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Sabres Blow Early Lead, Top Islanders in Shootout
Josh Norris scored the winning shootout goal as the Sabres won their fifth consecutive game, with Alex Lyon making 32 saves and Tage Thompson extending his scoring streak.
- On Saturday at KeyBank Center, Buffalo Sabres center Josh Norris scored the shootout winner as the Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-2 for their fifth straight win.
- Early in the game, Rasmus Dahlin skated end-to-end on the power play and scored, while Tage Thompson made it 2-0 and Emil Heineman tied it late in regulation.
- Despite Buffalo's offense, goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 32 shots and assisted on Dahlin's goal, while Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves for the Islanders.
- The Islanders dropped their third straight game and have lost multiple recent matches without leading scorer Bo Horvat, Islanders leading scorer.
- Up next, the Buffalo Sabres travel to New Jersey on Sunday night, carrying momentum after their shootout win and Tage Thompson's 18 goals, including 12 in his last 18 games.
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Sabres celebrate their fifth straight win over the Islanders
Jack Quinn and Josh Norris netted the two shootout goals on David Rittich to win it. Only Mathew Barzal was able to solve Alex Lyon in five attempts. Lyon made a huge save in overtime on a Barzal breakaway.
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Josh Norris gets deciding goal in shootout as Sabres beat Islanders 3-2 for 5th straight win
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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