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.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders NHL game to be played on November 30, 2024 on ESPN.

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.

Gabriel Pageau was made a last-minute scratch due to a lower-body issue against the Capitals on Black Friday. Pageau, who is considered day to day, gets added to a list of injuries that already includes Mat Barzal (upper body),

New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau took warmups ahead of their 3 PM ET game against the Washington Capitals. But, after warmups, the Islanders announced that Pageau is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.