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Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils: game summary

Final · February 25, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres2
New Jersey Devils1

Shots on goal : BUF 30 — NJD 28 · Prudential Center

Three stars

BUF

Game stats

NJD
30Shots on goal28
46 %Faceoff win %54 %
0/3Power play0/2
9Penalty minutes11
21Hits24
10Blocked shots13
18Giveaways17
4Takeaways4

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
BUF9111030
NJD1210628

Season series BUF 2 – 1 NJD

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← BUF 2 / 30 / 461 / 28 / 46 NJD →
Missed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 03:21 · wristMissed shot — Dawson Mercer (NJD), P1 06:41 · snapMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 15:05 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 16:44 · snapMissed shot — Jesper Bratt (NJD), P1 18:05 · backhandMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 19:51 · slapMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 01:24 · tip-inMissed shot — Simon Nemec (NJD), P2 08:28 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P2 12:20 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 14:23 · slapMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 16:50 · backhandMissed shot — Nico Hischier (NJD), P2 17:21 · wristMissed shot — Simon Nemec (NJD), P3 01:23 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 02:17 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 02:22 · wrap-aroundMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 02:35 · wristMissed shot — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P3 02:42 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 03:24 · wristMissed shot — Nick Bjugstad (NJD), P3 03:41 · snapMissed shot — Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD), P3 06:01 · wristMissed shot — Paul Cotter (NJD), P3 06:16 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P3 06:53 · slapMissed shot — Nico Hischier (NJD), P3 07:53 · wristMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 08:20 · wristMissed shot — Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD), P3 09:56 · wristMissed shot — Jack Hughes (NJD), P3 10:07 · wristMissed shot — Dougie Hamilton (NJD), P3 10:23 · wristMissed shot — Timo Meier (NJD), P3 13:30 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 14:44 · snapMissed shot — Jesper Bratt (NJD), P3 16:59 · wristMissed shot — Jesper Bratt (NJD), P3 17:06 · wristMissed shot — Timo Meier (NJD), P3 17:16 · tip-inMissed shot — Connor Brown (NJD), P3 18:21 · tip-inMissed shot — Dawson Mercer (NJD), P3 19:56 · wristShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 01:27 · backhandShot on goal — Lenni Hameenaho (NJD), P1 02:01 · snapShot on goal — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P1 02:24 · wristShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 03:13 · batShot on goal — Nico Hischier (NJD), P1 03:44 · slapShot on goal — Dougie Hamilton (NJD), P1 05:13 · wristShot on goal — Nick Bjugstad (NJD), P1 05:42 · backhandShot on goal — Dawson Mercer (NJD), P1 06:42 · deflectedShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 07:10 · wristShot on goal — Lenni Hameenaho (NJD), P1 09:14 · wristShot on goal — Nico Hischier (NJD), P1 10:30 · wristShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 11:33 · wristShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 11:47 · slapShot on goal — Lenni Hameenaho (NJD), P1 12:04 · wristShot on goal — Jesper Bratt (NJD), P1 12:50 · backhandShot on goal — Dougie Hamilton (NJD), P1 13:05 · slapShot on goal — Timo Meier (NJD), P1 14:12 · snapShot on goal — Simon Nemec (NJD), P1 14:29 · slapShot on goal — Zach Metsa (BUF), P1 15:10 · wristShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 19:17 · slapShot on goal — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P1 19:50 · slapShot on goal — Josh Dunne (BUF), P2 00:06 · snapShot on goal — Jack Hughes (NJD), P2 01:34 · wristShot on goal — Brett Pesce (NJD), P2 01:54 · backhandShot on goal — Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD), P2 02:19 · wristShot on goal — Nick Bjugstad (NJD), P2 02:57 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 05:16 · slapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P2 05:27 · wristShot on goal — Jesper Bratt (NJD), P2 06:52 · batShot on goal — Timo Meier (NJD), P2 07:07 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 09:09 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 09:12 · wristShot on goal — Tyson Kozak (BUF), P2 09:50 · wristShot on goal — Dawson Mercer (NJD), P2 10:29 · wristShot on goal — Nick Bjugstad (NJD), P2 13:58 · snapShot on goal — Maxim Tsyplakov (NJD), P2 14:03 · tip-inShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 14:13 · deflectedShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 14:15 · wristShot on goal — Cody Glass (NJD), P2 15:29 · wristShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 16:36 · wristShot on goal — Josh Norris (BUF), P2 17:45 · slapShot on goal — Timo Meier (NJD), P3 00:44 · wristShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P3 02:27 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 02:29 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 05:36 · wristShot on goal — Dougie Hamilton (NJD), P3 05:58 · snapShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 06:27 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 06:34 · backhandShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 08:15 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 08:45 · snapShot on goal — Connor Brown (NJD), P3 11:46 · tip-inShot on goal — Timo Meier (NJD), P3 13:23 · wristShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P3 13:40 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 15:32 · wristShot on goal — Timo Meier (NJD), P3 17:27 · wristGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 08:10 · wristGoal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 10:36 · wristGoal — Timo Meier (NJD), P3 17:30 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 12:44BUFBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by J. Quinn
  • 16:35NJDNico Hischier — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin

2nd period

  • 14:44NJDJonas Siegenthaler — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Jason Zucker
  • 14:44NJDJonas Siegenthaler — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Jason Zucker
  • 14:44BUFJason Zucker — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Jonas Siegenthaler
  • 16:53NJDJohnathan Kovacevic — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Josh Doan

3rd period

  • 11:27BUFOwen Power — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Nick Bjugstad

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. NorrisC0001014:33
J. ZuckerL0003113:28
P. KrebsC1121013:41
J. QuinnR0013115:45
B. MalenstynL00-10311:49
J. DunneC00-11011:15
T. KozakC00-11312:04
R. McLeodC0003017:34
T. ThompsonC1123119:19
N. OstlundC0002015:28
A. TuchR0012219:50
J. DoanR0003114:58
B. ByramD0110023:08
M. KesselringD0001114:43
M. SamuelssonD0004524:15
O. PowerD0010121:51
R. DahlinD0001224:07
Z. MetsaD0001008:16
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(W)27/2896.4 %60:00
A. Lyon0/0—00:00

New Jersey Devils

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
C. GlassC00-11111:53
N. HischierC0012121:11
C. BrownR0001118:38
T. MeierR1016419:47
L. HameenahoR0003212:31
M. TsyplakovR00-11009:20
P. CotterL0000307:45
J. BrattL0102218:49
N. BjugstadC0003010:35
A. GritsyukR00-11014:25
J. HughesC0101021:25
D. MercerC0002018:15
B. DillonD0000620:15
D. HamiltonD0003220:02
J. KovacevicD00-20115:13
S. NemecD0011122:23
B. PesceD00-21018:50
J. SiegenthalerD0000015:59
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Markstrom0/0—00:00
J. Allen(L)28/3093.3 %56:44

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