Buffalo 6, NY Islanders 3
First Period
1. Buffalo, Okposo 10 (Fitzgerald, Eakin) 10:53.
2. NY Islanders, Palmieri 2 (Beauvillier, Aho) 12:06.
Penalties — None.
Second Period
3. Buffalo, Thompson 16 (Cozens) 1:36 (sh).
4. NY Islanders, Lee 13 (Chara, Barzal) 7:11.
5. Buffalo, Tuch 7 (Krebs, Dahlin) 19:59 (pp).
Penalties — Cozens Buf (cross-checking) 9:03; Parise NYI (hooking) 16:01; Chara NYI (tripping) 19:00.
Third Period
6. NY Islanders, Palmieri 3 (Lee, Dobson) 9:56.
7. Buffalo, Olofsson 6 (Krebs, Cozens) 17:05.
8. Buffalo, Jokiharju 3 (Tuch) 18:55 (en).
9. Buffalo, Olofsson 7 (Cozens) 19:34 (en).
Penalties — None.
Shots on goal by
New York | 10 | 12 | 11 | _ | 33 |
Buffalo | 12 | 17 | 12 | _ | 41 |
Goal — NY Islanders: Sorokin (L, 14-11-5). Buffalo: Tokarski (W, 5-6-4).
Power plays (goals-chances) — New York: 0-2; Buffalo: 1-2.
Referees — Justin StPierre, Conor O'Donnell. Linesmen — Scott Cherrey, Derek Nansen.
Attendance — 9,296 at Buffalo.
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