The Sabres are also playing on a back to back, and are also coming off an overtime loss, as they fell to the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in OT on Friday afternoon. Dylan Cozens, Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram scored for Buffalo while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen tuned aside 18 of 22 shots.

The New York Islanders return home as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Islanders prediction and pick. The Sabres enter Friday sitting at 11-10-1 on the year.

Jakob Chychrun scored the overtime winner and had an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-4.

The New York Islanders picked up a point, but another one slip away on Friday, falling 5-4 to the Washington Capitals in a Metro Division matinee at Capital One Arena.

WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun has been red-hot for the Washington Capitals to start his tenure in D.C., and he kept it going as he played hero once again in another comeback win, this time against the New York Islanders. Chychrun had the overtime winner, and Tom Wilson struck twice as Washington rallied for a 5-4 OT win.