The Friday NHL slate features the New Jersey Devils (15-7-1) visiting the Buffalo Sabres (9-10-4) at KeyBank Center, starting at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Devils are first (with 31 points) and the Sabres 16th (22 points) in the Eastern Conference.
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Injury reportsDevils
Marc McLaughlin: Out (Undisclosed),
Evgenii Dadonov: Out (Undisclosed),
Johnathan Kovacevic: Out (Knee),
Zack MacEwen: Out (Lower Body),
Brett Pesce: Out (Upper Body),
Jack Hughes: Out (Finger)
Sabres
Justin Danforth: Out (Lower Body),
Jordan Greenway: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),
Joshua Norris: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),
Jiri Kulich: Out (Ear),
Michael Kesselring: Out (Lower Body)
Stats to know
Jesper Bratt has put up 23 points in 23 games (five goals and 18 assists).
Jake Allen has a 2.5 goals-against average, and 287 saves. His .908 save percentage ranks 20th in the league.
In 23 games played this season, Tage Thompson has totaled21 points (0.9 per game), with 12 goals and nine assists).
Alex Lyon has 329 saves while giving up 34 goals (3.1 goals-against average) with a .906 save percentage (23rd in the league).
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