STL +154 o5.0
WIN -171 u5.0
New Jersey 3rd Metropolitan42-33-5-2
Buffalo 7th Atlantic36-39-5-2

Devils vs Sabres Game Overview

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NJ vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
NJ 29-18-6 22-31-0 18-33-2 14-10-2 15-8-4
BUF 20-26-5 26-25-0 28-16-7 9-14-2 11-12-3

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
7-3-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Oct 05, '24 NJ 3 - 1 NJ -140 u6.5 37 18 1-4 0-2
Oct 04, '24 BUF 4 - 1 NJ -144 u6.5 31 23 0-4 0-2
Mar 29, '24 BUF 5 - 2 BUF +120 o6.5 36 30 0-0 0-3
Nov 25, '23 NJ 7 - 2 NJ -195 o7.0 37 12 1-1 2-2
Oct 27, '23 NJ 5 - 4 NJ -183 o7.0 39 27 1-4 0-2
Apr 11, '23 NJ 6 - 2 NJ -198 o7.0 30 38 0-2 0-2
Mar 24, '23 BUF 5 - 4 BUF +160 o7.0 26 31 1-4 1-3
Nov 25, '22 BUF 3 - 1 NJ -172 u6.5 34 44 0-1 0-1
Apr 21, '22 NJ 5 - 2 BUF +122 o6.5 31 28 0-4 0-1
Dec 29, '21 BUF 4 - 3 NJ -130 o6.0 22 42 0-1 1-2

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
1.50
Save %
.924
New Jersey Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Allen Jan 29, 2025 NJ 5 - PHI 0 W 0 24 1.00 Shootout Check W -179 u5.5
J.Allen Jan 27, 2025 PHI 4 - NJ 2 L 3 25 .880 - L -142 o5.5
J.Allen Jan 25, 2025 MON 3 - NJ 4 (OT) W 3 32 .906 - W -165 o6.0
J.Markstrom Jan 22, 2025 NJ 5 - BOS 1 - 1 7 .857 - W -214 o5.5
J.Allen Jan 22, 2025 NJ 5 - BOS 1 W 0 16 1.00 - W -214 o5.5
J.Markstrom Jan 19, 2025 NJ 1 - OTT 2 L 2 20 .900 - L -183 u5.5
W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
2.60
Save %
.911
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Jan 31, 2025 BUF 4 - NAS 3 W 3 31 .903 - W +110 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 28, 2025 BUF 7 - BOS 2 W 2 27 .926 - W -115 o6.0
J.Reimer Jan 25, 2025 EDM 3 - BUF 2 L 3 34 .912 - L +220 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 23, 2025 CAL 5 - BUF 2 L 3 24 .875 - L +120 o5.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 21, 2025 VAN 2 - BUF 3 W 2 34 .941 - W +162 u5.5

NJ vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.09 Total 3.41
0.66 1st Period 0.76
1.26 2nd Period 1.25
1.11 3rd Period 1.29
0.06 OT 0.08

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
29.66 Total 29.39
9.47 1st Period 9.02
10.57 2nd Period 10.86
9.25 3rd Period 9.29
0.38 OT 0.22

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.10 Total 0.88
0.07 1st Period 0.92
0.12 2nd Period 0.88
0.12 3rd Period 0.86
0.15 OT 0.64

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
43 - 149 G/Att vs. GA/Att 34 - 153
28.86 PP % vs. PK % 77.78

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
New Jersey Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jake Allen 466 422 0.906 8-9-1
Jacob Markstrom 886 808 0.912 21-9-5

NJ vs BUFInjury report

New Jersey's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
J. Kovacevic D Out - Knee( Apr 30, '25) Apr 30, '25
The Devils reported on Thursday (May 1) that Kovacevic is dealing with a knee injury that will probably require surgery, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site. He is not sure if he will be ready for the start of next year’s training camp.
J. Hughes C Out For Season - Shoulder( Mar 04, '25) Mar 04, '25
The New Jersey Devils placed F Jack Hughes on Long-term Injured Reserve on Wednesday (Mar. 5). He's expected to be ready for training camp.

New Jersey Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
RW 10 Daniel Sprong
RW 11 Stefan Noesen
C 12 Cody Glass
C 13 Nico Hischier
RW 14 Nathan Bastian
RW 16 Nathan Legare
LW 18 Ondrej Palat
C 21 Marc McLaughlin
LW 23 Kurtis MacDermid
RW 28 Timo Meier
LW 29 Nolan Foote
C 37 Justin Dowling
LW 39 Mike Hardman
C 42 Curtis Lazar
C 47 Paul Cotter
LW 48 Brian Halonen
LW 56 Erik Haula
LW 63 Jesper Bratt
LW 90 Tomas Tatar
C 91 Dawson Mercer
Defense
POS # Player
D 2 Brian Dumoulin
D 5 Brenden Dillon
D 7 Dougie Hamilton
D 8 Johnathan Kovacevic
D 17 Simon Nemec
D 22 Brett Pesce
D 24 Seamus Casey
G 25 Jacob Markstrom
G 34 Jake Allen
D 38 Topias Vilen
D 43 Luke Hughes
D 44 Dennis Cholowski
D 45 Colton White
G 50 Nico Daws
G 65 Isaac Poulter
D 71 Jonas Siegenthaler

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
O. Power D Out - Lower-body( Apr 18, '25) Apr 18, '25
Power said on Saturday (Apr. 19) that he will need two months to recover from his lower-body injury, but he will not need surgery, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
J. Norris C Out For Season - Undisclosed( Apr 14, '25) Apr 14, '25
Norris' injury is a soft-tissue injury that the Sabres knew about before acquiring him from the Senators, according to Brian Koziol of WGR.
J. Greenway LW Out - Lower Body( Apr 11, '25) Apr 11, '25
The Sabres said on Saturday (Apr. 12) that Greenway is not expected to return before the end of the regular season, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 9 Zach Benson
LW 12 Jordan Greenway
C 13 Josh Norris
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
C 20 Jiri Kulich
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 36 Noah Ostlund
C 48 Tyson Kozak
RW 63 Isak Rosen
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
RW 77 JJ Peterka
C 81 Sam Lafferty
RW 89 Alex Tuch
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 24 Jacob Bernard-Docker
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 47 James Reimer
D 75 Connor Clifton
D 78 Jacob Bryson

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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