Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
· Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Friday, December 5, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Winnipeg Jets |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
15 |
11 |
9 |
35 |
| Winnipeg Jets |
8 |
9 |
6 |
23 |
Three stars
- C. Koepke, Winnipeg Jets (1 goal, 1 assist)
- E. Comrie, Winnipeg Jets (goaltender)
- T. Pearson, Winnipeg Jets (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:24 |
Winnipeg Jets |
Kyle Connor (15) |
Gabriel Vilardi (12), Dylan Samberg (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, WPG 1 |
| 1st |
14:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (9) |
Josh Norris (3), Rasmus Dahlin (17) |
Power play |
BUF 1, WPG 1 |
| 2nd |
02:22 |
Winnipeg Jets |
Tanner Pearson (4) |
Cole Koepke (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WPG 2 |
| 2nd |
18:42 |
Winnipeg Jets |
Cole Koepke (1) |
Morgan Barron (4), Dylan DeMelo (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WPG 3 |
| 3rd |
19:26 |
Winnipeg Jets |
Gabriel Vilardi (12) |
Kyle Connor (19), Mark Scheifele (21) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 1, WPG 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Winnipeg Jets |
| Shots on goal |
35 |
23 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
6 |
| Hits |
22 |
33 |
| Blocked shots |
7 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/56 (46.4%) |
30/56 (53.6%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:24 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
15:43 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16.7% |
16:32 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
14:50 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
18:13 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
16:55 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
10:32 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:46 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:21 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:42 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:14 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
22 |
19 |
3 |
.864 |
58:30 |
Loss |
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 V. Namestnikov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
12:52 |
| Number 9 A. Iafallo |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:57 |
| Number 13 G. Vilardi |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:09 |
| Number 17 A. Lowry |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
69.2% |
14:51 |
| Number 19 J. Toews |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
13:43 |
| Number 36 M. Barron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:57 |
| Number 45 C. Koepke |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 55 M. Scheifele |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:48 |
| Number 62 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:08 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:41 |
| Number 81 K. Connor |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:28 |
| Number 91 C. Perfetti |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 2 D. DeMelo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 4 N. Pionk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:38 |
| Number 44 J. Morrissey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:57 |
| Number 54 D. Samberg |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:30 |
| Number 57 E. Salomonsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:41 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
Winnipeg Jets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 E. Comrie |
35 |
34 |
1 |
.971 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:40 |
Winnipeg Jets |
Morgan Barron |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
14:25 |
Winnipeg Jets |
Jonathan Toews |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
16:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:13 |
Winnipeg Jets |
Logan Stanley |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Greenway |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Winnipeg Jets head coach
- Scott Arniel
- Referees
- Tom Chmielewski, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Jonathan Deschamps
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Colten Ellis, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak
- Winnipeg Jets scratches
- Luke Schenn, Gustav Nyquist, Colin Miller
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Sources and further reading
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