With the Buffalo Sabres coming in having lost badly to Our Hated Rivals on Friday, our New Jersey Devils looked to build off of Cory Schneider’s game-saving relief win against Minnesota to hand them their second loss in a row. The Devils would take advantage of said momentum, whereas the Sabres once again just couldn’t get anything going.
The first period would see one of those plays that earlier this year would have put New Jersey in an early 1-0 hole; a miscommunication saw a big breakdown between Schneider and the defense, but thankfully the fluke play did not lead to a fluke goal.