Buffalo SabresvsNew Jersey Devils — Dec 21, 2025

Dec 21, 2025

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 25

3

-

Final

1

NJDNew Jersey Devils

SOG: 27

Last 5 Games

BUF

@ DAL (4-1) - 2025-12-31

@ CBJ (1-5) - 2026-01-03

vs VAN (5-3) - 2026-01-06

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

vs ANA (5-3) - 2026-01-10

1.60PPG

Last 5 Games

NJD

PPG0.40

@ WPG (3-4) - 2026-01-11

@ PIT (1-4) - 2026-01-08

@ NYI (0-9) - 2026-01-06

vs CAR (1-3) - 2026-01-04

vs UTA (4-1) - 2026-01-03

0.40PPG

NJD

Three Stars

First Star

U. Luukkonen

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G

SV% .963PPSA 2/2

Second Star

Z. Benson

Z. Benson

BUF • #6 • L

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1

Third Star

J. Hughes

J. Hughes

NJD • #86 • C

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 2

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	0	2	1	3
NJD	1	0	0	1

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	9	12	4	25
NJD	12	6	9	27

Goals

1st Period

J. Hughes(11th)

8:51(EV)

Assisted by D. Mercer and C. White

2nd Period

2:26(EV)

Assisted by R. Dahlin and O. Power

16:05(EV)

Assisted by R. McLeod and J. Quinn

3rd Period

17:59(EV)

Empty net assisted by T. Thompson and B. Byram

Game Stats

vs

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


86	J. Hughes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0.0	20:57
91	D. Mercer	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0.5	15:33
11	S. Noesen	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	11:36
12	C. Glass	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	17:55
13	N. Hischier	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	2	0	3	0.7	19:48
14	L. Glendening	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	08:28
16	C. Brown	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.0	19:03
18	O. Palat	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0.0	12:47
28	T. Meier	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	1	0	7	1.0	16:19
47	P. Cotter	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0	10:22
63	J. Bratt	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.0	19:29
81	A. Gritsyuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	17:09


45	C. White	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0.0	12:03
5	B. Dillon	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	14:39
7	D. Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	0	0	0.0	22:48
22	B. Pesce	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	21:11
43	L. Hughes	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	26:36
71	J. Siegenthaler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.0	17:10


34	J. Allen			.917	24	22	2	21/23	2	0/0	0	1/1	0	56:07
25	J. Markstrom			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
9th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	140	134	+6	9-1-0	W3	52
22nd	NJDNew Jersey Devils	115	137	-22	3-6-1	L3	46

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

NJD

1

Jake Allen

5 GP

Record

11-10-1

GAA

2.61

EV%

.866

PK%

.917

SV%

.911

2

Jacob Markstrom

5 GP

Record

10-10-1

GAA

3.48

EV%

.792

PK%

.000

SV%

.878

BUF

1

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

NJD

1

J. Hughes

C | 5GP

G

0

A

5

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2

J. Bratt

L | 5GP

G

1

A

2

P

3

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

0.60

3

L. Hughes

D | 5GP

G

1

A

2

P

3

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.60

BUF

1

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.860.73

1.230.82

1.020.84

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

Juho Lammikko

2

Dennis Cholowski

3

Angus Crookshank

BUF

1

Jordan Greenway

2

Jacob Bryson

3

Tyson Kozak

PIM Leaders (Season)

NJD

1

Brenden Dillon

D

PIM

35

2

Stefan Noesen

R

PIM

33

3

Dougie Hamilton

D

PIM

30

BUF

1

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

Past H2H Results

Nov 28

Final

NJD

BUF

Feb 2

Final

NJD

BUF

Oct 5

Final

BUF

NJD

Oct 4

Final

NJD

BUF