NHL.com identifies key gameday matchups and players to watch throughout the 2023-24 season.
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1. New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, NHLN, MSG-B, SN1)
NJD moneyline: -125
BUF moneyline: +105
The Devils have won consecutive games and visit the Sabres, who are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. New Jersey and Buffalo have each gone 5-5-0 in their past 10 games. The Devils have won both games against the Sabres this season, scoring 12 goals and allowing six in the span, and rank 10th in the NHL in goals per game (3.30) this season compared to Buffalo being 22nd in the category (2.96). The Devils are also outshooting the Sabres, as they have the 11th-most shots on goal per game (31.6) in the League compared to Buffalo having the 15th most (31.1).
Buffalo forward Alex Tuch has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his past six games playing on their top line with Tage Thompson, who has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past six, and JJ Peterka, who is on a three-game goal streak with four in the span. Devils forward Timo Meier has nine points, including five goals, in his past five games, and Jesper Bratt has five points (one goal, four assists) during his three-game point streak. Center Jack Hughes has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past five games, and his brother, defenseman Luke Hughes, has seven points (one goal, six assists) in his past seven.
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