nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Buffalo 3-2 - Recap
The Islanders earned a 3-2 victory over the Sabres on Monday at Nassau Coliseum.
The Islanders were a -165 favorite in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 5.0.
New York got goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Matt Martin, and Anders Lee in the victory. Lee opened the scoring at 3:56 of the second period.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 34-save effort for the Islanders.
Buffalo got goals from Curtis Lazar, and Sam Reinhart in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Buffalo got a 20-stop effort from Linus Ullmark in the loss.
New York scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 36-23.
New York heads into a battle against the Bruins. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against New Jersey.