Devils at Sabres 12/2/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the New Jersey Devils look to bounce back from a loss when they visit upstate New York to play the Buffalo Sabres. The Devils fell to 9-12-4 and 22 points following a 4-0 shutout loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. Devils players could not put any of their 33 shots on net past Rangers goalie Alexander Georgiev. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves in net for New Jersey.

Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with nine, while Taylor Hall is leading in assists with 17 and in points with 21. In net, MacKenzie Blackwood is 8-7-3 with goals against per game of 3.19 and saves percentage of .895. New Jersey is scoring an average of 2.56 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.48 per game.

Buffalo looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Devils on Monday. The Sabres fell to 12-10-5 and 29 points following a 2-1 loss in overtime to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Rasmus Ristolainen scored Buffalo’s lone goal, while Carter Hutton stopped 41 of the 43 shots he face in net for the Sabres.

Jack Eichel leads Buffalo in goals scored with 16, in assists with 19 and in points with 35. Carter Hutton is 6-5-2 with goals against per game of 2.68 and saves percentage of .912. Buffalo is scoring 2.85 goals per game while allowing 3.00 per game.