NHL MATCHUP REPORT

February 25, 2026, 7:00 | Prudential Center

Buffalo Sabres (32-19-6) VS New Jersey Devils (28-27-2)

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SMART CHART

BUF
NAME
NJ
3.42
OFFENSE
2.56
3.09
DEFENSE
3.07
20.12
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
20.83
82.47
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
79.02
27.58
SHOTS FOR
29.28
29.98
SHOTS AGAINST
27.70
0.33
DIFFERENTIAL
-0.51

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Buffalo 32-19-6 $685 3.42 3.09 15-9 15-13 28-26-3
New Jersey 28-27-2 $-320 2.56 3.07 15-16 11-11 22-34-1

TEAM RECORDS

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 32-19-6 17-8-3 15-11-3 15-9-3 15-13-3 28-26-3
Last 10 6-3-1 1-2 5-1-1 1-2 4-2-1 5-5
vs Div 11-4-3 6-2 5-2-3 2-2-1 8-2-2 10-6-2
vs WEST 13-7-2 6-3-2 7-4 8-2-1 5-4-1 10-11-1
vs EAST 19-12-4 11-5-1 8-7-3 7-4-2 10-6-2 18-15-2

New Jersey Devils

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 28-27-2 13-12-2 15-15 15-16-2 11-11 22-34-1
Last 10 4-6 1-4 3-2 3-2 1-3 3-7
vs Div 4-11-2 1-6-2 3-5 2-5-2 2-4 6-11
vs WEST 17-9 9-4 8-5 10-6 6-3 10-16
vs EAST 11-18-2 4-8-2 7-10 5-8-2 5-8 12-18-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.07 14
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.24 9 2.85 10
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 17.72 22 80.33 16
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 2.56 31 3.09 15
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 2.56 29 3.28 19
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 20.78 14 82.67 10

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Buffalo 4-6-0 6-4 2.70 28.90 3.00 13.64 84.62 22.00
New Jersey 6-4-0 6-4 4.00 30.20 4.00 15.38 86.36 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%
Dec 21, 2025 BUF 3 NJ 1 -175 6.5 U 25 27 0 0 0 1 - 0 100 -
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

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Jersey's last 8 games at home
New Jersey is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
New Jersey is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Buffalo
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Buffalo is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Buffalo's last 17 games
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games on the road
Buffalo is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Buffalo is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 5, 2026 PIT 2-5 L -125 27 32 1/5 3/3 Arturs Silovs H
Feb 3, 2026 TB 3-4 L 170 26 35 1/3 1/2 Andrei Vasilevskiy A
Feb 2, 2026 FLA 5-3 W -105 20 42 1/3 3/4 Sergei Bobrovsky A
Jan 31, 2026 MON 2-4 L -125 38 31 1/4 2/3 Jakub Dobes H
Jan 29, 2026 LA 4-1 W -125 32 38 1/3 1/2 Darcy Kuemper H

New Jersey Devils

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 5, 2026 NYI 1-3 L -110 24 14 0/1 1/1 Ilya Sorokin H
Feb 3, 2026 CLB 0-3 L -105 24 25 0/3 2/2 Elvis Merzlikins H
Jan 31, 2026 OTT 1-4 L 140 27 34 0/5 1/3 Linus Ullmark A
Jan 29, 2026 NAS 3-2 W -130 35 29 0/3 2/2 Justus Annunen H
Jan 27, 2026 WPG 3-4 L -130 29 26 1/2 2/2 Connor Hellebuyck H