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Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils on February 25th 2026

Buffalo Sabres (2)

at

New Jersey Devils (1)

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

Referees

#37 Jordan Samuels-Thomas

#11 Kelly Sutherland

Officials

#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

Buffalo Sabres Roster

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

New Jersey Devils Roster

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

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
24 Anton Wahlberg C
78 Jacob Bryson D
92 Colten Ellis G

New Jersey Devils Scratches

# 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%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 24:56 1
2 6:54 2

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils Time With Lead
1 - 0 22:26
2 - 0 6:54
2 - 1 2:30

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 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

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 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

Buffalo Sabres

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

New Jersey Devils

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

Buffalo Sabres

# 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

New Jersey Devils

# 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