The Islanders scored a hard-fought, 3-2 win over the Sabres at UBS Arena on Saturday night, their for first opening-night win at home since 1995.
All week, the Islanders said they were ready to go and maybe even a little restless, forced to wait all the way until Saturday to start their season.
These Islanders, the first time of asking, took the lead early, held on in a rocky second and bore down in the third. That was more than could be said of last year’s Islanders all too often.Casey Cizikas celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in the third period of the Islanders’ 3-2 opening-night win over the Sabres.
It was a hold-your-breath moment for a hold-your-breath win — the sort of game that asked the Islanders to lose it again and again before finally ceding.Sabres goalie Devon Levi makes a save on a shot by the hard-charging Bo Horvat during the third period of the Islanders’ opening-night win.The opening goal, for example, had just as much to do with Pierre Engvall as it did Brock Nelson.
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