Right after the New Jersey Devils crushed the New York Rangers, 7-1, the Devils will go to Connecticut to play the New York Islanders. This brief game preview gives a general overview of both team’s recent preseason play.
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5 Takeaways: Islanders Lose 4-3 to Buffalo in Shootout
The Islanders leave Buffalo with one point after dropping a 4-3 decision in a shootout against the Sabres on Tuesday by Sasha Kandrach @KandrachSasha / NewYorkIslanders.com
The New York Islanders lost 4-3 in a shootout against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night in the second leg of their back-to-back set at KeyBank Center. It was a disappointing trip for the Islanders, who looked to close out their regular-season series against Buffalo on a winning note. After entering the two-game set with a 6-0-0 record, they instead finished with just a point and a 6-1-1 season-series record against the Sabres.
Bjork s two goals, SO winner lead Sabres over Islanders
Anders Bjork scored Buffalo s last two goals in regulation and then had the deciding shootout goal, lifting the Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. Anders Bjork scored Buffalo’s last two goals in regulation and then had the deciding shootout goal, lifting the Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Cody Eakin also scored for the last-place Sabres, who rallied past the playoff-bound Islanders for the second straight night. Victor Olofsson had two assists.
Following back-to-back losses in Boston, the New York Islanders look to end their three-game road trip on a winning note when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center.
The Islanders fell to the Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night and were shut out for the third time this season - and first since Jan. 24 - on Friday, losing 3-0 to Boston. Despite getting blanked, the Islanders preferred their play in Friday s contest to Thursday s one-sided defeat and see positives to build off of. We just want to come out the same way we did [tonight], Matt Martin said after Friday s game. There are still a few areas we can clean up, we ll go over tomorrow and keep building towards our best game. We re going to need it down the stretch here, we re playing a lot of games against all teams fighting to get in the playoffs, or jockeying for position. We have to bring our best game on Sunday.