nhl Game Recap
Sabres vs Islanders Final: 4-3 - Recap
Buffalo earned a 4-3 victory over New York on Tuesday, but needed a shootout to do it at KeyBank Center.
Buffalo won as a +199 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Buffalo got goals from Anders Bjork(2), and Cody Eakin in the victory. Eakin opened the scoring at 15:59 of the first period.
Michael Houser turned in a 45-save effort for the Sabres.
Cal Clutterbuck, Ryan Pulock, and Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Michael Houser.
New York got a 28-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.
Buffalo scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 48-31.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Penguins. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against New Jersey.