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Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders Recap - Islanders Win 3-2

The Islanders beat Buffalo 3-2 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Semyon Varlamov's 33 saves.

The Islanders were a -160 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

New York got goals from Michael Dal Colle, Anthony Beauvillier, and Jordan Eberle in the victory. Dal opened the scoring at 5:11 of the first period.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 33 of 35 Buffalo shots in the victory.

Jack Eichel, and Victor Olofsson scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.

Buffalo got a 23-stop effort from Linus Ullmark in the loss.

On the power play, New York went 0-for-4, while the Sabres were 2-for-2 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 35-26.

Next game, New York takes its act home to face Nashville looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Toronto.