Jeff Skinner scored his first goal of the season to briefly spark a comeback, but the end result was the same for the Buffalo Sabres in a third straight 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday.
The loss concluded a set of three games in four days between the two teams at Nassau Coliseum. The Sabres are now winless in their past seven contests (0-6-1) with the finale of their five-game road trip due up in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
Sabres swept by Isles with another 5-2 loss
5 takeaways from Sunday's game on Long Island
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