How to Watch Devils Game vs. Buffalo Sabres (02/02/2025); Projected Lines, Notes, & More

The last time the New Jersey Devils (29-18-6) met with the Buffalo Sabres (20-26-5), they played two hockey games on a different continent.

Now, the ex-Devils coach who leads the Sabres hosts New Jersey in Buffalo for a Saturday matinée.

Yet, the Devils are looking to break out the brooms against Buffalo in the season series finale.

What to Know vs. Sabres

—The Devils and Buffalo conclude their 2024-25 regular-season series (2-0-0).

—The Devils swept Buffalo (technically a home-at-home set) in Prague to kick off the 2024-25 campaign.

—The last time that the Devils defeated Buffalo three times in one season was in 2020-21 when the team won four of seven games against Buffalo.

—The last time New Jersey swept Buffalo in three, or more, games for a single season was in 2016-17 (3-0-0).

—Paul Cotter leads the team with three points (2g-1a) against Buffalo this season.

—Jake Allen started in the second game against Buffalo back in October and earned the win in net, after recording 17 saves on 18
shots.

2024-25 vs. Sabres

10/4/24 4-1, W Prague, CZE
10/5/24 3-1, W Prague, CZE
2/2/25 TBD Buffalo

Devils vs. Sabres

Record: 74-51-13-9
Home Record: 39-25-6-3
Road Record: 35-26-7-6

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Ondrej Palat–Jack Hughes–Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier–Dawson Mercer–Stefan Noesen

Paul Cotter–Justin Dowling–Brian Halonen

Tomas Tatar–Curtis Lazar–Nathan Bastian

Defensemen

Brenden Dillon–Dougie Hamilton

Jonas Siegenthaler–Johnathan Kovacevic

Luke Hughes–Brett Pesce

Goaltenders

Jake Allen

Nico Daws

*Lineup subject to change

Projected Sabres Lineup*

Forwards

JJ Peterka–Jiri Kulich–Tage Thompson

Jason Zucker–Dylan Cozens–Alex Tuch

Zach Benson–Ryan McLeod–Jack Quinn

Beck Malenstyn–Peyton Krebs–Sam Lafferty

Defensemen

Bowen Byram–Rasmus Dahlin

Mattias Samuelsson–Owen Power

Jacob Bryson–Henri Jokiharju

Goaltenders

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

James Reimer

*Lineup subject to change

How to Watch the Devils Game — 1:00 P.M. EST

Watch: MSGSN

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

Next Up

Sun., Feb 2 At BUFF 1:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue., Feb. 4 At PIT 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu., Feb. 6 Vs VGK 7:00 PM E.T.
Sat., Sat, Feb. 8 At MTL 1:00 P.M. E.T.
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