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2026-27 Preseason

Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2027-02-20 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres @ 3:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 50.4%
BUF: 49.6%
Expected Goals
NJD: 2.96
BUF: 2.74
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
Jake Allen - 17-17-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.74 GAA
BUF
Alex Lyon - 20-10-4 | 0.906 SV% | 2.77 GAA
StatNJDBUF
Season SV%0.9120.906
Last 5 SV%0.8930.847
SV% vs Opponent0.9580.783
GAA2.522.82
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 44% • NJD at home vs BUF: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-25NJD 1 - 2 BUFBUFNJD
2025-12-21NJD 1 - 3 BUFBUFNJD
2025-11-28BUF 0 - 5 NJDNJDBUF
2025-02-02BUF 4 - 3 NJDBUFNJD
2024-10-05NJD 3 - 1 BUFNJDNJD

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-02-20 at 3:00 PM EST.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.