NJD
New Jersey Devils
16-7-1 · W3 · L10: 6-3-1
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
OT
W
W
Final
5—0
2025-11-28 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
9-11-4 · L2 · L10: 4-6-0
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
BUF controlled xG 4.0 to 2.2 but NJD won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENJD xG
2.22
ACTUAL
5 — 0
BUF xG
3.98
Scoring Timeline
0.32
HIGH xG
1P 12:07Even Strength
13
Nico Hischier(9)
C · NJD · #13
Timo Meier (12)NJD 1 - 0 BUF
0.22
HIGH xG
2P 07:45Even Strength
Arseniy Gritsyuk(5)
R · NJD
Ondrej Palat (2), Dawson Mercer (9)NJD 2 - 0 BUF
0.06
MED xG
3P 01:39Even Strength
5
Brenden Dillon(3)
D · NJD · #5
Connor Brown (3), Paul Cotter (4)NJD 3 - 0 BUF
0.20
HIGH xG
3P 05:22Even Strength
47
Paul Cotter(2)
C · NJD · #47
Brenden Dillon (6)NJD 4 - 0 BUF
0.12
HIGH xG
3P 16:49Even StrengthArseniy Gritsyuk(6)
R · NJD
Ondrej Palat (3)NJD 5 - 0 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
34
Jake Allen
G · NJD · #34
42/42 saves, .1000 SV%, +3.5 GSAx
★2
Arseniy Gritsyuk
R · NJD
2G, 6 SOG
★3
5
Brenden Dillon
D · NJD · #5
1G, 1A, 2 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
NJDBUF
23Shots42
2.22xGF3.97
31CF%69
56.1FO%43.9
0/1PP0/2
20Hits24
20Blocks9
19Giveaways19
8Takeaways6
9PIM7
Period Breakdown
| Period | NJD SOG | BUF SOG | NJD xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 10 | 0.75 | 0.65 |
| 2nd | 7 | 15 | 0.84 | 1.21 |
| 3rd | 3 | 17 | 0.64 | 2.12 |
| Total | 18 | 42 | 2.23 | 3.98 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 02:24
Tage Thompsonfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Stefan Noesen1P 02:24
Stefan Noesenfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson2P 08:01
Cody Glasshooking (2 min)
Drawn by Noah Ostlund2P 13:39
Jack Quinnholding (2 min)
Drawn by Jesper Bratt2P 15:13
Arseniy Gritsyukinterference-goalkeeper (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Lyon