New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres Live Score (27 Dec, 2026)

New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres Live Score (27 Dec, 2026)
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Team Stats

New Jersey Devils logo NJ
BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
0 Power Play Goals 0
8 Penalty Minutes 15
4.00 Avg Goals Against 4.50
28.5 Avg Shots Against 19.0
75.0 Penalty Kill % 60.0
1 Power Play Goals Against 2
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
1.50 Avg Goals 3.50
40.5 Avg Shots 27.0
0.0 Power Play % 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0

Game Leaders

New Jersey Devils logo NJ
BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes#86 · C
1
Goals
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn#22 · RW
2
Jesper Bratt
Jesper Bratt#63 · LW
1
Assists
Owen Power
Owen Power#25 · D
3
Points
Owen Power
Owen Power#25 · D
3

Game Information

Stage Regular Season
Season 2027
Puck Drop Sat, Dec 26, 7:00 PM
Venue KeyBank Center
Location Buffalo, NY

Injury Report

New Jersey Devils logo New Jersey Devils
Connor Brown
Connor Brown
#16 · RW · Array
DTD
Seamus Casey
Seamus Casey
#24 · D · Array
IR
Johnathan Kovacevic
Johnathan Kovacevic
#8 · D · Array
IR
Nick Bjugstad
Nick Bjugstad
#72 · C · Array
IR
Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon
Alex Lyon
#34 · G · Array
IR
Conor Timmins
Conor Timmins
#21 · D · Array
IR
Topias Leinonen
Topias Leinonen
#50 · G · Array
IR
Jack Rathbone
Jack Rathbone
#3 · D · Array
IR
Jason Zucker
Jason Zucker
#17 · LW · Array
IR

Head-to-Head

New Jersey Devils logoNJ
Last 3 Games
BUFBuffalo Sabres logo
1
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Feb 25, 2026
▸2
1
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 21, 2025
▸3
5◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Nov 28, 2025
0

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/5/26vs St. Louis Blues logoSTLW5-4NHL Regular Season
11/3/26vs Edmonton Oilers logoEDMW4-3NHL Regular Season
10/30/26@ Vegas Golden Knights logoVGKW5-2NHL Regular Season
10/28/26@ Colorado Avalanche logoCOLL2-5NHL Regular Season
10/27/26@ Dallas Stars logoDALW5-1NHL Regular Season
DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/4/26vs Ottawa Senators logoOTTL1-2NHL Regular Season
10/31/26@ Los Angeles Kings logoLAW3-2NHL Regular Season
10/29/26@ Anaheim Ducks logoANAW7-6NHL Regular Season
10/27/26@ San Jose Sharks logoSJW2-0NHL Regular Season
10/24/26@ Washington Capitals logoWSHL3-4NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Bruins171241—25+24W3
Canadiens161033—23+6W1
Lightning151032—22+10W2
Senators171061—21+2W1
Panthers16952—20+5W1
Maple Leafs17872—18+6L1
Sabres15753—17-7L1
Red Wings17773—17-3L2
Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Hurricanes181332—28+26W1
Devils161150—22+10W3
Rangers17971—19+2W2
Capitals14860—16+1L2
Islanders15762—16-1L2
Blue Jackets14770—14-4W2
Penguins16592—12-7L4
Flyers184104—12-22L2
Devils
4th in Eastern Conference
VS
Sabres
10th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#34
Jake Allen
Jake Allen G 36 6' 2" 195 lbs
#37
Connor Hellebuyck
Connor Hellebuyck G 33 6' 4" 207 lbs

Defensemen

#24
Seamus Casey
Seamus Casey D 22 5' 10" 180 lbs
#47
Declan Chisholm
Declan Chisholm D 26 6' 1" 205 lbs
#5
Brenden Dillon
Brenden Dillon D 35 6' 4" 225 lbs
#7
Dougie Hamilton
Dougie Hamilton D 33 6' 6" 230 lbs
#43
Luke Hughes
Luke Hughes D 23 6' 2" 200 lbs
#8
Johnathan Kovacevic
Johnathan Kovacevic D 29 6' 5" 220 lbs
#22
Brett Pesce
Brett Pesce D 31 6' 3" 205 lbs
#71
Jonas Siegenthaler
Jonas Siegenthaler D 29 6' 2" 220 lbs

Left Wings

#63
Jesper Bratt
Jesper Bratt LW 28 5' 10" 175 lbs

Centers

#70
Jesper Boqvist
Jesper Boqvist C 28 6' 1" 190 lbs
#12
Cody Glass
Cody Glass C 27 6' 3" 200 lbs
#13
Nico Hischier
Nico Hischier C 27 6' 1" 200 lbs
#86
Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes C 25 5' 11" 175 lbs
#98
Amadeus Lombardi
Amadeus Lombardi C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs
#17
Evan Rodrigues
Evan Rodrigues C 33 5' 11" 185 lbs

Right Wings

#16
Connor Brown
Connor Brown RW 32 6' 0" 185 lbs
#77
Luke Evangelista
Luke Evangelista RW 24 6' 0" 185 lbs
#81
Arseny Gritsyuk
Arseny Gritsyuk RW 25 6' 0" 195 lbs
#39
Anthony Mantha
Anthony Mantha RW 32 6' 5" 240 lbs
#28
Timo Meier
Timo Meier RW 30 6' 2" 220 lbs

Goaltenders

#92
Colten Ellis
Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 lbs
#1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs
#34
Alex Lyon
Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46
Louis Crevier
Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs
#26
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs
#48
Matt Grzelcyk
Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs
#82
Caleb Jones
Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs
#73
Zach Metsa
Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs
#25
Owen Power
Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs
#3
Jack Rathbone
Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs
#23
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs
#21
Conor Timmins
Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs
#8
Olen Zellweger
Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

#6
Zach Benson
Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs
#29
Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs
#17
Jason Zucker
Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10
Sam Carrick
Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs
#94
Konsta Helenius
Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 lbs
#48
Tyson Kozak
Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs
#19
Peyton Krebs
Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs
#20
Jiri Kulich
Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 195 lbs
#71
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs
#9
Josh Norris
Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs
#86
Noah Ostlund
Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs
#72
Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15
Justin Danforth
Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs
#91
Josh Doan
Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs
#22
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs
Devils
2nd in Metropolitan Division
VS
Sabres
7th in Atlantic Division
General
16
Games Played
15
5740:13
Time On Ice
5375:05
358:45
Time On Ice Per Game
358:20
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
5692
Shifts
5678
5
Losses
5
11
Wins
7
Offensive
56
Goals
44
86
Assists
79
450
Faceoffs Won
393
445
Faceoffs Lost
476
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
142
Points
123
9
Power Play Goals
8
18
Power Play Assists
15
2
Short Handed Goals
1
2
Short Handed Assists
2
526
Shots
417
4
Shootout Attempts
2
2
Shootout Goals
1
50.0
Shootout Shot Percentage
50.0
10.6
Shooting Percentage
10.6
50.3
Faceoff Win Percent
45.2
Defensive
2.94
Goals Against Average
3.33
353
Saves
359
.885
Save Percentage
.880
47
Goals Against
50
400
Shots Against
409
0
Overtime Losses
3
3
Shootout Saves
0
4
Shootout Shots Against
3
.750
Shootout Save Percentage
.000
Penalties
107
Penalty Minutes
144