Ahead of the New Jersey Devils ' final game of the 2024 NHL Global Series, the team announced one forward would miss the game against the Buffalo Sabres due to personal reasons. Czechia native Ondrej Palat 's absence is related to the birth of his second child. Per NHL.com's Mike Morreale, the veteran flew back to New Jersey today.

The NHL knew how to get the crowd in Prague fired up ahead of the Global Series game between the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils on Friday. After warmups concluded, Jaromir Jagr, one of the greatest Czech-born NHLers of all time,

The New Jersey Devils won their two Global Series games against Buffalo in Czechia this week, and Adam Proteau says the pressure now is on the Sabres to turn its ship around.