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NJD @ BUF

Friday, November 28, 2025 · 3:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

New Jersey Devils
42-37-3 · Away
5 – 0
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
NJD -105 · BUF -115
Puck Line
NJD +1.5 (-300) · BUF -1.5 (+200)
Total
O 6.5 (+105) · U (-130)

Graded: total 5 → OVER L · BUF -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 NJDo6.5 48%
11-12
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
54%
7-6
33%
1-2
52%
12-11
BUFo6.5 52%
12-11
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
43%
6-8
33%
1-2
52%
12-11
Puck Line
cover %
 NJD+1.5 74%
17-6
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
54%
7-6
100%
3-0
-7.60u
9-14
BUF-1.5 30%
7-16
60%
3-2
30%
3-7
50%
7-7
0%
0-3
-5.77u
10-13
Moneyline
win %
 NJD dog -105 65%
15-8
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
46%
6-7
67%
2-1
+1.60u
5-4
BUF fav -115 39%
9-14
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
57%
8-6
33%
1-2
-1.84u
3-4
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-130/u+100 FD 1.5 o-136/u+108 NJD 26%
6-17
60%
3-2
30%
3-7
23%
3-10
33%
1-2
48%
11-12
 1.91 0.83 / 1.09
BUF 17%
4-19
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
21%
3-11
33%
1-2
52%
12-11
 1.87 0.83 / 1.04
2nd Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-180/u+140 FD 1.5 o-176/u+138 NJD 17%
4-19
0%
0-5
0%
0-10
23%
3-10
0%
0-3
30%
7-16
 1.87 1.09 / 0.78
BUF 26%
6-17
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
36%
5-9
0%
0-3
48%
11-12
 2.04 1.17 / 0.87
3rd Period
over 2.5
 FD 2.5 o+156/u-205 NJD 30%
7-16
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
31%
4-9
0%
0-3
48%
11-12
 2.04 0.96 / 1.09
BUF 35%
8-15
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
29%
4-10
0%
0-3
41%
9-13
 2.43 1.09 / 1.35
Team Comparison '25-26
NJDBUF
Record (W-L-OTL)42-37-350-23-9
Points %53.0%66.5%
Goals for / game2.803.51
Goals against / game3.102.94
Shots for / game29.628.1
Shots against / game27.429.1
Power play %22.0%19.5%
Penalty kill %79.3%81.9%
Faceoff %50.5%45.9%
1st period GF / GA0.78 / 0.981.02 / 0.94
2nd period GF / GA0.87 / 1.011.16 / 0.88
3rd period GF / GA1.00 / 1.071.23 / 1.01
Avg game total5.906.45
Starting Goalies from the box score
NJD · Jake Allen
42 saves on 42 shots · 0 GA · W
BUF · Alex Lyon
18 saves on 23 shots · 5 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
NJD1130230/1
BUF0000420/2
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
NJDPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Timo Meier G 0.5
o+145
 35% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Nico Hischier G 0.5
o+145
 30% 40% 50%1/2 1 O
Connor Brown G 0.5
o+450
 31% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Cody Glass G 0.5
o+425
 33% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Simon Nemec G 0.5
o+700
 13% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Arseny Gritsyuk G 0.5
o+300
 17% 20% — 2 O
Ondrej Palat G 0.5
o+500
 4% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Dougie Hamilton G 0.5
o+475
 16% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Jesper Bratt G 0.5
o+210
 22% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Dawson Mercer G 0.5
o+220
 26% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Luke Hughes G 0.5
o+600
 4% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Brenden Dillon G 0.5
o+1400
 9% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Stefan Noesen G 0.5
o+475
 6% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Luke Glendening G 0.5
o+900
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Juho Lammikko G 0.5
o+850
 0% 0% — 0 U
Jonas Siegenthaler G 0.5
o+1300
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Paul Cotter G 0.5
o+550
 4% 0% 100%3/3 1 O
Colton White G 0.5
o+2000
 0% — — 0 U
Timo Meier PTS 0.5
o-175 / u+130
 61% 60% 33%1/3 1 O
Jesper Bratt PTS 0.5
o-220 / u+160
 65% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Luke Hughes PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-135
 48% 60% 0%0/1 0 U
Nico Hischier PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+160
 52% 50% 50%1/2 1 O
Simon Nemec PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 44% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Arseny Gritsyuk PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 39% 40% — 2 O
Dougie Hamilton PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 26% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Dawson Mercer PTS 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 57% 30% 33%1/3 1 O
Luke Hughes A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 48% 60% 0%0/1 0 U
Jesper Bratt A 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 52% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Timo Meier A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 48% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Nico Hischier A 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 39% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Dougie Hamilton A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 16% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Arseny Gritsyuk A 0.5
o+260 / u-400
 22% 20% — 0 U
Dawson Mercer A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 30% 20% 33%1/3 1 O
Simon Nemec A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 30% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Arseny Gritsyuk SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 78% 80% — 6 O
Dougie Hamilton SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 53% 60% 67%2/3 2 U
Timo Meier SOG 3.5
o+125 / u-170
 39% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Nico Hischier SOG 2.5
o+110 / u-145
 44% 60% 50%1/2 2 U
Dawson Mercer SOG 1.5
o-155 / u+115
 57% 60% 0%0/3 3 O
Luke Hughes SOG 1.5
o-185 / u+140
 61% 60% 100%1/1 0 U
Jesper Bratt SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-175
 35% 40% 33%1/3 2 U
Jake Allen SV 22.5
o-125 / u-105
 75% 80% 50%1/2 42 O
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+120
 48% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+250
 33% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+210
 35% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+900
 19% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+600
 17% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+250
 22% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+700
 9% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+375
 17% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+240
 22% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2250
 8% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+450
 5% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+900
 9% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Noah Ostlund G 0.5
o+475
 13% 10% — 0 U
Conor Timmins G 0.5
o+1300
 0% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+600
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Josh Dunne G 0.5
o+800
 6% 0% — DNP
Tyson Kozak G 0.5
o+600
 12% 0% — 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+300
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-185 / u+140
 61% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 60% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Zach Benson PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 60% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 57% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o+130 / u-170
 44% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-155 / u+120
 55% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Bowen Byram PTS 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 44% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 35% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-135
 44% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 32% 20% 67%2/3 0 U
Zach Benson A 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 60% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 40% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 55% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 35% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 30% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 39% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Bowen Byram A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 30% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 26% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 26% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+250 / u-375
 23% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 65% 80% 0%0/3 1 U
Alex Tuch SOG 1.5
o-175 / u+130
 74% 70% 67%2/3 5 O
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-155
 55% 50% 0%0/3 5 O
Josh Doan SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 65% 50% 0%0/2 3 O
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 47% 40% 67%2/3 4 O
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o+105 / u-140
 57% 40% 0%0/3 3 U
Zach Benson SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 40% 40% 50%1/2 1 U
Alex Lyon SV 24.5
o-125 / u-105
 83% 80% 100%1/1 18 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Feb 2, 2025 at BUF BUF 4–3 3–01–10–2 7 6.5 O BUF
Oct 5, 2024 at NJD BUF 1–3 0–01–10–2 4 6.5 U NJD
Oct 4, 2024 at BUF BUF 1–4 0–20–11–1 5 6 U NJD
Mar 29, 2024 at BUF BUF 5–2 0–22–03–0 7 — BUF
Nov 25, 2023 at NJD BUF 2–7 0–41–11–2 9 — NJD
Oct 27, 2023 at NJD BUF 4–5 2–21–11–2 9 — NJD
Apr 11, 2023 at NJD BUF 2–6 0–11–21–3 8 — NJD
Mar 24, 2023 at BUF BUF 5–4 3–22–00–2 9 — BUF
Nov 25, 2022 at BUF BUF 1–3 0–01–30–0 4 — NJD
Apr 21, 2022 at NJD BUF 5–2 0–03–12–1 7 — BUF