Sabres Edge Islanders
Posted April 16, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Thomas Vanek, Daniel Briere, and Adam Mair all scored second-period goals to the lead the Buffalo Sabres to a narrow 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night.
The Sabres now lead the series 2-1.
Trent Hunter and Ryan Smyth responded for the Islanders, who came up short before a sellout crowd that included NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
Isles goalie Rick DiPietro started at home for the first time in three weeks and played well, making 32 saves on the night. But Buffalo ‘s re-awakened offence proved too potent.
Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is slated for Long Island on Wednesday while Game 5 heads back to Buffalo on Friday.
Ryan Miller made 20 saves in his second career playoff victory.
In other action, Tampa Bay beat New Jersey 3-2, while the Sharks mauled the Predators 3-1 in San Jose. Both teams took 2-1 leads in their series.
