Simon Holmstrom scored twice and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for first shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0. Anders Lee also scored

Simon Holmstrom scores two goals for the second straight game, while Ilya Sorokin backstopped a 3-0 shutout win over the Sabres.

Anders Lee scored a power-play goal with 12:37 remaining in the second period and added an assist a little more than two minutes later as the New York Islanders avoided another collapse in the third period and earned a 3-0 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Elmont,

James Reimer made 17 saves for the Sabres (11-11-2), who were shut out for the second time in three games and lost their third in a row. Matt Martin appeared to give New York a 1-0 lead at 12:45 of the first period, but the goal was overturned after Buffalo challenged for offside.

Simon Holmstrom scored twice and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for first shutout of the season as the Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night.

The Islanders needed this one, but more than that, they needed this one in this way. They needed to hold a lead in the third period, something they’ve failed to do in five of the past seven games, and they needed the special teams to thrive after Patrick Roy called the power play “awful” a little more than 24 hours prior in Washington.

The Islanders bookended November with wins over the Sabres, both times protecting their third-period lead and scoring on the power play. If only the rest of the month went like that. They snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night at UBS Arena with both teams playing on back-to-back days and the Islanders dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen.