The Islanders probably did not deserve to win last night’s game. They didn’t really wake up until the end of the second period. But Semyon Varlamov held off the Sabres’ pushes long enough for the Islanders to take the lead, and then take it again.
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When Barry Trotz speaks, we listen:
“I thought that Varlamov was huge for us tonight. He made some huge saves off the powerplay, he made some huge saves towards the end.”
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- The win moved them to 5–0–1 at home.