NHL MATCHUP REPORT

December 21, 2025, 7:00 | Prudential Center

Buffalo Sabres (14-14-4) VS New Jersey Devils (18-14-1)

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SMART CHART

BUF
NAME
NJ
3.06
OFFENSE
2.94
3.41
DEFENSE
3.12
20.20
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
21.43
84.95
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
75.82
28.28
SHOTS FOR
29.27
29.75
SHOTS AGAINST
28.30
-0.35
DIFFERENTIAL
-0.18

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Buffalo 14-14-4 $-272 3.06 3.41 6-5 7-11 15-15-2
New Jersey 18-14-1 $44 2.94 3.12 10-9 6-6 15-17-1

TEAM RECORDS

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 14-14-4 9-5-2 5-9-2 6-5-2 7-11-2 15-15-2
Last 10 5-5 1-1 4-4 3-1 2-2 3-7
vs Div 5-2-2 4-0 1-2-2 1-0-1 3-2-1 5-2-2
vs WEST 7-7-1 3-3-1 4-4 4-2 3-4-1 6-9
vs EAST 7-7-3 6-2-1 1-5-2 2-1-2 4-5-1 9-6-2

New Jersey Devils

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 18-14-1 10-6-1 8-8 10-9-1 6-6 15-17-1
Last 10 3-7 1-6 2-1 0-5 1-2 4-6
vs Div 3-4-1 1-2-1 2-2 2-3-1 1-1 4-4
vs WEST 8-6 6-3 2-3 5-4 2-2 5-9
vs EAST 10-8-1 4-3-1 6-5 5-4-1 4-4 10-8-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.06 17 3.16 19
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 2.73 27 2.88 15
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 20.00 18 78.57 19
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.00 21 3.48 27
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.00 19 4.20 32
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 22.92 10 82.22 14

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Buffalo 3-7-0 6-4 2.50 29.80 3.00 13.04 84.62 23.00
New Jersey 7-3-0 6-4 4.20 31.90 4.00 15.38 86.96 26.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Nov 28, 2025 NJ 5 BUF 0 -110 6 U 23 42 0 0 1 2 0 0 100 100
Feb 2, 2025 NJ 3 BUF 4 110 6 O 24 34 0 0 5 4 0 0 100 100
Oct 5, 2024 BUF 1 NJ 3 -135 6.5 U 18 37 0 1 2 4 0 25 75 100
Oct 4, 2024 NJ 4 BUF 1 125 6.5 U 23 31 0 0 2 4 0 0 100 100
Mar 29, 2024 NJ 2 BUF 5 115 6.5 O 30 36 0 0 3 0 0 - - 100
Nov 25, 2023 BUF 2 NJ 7 -190 6.5 O 12 38 2 1 2 1 100 100 0 0
Oct 27, 2023 BUF 4 NJ 5 -190 7 O 27 39 0 1 2 4 0 25 75 100
Apr 11, 2023 BUF 2 NJ 6 -240 7 O 38 30 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100
Mar 24, 2023 NJ 4 BUF 5 155 7 O 31 26 1 1 3 4 33.3 25 75 66.7
Nov 25, 2022 NJ 3 BUF 1 135 6.5 U 44 34 0 0 1 1 0 0 100 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 14, 2025 SEA 3-1 W -130 23 24 0/2 2/3 Joey Daccord A
Dec 11, 2025 VAN 3-2 W -115 15 32 1/2 2/3 Thatcher Demko A
Dec 9, 2025 EDM 4-3 W 175 28 30 2/6 4/4 Stuart Skinner A
Dec 8, 2025 CAL 4-7 L -110 29 28 2/6 3/5 Dustin Wolf A
Dec 5, 2025 WPG 1-4 L 105 35 23 1/2 1/1 Eric Comrie A

New Jersey Devils

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 14, 2025 VAN 1-2 L -120 26 15 0/3 1/3 Thatcher Demko H
Dec 13, 2025 ANA 4-1 W -110 22 31 0/2 3/3 Lukas Dostal H
Dec 11, 2025 TB 4-8 L 115 37 35 1/3 1/3 Jonas Johansson H
Dec 9, 2025 OTT 4-3 W 130 32 38 0/3 0/3 Linus Ullmark A
Dec 6, 2025 BOS 1-4 L -120 30 21 0/1 1/1 Jeremy Swayman A