Sabres at New Jersey Devils, February 25, 2026

2025-26 · Wednesday, February 25

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Buffalo won 2-1

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeBWon by 12G · 3A · 30 shots · 7 blocks

Production: C-
Offense: A
Defense: A
Power play: F
Penalty kill: C-

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Mattias Samuelsson	24:15	B+	C-	A+	A+	C	D
Rasmus Dahlin	24:07	B	D	A-	A+	D	B
Peyton Krebs	13:41	B-	B+	B-	C+
Tage Thompson	19:19	B-	B-	B-	B+	D
Jason Zucker	13:28	B-	C	A+	D+	D
Josh Doan	14:58	C+	D	B	A-	D+
Ryan McLeod	17:34	C+	C-	A+	D	D+	D+
Michael Kesselring	14:43	C+	D+	B	B-		B+
Jack Quinn	15:45	C+	D	A+	C+	D
Noah Ostlund	15:28	C+	D	B	A-	D-	C+
Bowen Byram	23:08	C+	D+	B-	B	D+	D
Josh Norris	14:33	C	F	B+	B	D	C+
Alex Tuch	19:50	C	D-	A-	C	D+	D+
Owen Power	21:51	C-	F	B	C+	D+	C
Tyson Kozak	12:04	C-	D-	F	A+	C	B-
Josh Dunne	11:15	C-	D-	F	A
Beck Malenstyn	11:49	C-	F	F	A+	C	B-
Zach Metsa	8:16	D	D	C-	D-		C+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	A+	26	0	1.000	+3.13

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Mattias Samuelsson	24:15	0	0	0	4	1
Rasmus Dahlin	24:07	0	0	0	1	2
Bowen Byram	23:08	0	1	1	0	1
Owen Power	21:51	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Tuch	19:50	0	0	0	2	0
Tage Thompson	19:19	1	1	2	3	0
Ryan McLeod	17:34	0	0	0	3	1
Jack Quinn	15:45	0	0	0	3	0
Noah Ostlund	15:28	0	0	0	2	0
Josh Doan	14:58	0	0	0	3	0
Michael Kesselring	14:43	0	0	0	1	1
Josh Norris	14:33	0	0	0	1	0
Peyton Krebs	13:41	1	1	2	1	0
Jason Zucker	13:28	0	0	0	3	1
Tyson Kozak	12:04	0	0	0	1	0
Beck Malenstyn	11:49	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Dunne	11:15	0	0	0	1	0
Zach Metsa	8:16	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	26	0	1.000	+3.13