Sunday, December 21, 2025
- Expected goals, BUF–NJD
- 1.4–3.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- NJD share of xG
- 68.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 25–27
- BUF–NJD
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Devils created more, 3.0 expected goals to 1.4, and lost 3-1 to the Sabres. Timo Meier had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Peyton Krebs scored for the first time in 34 games.
- Timo MeierVolume
Timo Meier had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 6.6. The Devils fell 3-1 to the Sabres.
- Peyton KrebsDrought over
Peyton Krebs scored for the first time in 34 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 17:54 and had three shots on goal. It finished 3-1 for the Sabres.
- Tage ThompsonStreak
Tage Thompson has a point in 7 straight games. He has 32 points in 35 games this season. He played 16:48 and had no shots on goal. It finished 3-1 for the Sabres.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
4 goals from 82 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 26:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 4 | – |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 22:34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Bowen Byram D | 22:18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.95 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Owen Power D | 21:43 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Alex Tuch R | 18:47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.15 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Peyton Krebs C | 17:54 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.99 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Noah Ostlund C | 17:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Tage Thompson C | 16:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Josh Norris C | 15:48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Michael Kesselring D | 15:41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Josh Doan R | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Ryan McLeod C | 14:47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 13:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Josh Dunne C | 13:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Zach Benson L | 13:05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Zach Metsa D | 11:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Jack Quinn R | 11:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Isak Rosen R | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | – |
New Jersey Devils
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hughes D | 27:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 22:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Brett Pesce D | 21:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jack Hughes C | 20:57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nico Hischier C | 19:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.41 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Jesper Bratt L | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.51 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Connor Brown R | 19:03 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.35 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Cody Glass C | 17:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 17:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Arseny Gritsyuk R | 17:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Timo Meier R | 16:19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.83 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Dawson Mercer C | 15:33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Brenden Dillon D | 14:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Ondrej Palat L | 12:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Colton White D | 12:03 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Stefan Noesen R | 11:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Paul Cotter L | 10:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Luke Glendening C | 8:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – |
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