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SABRES SIGN HALL TO 1-YEAR CONTRACT
The Sabres have signed forward Taylor Hall to a one-year contract with an AAV of $8 million.
Highlights:
- His 1.05 points per game in the last three seasons ranks 17th in the NHL.
- Won the Hart Trophy in 2018 after leading the New Jersey Devils to the playoffs with career-high totals in goals (39), assists (54) and points (93).
- Has been selected to four NHL All-Star Games in his career.
- Won back-to-back gold medals with Team Canada at the 2015 and 2016 IIHF World Championships. Has recorded 24 points (15+9) in 28 total games for Canada’s senior national team.
Post-Game Report: 12/2 vs. New Jersey
Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
| Devils (9-13-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 45 |
| Sabres (13-10-5) |
5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 32 |
Top Notes
- With five goals in the first period tonight, the Sabres recorded their highest single-period goal total since they scored five in the second period on Jan. 8, 2019 vs. New Jersey.
- The Sabres have scored at least six goals in consecutive home games for the fourth time in the last 10 years.
- The others: Feb. 5 and Feb. 13, 2011; March 27 and March 31, 2010; Oct. 13 and Oct. 16, 2009
- Linus Ullmark tied a career high with 44 saves tonight, improving to 9-3-3 in his career (4-0-1 this season) when facing at least 40 shots.
- With two goals in the first period, Conor Sheary posted his 11th career multi-goal game and his second of the season.
- Jack Eichel’s first-period goal tonight extended his point streak to 10 games (9+10). He now owns the eighth-longest streak in the NHL this season and trails only Patrick Kane for the longest active streak.
- Johan Larsson recorded three assists in the first period, marking his second career three-point night (last: March 11, 2015 at Toronto). Jack Eichel (0+4, 3/31/18) is the only player in franchise history ever to have recorded more assists in a single period.
- With Buffalo’s fifth goal of the game, Rasmus Asplund tallied his first career NHL goal.
- With two points (1+1) tonight, Victor Olofsson now has at least a point in 11 of his his 13 games dating back to Nov. 8. During that span, all five of his goals and 10 of his 12 points have come at even strength.
- Henri Jokiharju’s goal tonight was the third of his career and his first to come on the power play.
- Rasmus Ristolainen recorded the primary assist on Eichel’s goal and now has a point in each of his last three games (1+3).
Tonight’s Goaltenders
| Tonight’s Stats |
||||
| Team | Goaltender | Decision | GA | SA |
| Devils |
Domingue Blackwood |
L ND |
5 2 |
15 17 |
| Sabres | Ullmark | W | 1 | 45 |
| Updated Season Stats | ||||
| Team | Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA |
| Devils | Domingue Blackwood |
1-2-0 8-7-3 |
.870 .898 |
3.45 3.12 |
| Sabres | Ullmark | 7-5-2 | .917 | 2.86 |
Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger
Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund
Sabres forward Johan Larsson
Sabres forward Conor Sheary
Devils head coach John Hynes
Devils forward Taylor Hall
Devils defenseman Andy Greene
Posted in Post-Game Report
Tagged Andy Greene, Conor Sheary, Johan Larsson, John Hynes, New Jersey Devils, Ralph Krueger, Rasmus Asplund, Taylor Hall
Post-Game Report: 1/30 vs. New Jersey
Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
| Devils (25-16-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 28 |
| Sabres (14-27-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 28 |
Top Notes
- New Jersey’s first goal brought Robin Lehner’s shutout streak to an end at a career-best 145:15. His previous best streak was 126:59 (Feb. 16 to 21, 2016).
- The goal also stopped the team’s shutout streak at 199:19. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the streak was Buffalo’s longest since the team’s franchise-record streak of 226:24 set from Jan. 16 to 25, 2003.
- With his assist on Jake McCabe’s goal, Ryan O’Reilly now has nine points (4+5) in his last nine games.
Tonight’s Goaltenders
| Tonight’s Stats |
||||
| Team | Goaltender | Decision | SV% | GAA |
| Devils | Kinkaid | W | .964 | 1.00 |
| Sabres | Lehner | L | .926 | 2.05 |
| Updated Season Stats | ||||
| Team | Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA |
| Devils | Kinkaid | 8-4-2 | .897 | 3.11 |
| Sabres | Lehner | 11-19-6 | .912 | 2.85 |
Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Phil Housley
Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly
Sabres forward Jack Eichel
Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe
Devils head coach John Hynes
Devils forward Taylor Hall
Devils defenseman Andy Greene
Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid
Posted in Post-Game Report
Tagged Andy Greene, Jack Eichel, Jake McCabe, John Hynes, Keith Kinkaid, New Jersey Devils, Phil Housley, Ryan O'Reilly, Taylor Hall
