Sabres at Devils preview

SABRES (31-34-9) AT DEVILS (28-39-9)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, MSG-B, NHL.TV

The Sabres and Devils each have been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention.
The Sabres are 0-9-2 on the road since a 5-4 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 29. Buffalo, which won 10 straight games from Nov. 8-27, joined the 2017 Philadelphia Flyers as the only teams in NHL history to miss the playoffs in a season they posted a 10-game win streak.
Goalie Cory Schneider will start for the Devils, who are 3-9-1 in their past 13 games after a 2-1 shootout win against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.

Players to watch

Sabres captain Jack Eichel has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past two games and needs one goal for 100 in the NHL.
Devils center Pavel Zacha has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past six games.

They said it

"Lately we'll play well, we give one up and all of a sudden it snowballs on us. It's little mistakes too. Not getting pucks out, losing blue lines, and good teams make you pay. For us the urgency has to be getting to the other team's net and making it harder on other goalies." -- Sabres goalie Carter Hutton
"I still want to come out of the year feeling good that my game is going in the right direction, improving and becoming a better player. I think that's what everyone wants to do. You want to end the season on the right foot, and head into the summer on a positive note prior to training camp." -- Devils defenseman Will Butcher

Sabres projected lineup

Conor Sheary -- Jack Eichel -- Alex Nylander
Jeff Skinner -- Evan Rodrigues -- Sam Reinhart
Tage Thompson -- Vladimir Sobotka -- Jason Pominville
Zemgus Girgensons -- Johan Larsson -- Kyle Okposo
Zach Bogosian -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Brandon Montour
Marco Scandella -- Casey Nelson
Carter Hutton
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Casey Mittelstadt, Scott Wilson, Lawrence Pilut
Injured: Matt Hunwick (upper body), Jake McCabe (upper body)

Devils projected lineup

Kenny Agostino -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Blake Coleman -- Travis Zajac -- Stefan Noesen
Miles Wood -- Pavel Zacha -- Drew Stafford
Kurtis Gabriel -- Kevin Rooney -- Michael McLeod
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Mirco Mueller -- Sami Vatanen
Will Butcher -- Connor Carrick
Cory Schneider
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Nick Lappin, Colton White, Egor Yakovlev
Injured: Nathan Bastian (upper body), Jesper Bratt (lower body), Taylor Hall (lower body)

Status report

Bogosian missed practice Sunday with a lower-body injury and would be replaced by Pilut if unable to play. Mittelstadt is expected to be a scratch. ... Butcher is expected to return to the lineup after missing two games with an illness. Coleman is a game-time decision with an undisclosed injury.

Stat pack

Dahlin has three assists during a three-game point streak. ... Stafford has two goals during a two-game goal streak.