NJD
NJD
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
OT
W
W
Final
5—0
2025-11-28 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
BUF controlled xG 3.0 to 2.5 but NJD won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
NJD xG
2.49
ACTUAL
5 — 0
BUF xG
3.02

Scoring Timeline

1.04
HIGH xG
NJD1P 12:07Even Strength
Nico Hischier
13
Nico Hischier(9)
C · NJD · #13
Timo Meier (12)
NJD 1 - 0 BUF
0.14
HIGH xG
NJD2P 07:45Even Strength
Arseniy Gritsyuk
Arseniy Gritsyuk(5)
R · NJD
Ondrej Palat (2), Dawson Mercer (9)
NJD 2 - 0 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
NJD3P 01:39Even Strength
Brenden Dillon
5
Brenden Dillon(3)
D · NJD · #5
Connor Brown (3), Paul Cotter (4)
NJD 3 - 0 BUF
0.11
HIGH xG
NJD3P 05:22Even Strength
Paul Cotter
47
Paul Cotter(2)
C · NJD · #47
Brenden Dillon (6)
NJD 4 - 0 BUF
0.07
MED xG
NJD3P 16:49Even Strength
Arseniy Gritsyuk
Arseniy Gritsyuk(6)
R · NJD
Ondrej Palat (3)
NJD 5 - 0 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jake Allen
34
Jake Allen
G · NJD · #34
42/42 saves, .1000 SV%, +3.2 GSAx
★2
Arseniy Gritsyuk
Arseniy Gritsyuk
R · NJD
2G, 6 SOG
★3
Brenden Dillon
5
Brenden Dillon
D · NJD · #5
1G, 1A, 2 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

NJDBUF
23Shots42
2.49xGF3.02
31CF%69
56.1FO%43.9
0/1PP0/2
20Hits24
20Blocks9
19Giveaways19
8Takeaways6
9PIM7

Period Breakdown

PeriodNJD SOGBUF SOGNJD xGBUF xG
1st8101.350.40
2nd7150.791.19
3rd3170.341.43
Total18422.483.02

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 02:24
BUF
Tage Thompsonfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Stefan Noesen
1P 02:24
NJD
Stefan Noesenfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
2P 08:01
NJD
Cody Glasshooking (2 min)
Drawn by Noah Ostlund
2P 13:39
BUF
Jack Quinnholding (2 min)
Drawn by Jesper Bratt
2P 15:13
NJD
Arseniy Gritsyukinterference-goalkeeper (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Lyon