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Wed, Feb 25, 2026·Prudential Center, Newark

Buffalo Sabres 2, New Jersey Devils 1

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Buffalo Sabres

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New Jersey Devils

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Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 61% 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 1:27Shot by McLeod, saved by Allen
  3. P1 2:01Shot by Hameenaho, saved by Luukkonen
  4. P1 2:24Shot by Ostlund, saved by Allen
  5. P1 3:13Shot by Zucker, saved by Allen
  6. P1 3:44Shot by Hischier, saved by Luukkonen
  7. P1 5:13Shot by Hamilton, saved by Luukkonen
  8. P1 5:42Shot by Bjugstad, saved by Luukkonen
  9. P1 6:42Shot by Mercer, saved by Luukkonen
  10. P1 7:10Shot by Thompson, saved by Allen
  11. P1 9:14Shot by Hameenaho, saved by Luukkonen
  12. P1 10:30Shot by Hischier, saved by Luukkonen
  13. P1 11:33Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Allen
  14. P1 11:47Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Allen
  15. P1 12:04Shot by Hameenaho, saved by Luukkonen
  16. P1 12:44Quinn: Too many men on the ice (2 min)

    On ice: NJD Bjugstad, Pesce, Kovacevic, Cotter, Tsyplakov · BUF Malenstyn, Kesselring, Dunne, Kozak, Metsa

  17. P1 12:50Shot by Bratt, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  18. P1 13:05Shot by Hamilton, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  19. P1 14:12Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  20. P1 14:29Shot by Nemec, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  21. P1 15:10Shot by Metsa, saved by Allen
  22. P1 16:35Hischier: Tripping (2 min)

    On ice: NJD Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Meier, Hischier, Mercer · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs

  23. P1 19:17Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Allen
  24. P1 19:50Shot by Ostlund, saved by Allen
  25. P1 0:00Period end
  26. P2 0:00Period start
  27. P2 0:06Shot by Dunne, saved by Allen
  28. P2 1:34Shot by Hughes, saved by Luukkonen
  29. P2 1:54Shot by Pesce, saved by Luukkonen
  30. P2 2:19Shot by Gritsyuk, saved by Luukkonen
  31. P2 2:57Shot by Bjugstad, saved by Luukkonen
  32. P2 5:16Shot by Dahlin, saved by Allen
  33. P2 5:27Shot by Samuelsson, saved by Allen
  34. P2 6:52Shot by Bratt, saved by Luukkonen
  35. P2 7:07Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  36. P2 8:10Goal by Thompson (Krebs, Byram)+18 pts WP

    On ice: NJD Pesce, Glass, Kovacevic, Gritsyuk, Tsyplakov · BUF Thompson, Kesselring, Krebs, Quinn, Power

  37. P2 9:09Shot by Doan, saved by Allen
  38. P2 9:12Shot by Doan, saved by Allen
  39. P2 9:50Shot by Kozak, saved by Allen
  40. P2 10:29Shot by Mercer, saved by Luukkonen
  41. P2 13:58Shot by Bjugstad, saved by Luukkonen
  42. P2 14:03Shot by Tsyplakov, saved by Luukkonen
  43. P2 14:13Shot by Zucker, saved by Allen
  44. P2 14:15Shot by Quinn, saved by Allen
  45. P2 14:44Siegenthaler: High sticking (2 min)

    On ice: NJD Bjugstad, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Cotter, Tsyplakov · BUF Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Quinn

  46. P2 14:44Siegenthaler: Fighting (5 min)

    On ice: NJD Bjugstad, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Cotter, Tsyplakov · BUF Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Quinn

  47. P2 14:44Zucker: Fighting (5 min)

    On ice: NJD Bjugstad, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Cotter, Tsyplakov · BUF Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Quinn

  48. P2 15:29Shot by Glass, saved by Luukkonen4v5
  49. P2 16:36Shot by McLeod, saved by Allen4v5
  50. P2 16:53Kovacevic: Hooking (2 min)

    On ice: NJD Hamilton, Hischier, Kovacevic, Cotter, Mercer · BUF Tuch, McLeod, Byram, Doan, Power

  51. P2 17:45Shot by Norris, saved by Allen4v5
  52. P2 0:00Period end
  53. P3 0:00Period start
  54. P3 0:44Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen
  55. P3 2:27Shot by Kesselring, saved by Allen
  56. P3 2:29Shot by Thompson, saved by Allen
  57. P3 5:36Shot by Tuch, saved by Allen
  58. P3 5:58Shot by Hamilton, saved by Luukkonen
  59. P3 6:27Shot by Zucker, saved by Allen
  60. P3 6:34Shot by Quinn, saved by Allen
  61. P3 8:15Shot by Tuch, saved by Allen
  62. P3 8:45Shot by Doan, saved by Allen
  63. P3 10:36Goal by Krebs (Thompson)+15 pts WP

    On ice: NJD Brown, Pesce, Bratt, Kovacevic, Hughes · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Krebs, Byram, Power

  64. P3 11:27Power: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: NJD Dillon, Bjugstad, Hamilton, Meier, Mercer · BUF McLeod, Byram, Doan, Power, Ostlund

  65. P3 11:46Shot by Brown, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  66. P3 13:23Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  67. P3 13:40Shot by McLeod, saved by Allen
  68. P3 15:32Shot by Quinn, saved by Allen
  69. P3 17:27Shot by Meier, saved by Luukkonen6v5
  70. P3 17:30Goal by Meier (Hughes, Bratt)6v5+9 pts WP

    On ice: NJD Brown, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Nemec · BUF Malenstyn, Kesselring, Dunne, Power, Kozak

  71. P3 0:00Period end6v5
  72. P3 0:00Final6v5