Hughes scored his 38th and 39th goals five minutes apart to get the Devils within a goal before the midway point of the third period. “Maybe it was some pressure,” Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler said. New Jersey, two points behind first-place Carolina in the Metropolitan Divisioin, entered the night needing one win to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2018, and reach 100 points in the standings for the first time since 2012. “When a team is not ready to play, that falls on my shoulders.” “I didn’t think we were ready to play at a high enough level,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. New Jersey pulled Akira Schmid after the goalie allowed three goals on seven shots in the first 10:55.

Kevin Bahl added a goal and an assist, and Yegor Sharangovich also scored. Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist for the Devils, who have lost five of six (1-3-2). We just kept our heads up and went to work.” “I thought we corrected a lot of the mistakes we made in games past. “We played a really good game and it’s a big step in the right direction,” Tuch said. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves to win for the first time in seven starts.īuffalo remained on the fringes of contention for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, pulling six points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card. (AP) - Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Friday night.ĭylan Cozens and Jack Quinn each had a goal and an assist, Tage Thompson scored his 44th goal, and JJ Peterka had two assists to help the Sabres snap a four-game skid and win for the third time in 13 games (3-8-2).

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