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Anders Lee and Matt Martin also scored for the
Islanders, who snapped a two-game losing streak. New York goalie
Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves.
Curtis Lazar and Sam Reinhart scored for the Sabres, who lost
for the fourth time in five games since returning from their
coronavirus pause. Buffalo absorbed another loss earlier in the
day when it learned defenseman Jake McCabe will be out the rest
of the season with right knee injuries sustained Saturday.
Buffalo goalie Linus Ullmark recorded 20 saves.
Lazar put the Sabres ahead with 2:45 left in the first. His
redirect of a shot by Henri Jokiharju bounced over the right leg
of Varlamov, who was screened by teammate Nick Leddy.
A pair of thefts by the Islanders' Mathew Barzal led to Lee's
game-tying goal early in the second period.
Barzal stole the puck from Lazar in the Sabres' zone and flicked
a pass off the boards. Ullmark retrieved it and tried firing a
clearing pass up the ice, but Barzal darted in front of
Jokiharju and sent a no-look pass to Ryan Pulock, who went to
one knee and fired into the crease. Jordan Eberle redirected the
puck to Lee, who shuffled between the backhand and forehand
before backhanding a shot past Ullmark at the 3:56 mark.
The Islanders took a short-lived lead early in the third period.
Martin corralled the rebound of a shot by Andy Greene and fired
a shot past Ullmark, who was screened by teammate Colin Miller
at the 3:01 mark.
Lee was called for interference to set up the game-tying power
play goal by the Sabres fewer than three minutes later. Reinhart
initially redirected a shot by Victor Olofsson and managed to
bat the rebound in the air and past Varlamov with 14:12 left.
--Field Level Media
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