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Sun, Dec 21, 2025·Prudential Center, Newark

Buffalo Sabres 3, New Jersey Devils 1

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Buffalo Sabres

3

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New Jersey Devils

1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 62% of the time.

NJD winsBUF wins

Play-by-play

Model-based

Every event the NHL recorded. Goals show how much they moved the win probability, and who was on the ice.

  1. P1 0:00Period start
  2. P1 0:53Shot by Kesselring, saved by Allen
  3. P1 2:08Shot by McLeod, saved by Allen
  4. P1 3:08Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  5. P1 3:26Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  6. P1 4:33Shot by Power, saved by Allen
  7. P1 6:45Shot by Cotter, saved by Luukkonen
  8. P1 7:12Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  9. P1 7:18Shot by Brown, saved by Luukkonen
  10. P1 8:51Goal by Hughes (Mercer, White)+15 pts WP

    On ice: NJD Dillon, White, Hughes, Gritsyuk, Mercer · BUF McNabb, Karlsson, Hertl, Theodore, Wennberg, Kolesar, Kunin, Thompson, , Kesselring, , Krebs, Mukhamadullin, Doan, Power

  11. P1 9:13Shot by Metsa, saved by Allen
  12. P1 11:55Shot by Gritsyuk, saved by Luukkonen
  13. P1 11:59Shot by White, saved by Luukkonen
  14. P1 14:13Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  15. P1 14:29Shot by Tuch, saved by Allen
  16. P1 15:50Shot by Rosen, saved by Allen
  17. P1 15:52Shot by Dunne, saved by Allen
  18. P1 16:22Shot by Noesen, saved by Luukkonen
  19. P1 17:49Shot by Tuch, saved by Allen
  20. P1 18:00Shot by Hischier, saved by Luukkonen
  21. P1 19:03Shot by Hischier, saved by Luukkonen6v5
  22. P1 19:48Benson: High sticking (2 min)6v5

    On ice: NJD Hamilton, Brown, Glass, Cotter, Mercer, Hughes · BUF Granlund, Stone, Ceci, Hertl, Theodore, Wennberg, Olofsson, Eichel, Malenstyn, Ferraro, Samuelsson, Byram, Dunne, Rosen

  23. P1 19:58Shot by Tuch, saved by Allen5v4
  24. P1 0:00Period end5v4
  25. P2 0:00Period start
  26. P2 1:46Shot by Brown, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  27. P2 1:47Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  28. P2 2:19Shot by Doan, saved by Allen
  29. P2 2:24Shot by Dahlin, saved by Allen
  30. P2 2:26Goal by Norris (Dahlin, Power)+21 pts WP

    On ice: NJD Pesce, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes · BUF McNabb, Pearson, Theodore, Wennberg, Tuch, Kolesar, Howden, Ferraro, Liljegren, Norris, Zetterlund, Dahlin, Power, Ostlund, Smith

  31. P2 3:19Shot by Tuch, saved by Allen
  32. P2 4:41Shot by Brown, saved by Luukkonen
  33. P2 5:53Shot by Kesselring, saved by Allen
  34. P2 9:11Shot by Kesselring, saved by Allen
  35. P2 9:40Shot by Siegenthaler, saved by Luukkonen
  36. P2 10:03Shot by Doan, saved by Allen
  37. P2 13:50Shot by Malenstyn, saved by Allen
  38. P2 14:10Shot by Krebs, saved by Allen
  39. P2 16:05Goal by Benson (McLeod, Quinn)+20 pts WP

    On ice: NJD Dillon, Brown, Pesce, Glass, Gritsyuk · BUF McNabb, Pearson, Ceci, Theodore, Grundstrom, Laczynski, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Dellandrea, Sturm, Thrun, Quinn, Holtz, Benson

  40. P2 17:54Shot by Bratt, saved by Luukkonen
  41. P2 18:21Shot by Hischier, saved by Luukkonen
  42. P2 19:01Shot by Power, saved by Allen
  43. P2 19:34Shot by McLeod, saved by Allen
  44. P2 0:00Period end
  45. P3 0:00Period start
  46. P3 3:31Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  47. P3 4:58Shot by Brown, saved by Luukkonen
  48. P3 6:02Shot by Byram, saved by Allen
  49. P3 7:11Shot by Mercer, saved by Luukkonen
  50. P3 7:31Shot by Ostlund, saved by Allen
  51. P3 12:03Shot by Bratt, saved by Luukkonen
  52. P3 14:22Shot by Krebs, saved by Allen
  53. P3 15:21Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  54. P3 17:40Shot by Bratt, saved by Luukkonen6v5
  55. P3 17:48Shot by Hughes, saved by Luukkonen6v5
  56. P3 17:59Goal by Krebs (Thompson, Byram)6v5+10 pts WP

    On ice: NJD Noesen, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes · BUF , Toffoli, Granlund, Stone, Olofsson, Hanifin, Eichel, Kunin, Thompson, Zetterlund, McLeod, Krebs, Byram, Power, Smith, Celebrini

  57. P3 19:38Shot by Palat, saved by Luukkonen6v5
  58. P3 19:41Shot by Mercer, saved by Luukkonen6v5
  59. P3 0:00Period end6v5
  60. P3 0:00Final