GRIT & GF

Friday, November 28, 2025

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

Expected goals, NJD–BUF
2.1–3.6
all situations, empty nets out
BUF share of xG
62.8%
50% is even
Shots on goal
23–42
NJD–BUF
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Devils beat the Sabres 5-0 while losing the expected-goals count 2.1 to 3.6. Jake Allen made 42 saves and allowed nothing. Nico Hischier has scored in 4 straight games. The Sabres outshot the Devils 42-23.

  • Jake AllenShutout

    Jake Allen made 42 saves and allowed nothing. The shots he faced were worth 3.6 goals to an average goalie. The Devils beat the Sabres 5-0.

  • Nico Hischier has scored in 4 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 9 goals this season. It finished 5-0 for the Devils.

  • Rasmus Dahlin had 12 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 6.3. The Sabres lost 5-0 to the Devils.

  • Arseny Gritsyuk had two goals. He has 6 goals this season. He played 14:00 and had six shots on goal. The Devils beat the Sabres 5-0.

  • Owen Power had 10 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.0. The Sabres lost 5-0 to the Devils.

  • Alex LyonRough night

    Alex Lyon allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.1 expected goals. That is 2.9 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Sabres fell 5-0 to the Devils.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

NJDBUF

Where the shots came from

5 goals from 93 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← NJD shootingBUF shooting →

New Jersey Devils

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Jonas Siegenthaler D23:500000.027044
Luke Hughes D22:390000.110228
Dougie Hamilton D21:420020.012141
Jesper Bratt L19:190020.240045
Simon Nemec D19:060010.010227
Brenden Dillon D18:471120.072153
Timo Meier R18:430100.114243
Connor Brown R18:050110.060340
Nico Hischier C16:581020.251045
Paul Cotter L16:031120.332042
Dawson Mercer C15:550130.430136
Arseny Gritsyuk R14:002060.430045
Cody Glass C13:280020.070049
Luke Glendening C13:070000.000217
Colton White D12:550000.000251
Ondrej Palat L12:360200.001241
Juho Lammikko C9:290000.00129
Stefan Noesen R9:180000.00000

Buffalo Sabres

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Rasmus Dahlin D26:030050.293048
Owen Power D22:570050.190078
Bowen Byram D19:430010.140065
Alex Tuch R17:570050.333136
Ryan McLeod C17:430020.290161
Mattias Samuelsson D17:420040.063129
Conor Timmins D17:340010.051161
Jack Quinn R17:120010.281159
Josh Doan R16:550030.141044
Tage Thompson C16:540030.242137
Jason Zucker L16:220040.760258
Zach Benson L15:520010.071081
Jacob Bryson D14:070010.010081
Tyson Kozak C13:560010.163374
Noah Ostlund C13:460000.250081
Peyton Krebs C12:520020.101174
Beck Malenstyn L10:390030.233184
Jordan Greenway L9:460000.002084

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.