Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

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Buffalo Sabres

12-19-4

Final
7 - 1

New York Islanders

13-15-7

Rasmus Dahlin stars as the Sabres stop a 13-game slide by routing the Islanders 7-1

It was Buffalo's first win since Nov. 23 at San Jose. The Sabres went 0-10-3 during the losing streak.

Jiri Kulich had two goals and an assist, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves. Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist, and Tage Thompson, Beck Malenstyn, Jason Zucker and Zach Benson also scored.

Kyle Palmieri for New York with 55 seconds left in the second period. It was Palmieri's 12th goal of the season.

The Islanders lost for the third time in four games.

Zucker's power-play goal 6:53 into the second lifted Buffalo to a 3-0 lead. Quinn made it 5-0 when he scored at 18:21.

Boos rained down from the frustrated crowd at UBS Arena as the Sabres pulled away for the victory.

Ilya Sorokin made 18 saves in his 11th straight start for the Islanders.

Takeaways Sabres: It was the team’s highest scoring game of the season. The Sabres posted a 6-1 victory at the New York Rangers on Nov. 7.

Islanders: New York fell to 6-8-2 at UBS Arena.

Key moment Luukkonen stopped Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a prime scoring opportunity with 4:08 left in the first.

Key stat The Sabres are last in the Eastern Conference at 12-19-4.

Up next The Sabres host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. The Islanders host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

NYI win series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 2:07	Beck Malenstyn Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jacob Bryson (3), Ryan McLeod (10)
Goal	1st Period 16:49	Jiri Kulich Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (9), Rasmus Dahlin (14)
Goal	2nd Period 6:53	Jason Zucker Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (5), Rasmus Dahlin (15)
Goal	2nd Period 15:45	Zach Benson Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (16), Jiri Kulich (2)
Goal	2nd Period 18:21	Jack Quinn Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (10), JJ Peterka (15)
Goal	2nd Period 19:05	Kyle Palmieri Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Anthony Duclair (3), Isaiah George (4)
Goal	3rd Period 10:07	Tage Thompson Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (17)
Goal	3rd Period 15:49	Jiri Kulich Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

BUF		NYI
30	Blocked Shots	9
17	Hits	19
2	Takeaways	6
25	Shots	28
1	Power Play Goals	0
3	Power Play Opportunities	1
33.3	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
27	Faceoffs Won	37
42.2	Faceoff Win Percent	57.8
17	Giveaways	23
4	Total Penalties	6
8	Penalty Minutes	12