Buffalo SabresvsNew Jersey Devils — Dec 20, 2025

Dec 20, 2025

Final

Three Stars

First Star
U. Luukkonen
BUF logo

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G
SV% .963PPSA 2/2
Second Star
Z. Benson
BUF logo

Z. Benson

BUF • #6 • L
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1
Third Star
J. Hughes
NJD logo

J. Hughes

NJD • #86 • C
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 2

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF0213
NJD1001

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF912425
NJD126927

Goals

1st Period

J. Hughes
NJD

J. Hughes(11th)

8:51(EV)

Assisted by D. Mercer and C. White

2nd Period

J. Norris
BUF

J. Norris(4th)

2:26(EV)

Assisted by R. Dahlin and O. Power

Z. Benson
BUF

Z. Benson(3rd)

16:05(EV)

Assisted by R. McLeod and J. Quinn

3rd Period

P. Krebs
BUF

P. Krebs(1st)

17:59(EV)

Empty net assisted by T. Thompson and B. Byram

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

25

Shots On Goal

27

41.2

Faceoff %

58.8

0-0 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

2

Penalty Minutes

0

20

Hits

16

23

Blocked Shots

13

16

Giveaways

18

7

Takeaways

2

Box Score

86J. Hughes101000013020.020:57
91D. Mercer011+100121120.515:33
11S. Noesen000-100001010.011:36
12C. Glass000-100000000.617:55
13N. Hischier000-200212030.719:48
14L. Glendening000000000000.308:28
16C. Brown000-100100041.019:03
18O. Palat000000102010.012:47
28T. Meier000-200111071.016:19
47P. Cotter000000200010.010:22
63J. Bratt000-200100030.019:29
81A. Gritsyuk000000000010.017:09
45C. White011+100103010.012:03
5B. Dillon000000210000.014:39
7D. Hamilton000000314000.022:48
22B. Pesce000-200120000.021:11
43L. Hughes000-200030000.026:36
71J. Siegenthaler000000011110.017:10
34J. Allen.9172422221/2320/001/1056:07
25J. Markstrom-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
23rd
BUF
106114-87-3-0W536
13th
NJD
101105-44-6-0W241
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

NJDStatBUF
2.61Goals/Game3.18
3.11Goals Against/Game3.14
29.9Shots/Game28.3
20.2%Power Play %17.8%
77.1%Penalty Kill %84.7%
50.2%Faceoff %44.9%

Goaltenders

NJD

1
Jake Allen

Jake Allen

5 GP

Record

11-11-1

GAA

2.68

EV%

.950

PK%

.786

SV%

.908

2
Jacob Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

5 GP

Record

11-10-1

GAA

3.41

EV%

.927

PK%

.769

SV%

.879

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.933

PK%

.812

SV%

.906

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.833

PK%

.500

SV%

.904

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

NJD

1
L. Hughes

L. Hughes

D | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

2
C. Brown

C. Brown

R | 5GP

G

3

A

0

P

3

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.60

3
S. Noesen

S. Noesen

R | 5GP

G

2

A

1

P

3

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.60

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

5

A

3

P

8

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

2
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

2

A

5

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.40

3
Z. Benson

Z. Benson

L | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.880.80
1.180.97
0.910.91
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
NJD

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (3)NJD (7)

Goals / Game

BUF
2.50
NJD
4.20

Goals Against / Game

BUF
4.20
NJD
2.50

Shots / Game

BUF
16.1
NJD
13.7

Power Play %

BUF
0.0%
NJD
6.7%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
93.3%
NJD
100.0%

Face-Off %

BUF
49.3%
NJD
50.7%

Scratches

NJD

1
Juho Lammikko

Juho Lammikko

2
Dennis Cholowski

Dennis Cholowski

3
Angus Crookshank

Angus Crookshank

BUF

1
Jordan Greenway

Jordan Greenway

2
Jacob Bryson

Jacob Bryson

3
Tyson Kozak

Tyson Kozak

PIM Leaders (Season)

NJD

1
Brenden Dillon

Brenden Dillon

D

PIM

37

2
Stefan Noesen

Stefan Noesen

R

PIM

33

3
Jonas Siegenthaler

Jonas Siegenthaler

D

PIM

31

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

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