
Game No: 910
Started: 2026-02-25 19:14:00
Ended: 2026-02-25 21:41:00
Attendance: 16,514
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Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8:10 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Peyton Krebs | Bowen Byram | |||
| 3 | 10:36 | BUF | Peyton Krebs | Tage Thompson | ||||
| 3 | 17:30 | N.J | Timo Meier | Jack Hughes | Jesper Bratt |
#37 Jordan Samuels-Thomas
#11 Kelly Sutherland
#51 Andrew Smith
#66 Shawn Oliver
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:44 | BUF | Too many men/ice - bench | 2 | ||
| 1 | 16:35 | N.J | Nico Hischier | Tripping | 2 | Rasmus Dahlin |
| 2 | 14:44 | BUF | Jason Zucker | Fighting (maj) | 5 | Simon Nemec |
| 2 | 14:44 | N.J | Jonas Siegenthaler | Fighting (maj) | 5 | Jason Zucker |
| 2 | 14:44 | N.J | Jonas Siegenthaler | High-sticking | 2 | Jason Zucker |
| 2 | 16:53 | N.J | Johnathan Kovacevic | Hooking | 2 | Josh Doan |
| 3 | 11:27 | BUF | Owen Power | Holding | 2 | Nick Bjugstad |
Coach: Lindy Ruff
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | D |
| 9 | Josh Norris | C |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L |
| 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 |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | C |
| 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 |
| 8 | Johnathan Kovacevic | D |
| 12 | Cody Glass | C |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | C |
| 16 | Connor Brown | R |
| 17 | Simon Nemec | D |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | D |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | G |
| 28 | Timo Meier | R |
| 29 | Lenni Hameenaho | R |
| 34 | Jake Allen | G |
| 42 | Maksim Tsyplakov | R |
| 42 | Maxim Tsyplakov | R |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | L |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | L |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | D |
| 72 | Nick Bjugstad | C |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | R |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | C |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Anton Wahlberg | C |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D |
| 92 | Colten Ellis | G |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Luke Glendening | C |
| 33 | Evgeny Dadonov | L |
| 45 | Colton White | D |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Assists | 2 |
| 5 | Plus / Minus | -4 |
| 3 | Penalties | 4 |
| 9 | PIM | 11 |
| 46 | Corsi For | 46 |
| 50 | Corsi % | 50 |
| 30 | Fenwick For | 46 |
| 39.47 | Fenwick % | 60.53 |
| 30 | Shots | 29 |
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 11 |
| 16 | Missed Shots | 17 |
| 21 | Hits | 23 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Lost | 25 |
| 46% | Faceoff Percentage | 54% |
| Buffalo Sabres | New Jersey Devils | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 24:56 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6:54 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 22:26 |
| 2 - 0 | 6:54 |
| 2 - 1 | 2:30 |
| # | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 53 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Johnathan Kovacevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cody Glass | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 85 |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 46 |
| 16 | Connor Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Simon Nemec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 29 | Lenni Hameenaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jake Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Maksim Tsyplakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Maxim Tsyplakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Nick Bjugstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | 26 | 00:53 | 23:08 | 02:03 | 02:14 | 18:51 |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | 18 | 00:49 | 14:43 | 00:00 | 01:17 | 13:26 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | 20 | 00:43 | 14:33 | 03:43 | 00:01 | 10:49 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | 16 | 00:50 | 13:28 | 01:38 | 00:00 | 11:50 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 17 | 00:48 | 13:41 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:41 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 18 | 00:52 | 15:45 | 03:39 | 00:00 | 12:06 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 25 | 00:58 | 24:15 | 00:10 | 02:16 | 21:49 |
| 25 | Owen Power | 27 | 00:48 | 21:51 | 01:46 | 01:00 | 19:05 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 26 | 00:55 | 24:07 | 03:51 | 01:11 | 19:05 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 17 | 00:41 | 11:49 | 00:06 | 01:39 | 10:04 |
| 44 | Josh Dunne | 0 | |||||
| 44 | Joshua Dunne | 15 | 00:45 | 11:15 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:15 |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | 17 | 00:42 | 12:04 | 00:07 | 01:41 | 10:16 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 21 | 00:50 | 17:34 | 02:11 | 02:19 | 13:04 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 19 | 01:01 | 19:19 | 03:39 | 00:00 | 15:40 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | 10 | 00:49 | 08:16 | 00:00 | 00:02 | 08:14 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | 21 | 00:44 | 15:28 | 02:41 | 00:01 | 12:46 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 23 | 00:51 | 19:50 | 02:05 | 02:19 | 15:26 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | 20 | 00:44 | 14:58 | 02:21 | 00:00 | 12:37 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | 24 | 00:50 | 20:15 | 00:00 | 03:52 | 16:23 |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | 27 | 00:44 | 20:02 | 02:24 | 01:21 | 16:17 |
| 8 | Johnathan Kovacevic | 22 | 00:41 | 15:13 | 00:00 | 01:34 | 13:39 |
| 12 | Cody Glass | 20 | 00:35 | 11:53 | 00:00 | 02:18 | 09:35 |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | 24 | 00:52 | 21:11 | 02:45 | 01:11 | 17:15 |
| 16 | Connor Brown | 23 | 00:48 | 18:38 | 02:33 | 02:52 | 13:13 |
| 17 | Simon Nemec | 21 | 01:03 | 22:23 | 01:36 | 00:56 | 19:51 |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | 26 | 00:43 | 18:50 | 00:01 | 03:31 | 15:18 |
| 28 | Timo Meier | 23 | 00:51 | 19:47 | 01:33 | 00:00 | 18:14 |
| 29 | Lenni Hameenaho | 18 | 00:41 | 12:31 | 01:12 | 00:00 | 11:19 |
| 42 | Maksim Tsyplakov | 0 | |||||
| 42 | Maxim Tsyplakov | 12 | 00:46 | 09:20 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:20 |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | 11 | 00:42 | 07:45 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 07:45 |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | 22 | 00:51 | 18:49 | 02:27 | 02:02 | 14:20 |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 20 | 00:47 | 15:59 | 00:00 | 00:47 | 15:12 |
| 72 | Nick Bjugstad | 14 | 00:45 | 10:35 | 00:00 | 01:42 | 08:53 |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | 20 | 00:43 | 14:25 | 01:15 | 00:00 | 13:10 |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | 21 | 01:01 | 21:25 | 02:47 | 00:00 | 18:38 |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | 24 | 00:45 | 18:15 | 01:27 | 01:54 | 14:54 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.857 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jake Allen | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.909 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 |