wide of Net(Slapshot 39 ft) |
| 12:55 | New Jersey | Ilya Kovalchuk shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 13:03 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac shot blocked by Tyler Ennis |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 13:04 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Tim Connolly in offensive zone |
| 13:08 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Henrik Tallinder saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 67 ft) |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:09 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Tim Connolly in offensive zone |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville shot blocked by Jay Leach |
| 13:22 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac credited with hit on Tim Connolly in offensive zone |
| 14:08 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Adam Mair in neutral zone |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Rob Niedermayer saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 15:12 | New Jersey | Takeaway by David Clarkson in offensive zone |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Nathan Gerbe saved by Martin Brodeur(Slapshot 37 ft) |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 15:35 | New Jersey | Patrik Elias won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in defensive zone |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe credited with hit on Henrik Tallinder in offensive zone |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford won faceoff against Patrik Elias in neutral zone |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 16:08 | New Jersey | Patrik Elias won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in defensive zone |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | penalty to Tyler Ennis 2 minutes for Tripping Mark Fayne |
| 16:27 | New Jersey | Power play - Jacob Josefson won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Tyler Myers credited with hit on Ilya Kovalchuk in offensive zone |
| 16:54 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot missed by Brian Rolston, Wide of Net(Slapshot 57 ft) |
| 16:59 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot missed by Brian Rolston, Wide of Net(Slapshot 59 ft) |
| 17:21 | New Jersey | Power play - Mattias Tedenby credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in defensive zone |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jason Pominville in neutral zone |
| 18:01 | New Jersey | penalty to Patrik Elias 2 minutes for Boarding Jason Pominville |
| 18:01 | New Jersey | David Steckel won faceoff against Brad Boyes in defensive zone |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 19:48 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Dainius Zubrus credited with hit on Tim Connolly in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 2nd period |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Power play - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against David Steckel in neutral zone |
| 0:22 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe credited with hit on Henrik Tallinder in offensive zone |
| 1:27 | Buffalo | Shaone Morrisonn shot blocked by Henrik Tallinder |
| 1:31 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:31 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly won faceoff against Patrik Elias in offensive zone |
| 1:34 | Buffalo | Mike Weber shot blocked by Brian Rolston |
| 1:46 | Buffalo | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Patrik Elias in neutral zone |
| 2:11 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Nick Palmieri in neutral zone |
| 2:29 | New Jersey | David Clarkson credited with hit on Rob Niedermayer in neutral zone |
| 2:42 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by David Clarkson saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 2:46 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Rod Pelley saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 11 ft) |
| 2:50 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by David Clarkson saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 2:51 | New Jersey | Shot missed by David Steckel, Wide of Net(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 2:52 | Buffalo | penalty to Cody McCormick 2 minutes for High-sticking David Steckel |
| 2:52 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 3:12 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 3:12 | New Jersey | Power play - Travis Zajac won faceoff against Tim Connolly in neutral zone |
| 3:24 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot missed by Travis Zajac, Over Net(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 3:30 | New Jersey | Power play - Giveaway by Patrik Elias in offensive zone |
| 3:36 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Mike Weber saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 130 ft) |
| 4:12 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Jacob Josefson saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 33 ft) |
| 4:18 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Mattias Tedenby saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 5:23 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jochen Hecht saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 5:48 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Martin Brodeur(Slapshot 42 ft) |
| 6:03 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by David Steckel saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 6:11 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tim Connolly saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 6:31 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 6:31 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 7:04 | New Jersey | Nick Palmieri credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in defensive zone |
| 7:17 | New Jersey | penalty to Henrik Tallinder 2 minutes for Tripping Jochen Hecht |
| 7:17 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - David Steckel won faceoff against Tim Connolly in defensive zone |
| 8:23 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 8:23 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - David Steckel won faceoff against Brad Boyes in neutral zone |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick credited with hit on Anssi Salmela in defensive zone |
| 10:17 | New Jersey | Anssi Salmela credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in defensive zone |
| 10:46 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Nick Palmieri saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 11:00 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Travis Zajac saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 45 ft) |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Steve Montador in defensive zone |
| 11:18 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Mark Fayne, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 11:25 | New Jersey | Henrik Tallinder shot blocked by Chris Butler |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera shot blocked by Andy Greene |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera shot blocked by Jay Leach |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Mike Weber in defensive zone |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Brad Boyes shot blocked by Anssi Salmela |
| 13:36 | New Jersey | David Clarkson credited with hit on Nathan Gerbe in defensive zone |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 14:00 | New Jersey | Jacob Josefson won faceoff against Rob Niedermayer in defensive zone |
| 14:43 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Mattias Tedenby saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 52 ft) |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Brad Boyes credited with hit on Henrik Tallinder in offensive zone |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe shot blocked by Mark Fayne |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Shaone Morrisonn saved by Martin Brodeur(Wristshot 76 ft) |
| 16:55 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Dainius Zubrus, Wide of Net(Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 17:00 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Henrik Tallinder saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 66 ft) |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 17:01 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Patrik Elias in defensive zone |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Brad Boyes in offensive zone |
| 17:54 | New Jersey | Nick Palmieri credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in offensive zone |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Tim Connolly in neutral zone |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Tim Connolly shot blocked by Andy Greene |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 19:21 | New Jersey | Jacob Josefson won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone |
| 19:37 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Jacob Josefson saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 43 ft) |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing; Visitor Timeout |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | game-end |



