nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Buffalo 3-2 - Recap
The Islanders beat Buffalo 3-2 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Ilya Sorokin's 27 saves.
New York was favored by -147 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri, and Casey Cizikas each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Nelson opened the scoring for New York.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 of 29 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Casey Mittelstadt, and Jordan Greenway scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Devon Levi stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-3, while the Sabres were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 29-29.
New York looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Coyotes. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Tampa Bay.