Sabres aim to end modest skid in clash vs. struggling Islanders

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The Buffalo Sabres have gotten off to a solid start that's put them in a position to potentially end one of the most ignoble streaks in NHL history.

The New York Islanders are getting to the point where they're having a hard time imagining anything other than recent painful history repeating itself.

The Sabres will look to remain entrenched within the middle of the Eastern