PRAGUE -- Jack Hughes not only is looking forward to playing his first career hockey game in Czechia but also to getting a fresh start to a season that hopefully results in the New Jersey Devils getting back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Ondrej Palat has won the Stanley Cup twice. He's won a gold medal with the Czech Republic at the world championships.

Whereas the New Jersey Devils’ top prospect was expected to make his professional debut in the American Hockey League (AHL) this season, he will now make it in the NHL via the Global Series.

The New Jersey Devils kick off the regular season as they face the Buffalo Sabres in Czechia for the NHL Global Series. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Devils-Sabres prediction and pick.

Many of the kids chanted exactly that throughout the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres practices at O2 Arena on Thursday. "Stick or puck for candy," read another sign. One had a creative sign: "Hockey stick for candy,