The Buffalo Sabres can carry the good cheer of ending the longest losing streak in the NHL this season into their holiday break. Buffalo routed the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night, scoring twice in the first,

A 7-1 win over the New York Islanders, one month removed from their previous victory Nov. 23 at San Jose, ended the Sabres’ winless streak at 13 games and sends them to their three-day holiday break on a high note.

The Sabres are sitting at the bottom of the NHL with only 26 standings points through 33 games, and fans are worried that another long rebuild lies ahead.

The Buffalo Sabres finally got back into the win column on Monday night, defeating the New York Islanders on the road to snap their 13-game losing streak. Prior to Monday, the Sabres hadn't won a game since Nov.

It not only extended their current losing streak to 11 games, but it also came just 24 hours after team owner Terry Pegula flew to Montreal to meet the team, offering a vote of confidence to the entire organization that the answers for turning the season around were all in that locker room.

The Buffalo Sabres can carry the good cheer of ending the longest losing streak in the NHL this season into their holiday break. Buffalo on Monday routed the New York Islanders 7-1, scoring twice in the first period,

In a season that was supposed to see them take huge steps forward and possibly fight for a playoff spot, the Buffalo Sabres continue a lengthy losing skid. Afte

Especially at home in front of our fans.” Want to know just how uniformly awful the loss to the league-worst Sabres was? Legendary Islanders statistician Eric Hornick wrote that it was the first time in franchise history that the Islanders were outscored by multiple goals in each period of a home game.