Buffalo SabresvsNew Jersey Devils — Feb 24, 2026

Feb 24, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
U. Luukkonen
BUF logo

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G
SV% .964PPSA 6/6SHSA 1/1
Second Star
T. Thompson
BUF logo

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3
Third Star
J. Allen
NJD logo

J. Allen

NJD • #34 • G
SV% .933PPSA 2/2

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF0112
NJD0011

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF9111030
NJD1210628

Goals

2nd Period

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(31st)

8:10(EV)

Assisted by P. Krebs and B. Byram

3rd Period

P. Krebs
BUF

P. Krebs(8th)

10:36(EV)

Assisted by T. Thompson

T. Meier
NJD

T. Meier(15th)

17:30(EV)

Assisted by J. Hughes and J. Bratt

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

30

Shots On Goal

28

46.3

Faceoff %

53.7

0-3 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-2

9

Penalty Minutes

11

21

Hits

24

10

Blocked Shots

13

18

Giveaways

17

4

Takeaways

4

Box Score

28T. Meier101+100403060.319:47
63J. Bratt011000200020.018:49
86J. Hughes011000005010.421:25
12C. Glass000-100100010.811:53
13N. Hischier000+120110020.521:11
16C. Brown000000100010.018:38
29L. Hameenaho000000211030.012:31
42M. Tsyplakov000-100000010.009:20
47P. Cotter000000300001.007:45
72N. Bjugstad000000000030.410:35
81A. Gritsyuk000-100012010.014:25
91D. Mercer000000011120.018:15
5B. Dillon000000610000.020:15
7D. Hamilton000000232030.020:02
8J. Kovacevic000-220121000.015:13
17S. Nemec000+100110210.022:23
22B. Pesce000-200010110.018:50
71J. Siegenthaler000070012000.015:59
34J. Allen.9333028226/2822/200/0056:44
25J. Markstrom-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
9th
BUF
195176+196-3-1L170
26th
NJD
146175-294-6-0L358
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

NJDStatBUF
2.46Goals/Game3.34
3.07Goals Against/Game3.05
29.3Shots/Game27.7
19.9%Power Play %19.8%
79.2%Penalty Kill %82.7%
50.4%Faceoff %44.7%

Goaltenders

NJD

1
Jacob Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

5 GP

Record

15-14-1

GAA

3.20

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.884

2
Jake Allen

Jake Allen

5 GP

Record

12-15-1

GAA

2.64

EV%

.889

PK%

.778

SV%

.907

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

14-8-3

GAA

2.72

EV%

.929

PK%

.885

SV%

.913

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

12-7-2

GAA

2.65

EV%

.900

PK%

.833

SV%

.905

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

NJD

1
J. Bratt

J. Bratt

L | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

2
N. Hischier

N. Hischier

C | 5GP

G

3

A

0

P

3

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.60

3
L. Hameenaho

L. Hameenaho

R | 5GP

G

1

A

1

P

2

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.40

BUF

1
J. Quinn

J. Quinn

R | 5GP

G

0

A

6

P

6

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2
R. McLeod

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

G

0

A

6

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

0

A

6

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.020.70
1.210.88
1.090.81
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
NJD

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (4)NJD (6)

Goals / Game

BUF
2.70
NJD
4.00

Goals Against / Game

BUF
4.00
NJD
2.70

Shots / Game

BUF
18.6
NJD
16.4

Power Play %

BUF
0.0%
NJD
6.2%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
93.8%
NJD
100.0%

Face-Off %

BUF
47.7%
NJD
52.3%

Scratches

NJD

1
Evgenii Dadonov

Evgenii Dadonov

2
Luke Glendening

Luke Glendening

3
Colton White

Colton White

BUF

1
Jacob Bryson

Jacob Bryson

2
Colten Ellis

Colten Ellis

3
Anton Wahlberg

Anton Wahlberg

PIM Leaders (Season)

NJD

1
Jonas Siegenthaler

Jonas Siegenthaler

D

PIM

44

2
Brenden Dillon

Brenden Dillon

D

PIM

43

3
Dougie Hamilton

Dougie Hamilton

D

PIM

38

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

51

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

45

Past H2H Results