Sun, Dec 21, 2025
12:00 AM
FinalRegular season
Prudential Center
Retroactive prediction
Wrong winner predicted
BUF 42%58% NJD
Probable score
3 - 3
Regulation win (home)
50%
OT / shootout probability
16%
Elo home / away
1494 / 1481
Likely goal scorers
1/6 correct
Jack Hughes0.25 goal · 22%1
Tage Thompson0.20 goal · 18%0
Timo Meier0.19 goal · 17%0
Nico Hischier0.16 goal · 15%0
Connor Brown0.12 goal · 12%0
Paul Cotter0.12 goal · 11%0Likely goal scorers
1/6 correctJack Hughes0.25 goal · 22%1Tage Thompson0.20 goal · 18%0Timo Meier0.19 goal · 17%0Nico Hischier0.16 goal · 15%0Connor Brown0.12 goal · 12%0Paul Cotter0.12 goal · 11%0Likely assists
1/6 correctJack Hughes0.20 assist · 18%0
Jesper Bratt0.18 assist · 16%0Nico Hischier0.15 assist · 14%0
Rasmus Dahlin0.13 assist · 12%1
Luke Hughes0.12 assist · 11%0
Alex Tuch0.11 assist · 11%0Likely point getters
2/6 correctJack Hughes0.45 point · 36%1Nico Hischier0.31 point · 27%0Timo Meier0.28 point · 25%0Jesper Bratt0.27 point · 24%0Tage Thompson0.27 point · 23%1Alex Tuch0.23 point · 20%0Tonight's matchup
| BUF | Stat | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | G | 27 |
| 41 | A | 50 |
| 81 | PTS | 77 |
| 14.7% | S% | 11.8% |
| 19.2 | TOI | 21.3 |
Result
Three stars
Scoring summary
1st period
- 08:51
D. Mercer (13), C. White (4)
BUF 0–1 NJD
2nd period
- 02:26
R. Dahlin (24), O. Power (7)
BUF 1–1 NJD - 16:05BUFZ. Benson(3)
R. McLeod (13), J. Quinn (12)
BUF 2–1 NJD
3rd period
- 17:59
T. Thompson (14), B. Byram (8)
BUF 3–1 NJD
Team comparison
| BUF | Stat | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Shots | 27 |
| 20 | Hits | 16 |
| 23 | Blocked shots | 13 |
| 2 | PIM | 0 |
