8-7-4, 4-1-4 Away

14-6-0, 9-2-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres @ New Jersey Devils

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	4	3	0	3.51	.867
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.39	.873
A. Lyon	0	0	1	0	2.87	.880

Devils

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Allen	6	4	0	0	3.19	.881
C. Hellebuyck	6	0	0	1	1.97	.916

Prudential Center

6:30 PM, 20 February 2027

Newark, NJ

BUF

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

21PTS

12G

Jack HughesC #86

27PTS

10G

17A

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

12G

3PPG

75S

Jack HughesC #86

10G

1PPG

79S

Assists

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

9+/-

Jack HughesC #86

17A

7PPA

13+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konsta Helenius C	IR	19 Nov
Justin Danforth RW	IR	22 Nov
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	22 Nov

New Jersey Devils

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Vladislav Kolyachonok D	OUT	18 Nov
Brett Pesce D	OUT	18 Nov
Seamus Casey D	IR-LT	21 Nov
Johnathan Kovacevic D	IR	18 Nov
Anthony Mantha RW	IR-LT	5 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	2.89	3.53	28.3	26.7	176	10	15.9	20	69.7	1	0
NJ	3.60	2.85	32.8	25.0	131	12	18.8	15	65.1	2	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
13/11/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
12/11/26	vsTB	L8-3
8/11/26	vsVGK	L4-1
7/11/26	vsCBJ	W5-2
5/11/26	vsOTT	L2-1

Devils Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
13/11/26	vsWSH	W5-2
11/11/26	@WPG	L4-2
9/11/26	@TOR	W4-0
8/11/26	@NYI	W5-4 OT
6/11/26	vsSTL	W5-4 OT

Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/26

Devils
Sabres

Game 1

27/12

Devils
Sabres

Game 2

13/1

Sabres
Devils

Game 3

20/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	4	2	28
Montreal	12	3	4	28
Boston	13	5	1	27
Ottawa	12	6	2	26
Florida	11	7	2	24
Buffalo	8	7	4	20
Toronto	8	11	2	18
Detroit	7	10	3	17

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	15	3	2	32
New Jersey	14	6	0	28
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	7	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Pittsburgh	7	10	2	16
Philadelphia	5	10	6	16
Columbus	7	10	0	14

Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar ruled out for multiple weeks

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon is out at least a month, while teammate Cale Makar will be out approximately two weeks, both with lower-body injuries.

Hurricanes activate Jordan Staal, as captain set to play in second Finland game

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal has been activated from injured reserve ahead of Saturday's second game in Helsinki, Finland, against the Kraken.

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Buffalo Sabres @ New Jersey Devils

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Jack HughesC #86

Tage ThompsonC #72

Jack HughesC #86

Zach BensonLW #6

Jack HughesC #86

Injury Report

Team Stats

Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar ruled out for multiple weeks

Hurricanes activate Jordan Staal, as captain set to play in second Finland game

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