With the Sabres in town trying to avoid getting sweeped by the Devils on the season, and the Devils on an 8-game home losing streak, the Devils ultimately emerged victorious in a hard-fought 2-1 victory.
In the first, the game was a solid defensive effort by both teams. The only real chance the Sabres had was a Jack Eichel one-timer, which was easily stopped by Schneider. Taylor Hall immediately responded to this, driving the net on the best chance of the opportunity. Ben Lovejoy took a high-sticking penalty, which would end up being the only power-play Buffalo would get all game. The Devils easily killed off that penalty, and no real scoring chances were scored in what would turn out to be…
