
Game No: 565
Started: 2025-12-21 19:08:00
Ended: 2025-12-21 21:29:00
Attendance: 16,886
Three Stars by: Attending media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:51 | N.J | Jack Hughes | Dawson Mercer | Colton White | |||
| 2 | 2:26 | BUF | Josh Norris | Rasmus Dahlin | Owen Power | |||
| 2 | 16:05 | BUF | Zach Benson | Ryan McLeod | Jack Quinn | |||
| 3 | 17:59 | BUF | Peyton Krebs | Tage Thompson | Bowen Byram |
#39 Brandon Blandina
#4 Wes McCauley
#52 Shandor Alphonso
#80 Jonathan Deschamps
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:48 | BUF | Zach Benson | High-sticking | 2 |
Coach: Lindy Ruff
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D |
| 6 | Zach Benson | L |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | D |
| 9 | Josh Norris | C |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D |
| 25 | Owen Power | D |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | G |
| 44 | Josh Dunne | C |
| 44 | Joshua Dunne | C |
| 63 | Isak Rosen | R |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | D |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | C |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R |
Coach: Sheldon Keefe
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | D |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | D |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen | R |
| 12 | Cody Glass | C |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | C |
| 14 | Luke Glendening | C |
| 16 | Connor Brown | R |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | L |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | D |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | G |
| 28 | Timo Meier | R |
| 34 | Jake Allen | G |
| 43 | Luke Hughes | D |
| 45 | Colton White | D |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | L |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | L |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | D |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | R |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | C |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | C |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Angus Crookshank | C |
| 44 | Dennis Cholowski | D |
| 83 | Juho Lammikko | C |
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 6 | Assists | 2 |
| 10 | Plus / Minus | -11 |
| 1 | Penalties | 0 |
| 2 | PIM | 0 |
| 35 | Corsi For | 47 |
| 42.68 | Corsi % | 57.32 |
| 25 | Fenwick For | 47 |
| 34.72 | Fenwick % | 65.28 |
| 25 | Shots | 27 |
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 24 |
| 10 | Missed Shots | 20 |
| 20 | Hits | 16 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 23 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Lost | 21 |
| 41% | Faceoff Percentage | 59% |
| Buffalo Sabres | New Jersey Devils | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 21:54 | 1 | 13:35 |
| 2 | 2:01 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 13:35 |
| 2 - 1 | 21:54 |
| 3 - 1 | 2:01 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 33 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Josh Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Joshua Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 63 | Isak Rosen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cody Glass | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57 |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 65 |
| 14 | Luke Glendening | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 16 | Connor Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Timo Meier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 34 | Jake Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Luke Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Colton White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | 25 | 00:53 | 22:18 | 00:00 | 01:27 | 20:51 |
| 6 | Zach Benson | 18 | 00:43 | 13:05 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:05 |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | 18 | 00:52 | 15:41 | 00:00 | 00:31 | 15:10 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | 21 | 00:45 | 15:48 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:48 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 22 | 00:48 | 17:54 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:54 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 17 | 00:39 | 11:07 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:07 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 29 | 00:54 | 26:07 | 00:00 | 01:32 | 24:35 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 25 | 00:52 | 21:43 | 00:00 | 00:29 | 21:14 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 23 | 00:58 | 22:34 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 22:34 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 16 | 00:50 | 13:23 | 00:00 | 00:35 | 12:48 |
| 44 | Josh Dunne | 0 | |||||
| 44 | Joshua Dunne | 16 | 00:49 | 13:09 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:09 |
| 63 | Isak Rosen | 15 | 00:42 | 10:44 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:44 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 22 | 00:40 | 14:47 | 00:00 | 01:28 | 13:19 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 22 | 00:45 | 16:48 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:48 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | 15 | 00:47 | 11:54 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:54 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | 23 | 00:44 | 17:08 | 00:00 | 00:32 | 16:36 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 24 | 00:46 | 18:47 | 00:00 | 01:26 | 17:21 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | 21 | 00:43 | 15:03 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:03 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | 19 | 00:46 | 14:39 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:39 |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | 25 | 00:54 | 22:48 | 00:36 | 00:00 | 22:12 |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen | 15 | 00:46 | 11:36 | 01:26 | 00:00 | 10:10 |
| 12 | Cody Glass | 21 | 00:51 | 17:55 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:55 |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | 23 | 00:51 | 19:48 | 01:26 | 00:00 | 18:22 |
| 14 | Luke Glendening | 11 | 00:46 | 08:28 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 08:28 |
| 16 | Connor Brown | 21 | 00:54 | 19:03 | 00:30 | 00:00 | 18:33 |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | 15 | 00:51 | 12:47 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:47 |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | 23 | 00:55 | 21:11 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 21:11 |
| 28 | Timo Meier | 23 | 00:42 | 16:19 | 00:34 | 00:00 | 15:45 |
| 43 | Luke Hughes | 28 | 00:57 | 26:36 | 01:25 | 00:00 | 25:11 |
| 45 | Colton White | 16 | 00:45 | 12:03 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:03 |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | 13 | 00:47 | 10:22 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:22 |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | 23 | 00:50 | 19:29 | 01:24 | 00:00 | 18:05 |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 24 | 00:42 | 17:10 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:10 |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | 21 | 00:49 | 17:09 | 00:34 | 00:00 | 16:35 |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | 23 | 00:54 | 20:57 | 01:30 | 00:00 | 19:27 |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | 21 | 00:44 | 15:33 | 00:35 | 00:00 | 14:58 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0.917 |
| 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jake Allen | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.833 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |