nhl Game Recap
New York Falls 6-3 to Sabres - Recap
Victor Olofsson was the difference, potting a pair for Buffalo on Tuesday as the Sabres skated off with a 6-3 victory over the Islanders at KeyBank Center.
Buffalo won as a +176 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Victor Olofsson(2), Henri Jokiharju, Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson, and Kyle Okposo each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Okposo opened the scoring for Buffalo.
Dustin Tokarski turned in a 30-save effort for the Sabres.
New York got goals from Kyle Palmieri(2), and Anders Lee in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 35 of 39 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Buffalo scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 41-33.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Senators. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.