At the Horn | Sabres 3 - Islanders 1

Eric Comrie made 24 saves in goal to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders at KeyBank Center on Saturday.

Jeff Skinner, Mattias Samuelsson, and Dylan Cozens scored for the Sabres while Casey Mittelstadt recorded two assists. 

Noah Dobson tallied the Islanders' lone goal.

Buffalo went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill, improving to 18-for-19 this season.

GOAL SUMMARY

Period 2, 16:37 – Jeff Skinner from Casey Mittelstadt (1-0, BUF)

Casey Mittelstadt stripped the puck along the boards in the offensive zone and skated through the slot, feeding Jeff Skinner for a one-timer.

Period 2, 19:23 – Mattias Samuelsson from Casey Mittelstadt and Jeff Skinner (2-0, BUF)

Mittelstadt had the primary assist once again, drawing the Islanders' defense in and finding Mattias Samuelsson in the high slot for his first goal of the season.

Period 3, 2:40 – Dylan Cozens from Rasmus Dahlin and Jordan Greenway (3-0, BUF)

Dahlin intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and led the rush down ice, passing across the crease to Dylan Cozens, who buried a shot to put the Sabres up 3-0.

Period 3, 19:07 - Noah Dobson from Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat (3-1, BUF)

Comrie lost his shutout as Noah Dobson's shot from the point deflected off Connor Clifton and into the net to put the Islanders on the board.

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The Sabres close out their homestand Monday against the Montreal Canadiens at KeyBank Center.

Tickets are available here.

Coverage on MSG/MSG+ kicks off at 6:30 p.m. The puck drops at 7 on MSG and WGR 550. Out-of-market fans can catch the game on NHL Network.