Matchup of dueling 11-game losing streaks

Sabres and Devils bring different 11-game losing streaks into tonight

Game 28

Buffalo Sabres (6-17-4) vs. New Jersey Devils (8-13-4)

Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST | Prudential Center | Newark, NJ

TV: MSG

Radio: WGR 550

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New Jersey Devils

Record: (8-13-4) | 20 PTS

Division Ranking: 7th in East Division

PP: 28th (12.5%)

PK: 30th (70.5%)

What to Watch

1. We have ourself a game of dueling 11-game losing streaks tonight. The Sabres bring in their 11-game losing streak. The Devils enter tonight on an 11-game losing streak at home.

Someone is going to win tonight. This may be the Sabres best chance to get into the win column for a while. They’ve won three of their six games this season against the Devils.

Projected Lineup

Buffalo Sabres
No morning skate. Lineup will come during warmups. Krueger meets the media at 5:15 PM.

New Jersey Devils

Miles Wood - Pavel Zacha - Kyle Palmieri

Andreas Johnsson - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt

Janne Kuokkanen - Travis Zajac - Yegpr Sharangovich

Nikita Gusev - Mikhail Maltsev - Nathan Bastian

Ty Smith - Damon Severson

Dmitry Kulikov - PK Subban

Ryan Murray - Sami Vatanen

Starting Goaltender: Mackenzie Blackwood