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Islanders Fall 3-2 Against Buffalo - Game Recap
The Islanders came up short Thursday against the Sabres, falling 3-2.
Buffalo was favored by -122 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Dylan Cozens, Victor Olofsson, and Alex Tuch each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Tuch opened the scoring for Buffalo.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 24-save effort for the Sabres.
Matt Martin, and Brock Nelson scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 42 of 45 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Buffalo scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Buffalo outshot New York 45-26 in the game.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Anaheim looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Carolina.