Sykora’s Two Goals Lead Devils Past Sabres

Petr Sykora scored two goals to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

Zach Parise also scored for the Devils, who built a 3-0 lead in the second period. Martin Brodeur made 22 saves and assisted on Sykora's first goal. Patrik Elias helped set up both of Sykora's tallies.

Thomas Vanek scored for Buffalo, which received 20 saves from Ryan Miller.

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