Sabres' 2nd-period surge too much for Islanders

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Victor Olofsson, Dylan Cozens and Zach Benson scored within a five-minute span in the second period Thursday night for the Buffalo Sabres, who inched closer to an Eastern Conference wild-card spot by blanking the New York Islanders, 4-0.

The 18-year-old Benson capped his first multi-goal game by adding an empty-netter late in the third for the Sabres, who haven't made th