Buffalo Sabres 3 — 1 New Jersey Devils
2025-12-21 · Prudential Center
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen start | NJD | L | 22 | 24 | 2 | 21/23 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 56:07 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen start | BUF | W | 26 | 27 | 1 | 24/25 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 60:00 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Krebs | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:54 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:47 |
| Owen Power | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:43 |
| Zach Benson | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:05 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22:34 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:18 |
| Josh Norris | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:48 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:48 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:07 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:47 |
| Michael Kesselring | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:41 |
| Josh Doan | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:03 |
| Josh Dunne | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:54 |
| Isak Rosen | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:44 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:23 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26:07 |
NJD skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:57 |
| Dawson Mercer | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:33 |
| Colton White | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:03 |
| Timo Meier | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:19 |
| Connor Brown | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:03 |
| Nico Hischier | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:48 |
| Jesper Bratt | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:10 |
| Ondrej Palat | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:47 |
| Stefan Noesen | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:09 |
| Paul Cotter | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:22 |
| Luke Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26:36 |
| Luke Glendening | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:28 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:48 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:39 |
| Brett Pesce | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:11 |
| Cody Glass | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 |
Recent meetings
| Date | Season | Away | Home | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | 2025-26 | BUF | 2 | NJD | 1 | |
| 2025-12-21 | 2025-26 | BUF | 3 | NJD | 1 | |
| 2025-11-28 | 2025-26 | NJD | 5 | BUF | 0 | |
| 2025-02-02 | 2024-25 | NJD | 3 | BUF | 4 | |
| 2024-10-05 | 2024-25 | BUF | 1 | NJD | 3 | |
| 2024-10-04 | 2024-25 | NJD | 4 | BUF | 1 | |
| 2024-03-29 | 2023-24 | NJD | 2 | BUF | 5 | |
| 2023-11-25 | 2023-24 | BUF | 2 | NJD | 7 | |
| 2023-10-27 | 2023-24 | BUF | 4 | NJD | 5 | |
| 2023-04-11 | 2022-23 | BUF | 2 | NJD | 6 |