Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin scored his first goal of the preseason to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders at General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.

Jeff Skinner scored two goals for Buffalo. Casey Nelson and Zemgus Girgensons also scored, and Carter Hutton made 19 saves.
Dahlin, the No. 1 pick of the 2018 NHL Draft, gave the Sabres a 3-1 lead at 3:42 of the second period.
Anders Lee had two goals for New York, and Ryan Pulock and Josh Bailey also scored. Nick Leddy and Mathew Barzal each had two assists.
Robin Lehner allowed three goals on 14 shots for the Islanders. Thomas Greiss made five saves in relief.
Islanders center Casey Cizikas left the game in the second period because of an undisclosed injury.