Devils host the Sabres following Toffoli's 2-goal performance

Thu, Oct 26, 2023
NHL News (AP)

Buffalo Sabres (3-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (3-2-1, third in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Buffalo Sabres after Tyler Toffoli's two-goal game against the Washington Capitals in the Devils' 6-4 loss.

New Jersey had a 52-22-8 record overall and a 27-16-4 record at home last season. The Devils allowed 2.7 goals per game while scoring 3.5 last season.

Other news Jeff Skinner and Tage Thompson score twice as Sabres pounce on Senators early, hang on for 6-4 win Jake Allen stops 36 shots as Canadiens beat Sabres 3-1 Skinner, Samuelsson and Cozens score to lead the Sabres to a 3-1 victory over the Islanders

Buffalo had a 42-33-7 record overall and a 25-13-3 record in road games last season. The Sabres scored 3.6 goals per game last season while giving up 3.6 per game.

INJURIES: Devils: Tomas Nosek: out (lower body), Colin Miller: day to day (undisclosed).

Sabres: Zach Benson: day to day (lower body), Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Devon Levi: day to day (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.