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Tonight we have a fun matchup in the Eastern Conference between the Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils. The Sabres are 3-4 on the season while the Devils are 3-2-1. New Jersey went 2-1 in their games against Buffalo last season, winning 3-1 at home, losing 5-4 at home, and then winning 6-2 on the road. The puck drops at 7 p.m. EST at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Last season, the Buffalo Sabres were one of the most fun teams in the NHL to watch, with a terrible defense and a fantastic offense. They were the youngest team in the NHL and surprised a lot of people as they were in contention to make the playoffs till the final week of the regular season, finishing the year with a 42-33-7 record. The expectations changed for this team this season with the goal of making the playoffs for the first time since 2011. With a few shaky games to start the year, the Sabres have a 3-4 record to open the season. Buffalo’s coming off a huge 6-4 win on the road against the Senators on Tuesday night. They made it a sweat as they almost blew a 5-1 lead after the second period but held on to get the win. The Sabres were outshot 38-24 and outplayed by an expected goal rate of 3.67-2.78, but Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen bailed out the poor defensive play at times and the offense got us the win with a big second period.
The Sabres offense was electric last season. They were the third-highest-scoring team in the league, scoring an average of 3.62 goals per game. They generated the eleventh-most expected goals per 60 minutes (3.34) and the 15th-fewest high-danger shots in the league. Last season they were led in scoring by young stars Tage Thompson (94 points, 47 goals) and Rasmus Dahlin (58 assists).
Buffalo was horrible defensively last year. They gave up an average of 3.58 goals per game, the seventh-most in the NHL. They gave up the sixth-most expected goals per 60 minutes (3.46) and the ninth-most high-danger shots. Eric Comrie is projected to start in goal tonight. This season he’s 1-1 with a 2.05 GAA and a .923 save percentage.
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