Sabres lost their second outing and first away from home on Saturday, October 14th, by a score of 3-2. Between ongoing bad decisions, lack of desperation, and bad officiating, the Buffalo Sabres left New York disappointed.
The Sabres fell behind 0-2 by the end of the first period with goals by Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri. Each team finished the period at seven shots apiece.
Jordan Greenway scored on a backhand to cut the Islanders’ lead in half at 4:15 of the second frame. Casey Mittelstadt and Zach Benson picked up the helpers. That was Benson’s first regular season point in the National Hockey League. Buffalo outshot the Islanders 14-10 in that period and 21-17 over 40 minutes.
The Sabres evened the score when Mittelstadt picked up his second point of the game at 2:34 of the third with assists by Zach Benson with his second of the match, along with Rasmus Dahlin.
Then, with just under seven minutes left in regulation, Casey Cizikas scored, resulting in the win. The total number of shots in the game favored New York 29-28.
The Sabres head back to Buffalo, looking to get on track Tuesday night with a possible win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.
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