BUFFALO — Jeff Skinner got his 29th goal of the season and the Buffalo Sabres scored five times in the second period on their way to a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
C.J. Smith, Casey Mittelstadt, Jake McCabe and Lawrence Pilut also scored for Buffalo, which improved to 23-14-6. Carter Hutton made 20 saves.
It was a welcome turn of events for the Sabres, who have struggled with secondary scoring this season.
Blake Coleman scored for the Devils, and Keith Kinkaid made 28 saves.
The Sabres stormed ahead in the second, starting with two goals on their first two shots of the period.