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Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils on December 21st 2025

Buffalo Sabres (3)

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New Jersey Devils (1)

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

Referees

#39 Brandon Blandina

#4 Wes McCauley

Officials

#52 Shandor Alphonso

#80 Jonathan Deschamps

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
1 19:48 BUF Zach Benson High-sticking 2

Buffalo Sabres Roster

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

New Jersey Devils Roster

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

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
12 Jordan Greenway L
48 Tyson Kozak C
78 Jacob Bryson D

New Jersey Devils Scratches

# 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%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 21:54 1 13:35
2 2:01 2

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils Time With Lead
0 - 1 13:35
2 - 1 21:54
3 - 1 2:01

Buffalo Sabres

# 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

New Jersey Devils

# 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

Buffalo Sabres

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

New Jersey Devils

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

Buffalo Sabres

# 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

New Jersey Devils

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
34 Jake Allen 1 0 9 1
2 2 12 0.833
3 0 3 1