The New York Islanders kept up their discipline and strong run on their way to a key regulation win over fellow wild card chasers, the Buffalo Sabres, by a score of 3-2 in Elmont Tuesday night.It made for a tough 48 hours for the Sabres, who came into town after losing to the Oilers at home in regulation on Monday night. That setting may have played into the hands of the Islanders Duane Sutter Jersey, who had a good but not dynamic first period before turning up the pressure for the rest of the game. They fell behind five minutes into the second, 1-0, when Dylan Cozens took advantage of a car wreck at the Islanders blueline to take a free lane to the net. But for the rest of the night they played with more drive while limiting the Sabres flow.This game was on ESPN+, and at the first intermission the panel shared all kinds of laughs about the Islanders' "sleepy" style of playwhich would no doubt earn all kinds of "professionalveteran" accolades when displayed by any other team. But it was actually a perfect formula, frustrating the young, more free-wheeling Sabres before turning the screws to the tune to a 39-24 shot advantage.[NHL Gamecenter | Game Summary | Event Summary | Natural Stat Trick | HockeyViz]This low-scoring game turned quickly in the third period, withjust like old timesJosh Bailey and Kyle Okposo exchanging goals in a 3:08 span before the period was five minutes old. Both Snow Era Isles have struggled to produce this season, each notching his eighth goal of the season.HEYYYY JOSHHHH BAIIILLLLLEEEY New York Islanders The Islanders had been applying pressure so the outcome wasn't a surprise, though the puck's path to the net was unconventional.EXTEND FASCHINGIsles But in the dying seconds, with the Sabres establishing possession down low and trying to create some cross-crease opportunities, Adam Pelech and Parise were there to help hold the fort till the end.With the win, the Isles improved to 20-11-3 at home, which is starting to look like a thing.Thus Spaketh LaneLambert Postgame Availability New York Islanders (March 8, 2023isles are 10-3-3 since Jan 27th, including nine regulation wins.NO team in the NHL Garry Howatt Jersey, exciting or not, has more RWs in that time span. Eric Hornick (March 8, 2023Up NextOn Thursday the Isles visit Pittsburgh, where tonight the Penguins reversed a 4-0 deficit to Columbus to come back and win in overtime.So the Pens kept pace with the Islanders as the two current wild card holders. The Panthers also won, at home against Vegas, to pull ahead of the Sabres and four points behind the Isles.

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