The New York Islanders kept up their discipline and strong run on their way to a key regulation win over fellow wild card chasers, the Buffalo Sabres, by a score of 3-2 in Elmont Tuesday night.
It made for a tough 48 hours for the Sabres, who came into town after losing to the Oilers at home in regulation on Monday night. That setting may have played into the hands of the Islanders, who had a good but not dynamic first period before turning up the pressure for the rest of the game. They fell behind five minutes into the second, 1-0, when Dylan Cozens took advantage of a car wreck at the Islanders blueline to take a free lane to the net.