The loss to the Islanders was similar to the Sabres’ last two games in the sense that it was a low-scoring, tightly contested game. The Sabres previously lost 1-0 to Minnesota at home on Wednesday, then erased a late deficit before falling 4-3 in overtime to Vancouver on Friday.

It took the Sabres only four days to spoil the momentum that they built by sweeping the three-game trip through California. They went 0-2-1 for the week, including an overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks,