Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
· National Hockey LeagueHolmstrom scores two, Sorokin stops 29 as Islanders beat Sabres 3-0
Anders Lee also scored for New York, which had lost three straight (0-2-1). Sorokin's shutout was the 19th of his career.
James Reimer finished with 17 saves for the Sabres in their third straight loss.
Lee converted a pass from Kyle Palmieri at 7:23 of the middle period. It was Lee's 10th of the season, tying him with Palmieri and Brock Nelson for the team lead. Holmstrom followed with his sixth at 9:28 and added an empty-netter in the closing seconds.
The Islanders improved to 2-2-2 in their last five when leading after 40 minutes, and 7-2-2 for the season with such a lead.
Islanders: New York improved to 4-5-2 at UBS Arena. They are 5-5-4 on the road.
NYI lead series 2-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 2nd Period 7:23 | Anders Lee Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Kyle Palmieri (10), Dennis Cholowski (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:28 | Simon Holmstrom Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (9) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:52 | Simon Holmstrom Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
BUF | NYI | |
---|---|---|
13 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
16 | Hits | 30 |
4 | Takeaways | 5 |
29 | Shots | 20 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
24 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
42.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.1 |
12 | Giveaways | 15 |
3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 16,299 | Capacity:
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 16,299 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Washington | 5 | 10 | 65 | 30 |
New Jersey | 6 | 15 | 58 | 26 |
Carolina | 3 | 16 | 57 | 27 |
Columbus | 6 | 17 | 50 | 22 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 20 | 46 | 20 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 20 | 46 | 19 |
NY Rangers | 3 | 20 | 45 | 21 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 20 | 41 | 17 |