Score: Sabres 1 | Islanders 4
Shots: BUF 37 | NYI 32
1) Okposo (Murray, Olofsson)
1) Barzal (Bailey, Dobson)
2) Bellows (Greene)
3) Lee (Bellows, Barzal)
4) Dobson (Bailey, Barzal)
Minus 1: Lost and Found
The Islanders may have been missing Mat Barzal before the holiday break, but he sure showed up against the Sabres. He was a game breaker every time he touched the ice and contributed on 3 out of the Islanders’ 4 goals. No Sabre could match his speed as multiple defenders were usually needed to remove him from the puck.