Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

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Buffalo Sabres

11-11-2

Final
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New York Islanders

9-10-6

Holmstrom scores two, Sorokin stops 29 as Islanders beat Sabres 3-0

Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

Anders Lee also scored for New York, which had lost three straight (0-2-1). Sorokin's shutout was the 19th of his career.

James Reimer finished with 17 saves for the Sabres in their third straight loss.

Lee converted a pass from Kyle Palmieri at 7:23 of the middle period. It was Lee's 10th of the season, tying him with Palmieri and Brock Nelson for the team lead. Holmstrom followed with his sixth at 9:28 and added an empty-netter in the closing seconds.

The Islanders improved to 2-2-2 in their last five when leading after 40 minutes, and 7-2-2 for the season with such a lead.

Takeaways Sabres: Buffalo was blanked for the second time in three games.

Islanders: New York improved to 4-5-2 at UBS Arena. They are 5-5-4 on the road.

Key moment Sorokin stopped Sabres forward Dylan Cozens with a dazzling pad save early in the second while the Sabres were short-handed.

Key stats The Islanders have outscored opponents 42-31 in the first and second periods but have been outscored 43-22 in the third period and overtime.

Up Next Sabres host Colorado on Tuesday to open a five-game homestand, and Islanders visit Montreal.

Regular Season Series

NYI lead series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 7:23	Anders Lee Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Kyle Palmieri (10), Dennis Cholowski (4)
Goal	2nd Period 9:28	Simon Holmstrom Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (9)
Goal	3rd Period 19:52	Simon Holmstrom Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

BUF		NYI
13	Blocked Shots	16
16	Hits	30
4	Takeaways	5
29	Shots	20
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	32
42.9	Faceoff Win Percent	57.1
12	Giveaways	15
3	Total Penalties	2
6	Penalty Minutes	4