Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · Prudential Center

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2–1

Final

SOG 30–28

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Prudential Center. The Sabres outshot the Devils 30-28.

Goals came from Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs and Timo Meier.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jake Allen stopped 28 of 30.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	0	1	1	2	30
NJD	0	0	1	1	28

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Tage Thompson (31)Peyton Krebs (19), Bowen Byram (19)1–008:10 BUF

3rd period

Peyton Krebs (8)Tage Thompson (30)Hughes 1:13 into shift2–010:36 BUF
Timo Meier (15)Jack Hughes (25), Jesper Bratt (29)Power 1:41 into shift2–117:30 NJD

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:41

2–1 · 3rd 17:30 · Meier. Power was 1:41 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceNJD on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 BUF

2nd 8:10 · Thompson

Pesce 0:40

NormalPesce 0:40

2–0 BUF

3rd 10:36 · Krebs

Long shift: Hughes 1:13

Long shiftHughes 1:13

2–1 NJD

3rd 17:30 · Meier

Stuck out there: Power 1:41

Stuck out therePower 1:41

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFNJD

30Shots on goal28

46%Faceoff %54%

0/3Power play0/2

9Penalty minutes11

21Hits24

10Blocked shots13

18Giveaways17

4Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 12:44Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
1st 16:35Nico Hischier · tripping2 min
2nd 14:44Jonas Siegenthaler · high sticking2 min
2nd 14:44Jonas Siegenthaler · fighting5 min
2nd 14:44Jason Zucker · fighting5 min
2nd 16:53Johnathan Kovacevic · hooking2 min
3rd 11:27Owen Power · holding2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

19Peyton KrebsC	1	1	2	+2	1	0	0	0	100	13:41
72Tage ThompsonC	1	1	2	+2	3	1	0	0	30	19:19
4Bowen ByramD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	–	23:08
9Josh NorrisC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	46	14:33
17Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	5	–	13:28
22Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	0	–	15:45
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	11:49
44Josh DunneC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	11:15
48Tyson KozakC	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	71	12:04
71Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	53	17:34
86Noah OstlundC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	15:28
89Alex TuchR	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	–	19:50
91Josh DoanR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	14:58
8Michael KesselringD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	14:43
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	0	–	24:15
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	–	21:51
26Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	–	24:07
73Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	08:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	W	28	27	1	.964	60:00
34Alex LyonG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

28Timo MeierR	1	0	1	+1	6	4	0	0	33	19:47
63Jesper BrattL	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	18:49
86Jack HughesC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	38	21:25
12Cody GlassC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	85	11:53
13Nico HischierC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	46	21:11
16Connor BrownR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	18:38
29Lenni HameenahoR	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	–	12:31
42Maxim TsyplakovR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	09:20
47Paul CotterL	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100	07:45
72Nick BjugstadC	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	40	10:35
81Arseny GritsyukR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	14:25
91Dawson MercerC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	18:15
5Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	–	20:15
7Dougie HamiltonD	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	0	–	20:02
8Johnathan KovacevicD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2	–	15:13
17Simon NemecD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	22:23
22Brett PesceD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	18:50
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	–	15:59

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG		0	0	0	–	00:00
34Jake AllenG	L	30	28	2	.933	56:44