Match Info

NHL

Date: 25 February 2026, Wednesday

Location: Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)

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	New Jersey Devils		Buffalo Sabres

	1	X	2
	2.45	4.2	2.45	Watch
	2.35	3.9	2.5
	2.42	4.05	2.55
	2.4	4.18	2.54
	2.48	4.21	2.42	Watch
	2.5	4	2.5
	2.42	4.23	2.52
	2.55	4	2.33
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.45 ↓ (2.54)	4.1 ↑ (3.93)	2.48 ↑ (2.44)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 4.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

New Jersey Devils
38.7%

Draw
23.1%

Buffalo Sabres
38.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

37.2%

24.1%

38.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

38.4%

24.9%

37.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

New Jersey Devils has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.5%)

Buffalo Sabres has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.5%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for New Jersey Devils than the current prediction. (-0.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Buffalo Sabres than the current prediction. (-0.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
38.5%	7.7%	53.8%

New Jersey Devils - Buffalo Sabres Predictions

Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. New Jersey will win (votes: 5 - 38.5%). Buffalo will win (votes: 7 - 53.8%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 7.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Buffalo: 26.7% – 80.9%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -1.5, OT - Buffalo (3.10) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Buffalo Sabres will win (3 of 4 users predict this - 75%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. New Jersey (votes: 1 - 20%). Buffalo (votes: 4 - 80%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 4:3

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Lineups

Line 1
34. Allen J. (G)	1. Luukkonen U. (G)
8. Kovacevic J.	26. Dahlin R. (C)
22. Pesce B.	23. Samuelsson M. (A)
91. Mercer D.	89. Tuch A.
13. Hischier N. (C)	72. Thompson T. (A)
28. Meier T.	19. Krebs P.
Line 2
7. Hamilton D.	25. Power O.
71. Siegenthaler J.	4. Byram B.
16. Brown C.	22. Quinn J.
86. Hughes J.	71. McLeod R.
63. Bratt J.	17. Zucker J.
Line 3
17. Nemec S.	8. Kesselring M.
5. Dillon B.	73. Metsa Z.
29. Hameenaho L.	91. Doan J.
12. Glass C.	9. Norris J.
81. Gritsyuk A.	86. Ostlund N.
Line 4
42. Tsyplakov M.	29. Malenstyn B.
77. Bjugstad N.	48. Kozak T.
47. Cotter P.	44. Dunne J.
Substitutes
25. Markstrom J. (G)	34. Lyon A. (G)
Coaches
. Keefe S.	. Ruff L.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 0)
12:44, (2 min),
16:35, Hischier N. (2 min),
2nd Period (0 - 1)
08:10, 0 - 1, Thompson T. (G), Krebs P. (A), Byram B. (A2)
14:44, Siegenthaler J. (2 min),
14:44, Siegenthaler J. (5 min),
14:44, Zucker J. (5 min),
16:53, Kovacevic J. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 1)
10:36, 0 - 2, Krebs P. (G), Thompson T. (A),
11:27, Power O. (2 min),
17:30, 1 - 2, Meier T. (G), Hughes J. (A), Bratt J. (A2)

Preview

Let's watch a game between a leader and an outsider (ranked 15 and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, New Jersey won 3.

New Jersey has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).

In recent matches, Buffalo has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Recently, New Jersey has had a series of home games.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

There will not play in New Jersey: Hughes L. (Shoulder Injury) MacEwen Z. (Knee Injury) Noesen S. (Knee Injury)

There will not play in Buffalo: Benson Z. (Upper-Body Injury) Danforth J. (Lower-Body Injury) Greenway J. (Abdominal strain) Kulich J. (Health problems) Timmins C. (Broken Leg)

There are questionable in Buffalo: Dunne J. (Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, New Jersey won 12 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 70:56. (average 3.5:2.8).

Including home matches between the teams, New Jersey won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 35:31. (average 3.2:2.8).

Outrights of NHL for now

New Jersey Devils: 2.93% Buffalo Sabres: 2.45%

Last Results with these Odds

New Jersey Devils - the odds 2.54 are the expected chance of winning is 37.21%, but this team recently wins 53% of matches with these odds.

Buffalo Sabres - the odds 2.44 are the expected chance of winning is 38.74%, but this team recently wins 47% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- New Jersey Devils
NHL
05.02.26	New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders	1:3 ✺
03.02.26	New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets	0:3 ✺
31.01.26	Ottawa Senators - New Jersey Devils	4:1 ✺
29.01.26	New Jersey Devils - Nashville Predators	3:2 OT ✺
27.01.26	New Jersey Devils - Winnipeg Jets	3:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.1 LLLWL
- Buffalo Sabres
NHL
05.02.26	Buffalo Sabres - Pittsburgh Penguins	2:5 ✺
03.02.26	Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres	4:3 OT ✺
02.02.26	Florida Panthers - Buffalo Sabres	3:5 ✺
31.01.26	Buffalo Sabres - Montreal Canadiens	2:4 ✺
29.01.26	Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.6 LLWLW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
21.12.25	New Jersey Devils - Buffalo Sabres	1:3
28.11.25	Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils	0:5
02.02.25	Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils	4:3
05.10.24	New Jersey Devils - Buffalo Sabres	3:1
04.10.24	Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils	1:4
29.03.24	Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils	5:2
25.11.23	New Jersey Devils - Buffalo Sabres	7:2

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