US EditionAlex Lyon makes 26 saves, ties Buffalo record with 9th straight win as Sabres blank Islanders 5
- On Saturday, Alex Lyon stopped 26 shots and recorded a 5-0 shutout, tying the Buffalo record with his ninth straight victory.
- Jason Tucker scored twice while Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch added goals, with Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson each assisting twice.
- Lyon recorded the sixth shutout of his career after signing with the Buffalo Sabres in July following two seasons with Detroit, as Buffalo improved to 18-3-1 in its last 22 games.
- Islanders starter David Rittich made 16 saves in the loss, slipping to an 11-7-3 record after their first home game following a seven-game trip; New York Islanders face Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.
- At 14:02 Rasmus Dahlin scored an empty-net goal and Alex Tuch finished scoring 30 seconds later as Bo Horvat returned after nine games.
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Alex Lyon makes 26 saves, ties Buffalo record with 9th straight win as Sabres blank Islanders 5-0
Jason Tucker scored twice and Alex Lyon stopped 26 shots and tied a Buffalo record with his ninth straight victory as the Sabres beat the New York Islanders 5-0 Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch also scored as the Sabres won their third straight and for the fifth time in seven games.
Islanders get embarrassed by Sabres in ugly home loss as playoff questions loom
If the Islanders don’t watch out, they are going to have a playoff race on their hands. Such is the state of play following Saturday’s 5-0 loss to the Sabres in which the Islanders were utterly embarrassed on home ice, their power play dysfunctional and their top line benched for the entire third period.
Rasmus Dahlin in lineup Saturday for Sabres at New York Islanders
Dahlin sustained an injury to his left hand after blocking a shot in the final minutes of a 4-2 win Thursday at Montreal and did not practice Friday with the Sabres at the Islanders' practice facility on Long Island.
The Buffalo Sabres made a 5:0-shutout victory with the New York Islanders on Saturday. Goalie Alex Lyon now has two Zu-Zull games in the Sabres jersey in his account.
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