Sabres 3–1 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Peyton Krebs

1 G

3 shots · 17:54 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Josh Norris

1 G

1 shots · 15:48 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Zach Benson

1 G

1 shots · 13:05 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Jack Hughes Go-ahead 1st · 08:51

Assists: Dawson Mercer, Colton White · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Josh Norris Tying 2nd · 02:26

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power · beat Jake Allen

1–1

⚔️ Zach Benson Go-ahead 2nd · 16:05

Assists: Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn · beat Jake Allen

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Peyton Krebs Empty net 3rd · 17:59

Assists: Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Krebs · Ostlund · Tuch 17:54

L2 Thompson · Norris · Doan 15:48

L3 Malenstyn · McLeod · Dunne 13:23

L4 Benson · Quinn · Rosen 11:07

D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 24:20

D2 Byram · Power 22:00

D3 Kesselring · Metsa 13:48

😈Devils

L1 Bratt · Hughes · Hischier 19:48

L2 Glass · Brown · Gritsyuk 17:55

L3 Palat · Mercer · Meier 15:33

L4 Cotter · Glendening · Noesen 10:22

D1 Hughes · Hamilton 24:42

D2 Pesce · Siegenthaler 19:10

D3 Dillon · White 13:21

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NJD😈

25 Shots on goal 27

20 Hits 16

23 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 2

16 Giveaways 18

2 Penalty minutes 0

BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25) NJD shooting 3.7% (1/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Jake Allen

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 56:07 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

BUF NJD

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 282025 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–0 Feb 22025 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Oct 52024 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3 Oct 42024 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Mar 292024 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 2–5

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Who won Sabres vs Devils on December 21, 2025?

Sabres won 3–1. The final score was Sabres 3, Devils 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Josh Norris, Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson.

Who scored for Devils?

Jack Hughes.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Jake Allen made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Devils season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 20 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–2

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 19 😈NJD @ 🦣UTA 2–1 AfterDec 23 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 1–2

Also on December 21

🦅WSH 2–3 🐙DET 🏔️COL 5–1 🌲MIN 🗽NYR 1–2 🐯NSH 🍁TOR 1–5 ⭐DAL 🏛️OTT 6–2 🐻BOS ✈️WPG 3–4 🦣UTA 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 🐧PIT 🎰VGK 3–4 🛢️EDM

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