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Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders Recap - Islanders Win 5-2

The Islanders earned a 5-2 victory over the Sabres on Saturday at Nassau Coliseum.

New York won as a -202 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Mathew Barzal, Scott Mayfield, Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck, and Anders Lee each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Barzal opened the scoring for New York.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 20 of 22 Buffalo shots in the victory.

Jacob Bryson, and Sam Reinhart scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.

Buffalo got a 24-stop effort from Carter Hutton in the loss.

On the power play, New York went 0-for-0, while the Sabres were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

New York outshot Buffalo 29-22 in the game.