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Periods bookended by goals against Michael McLeod jumped behind the Buffalo defense and beat Carter Hutton on a breakaway to give New Jersey a 1-0 lead just 20 seconds into the contest. It turned out to be a sign of things to come. Four of the Devils' five goals were scored in the first or last minute of a period. Andreas Johnsson put the Devils ahead 2-0 with 16.1 seconds remaining in the first. The Sabres fought back on the strength of goals from Curtis Lazar and Rasmus Dahlin, but Miles Wood regained the lead for the Devils with less than a second remaining prior to the second intermission...
1. Top line searches for breakthrough The trio of Taylor Hall, Jack Eichel, and Sam Reinhart turned in another strong outing in terms of how the way they possessed the puck and generated scoring chances. The Sabres outchanced the Capitals, 8-2, with that line on the ice at 5-on-5, according to Natural Stat Trick. Eichel saw a shot from the slot go wide of the net early in the first period. He had one hit the post during the second period and another in the shootout. Hall had a game-high nine shot attempts, but six missed the net. "They had so much opportunity, lots of chances, unbelieva...