Buffalo Sabres @ New Jersey Devils

17-14-4, 6-9-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	2	1	3
Devils NJ	1	0	0	1

New Jersey DevilsDevilsNJ

20-15-1, 10-7-1 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	13:05	0:00	0:00	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	21	15:03	0:00	0:00	15:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:09	0:00	0:00	13:09	3	0	100.0
1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	17:54	0:00	0:00	17:54	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	16	13:23	0:00	0:35	12:48	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	22	14:47	0:00	1:28	13:19	4	11	26.7
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:48	0:00	0:00	15:48	4	8	33.3
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	23	17:08	0:00	0:32	16:36	2	0	100.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	11:07	0:00	0:00	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:44	0:00	0:00	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:48	0:00	0:00	16:48	7	10	41.2
0	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	24	18:47	0:00	1:26	17:21	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	25	22:18	0:00	1:27	20:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	23	22:34	0:00	0:00	22:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	18	15:41	0:00	0:31	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:54	0:00	0:00	11:54	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	21:43	0:00	0:29	21:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	0	29	26:07	0:00	1:32	24:35	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	1	26	.963	24	2	0	0	0	60:00	0

New Jersey Devils


forwards
Jesper BrattJ. Bratt#63
Connor BrownC. Brown#16
Paul CotterP. Cotter#47
Cody GlassC. Glass#12
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#14
Arseny GritsyukA. Gritsyuk#81
Nico HischierN. Hischier#13
Jack HughesJ. Hughes#86
Timo MeierT. Meier#28
Dawson MercerD. Mercer#91
Stefan NoesenS. Noesen#11
Ondrej PalatO. Palat#18
defensemen
Brenden DillonB. Dillon#5
Dougie HamiltonD. Hamilton#7
Luke HughesL. Hughes#43
Brett PesceB. Pesce#22
Jonas SiegenthalerJ. Siegenthaler#71
Colton WhiteC. White#45

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:29	1:24	0:00	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:03	0:30	0:00	18:33	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	10:22	0:00	0:00	10:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:55	0:00	0:00	17:55	8	6	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:28	0:00	0:00	8:28	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:09	0:34	0:00	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	23	19:48	1:26	0:00	18:22	15	8	65.2
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	23	20:57	1:30	0:00	19:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	7	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	16:19	0:34	0:00	15:45	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	21	15:33	0:35	0:00	14:58	3	3	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	11:36	1:26	0:00	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	12:47	0:00	0:00	12:47	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:39	0:00	0:00	14:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	4	25	22:48	0:36	0:00	22:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	28	26:36	1:25	0:00	25:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	21:11	0:00	0:00	21:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	17:10	0:00	0:00	17:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	16	12:03	0:00	0:00	12:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jake AllenJ. Allen#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	21	0	1	0	0	56:07	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	2	1	3
	Devils	1	0	0	1

1st Period			BUF	NJ
8:51		Jack Hughes (11) Assists: Dawson Mercer (13), Colton White (4)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	NJ
2:26		Josh Norris (4) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (24), Owen Power (7)	1	1
16:05		Zach Benson (3) Assists: Ryan McLeod (13), Jack Quinn (12)	2	1

3rd Period			BUF	NJ
17:59		Peyton Krebs (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Tage Thompson (14), Bowen Byram (8)	3	1

Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils: Game Highlights

1:15

Zach Benson nets goal for Sabres

0:39

Josh Norris lights the lamp for Sabres

0:39

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Devils
5
Sabres
0

Game 1

28/11

Sabres
3
Devils
1

Game 2

22/12

Sabres
Devils

Game 3

26/2

Prudential Center

12:00 AM, 22 December 2025

Newark, NJ

Attendance: 16,886

Referees:
Chris Lee
Wes McCauley
Brandon Schrader
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Trent Knorr
Shandor Alphonso
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	27	15	4	58
Tampa Bay	27	13	3	57
Montreal	25	14	6	56
Buffalo	24	15	4	52
Toronto	22	15	7	51
Boston	24	19	2	50
Florida	23	18	3	49
Ottawa	20	19	5	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	28	14	3	59
NY Islanders	25	15	5	55
Philadelphia	22	13	8	52
Washington	23	16	6	52
Pittsburgh	21	13	9	51
New Jersey	22	20	2	46
NY Rangers	20	20	6	46
Columbus	18	19	7	43

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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