New Jersey Devils 5, Buffalo Sabres 0: final score and stats
New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils 5 to Buffalo Sabres 0, on Friday, November 28, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils.
NHLFriday, November 28, 2025
DateNov 28, 2025
Start time4:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top performers
Buffalo Sabres
Team comparison
New Jersey DevilsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
16-7-1Record9-11-4
2nd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
5-4Road record / home record4-6
LWWWWLast 5LLWLW
L1StreakL2
Team stats
New Jersey DevilsBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New Jersey Devils
Johnathan Kovacevic D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
OutBrett Pesce D · Illness - Not Specified
OutAnthony Mantha RW · Neck
Injured ReserveSeamus Casey D · Knee
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
New Jersey Devils Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Bratt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:19 | 1:08 | 1:21 | 16:50 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:05 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 16:05 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:03 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 15:54 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:28 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Glendening | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 11:37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:00 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nico Hischier | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:58 | 1:08 | 1:05 | 14:45 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juho Lammikko | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18:43 | 1:08 | 0:38 | 16:57 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 | 1:08 | 0:09 | 14:38 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Noesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:18 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 8:52 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ondrej Palat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:36 | 0:26 | 0:13 | 11:57 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18:47 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 16:27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:42 | 0:26 | 1:10 | 20:06 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:39 | 1:08 | 2:24 | 19:07 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Nemec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:06 | 0:26 | 0:09 | 18:31 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23:50 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 22:42 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:55 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1.000 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:52 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 13:52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:55 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 14:53 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:46 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 9:26 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 13:50 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:39 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 10:13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:43 | 1:26 | 1:08 | 15:09 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:46 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 17:12 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:54 | 2:34 | 0:00 | 14:20 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:57 | 1:25 | 1:08 | 15:24 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16:22 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 14:23 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:07 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:43 | 1:23 | 0:26 | 17:54 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 26:03 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 23:56 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:57 | 1:27 | 1:08 | 20:22 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 17:42 | 0:09 | 0:26 | 17:07 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 17:34 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 16:26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .783 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
NJ leads series 1-0
Feb 25, 2026BUF 2, NJ 1
Dec 21, 2025BUF 3, NJ 1
Nov 28, 2025NJ 5, BUF 0
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres?
New Jersey Devils won, 5-0, on Friday, November 28, 2025.
What was the final score of New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres?
New Jersey Devils 5, Buffalo Sabres 0.
Who were the top performers?
New Jersey Devils: Arseny Gritsyuk (2 goals).
Where is New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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