With Brock Nelson, a forward, the lone Islanders player back, Cody McLeod sent a sauce pass to Dylan Cozens for a one-time finish. Except thjere was only one problem for Buffalo and that was Sorokin, who read the play like a children's book. He slid over in the splits and tracked the shot, blockering it away:

The Islanders caught a break when Maxim Tsyplakov was initially whistled for a four-minute high-sticking penalty on defenseman Kaiden Guhle at 19:42 of the third period, which would halve bled into overtime. But, upon review, the referees reversed the call.