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The Buffalo Sabres are off to an 0-2-0 start, but there is still plenty of hockey to go in 2023-24, and plenty of reasons to get bold this week.

The NY Islanders are preparing for their second game of the season without one of their defensemen today, as they'll host the Arizona Coyotes tomorrow at UBS Arena. Taking two points was a terrific way to start their 2023-24 campaign, but it may have come

The Buffalo Sabres have three opponents lined up this week in the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, and the New York Islanders.

Casey Cizikas scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the New York Islanders opened their season with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist, Kyle Palmieri also scored and Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots as the Islanders won their season opener at home for the first time since 1995.

Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri and Casey Cizikas score in the Islanders season-opening win

Casey Cizikas scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the New York Islanders opened their season with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Sabres comeback falls short in road loss to Islanders Buffalo Sabres

The Islanders scored a hard-fought, 3-2 win over the Sabres at UBS Arena on Saturday night, their for first opening-night win at home since 1995.

Well, at least the Rangers provided head coach Peter Laviolette with a fair amount of teaching moments Saturday night.

The Sabres lost 3-2 to the Islanders and fell to 0-2 on the season, but Benson and Greenway were a formidable tandem as forecheckers.