UFFALO, New York (AP) — Bo Horvat And Maxim Tsyplakov each scored a goal and an assist, helping New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabers 4-3 on Friday night.
The Islanders ended a three-game losing streak. Kyle Palmieri And Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves.
Dylan Cozens, Jason Zucker And Owen Power scored for the Sabres. Devon Levi stopped 32 shots.
Cozens scored his first goal of the season 9:03 into the game, but Horvat responded with a breakaway goal 40 seconds later.
Tsyplakov gave the Islanders the lead with a great move at 5:25 of the second period, and Palmieri made it 3-1 with a power play goal at 12:20.
Zucker rallied the Sabers with his third goal at 5:27 of the third period after missing a penalty shot.
Pageau made it 4-2 at 8:08 of the third period and Power scored with 1:01 left as Buffalo attempted a late comeback.
Takeaways
Islanders: After scoring just one goal in the previous eight periods, the Islanders’ struggling offense finally broke through.
Sabres: The team’s inconsistent start continued. The Sabers have lost two straight after a three-game winning streak.
Key moment
There was a scary sequence midway through the game when Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly was injured following a big hit by Jordan Greenway. Reilly appeared to hit his head on the ice and remained on the ground for several minutes before being helped to the locker room.
Key statistic
Anders Lee had two assists for the Islanders. He had three goals and no assists in his first 10 games of the season.
To be continued
The Islanders visit the New York Rangers on Sunday. The Sabers visit Detroit on Saturday night.
