Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils — February 25, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on February 25, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 59.8% Corsi and generated 8.26 expected goals compared to 6.26 from the New Jersey Devils at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 6 from the New Jersey Devils at 5-on-5. Jason Zucker was the most dangerous skater with 2.48 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the New Jersey Devils 30-28 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils progressed on Feb 25, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

BUF2 - 1NJD

Feb 25, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
NJD	P1	18	16	52.9	14	13	51.9	12	9	57.1	14	11	56.0	6	3	66.7	3.75	2.33	61.7	0	0	—
	P2	14	21	40.0	12	15	44.4	10	11	47.6	10	16	38.5	4	6	40.0	3.17	3.17	50.0	0	1	0.0
	P3	25	22	53.2	20	18	52.6	6	10	37.5	16	13	55.2	4	3	57.1	4.86	3.18	60.5	1	1	50.0
	Total	57	59	49.1	46	46	50.0	28	30	48.3	40	40	50.0	14	12	53.8	11.78	8.68	57.6	1	2	33.3
BUF	P1	16	18	47.1	13	14	48.1	9	12	42.9	11	14	44.0	3	6	33.3	2.33	3.75	38.3	0	0	—
	P2	21	14	60.0	15	12	55.6	11	10	52.4	16	10	61.5	6	4	60.0	3.17	3.17	50.0	1	0	100.0
	P3	22	25	46.8	18	20	47.4	10	6	62.5	13	16	44.8	3	4	42.9	3.18	4.86	39.5	1	1	50.0
	Total	59	57	50.9	46	46	50.0	30	28	51.7	40	40	50.0	12	14	46.2	8.68	11.78	42.4	2	1	66.7

Win Probability

NJD Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

NJD

BUF

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

NJD Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

BUF ShootNJD Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Shot Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (NJD) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = NJD players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the NJD player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

NJD ↓ / BUF →	McLeod	Thompson	Ostlund	Norris	Krebs	Kozak	Dunne	Zucker	Malenstyn	Tuch	Quinn	Doan	Samuelsson	Byram	Dahlin	Power	Kesselring	Metsa
Hischier	62	44	29	17	47	80	80	50	80	48	57	14	41	55	36	62	86	100
Mercer	67	36	44	38	40	86	67	75	83	39	80	33	33	56	47	69	67	100
Hughes	67	29	44	44	23	73	77	50	75	39	50	44	38	76	25	61	53	—
Glass	67	70	55	45	86	50	50	33	50	78	40	67	71	67	67	67	56	60
Bjugstad	39	80	40	25	0	—	—	47	—	75	41	20	29	43	36	50	45	50
Bratt	56	71	29	38	60	80	82	60	80	64	60	25	60	67	14	63	90	—
Cotter	45	75	40	0	67	—	—	44	—	83	38	20	29	56	30	67	45	50
Meier	56	40	17	0	40	85	80	50	85	41	50	17	38	50	38	68	88	100
Brown	63	60	50	44	60	80	82	40	80	70	50	40	69	71	25	67	90	—
Gritsyuk	67	40	56	50	40	80	50	50	80	45	50	67	41	75	83	67	33	60
Hameenaho	100	38	56	50	38	75	0	100	75	44	100	67	38	71	100	75	33	75
Tsyplakov	37	75	38	17	0	—	—	40	—	100	33	29	22	44	25	50	45	50
Hamilton	50	78	33	25	67	50	60	40	50	63	40	29	54	55	31	46	75	40
Pesce	44	38	33	30	33	100	100	60	100	25	58	14	11	54	25	63	33	25
Nemec	57	42	55	44	42	90	86	50	90	50	50	44	32	68	55	75	48	86
Dillon	45	28	42	27	27	0	0	33	0	35	36	22	7	42	22	44	32	83
Siegenthaler	47	75	30	30	60	33	50	47	43	60	38	38	43	33	33	46	83	50
Kovacevic	45	33	38	38	20	100	100	55	100	20	55	33	20	38	45	53	25	25