Match-up- Sabres (19-24-5 - 43 points) @ Devils (25-18-2 - 54 points)
TV - MSG-B, MSG Plus
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Last 10: Buffalo 2-7-1 / New Jersey 5-4-1
Projected starting goalies - Ryan Miller (BUF) vs. Martin Brodeur (NJ)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Buffalo - 2.40 / 3.04
New Jersey - 2.55 / 2.83
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
Buffalo - 18.2% / 81.6%
New Jersey - 14.3% / 89.2%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Sabres:
Sabres lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com
Thomas Vanek - Derek Roy - Jason Pominville
Brad Boyes - Ville Leino - Drew Stafford
Nathan Gerbe - Jochen Hecht - Patrick Kaleta
Matt Ellis - Luke Adam - Cody McCormick
Robyn Regehr - Christian Ehrhoff
Andrej Sekera - Tyler Myers
Jordan Leopold - Mike Weber
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jacob Josefson - David Clarkson
Eric Boulton - Ryan Carter - Peter Harrold
Bryce Salvador - Adam Larsson
Anton Volchenkov - Kurtis Foster
Matt Taormina - Mark Fayne
Notes: Martin Brodeur will start...Brad Mills and Cam Janssen will sit...Defenseman Peter Harrold, who was called up from Albany yesterday, will play...expect him to see some powerplay time as well as 4th line minutes...The Devils have lost two straight games.
Sabres to watch out for:
Derek Roy - His name has been tossed around in a lot of trade rumors lately, some of which involve the Devils. It will be interesting to see how he performs.
Tyler Myers - The two teams have met twice this season, but Myers only played in one game. He scored two goals.
Ryan Miller - It's been a terrible season for Miller and the Sabres to say the least. Miller has allowed 3 or more goals in 12 of his last 15 starts.
Devils to watch out for:
Alexei Ponikarovsky - He scored in his first game as a Devil. What does he have in store for an encore?
Patrik Elias - He has four points (1G, 3A) in two games against the Sabres this season.
Peter Harrold - He's playing his first game with the Devils since signing a two-way contract back in the summer. Though he's playing fourth line right wing, he will likely get some powerplay time.
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