Buffalo at New Jersey

Buffalo likes to slow the pace down, #30 in goals scored, #30 on the power play. The Sabres score the fewest goals in the NHL at 2.16 per game, tallying 13 goals the last six games. Buffalo is on a 16-6-2 run UNDER the total, including 10-3-1 UNDER against the Eastern Conference. They face a New Jersey squad that plays good defense, allowing 12 total goals the last five games. New Jersey has the third-best penalty-killing unit in the NHL (84.4 percent) and has extinguished 23 of its last 24 penalties over the past eight contests. The Devils are 30-13-11 UNDER against a team with a winning percentage below .400. New Jersey is home and a big favorite, but the team is 24-49 playing on one day of rest, plus 16-36 when their opponent scores two goals or less the previous game. When these teams clash the UNDER is 35-15-7, including 20-8-5 at New Jersey. And the road team has taken six of the last eight, so back the visiting dog in a low scoring tilt. Play Buffalo and the UNDER.