NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres overnight into Sunday, December 27
01:00
Swedish time
in 49 days and 22 hours
Local time: 19:00, Saturday, December 26
New Jersey Devils visit Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center overnight into Sunday, December 27. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Devils are 2nd in the Metropolitan with 22 points from 16 games, while Sabres are 7th in the Atlantic with 17 points from 15. It is meeting 1 of 3 between the teams this season. 4 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Jesper Bratt and Noah Östlund.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| NJD | Comparison | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Points | 17 |
| 16 | Games | 15 |
| 11-5-0 | W-L-OT | 7-5-3 |
| 2nd Metropolitan | In the division | 7th Atlantic |
| 8th | In the NHL | 18th |
| 3.56 | Goals per game | 2.93 |
| 2.94 | Against per game | 3.40 |
| +10 | Goal difference | -7 |
| 8-2-0 | Last 10 | 5-2-3 |
| W3 | Streak | L1 |
| 3-3-0 | Road / home this year | 3-4-0 |
| 3 days | Rest before | 3 days |
Standings as of November 6, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
NJD42 %77 wins
BUF48 %88 wins
Sabres have won 48% of the meetings.17 ties (10 %)
BUF@NJD
2–1February 26, 2026 · 8mo ago
3Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
BUF@NJD
3–1December 22, 2025 · 10mo ago
4Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
NJD@BUF
5–0November 28, 2025 · 11mo ago
3Swedes in actionNJD@BUF
3–4February 2, 2025 · 1y ago
2Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P
BUF@NJD
1–3October 5, 2024 · 2y ago
2Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P