UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Nathan Gerbe snapped a tie early in the third period with a power-play goal, and the Buffalo Sabres salvaged a split of the home-and-home series by beating the New York Islanders 5-3 on Sunday.
With drama and intrigue surrounding the Islanders one day after they claimed veteran goalie Evgeni Nabokov off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings, New York was unable to beat Buffalo for the third time in nine days.
That included a 5-2 road win Friday night, when Gerbe scored both Sabres goals 5 seconds apart in the third period. He finished a fine three-way passing play to net the winner Sunday. Tyler Myers sent the puck from the right point to the right circle to Tyler Ennis, who made a backhanded pass behind him to Gerbe for his sixth goal.
