Rasmus Dahlin had four assists and the Sabres stopped a 13-game slide by routing the Islanders​ 7-1 on Monday night.

Rasmus Dahlin tallied a career-high four assists in his return to the lineup as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 7-1 at UBS Arena on Monday, ending a 13-game winless streak (0-10-3).

Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele, Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin and Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

Kulich scooped up a loose puck deep in the defensive zone, made a move to blaze past St. Louis defenseman Justin Faulk at the blue line, and sent a deceptive shot between the pads of goaltender Jordan Binnington for the seventh goal of his rookie season.

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has been named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for Dec. 23 to Dec. 29. Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele was named the First Star of the Week, while Columbus Blue Jackets defender Zach Werenski was named the Third Star.

Rasmus Dahlin has been named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week for the week ending Dec. 29, the league announced Monday.

It was Kulich’s seventh goal of the season, and three of those goals have come during Buffalo’s recent three-game winning streak. During this three-game stretch, the Sabres are outscoring opponents 6-1 and have 61 percent of the scoring chances with Kulich on the ice at five-on-five.

Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby reached 1,034 NHL assists, passing Mario Lemieux for the most in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.

Artturi Lehkonen scored three goals, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 34 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-1 on Friday night. Mikko Rantanen also scored and Nathan MacKinnon had three assists for Colorado,

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