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Devils at Sabres

NHL · Friday, Nov 28 · 3:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final NJ 5 – BUF 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ1135
BUF0000
Team box
NJ·BUF
23
shots
42
0 of 1
power play
0 of 2
56.1
faceoff %
43.9
20
hits
24
20
blocked shots
9
9
penalty minutes
7
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jake AllenNJ42421.000
Alex LyonBUF2318.783

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BUF +5
NJ +5
P1P2P3
largest lead: BUF 0 · NJ 5lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 47%, BUF 53% · Updated Nov 28, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BUF 3.4 – 3.1 NJ
Expected total
6.5
DevilsThe matchupSabres
+112Our fair odds−112
3.1Expected goals3.4
+0.03Power rating−0.09
3.1Goals / game3.2
3.0Allowed / game3.4
29.5Shots / game27.9
49.2Faceoff %43.3
20.5Hits / game19.6
15−8Season record9−14
6−4Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · BUF chance
Our model fair47.2%52.8%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NJNew Jersey Devils+11247%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−11253%————
Spreadabout even
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.3our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.5
Over6.5our total————
Under6.5our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 2%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 5%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 9%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 9%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 22%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 19%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 13%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 7%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 3%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: 1%
← NJ wins byBUF wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more34%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more24%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal41%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.5 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 19%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.561%
Total over 6.550%
Total over 7.530%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NJJake Allen G · last 5 starts: .911 save %, 2.55 GAAstarted
BUFAlex Lyon G · last 5 starts: .896 save %, 3.36 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·BUF
Nov 26, 2025 vs STL
last game
Nov 26, 2025 at PIT
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 23+ games
NJ·BUF
+0.03
rating (0 = average)
−0.09
3.1
goals / game
3.2
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.4
15−8
season record
9−14
9−1
home record
8−6
6−7
away record
1−8
W2
streak
L1
6−4
last 10
4−6
29.5
shots / game
27.9
49.2
faceoff %
43.3
20.5
hits / game
19.6
16.4
blocked shots / game
16.4
4.7
takeaways / game
4.9
15.2
giveaways / game
16.0

Rating Trend

NJ · BUF · 45 days
New Jersey DevilsBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BUF 4−6
Feb 2, 2025at BUFBUF 4 − 3
Oct 5, 2024at NJNJ 3 − 1
Oct 4, 2024at BUFNJ 4 − 1
Mar 29, 2024at BUFBUF 5 − 2
Nov 25, 2023at NJNJ 7 − 2
Oct 27, 2023at NJNJ 5 − 4
Apr 11, 2023at NJNJ 6 − 2
Mar 24, 2023at BUFBUF 5 − 4
Nov 25, 2022at BUFNJ 3 − 1
Apr 21, 2022at NJBUF 5 − 2

NJ · Last 10

6−4 · streak W2
Nov 26, 2025vs STL3 − 2W
Nov 24, 2025vs DET4 − 3W
Nov 22, 2025at PHI3 − 6L
Nov 20, 2025at FLA0 − 1L
Nov 18, 2025at TB1 − 5L
Nov 15, 2025at WSH3 − 2W
Nov 12, 2025at CHI4 − 3W
Nov 10, 2025vs NYI2 − 3L
Nov 8, 2025vs PIT2 − 1W
Nov 6, 2025vs MTL4 − 3W

BUF · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Nov 26, 2025at PIT2 − 4L
Nov 23, 2025vs CAR4 − 1W
Nov 21, 2025vs CHI9 − 3W
Nov 19, 2025vs CGY2 − 6L
Nov 17, 2025vs EDM5 − 1W
Nov 15, 2025at DET5 − 4W
Nov 13, 2025at COL3 − 6L
Nov 12, 2025at UTAH2 − 5L
Nov 8, 2025at CAR3 − 6L
Nov 6, 2025vs STL0 − 3L