With Brock Nelson, a forward, the lone Islanders player back, Cody McLeod sent a sauce pass to Dylan Cozens for a one-time finish. Except thjere was only one problem for Buffalo and that was Sorokin, who read the play like a children's book. He slid over in the splits and tracked the shot, blockering it away:

Simon Holmstrom scored twice and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for first shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0.