The rookie breaks the tie with man-advantage goal in third period.
By Mike G. Morreale / NHL.com Staff Writer
NEWARK, N.J. — Rookie Pavel Zacha scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and Cory Schneider made 22 saves to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center on Monday.
Zacha broke a tie when he scored his first NHL game-winning goal from the slot at 12:33. His sixth goal of the season, fourth on the power play, came with Sabres left wing Evander Kane in the penalty box for high sticking.
Adam Henrique scored for the Devils (23-21-10), who ended a seven-game losing streak at home. Schneider is 3-0-1 in his past four starts.
Robin Lehner made 37 saves for the Sabres (21-21-10), who are 1-3-1 in their past five games.
Henrique, who turned 27 on Monday, scored a power-play goal in the second period to give the Devils a 1-0 lead. He took a pass from Michael Cammalleri and banked a shot off Sabres defenseman Cody Franson’s skate at the right post for his Devils-leading 15th goal of the season at 8:46.
Tyler Ennis tied it 1-1 when he scored 8:39 into the third off a spin move along the goal line, beating Schneider just inside the right post.
The Sabres are home to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at the KeyBank Center.