1+ day, 2+ hour ago (969+ words) The teams exchanged chances in the opening minutes. Stefan Noesen and Tage Thompson fought off a faceoff, but the teams remained at five on five afterward. The Devils got on the board first at 12:07 after a Timo Meier forced a turnover behind Buffalo's net and found Nico Hischier at the net front for his ninth goal of the season. New Jersey surged after the goal, but couldn't get a second past Alex Lyon before the period expired. The Devils were outshot 10-9 in the opening 20 minutes. Buffalo nearly tied the contest after Jake Allen was caught out of his net, but the Devils recovered in time to bail out their netminder. The Sabres had momentum to start the period, but the Devils turned the tide in their favor as the period approached the halfway point. New Jersey extended their lead at…...