Jason Zucker scored twice Saturday afternoon and Alex Lyon stopped all 26 pictures he confronted Saturday afternoon for the Buffalo Sabres, who continued surging with a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.
The 2-goal recreation was the second of the season for Zucker, who scored twice in an 8-4 win over the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 15. The shutout was additionally the second of the marketing campaign for Lyon, who made 32 saves in a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Oct. 18.
Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch additionally scored for the Sabres, who’ve vaulted into playoff rivalry by going 18-3-1 since Dec. 9.
Goalie David Rittich recorded 16 saves for the Islanders, who’ve misplaced consecutive video games for the primary time since a three-game skid from Dec. 16-20.
Islanders heart Casey Cizikas had a aim waved off because of goalie interference throughout a scoreless first interval earlier than the Sabres took management by scoring within the first and final minute of the second.
Zucker collected his first aim 33 seconds into the interval. Jack Quinn’s shot from the slot glanced off Rittich and bounced to Zucker, who put again the rebound over Rittich’s glove from the aim line.
Thompson doubled the lead 19:47 into the second interval. The middle dished to Zach Benson, who was hounded by Scott Mayfield as he hit the aim line. Benson threaded a no-look go previous the publish to Thompson, who tucked the shot previous Rittich.
Zucker prolonged the result in 3-0 simply 25 seconds into the third when he took a go from Ryan McLeod and beat Rittich stick-side from the sting of the crease.
Rittich was pulled with a little bit greater than seven minutes left, however Dahlin ended any hopes of a comeback with a length-of-the-ice empty-netter with 5:58 left. Tuch scored on Rittich simply 36 seconds later.
–Subject Stage Media
