New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL KeyBank Center, Buffalo·December 27, 2026

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New Jersey Devils NJ 2-2-0, 0-1-0 Away

December 27, 2026 12:00 am

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Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-1-0, 2-1-0 Home

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Standings

Atlantic Division Metropolitan Division Eastern Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
2	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
3	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
4	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
5	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
6	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
7	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
8	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
5	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
6	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
7	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
8	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Devils

JB

J. Bratt L

1 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

JH

J. Hughes C

1 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

JA

J. Allen G

.896 SV%

2.65 GAA

2 W

Sabres

TT

T. Thompson C

1.25 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

RD

R. Dahlin D

0.75 PTS/G

1 G

2 A

CE

C. Ellis G

.906 SV%

2.13 GAA

1 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 1–2

2.5 22nd

Goals For

26th 2.3

3.5 25th

Goals Against

17th 3.0

-1.0 23rd

Goal Diff

21st -0.7

Special Teams 1–1

22.2 14th

PP%

23rd 11.1

63.6 29th

PK%

19th 77.8

Offense 2–1

37.8 1st

Shots

22nd 22.3

6.6 30th

Shooting%

25th 9.0

49.4 20th

Faceoff%

25th 47.4

Defense 2–4

27.3 25th

Shots Against

1st 16.3

9.8 30th

Blocks

32nd 9.5

16.5 26th

Hits

23rd 17.5

4.8 6th

Takeaways

32nd 2.3

18.5 28th

Giveaways

18th 15.8

6.8 8th

PIM

3rd 4.5

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–3

2.8 24th

Goals For

3rd 3.5

3.1 15th

Goals Against

5th 2.9

-0.3 21st

Goal Diff

3rd 0.6

Special Teams 1–1

24.1 7th

PP%

19th 17.9

82.4 10th

PK%

2nd 87.9

Offense 2–1

29.5 9th

Shots

16th 27.9

10.3 22nd

Shooting%

14th 11.2

49.2 17th

Faceoff%

32nd 43.3

Defense 4–1

28.0 19th

Shots Against

29th 30.9

16.4 3rd

Blocks

3rd 16.4

20.5 14th

Hits

21st 19.5

4.7 8th

Takeaways

6th 4.9

15.2 12th

Giveaways

18th 16.0

7.3 3rd

PIM

20th 9.7

Head-to-Head

Devils leads 1-0

Final

NJ Devils

113

5

BUF Sabres

000

0

Recent Form

Devils

W vs VAN 4-1

L vs UTA 3-5

L @ NYI 0-6

W vs PHI 3-2

L @ BOS 0-4

Sabres

L vs DAL 0-4

W vs MIN 3-2

W vs CHI 4-3

L vs MTL 2-3

W @ MTL 8-3

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

KeyBank Center

Buffalo, US · 19,070 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: December 27, 2026
Time: 12:00 am