Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils

NHL

Sabres

33-19-6, 72 PTS

2-1

Final

Devils

28-28-2, 58 PTS

Prudential Center

On the ice

BUF shoots leftNJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	9	11	10	30
NJ	12	10	6	28

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen27/28 SV, .964

Jake Allen28/30 SV, .933

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	1	1	2
NJ	0	0	1	1

Who won: Sabres 2-1

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Prudential Center. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Timo Meier led the Devils in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

BUFNJ

10Blocked Shots13

21Hits24

4Takeaways4

30Shots28

0Power Play Goals0

3Power Play Opportunities2

0.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

25Faceoffs Won29

46.3Faceoff Win Percent53.7

18Giveaways17

3Total Penalties4

9Penalty Minutes11

Player of the game

Tage Thompson

BUF · 1 G, 1 A, 3 SOG

8.1

Deserved to win

43%

BUF · 3.20 xG

57%

NJ · 3.67 xG

Devils deserved better: 57% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:04
Wrist shot wide right
Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot Wide Right
D. Mercer
P3 0:25
Big hit on J. Norris
Lenni Hameenaho hit Josh Norris
L. Hameenaho
P3 0:28
Shot blocked by B. Byram
Jack Hughes shot blocked by Bowen Byram
J. Hughes · 1 A
P3 1:26
Big hit on T. Thompson
Jesper Bratt hit Tage Thompson
J. Bratt · 1 A
P3 1:39
Tip-in above crossbar
Connor Brown Tip-In Above Crossbar
C. Brown
P3 1:51
Shot blocked by A. Tuch
Jack Hughes shot blocked by Alex Tuch
J. Hughes · 1 A
P3 2:15
Faceoff win vs T. Thompson
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Tage Thompson
N. Hischier
P3 2:19
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
P. Krebs · 1 G, 1 A
P3 2:30
Faceoff win vs T. Thompson
Cody Glass faceoff won against Tage Thompson
C. Glass
GOALP3 2:30
Goal! Wrist shot
T. Meier · 1 G
Timo Meier Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (25), Jesper Bratt (29)
BUF 2 - 1 NJ
P3 2:33
Shot
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 2:41
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Owen Power
O. Power
P3 2:44
Tip-in wide right
Timo Meier Tip-In Wide Right
T. Meier · 1 G
P3 2:54
Missed
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 3:15
Shot blocked by O. Power
Jack Hughes shot blocked by Owen Power
J. Hughes · 1 A
P3 3:44
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
J. Hughes · 1 A
P3 3:57
Big hit on T. Kozak
Simon Nemec hit Tyson Kozak
S. Nemec
P3 4:28
Wrist shot on goal
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
J. Quinn
P3 4:56
Shot blocked by B. Byram
Arseny Gritsyuk shot blocked by Bowen Byram
A. Gritsyuk
P3 5:16
Snap shot high and wide right
Owen Power Snap Shot High and Wide Right
O. Power
P3 5:19
Shot blocked by L. Hameenaho
Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Lenni Hameenaho
N. Ostlund
P3 5:39
Faceoff win vs N. Bjugstad
Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Bjugstad
J. Norris
P3 5:52
Big hit on M. Tsyplakov
Rasmus Dahlin hit Maksim Tsyplakov
R. Dahlin
P3 6:20
Wrist shot on goal
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
R. McLeod