Buffalo faces New Jersey in division battle

Posted January 29, 2021 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

New Jersey Devils (3-3-1, sixth in the East Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (3-3-2, fifth in the East Division)

Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey faces Buffalo for a East Division matchup.

Buffalo finished 10-12-2 in division play and 20-11-4 at home a season ago. The Sabres scored 37 power play goals with an 18.9% success rate on power play opportunities last season.

New Jersey finished 28-29-12 overall and 9-10-2 in division action in the 2019-20 season. The Devils scored 185 total goals last season while collecting 309 assists.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Devils: Mackenzie Blackwood: out (covid protocol).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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