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Shorthanded goals the story in Sabres 6-3 loss to the Islanders

Shorthanded goals the story in Sabres 6-3 loss to the Islanders
Posted at 10:04 PM, Oct 07, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-08 13:54:00-04

Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner gave up four goals in just a little over one period of play and it didn't get prettier from there.

The Sabres fell to the NY Islanders 6-3 Saturday night to drop them to 0-1-1 on the season.

The Islanders struck just 1:47 into the game. They added two shorthanded goals less than a minute apart in the 2nd period to take a 3-0 lead. Less than a minute later, they added another to make it 4-0.

Goaltender Chad Johnson took over in the 2nd period and allowed another goal later in the game. The 6th and final Islanders goal was an empty-netter.

Evander Kane scored two shorthanded goals of his own in the loss while Jack Eichel scored his first goal of the season.

The Sabres will return to action on Monday when they host New Jersey. Game time is set for 3pm in a Columbus Day matinee.