The New York Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 Friday night time regardless of struggling a number of accidents to 3 of their defenseman. Alexander Romanov had missed the Islanders’ earlier three video games with an upper-body harm and quickly went to the locker room however later returned. Nevertheless, Adam Pelech and Mike Reilly sustained accidents that didn’t permit them to return to motion.
Right here was the hit on Reilly by Greenway pic.twitter.com/wE2Oegdj29
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The Sabres acquired on the board first courtesy of Dylan Cozen’s powerplay objective 9:03 into the primary interval. He discovered the free puck in entrance of the web earlier than burying it previous Ilya Sorokin. Simply 40 seconds later, Bo Horvat tied the sport with a breakaway objective fed by Islanders’ captain Anders Lee.
The primary interval concluded with a 1-1 tie, however Maxim Tsyplakov showcased his persistence and palms simply over 5 minutes into the second interval when he put the Islanders on high 2-1. Seven minutes after that, Tsyplakov as soon as once more discovered his means on the scoresheet with a stunning move on the powerplay to Kyle Palmieri to increase the Islanders’ result in 3-1.
Down 3-1 within the third interval, Tage Thompson’s shot discovered its technique to Jason Zucker’s glove and over Sorokin’s head to chop the Sabres’ deficit to 3-2. This objective got here after a Scott Mayfield minor penalty led to Zucker being granted a penalty shot that was rejected by Sorokin’s left pad.
Simply over two minutes after the Sabres made it a one-goal recreation, Jean-Gabriel Pageau discovered the free puck and put it at the back of the web, placing the Islanders again on high by two objectives. Whereas Owen Energy tallied a objective with simply over a minute to go in regulation, the Sabres had been unable to power extra time because the Islanders ended their three-game shedding streak with a powerful win in Buffalo.
The Islanders will subsequent play on Sunday (Nov. 3) in opposition to the New York Rangers at Madison Sq. Backyard. The Sabres will head to Detroit tomorrow (Nov. 2) to tackle the Crimson Wings.
