The New York Islanders rallied in the third period to tie the game, but could not complete the comeback, falling 4-3 to the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.
John Tavares, Ross Johnston and Anders Lee scored as the Islanders fought back from a 3-0 deficit to draw even in the third, but Sam Reinhart's (1G, 2A) go-ahead goal at 15:46 held up as the game-winner for the Sabres. Jack Eichel, Evan Rodrigues and Ryan O'Reilly also scored for Buffalo. Robin Lehner made 26 saves in the win, while Jaroslav Halak made 18 saves in the loss.
3 Takeaways: Sabres 4, Islanders 3
The Islanders rally to the tie the score in the third, but fall late to the Sabres