Sabres come out flat, fall to New Jersey

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty ImagesScore: Devils 5 | Sabres 3

Shots: NJD 37 | BUF 33

Sabres Goals: Curtis Lazar (3), Rasmus Dahlin (1), Rasmus Ristolainen (2)

Devils Goals: Michael McLeod (2, 3), Andreas Johnsson (2), Miles Wood (4, 5)

Minus-1 | Poor Defensive Play

In what was probably the worst performance we’ve seen from the Buffalo Sabres this season, defensive breakdowns told the story (both in terms of frequency, and severity). While Carter Hutton could have been a lot better individually, he got no help from his blueliners.

In a game where the New Jersey Devils dominated nearly 68-percent of the expected goal share, Hutton was frequently left on his own. This was specifically the…