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Vitek Vanecek will be the starting goaltender for the New Jersey Devils in their season opener against the Detroit Red Wings. The Devils' lineup for the game includes Erik Haula, who returns after a few days off from practice. Bastian, Miller, and Tierney will be scratched. The game marks the first morning skate of the regular season for both teams.
Rough start to the period for the #Preds. Playing a little bit on their heels. Important PK coming up here.
Sabres spend the entire remaining 1:23 of the power play, plus a few moments after, in the offensive zone, but no dice.
Jamie Benn scores 18 seconds into second period. Stars up 1-0.
End of two, #NYR lead 3-1. Panarin (1G, 1A) made it 3-0, before J.J. Peterka got BUF on the board. SOG are 20-12, Rangers, but BUF has 1:24 remaining on a power play to start the third period. K'Andre leads Rangers in TOI, with 15:36. Trouba (13:46) is second, Fox (13:34) is 3rd.
It's 0-0 at the end of the first period. The puck management from the Blues wasn't great. The power play has some work to do. When St. Louis did generate offense, they were dangerous looks.
After 40 minutes it's 3-1 NYR. Shots were 8-5 Rangers.
End-2nd: #NYR lead #Sabres 3-1. Shots are 20-12 for the visitors. The PP to start the third will last 1:34..
No score after 20. #Preds have the 15-12 shot advantage and will begin the second period on the power play
Sabres to the power play with 36 seconds left. Erik Gustafsson off for interference.
Sabres getting their first power play. Crowd is amped and anxious for more.
And here's your first #Sabres power play. An interference call on Gustafsson with 36.4 seconds left.
Vitek Vanecek is doing the damn thing. #NJDevils
Sabres get on the board. It's JJ Peterka, who fired a shot on a bouncing puck that had just been blocked by Trouba. Not a great bounce for the #NYR, but Buffalo is back in it.
J.J. Peterka bangs in a rebound for BUF's first goal. 3-1, #NYR now.
Power's shot is blocked, but goes right to Peterka in the slot, 3-1 NYR.
BUF gets on the board with 1:30 left in the second, Peterka snaps a deflected puck by Shesterkin. 3-1
JJ Peterka scores on the Sabres' 11th shot 18:30 into the second period.
0-0 after one period. #Preds will begin the second period on the power play.
Panarin makes it 3! Lafreniere was like a honey badger with that effort! Rangers 3-0 Sabres.
#NYR giving the Sabres nothing all period and Panarin jumps on a broken play for a 3-0 lead at 12:49. Lafreniere won the puck at the blue line. One of the 2-3 best games Laf has had so far.
3-0 Rangers Artemi Panarin from the slot. Sabres lost the puck near the blue line.
Artemi Panarin beats Devon Levi from the slot 12:49 into the second. Rangers have three goals. Sabres have nine shots.
Loose puck turned over...comes to the slot and Panarin burns Levi stick side with a quicksnapper. #NYR leads #Sabres 3-0 at 12:49 of the 2nd. Yeesh.
Panarin with a snipe from the slot, 3-0 Rangers with 7:11 to go in the second period.
Panarin continues his big night with a wrister from the slot that makes it 3-0 #NYR. Dude has been the best player on the ice.
Artemi Panarin with a bullet from the slot, #NYR lead 3-0
We've played 32 minutes and the #Sabres have been outshot 18-9. Zero offense going here. Crowd understandably quiet. Still 2-0.
10:24 left in the second period and the Sabres have just nine shots on goal.
Sabres kill off the penalty.
Second period underway, and on the first shift, Kakko is tripped up by Jeff Skinner and the #NYR get their second power play of the game.
Sabres to the penalty kill early in the second period. Skinner called for tripping 32 seconds in.
After one it's 2-0 NYR, shots were 12-7 Rangers.
Here’s your #NJDevils lineup from warmups: • Same lines as yesterdays practice • Erik Haula in after a few days off from practice • Bastian, Miller and Tierney scratched • 🥅 Vanecek (Schmid) https://t.co/IWlu80hl6q
Vitek Vanecek officially starting tonight. Schmid backing up.
Vitek Vanecek leads the #NJDevils for warmups.
🥅 Vitek Vanecek leads the #NJDevils onto the ice for warmups… he’s your season opening game starter. Akira Schmid backs up.
Devon Levi vs. Igor Shesterkin Levi's third career start against the Rangers and first since March 31, when he helped the Sabres win in a shootout to keep their playoff hopes alive. Eric Comrie backing up tonight.
Igor Shesterkin leads #NYR onto the ice for warmups here at KeyBank Arena.
Igor Shesterkin leads the #NYR out for pregame warmups vs. Buffalo
1st morning skate of the season! https://t.co/HDqL0DyNtc
No line rushes at #NJDevils pregame skate, but here’s their work flow from yesterday: Meier-Hischier-Mercer Toffoli-Hughes-Bratt Palat-Haula-Holtz Nosek-McLeod-Bastian Siegenthaler-Hamilton Bahl-Marino Hughes-Smith Tierney-Miller Vanecek Schmid
Sabres back at it. https://t.co/IXHoEaXu4W
First morning skate of the season. https://t.co/Gp4M2b65Xi
Vitek Vanecek will start tonight vs. Red Wings. #NJDevils
Morning skate in Buffalo - here we go https://t.co/BkqI860Hmo
Vitek Vanecek gets the season-opening start for #NJDevils tonight against the Red Wings. He takes his spot in the starters net. https://t.co/k1wB8MBPgm
Cue #Sabres first morning skate of the regular season. https://t.co/0mHrAXLOdp
First morning skate of the regular season. Devon Levi in the starter’s net. https://t.co/7s8q2plF5H
Quiet rink before the Sabres’ morning skate. https://t.co/Vo98lIa5ds