Devils visit the Sabres after Hughes' 2-goal game

New Jersey Devils (36-33-4, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (34-34-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Buffalo Sabres after Jack Hughes scored two goals in the Devils' 6-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Buffalo has a 17-18-1 record at home and a 34-34-5 record overall. The Sabres have a 9-10-4 record in one-goal games.

New Jersey is 36-33-4 overall and 19-15-2 in road games. The Devils have conceded 246 goals while scoring 241 for a -5 scoring differential.

The teams play Friday for the third time this season. The Devils won 7-2 in the previous matchup. Hughes led the Devils with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: John-Jason Peterka has 25 goals and 19 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has two goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

Nico Hischier has scored 23 goals with 32 assists for the Devils. Timo Meier has seven goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-5-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Devils: 5-5-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson: out for season (upper body), Lukas Rousek: day to day (face), Tyson Jost: day to day (undisclosed).

Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral), Nolan Foote: day to day (undisclosed), Nathan Bastian: out (upper body), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (upper body), Kurtis MacDermid: day to day (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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