NJ loses to Buffalo

New Jersey lost its game in hand on the Penguins in the Atlantic Division race, in the form of a 4-3 loss at the Buffalo Sabres. Both teams are tied with 98 points with five games remaining each. As the Devils hold the wins and head-to-head tiebreakers, they still control their own destiny, with a magic number of 10. The Penguins magic number would be 11, or one more than their max possible points on their own. Should NJ fail to gain the full 2 points in any game down the stretch, control would shift to Pittsburgh (assuming Pittsburgh wins out).

Both teams have already clinched the 5th seed or better.