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An NHL Game Day Preview between the New Jersey Devils Vs Buffalo Sabres – StatementGames alternative Fantasy Hockey, play for FREE and WIN CASH Rewards.

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Jesper Bratt – (New Jersey Devils)

When: 1:00 PM EST, January 30, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TV: NHLN

Puckline: Devils +1.5 / -185 | Sabres -1.5 / +155
Moneyline: Devils +125 | Sabres -150
OVER/UNDER Game Total: 5.5

New Jersey Devils

Record: 3-3-0-1
Road Record: 1-1-0-0
PL: 4-3

Buffalo Sabres

Record: 3-3-1-1
Home Record: 1-2-1-0
PL: 2-6

New Jersey Devils Vs Buffalo Sabres Game Day Preview

Three Takeaways from the Sabres' Season Opener
Taylor Hall – (Buffalo Sabres)

The New Jersey Devils have hit bump in the road following a solid beginning to the 2021 NHL sprint.

On the other hand, the Buffalo Sabres are starting to figures a few things out. They consistently give themselves an opportunities to win games.

New Jersey Devils

This afternoon the New Jersey Devils will try and avoid a third straight loss. The boys in red opened the season with a 3-1-1 record before suffering back-to-back home losses to the Philadelphia Flyers this week. After falling 5-3 on Tuesday, the Devils went 0-for-4 on the power play during Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Flyers.

It was the fifth time this season that New Jersey was held to two or fewer goals. The Devils also are a putrid 2-for-18 on the power play through their first seven games.

“We need to be a little more focused on our shots and get some bodies in front of (the net),” said forward Jesper Bratt, who made his season debut Thursday after being in COVID-19 protocol.

“I think we can do a lot better job of taking the goalie’s eyes away, getting some traffic in front of them. That usually leads to second opportunities.”

Lindy Ruff is back in Buffalo today and offered a simple advice as a solution to his team’s early offensive ills.

“The message is really just stick with it,” Ruff said.

Buffalo Sabres
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The Buffalo Sabres have created a process and in sticking to it, have had modes success recently. They have bounced back from a 1-3-0 start to the season by going 2-0-0 over the past four games. However, they will need to get back on track from Thursday’s 3-2 overtime home defeat to the New York Rangers.

“That’s about as bad as we’ve played this year,” captain Jack Eichel told the Sabres’ official website after his team was outshot 39-25 on Thursday. “We (found) a way to get a point. … But, we’ve got to find a way to play a lot better.”

After going goalless in his first six games, Eichel has two in as many contests. He also has a goal and two assists in each of his past two games against New Jersey.

Taylor Hall has just one point in five games after recording a goal and five assists in the first three. This will be Hall’s first game against the Devils since he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 16, 2019. Hall recorded 208 points (76 goals, 132 assists) and won the 2017-18 Hart Trophy while playing 211 games for the Devils.

Buffalo’s Linus Ullmark has been on fire. He touts a 2.61 goals-against average while starting the past four games. Ullmark is 1-3-0 with a 2.31 GAA against the Devils, but it’s uncertain if he will start both games versus New Jersey on Saturday and Sunday. Carter Hutton (1-2-0, 2.65 GAA) is also back with the team after suffering a head injury against Philadelphia on Jan. 19.

Devils Vs Sabres Facts

  1. Devils are 1-6 in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
  2. Sabres are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
  3. Home team is 5-0 in the last 5 NJD Vs BUF meetings.

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9 PT Pick: Jack Eichel + Eric Staal + Sam Reinhart OVER 0.5 Goals
8 PT Pick: BUF Starter UNDER 2.5 Goals Against (Linus Ullmark Projected)

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