At The Final Horn: Sabres 3 - Devils 2

The Buffalo Sabres' offense finally broke through Saturday afternoon. After scoring just two goals over their last three games, Buffalo scored three against the New Jersey Devils in a 3-2 win at Prudential Center to snap a four-game losing streak.
Sam Reinhart scored twice and Colin Miller added another as Linus Ullmark made 25 saves to earn his fourth win of the season.
Kyle Palmieri and P.K. Subban scored for New Jersey in the third period, a period in which the Devils made a strong push to get back into the game. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 shots for New Jersey.
Buffalo was credited with 18 blocked shots. Thirty-four percent of New Jersey's shot attempts ended up hitting a Sabres player and never reaching Ullmark. Fourteen different Sabres were credited with a block.

What happened

The Sabres got off to a 3-0 start, a welcome change from the past few games. Miller opened the scoring when his point shot through traffic beat Blackwood 5:26 into the game.
Reinhart scored his first of the game 8:07 into the second period when he tipped in a shot from the point by defenseman Matt Irwin.
His second of the game with 2:14 remaining on the second when, all alone in front of the net on the power play, he redirected in a pass from captain Jack Eichel to give Buffalo a three-goal advantage.
The Devils pushed back hard after that. Forty seconds into the third period, Palmieri roofed a shot over Ullmark and they pressured all period long. Subban made it a one-goal game when he scored on the power play with 3:16 remaining in regulation. New Jersey outshot Buffalo 13-6 in the third.

Roll the highlight film

Let's take a look at Reinhart's power-play goal, his fifth goal of the season:

Worth mentioning

Defenseman Jake McCabe left the game with 11:03 remaining in the third period with an apparent right leg injury. Going for a hit in the defensive zone corner, he fell awkwardly and needed assistance to get off the ice, putting little pressure on his leg as he skated off. He did not return.
Dylan Cozens made his return to the lineup, his first game since being released from the NHL's COVID protocols on February 16. He'd missed the past three games. He recorded one shot in 10:54 of action.

Coming up

Buffalo's road trip continues Monday night against the New York Islanders. Faceoff from NYCB Live is scheduled for 7 p.m. on MSG and WGR 550 with pregame coverage on MSG starting at 6:30.