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BUF @ NJD

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 6:00 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.

Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · Away
2 – 1
FINAL
New Jersey Devils
42-37-3 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF -105 · NJD -115
Puck Line
BUF +1.5 (-300) · NJD -1.5 (+200)
Total
O 5.5 (-145) · U (+115)

Graded: total 3 → OVER L · NJD -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 BUFo5.5 65%
37-20
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
66%
19-10
20%
1-4
50%
28-28
NJDo5.5 40%
23-34
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
33%
9-18
20%
1-4
40%
23-34
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 70%
40-17
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
66%
19-10
40%
2-3
+7.95u
32-24
NJD-1.5 19%
11-46
0%
0-5
0%
0-10
22%
6-21
60%
3-2
-24.23u
19-38
Moneyline
win %
 BUF dog -105 56%
32-25
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
52%
15-14
40%
2-3
+4.91u
16-15
NJD fav -115 49%
28-29
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
48%
13-14
60%
3-2
-4.86u
16-16
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 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-130/u+100 FD 1.5 o-122/u-102 BUF 95%
54-3
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
97%
28-1
80%
4-1
61%
35-22
 2.05 1.02 / 1.04
NJD 86%
49-8
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
82%
22-5
80%
4-1
44%
25-32
 1.61 0.70 / 0.91
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-180/u+140 FD 1.5 o-174/u+138 BUF 90%
51-6
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
86%
25-4
100%
5-0
54%
31-26
 2.05 1.21 / 0.84
NJD 91%
52-5
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
93%
25-2
100%
5-0
44%
25-32
 1.84 0.88 / 0.96
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 2.5 o+134/u-172 BUF 88%
50-7
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
90%
26-3
100%
5-0
44%
24-31
 2.19 1.09 / 1.11
NJD 88%
50-7
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
85%
23-4
100%
5-0
47%
27-30
 1.96 0.81 / 1.16
Team Comparison '25-26
BUFNJD
Record (W-L-OTL)50-23-942-37-3
Points %66.5%53.0%
Goals for / game3.512.80
Goals against / game2.943.10
Shots for / game28.129.6
Shots against / game29.127.4
Power play %19.5%22.0%
Penalty kill %81.9%79.3%
Faceoff %45.9%50.5%
1st period GF / GA1.02 / 0.940.78 / 0.98
2nd period GF / GA1.16 / 0.880.87 / 1.01
3rd period GF / GA1.23 / 1.011.00 / 1.07
Avg game total6.455.90
Starting Goalies from the box score
27 saves on 28 shots · 1 GA · W
NJD · Jake Allen
28 saves on 30 shots · 2 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF0110300/3
NJD0010280/2
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+110
 46% 50% 40%2/5 1 O
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+220
 34% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+195
 36% 30% 0%0/5 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+375
 15% 30% 0%0/5 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+525
 12% 30% 25%1/4 1 O
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+240
 26% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Josh Norris G 0.5
o+260
 26% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+650
 16% 20% 0%0/5 0 U
Noah Ostlund G 0.5
o+475
 18% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+900
 7% 10% 0%0/5 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+260
 18% 10% 0%0/5 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+750
 7% 10% 20%1/5 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+350
 18% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Michael Kesselring G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+800
 16% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Josh Dunne G 0.5
o+800
 4% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Tyson Kozak G 0.5
o+750
 6% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Zach Metsa G 0.5
o+2000
 4% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-190 / u+140
 62% 90% 40%2/5 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 47% 80% 20%1/5 0 U
Josh Norris PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 74% 70% 33%1/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 54% 70% 40%2/5 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-145 / u+110
 64% 60% 40%2/5 0 U
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 55% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 49% 40% 0%0/4 0 U
Bowen Byram PTS 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 40% 30% 60%3/5 1 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 30% 30% 60%3/5 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 1.5
o+170 / u-230
 26% 10% 20%1/5 2 O
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 44% 70% 20%1/5 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 55% 70% 40%2/5 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 37% 70% 20%1/5 0 U
Josh Norris A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 53% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 42% 40% 40%2/5 1 O
Mattias Samuelsson A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 33% 40% 0%0/5 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 38% 30% 40%2/5 0 U
Bowen Byram A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 30% 30% 60%3/5 1 O
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 30% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 23% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 29% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 67% 70% 0%0/5 3 O
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+120
 55% 60% 75%3/4 3 O
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o-105 / u-125
 51% 60% 0%0/5 3 U
Owen Power SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-135
 48% 60% 100%5/5 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 53% 50% 20%1/5 1 U
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-170
 34% 30% 60%3/5 2 U
Josh Norris SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 47% 30% 0%0/3 1 U
Josh Doan SOG 1.5
o-155 / u+115
 53% 20% 50%2/4 3 O
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 26.5
o-120 / u-110
 45% 70% 0%0/3 27 O
NJDPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nico Hischier G 0.5
o+160
 30% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Cody Glass G 0.5
o+450
 24% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Dougie Hamilton G 0.5
o+425
 12% 20% 0%0/5 0 U
Timo Meier G 0.5
o+185
 27% 20% 20%1/5 1 O
Jesper Bratt G 0.5
o+260
 19% 20% 0%0/5 0 U
Nick Bjugstad G 0.5
o+550
 17% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Connor Brown G 0.5
o+300
 18% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Jack Hughes G 0.5
o+150
 22% 10% 50%2/4 0 U
Arseny Gritsyuk G 0.5
o+375
 15% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Dawson Mercer G 0.5
o+325
 18% 10% 0%0/5 0 U
Simon Nemec G 0.5
o+850
 14% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Brenden Dillon G 0.5
o+1750
 5% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Brett Pesce G 0.5
o+1100
 3% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Jonas Siegenthaler G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Johnathan Kovacevic G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Paul Cotter G 0.5
o+800
 9% 0% 80%4/5 0 U
Maxim Tsyplakov G 0.5
o+750
 3% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Lenni Hameenaho G 0.5
o+450
 22% — — 0 U
Dougie Hamilton PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 31% 70% 20%1/5 0 U
Jack Hughes PTS 0.5
o-240 / u+175
 64% 70% 75%3/4 1 O
Connor Brown PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 34% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Jesper Bratt PTS 0.5
o-130 / u-105
 49% 40% 40%2/5 1 O
Nico Hischier PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 49% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Arseny Gritsyuk PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 34% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Timo Meier PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-120
 44% 30% 40%2/5 1 O
Dawson Mercer PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 42% 20% 60%3/5 0 U
Jack Hughes A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 50% 70% 25%1/4 1 O
Dougie Hamilton A 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 23% 60% 20%1/5 0 U
Arseny Gritsyuk A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 23% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Connor Brown A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 18% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Jesper Bratt A 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 37% 30% 40%2/5 1 O
Timo Meier A 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 27% 10% 20%1/5 0 U
Nico Hischier A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 30% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Dawson Mercer A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 28% 10% 60%3/5 0 U
Connor Brown SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 42% 70% 75%3/4 1 U
Nico Hischier SOG 2.5
o-145 / u+110
 53% 60% 50%2/4 2 U
Arseny Gritsyuk SOG 1.5
o-185 / u+140
 70% 60% 50%1/2 1 U
Dougie Hamilton SOG 3.5
o+135 / u-180
 29% 40% 20%1/5 3 U
Timo Meier SOG 3.5
o+115 / u-155
 39% 30% 60%3/5 6 O
Jack Hughes SOG 3.5
o-115 / u-120
 39% 30% 25%1/4 1 U
Jesper Bratt SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-185
 39% 20% 40%2/5 2 U
Dawson Mercer SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 56% 20% 40%2/5 2 O
Jake Allen SV 22.5
o-125 / u-105
 63% 50% 50%2/4 28 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Dec 21, 2025 at NJD NJD 1–3 1–00–20–1 4 6.5 U BUF
Nov 28, 2025 at BUF NJD 5–0 1–01–03–0 5 6.5 U NJD
Feb 2, 2025 at BUF NJD 3–4 0–31–12–0 7 6.5 O BUF
Oct 5, 2024 at NJD NJD 3–1 0–01–12–0 4 6.5 U NJD
Oct 4, 2024 at BUF NJD 4–1 2–01–01–1 5 6 U NJD
Mar 29, 2024 at BUF NJD 2–5 2–00–20–3 7 — BUF
Nov 25, 2023 at NJD NJD 7–2 4–01–12–1 9 — NJD
Oct 27, 2023 at NJD NJD 5–4 2–21–12–1 9 — NJD
Apr 11, 2023 at NJD NJD 6–2 1–02–13–1 8 — NJD
Mar 24, 2023 at BUF NJD 4–5 2–30–22–0 9 — BUF