Buffalo opens their 2024-25 regular season as part of the NHL Global Series
10/04/24 – 1:00 pm EST at O2 Arena in Prague, Czechia
Record
Buffalo – 0-0-0 | 0 points
New Jersey – 0-0-0 | 0 points
Special Teams
Buffalo (2023-24)
Power Play – 16.6% (29th)
Penalty Kill – 79.8% (13th)
New Jersey (2023-24)
Power Play – 22.5% (13th)
Penalty Kill – 80.7% (10th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo (2023-24)
Alex Tuch: 75 GP, 22 G, 37 A, 59 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 81 GP, 20 G, 39 A, 59 PTS
Tage Thompson: 71 GP, 29 G, 27 A, 56 PTS
New Jersey (2023-24)
Jesper Bratt: 82 GP, 27 G, 56 A, 83 PTS
Jack Hughes: 62 GP, 27 G, 47 A, 74 PTS
Nico Hischier: 71 GP, 27 G, 40 A, 67 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (2023-24)(27-22-4, 2.57 GAA, .910 save %)
New Jersey – Jacob Markstrom (2023-24) (23-23-2, 2.78 GAA, .905 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Buffalo
Forwards
JJ Peterka - Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch
Zach Benson - Dylan Cozens - Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway - Ryan McLeod - Jason Zucker
Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Beck Malenstyn – Sam Lafferty
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin - Henri Jokiharju
Bowen Byram - Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson - Connor Clifton
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Notes
Alex Tuch has posted 16 points (4+12) in 13 career games against New Jersey, is riding a five-game point streak against the Devils and has tallied nine points (2+7) during the streak.
Tage Thompson has recorded 10 points (8+2) in his last seven games against the Devils, including a four-goal performance on March 29, 2024 and at least one goal in each of his last two contests against New Jersey.
JJ Peterka has notched one point in each of his last three games (2+1) against New Jersey and five points (2+3) in his last five games against the Devils.
Owen Power is riding a three-game assist streak (0+3) against the Devils.
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