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Posted at 11:15 AM EST.

6:05 PM EST. Regulation only. The Devils will return home here from a three-game trip through the midwest in St. Louis, Chicago and Minnesota. They’ll also be playing their seventh game in 11 days. We’re also expecting an emotional dump from them here after one of the most unlikeliest wins of the year on Friday night in Minnesota. Down 4-1, the Devils yanked Keith Kinkaid and stuck Cory Schneider in to clean up the mess that Kinkaid left behind. Some way, somehow, the Devils found some energy to rally from three goals down to win it in OT and get Schneider one of the most elusive wins ever. To suggest that the Devils were euphoric after that victory would be an understatement. Cory Schneider probably received more congratulatory text messages and emails after that victory than any other time in his career. That doesn’t change the fact that Schneider is finished. Chances are that the Devils come right back to him here because he’s getting paid to play. Coming off a stunning and cathartic victory in more ways than one, the Devils are great fade material here. Buffalo is coming off a 6-2 loss to the Rangers on Friday but that was the last game of a seven game home stand and we’re confident that the Sabres are thrilled to be on the road again. This is a team that is playing extremely well defensively and that comes at its opponent in waves. Since January 1, Buffalo ranks 12th in Corsi For % during five on five play while the Devils rank dead last (31st). Over that same span, the Sabres rank 6th best in the league in High Danger Scoring Chances Against while the Devils rank 19th. Buffalo has its sights set on making the playoffs and figure to be completely focused and dialed in here in the first game of this crucial three-game trip that could ultimately define its season. All hands will be on deck and we can almost guarantee that Buffalo will dominate this game. If they lose, so be it.

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