The Sabres are also playing on a back to back, and are also coming off an overtime loss, as they fell to the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in OT on Friday afternoon. Dylan Cozens, Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram scored for Buffalo while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen tuned aside 18 of 22 shots.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders NHL game to be played on November 30, 2024 on ESPN.

The Sabres erased a two-goal Canucks lead in the third period to force overtime, while the Islanders did the opposite — continuing their form of blowing third-period leads becau

Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who scored in the first meeting between the Sabres and Islanders at the start of the month, missed Friday’s game in Washington and is considered day to day. He joined a list of injured forwards that already included last season’s leading point scorer, Mathew Barzal, as well as offseason addition Anthony Duclair.

The Buffalo Sabres went 0-1-1 at home against the two best road teams in the NHL. On Saturday they hit the road to play the New York Islanders. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen played Wednesday and Friday, so there’s a chance that James Reimer will be in net.