NEW YORK (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin had four assists and the Buffalo Sabres stopped a 13-game slide by routing the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night.
It was Buffalo's first win since Nov. 23 at San Jose. The Sabres went 0-10-3 during the losing streak.
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New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) reacts as Buffalo Sabres' Peyton Krebs (19) and Zach Benson (9) skate past himo after Benson scored a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri (21) shoots the puck past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Owen Power (25) fights for control of the puck with New York Islanders' Simon Holmstrom (10) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri (21) fights for control of the puck with Buffalo Sabres' Bowen Byram (4) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Jason Zucker (17) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Jiri Kulich, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Jack Quinn (22) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Jiri Kulich had two goals and an assist, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves. Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist, and Tage Thompson, Beck Malenstyn, Jason Zucker and Zach Benson also scored.
Kyle Palmieri for New York with 55 seconds left in the second period. It was Palmieri's 12th goal of the season.
The Islanders lost for the third time in four games.
Zucker's power-play goal 6:53 into the second lifted Buffalo to a 3-0 lead. Quinn made it 5-0 when he scored at 18:21.
Boos rained down from the frustrated crowd at UBS Arena as the Sabres pulled away for the victory.
Ilya Sorokin made 18 saves in his 11th straight start for the Islanders.
Sabres: It was the team’s highest scoring game of the season. The Sabres posted a 6-1 victory at the New York Rangers on Nov. 7.
Islanders: New York fell to 6-8-2 at UBS Arena.
Luukkonen stopped Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a prime scoring opportunity with 4:08 left in the first.
The Sabres are last in the Eastern Conference at 12-19-4.
The Sabres host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. The Islanders host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
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New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) reacts as Buffalo Sabres' Peyton Krebs (19) and Zach Benson (9) skate past himo after Benson scored a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri (21) shoots the puck past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Owen Power (25) fights for control of the puck with New York Islanders' Simon Holmstrom (10) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri (21) fights for control of the puck with Buffalo Sabres' Bowen Byram (4) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Jason Zucker (17) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Jiri Kulich, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres' Jack Quinn (22) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California’s coast had residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man’s death and the partial collapse of a pier, which propelled three people into the Pacific Ocean.
The National Weather Service on Christmas Eve warned of dangerous, large-breaking waves of up to 35 feet (10.7 meters). Its latest high surf warning will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday.
“Large waves can sweep across the beach without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches,” the weather service said in a Christmas Eve bulletin.
In Santa Cruz, where a municipal wharf under construction partially collapsed on Monday, most beaches were cordoned off as they were inundated with high surf and debris.
Residents received an alert on their phones Tuesday morning notifying them to “avoid all beaches including coastal overlook areas such as rocks, jetties or cliffs.” It warned powerful waves could sweep entire beaches unexpectedly.
Local officials said there could be further damage to the wharf, but no more pieces broke off overnight.
The wharf collapsed and fell into the ocean midday Monday, taking three people with it. Two people were rescued by lifeguards and a third swam to safety. No one was seriously injured.
“We are anticipating that what is coming toward us is more serious than what was there this morning,” Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley said Monday.
The structure was in the middle of a $4 million renovation following destructive storms last winter about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of San Francisco.
“It’s a catastrophe for those down at the end of the wharf,” said David Johnston, who was allowed onto the pier on Monday to check on his business, Venture Quest Kayaking.
Tony Elliot, the head of the Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department, estimated that about 150 feet (45 meters) of the end of the wharf fell into the water. It was immediately evacuated and will remain closed indefinitely.
Some of the wharf’s pilings are still in the ocean and remain “serious, serious hazards” to boats, the mayor said. Each piling weighs hundreds of pounds and is being pushed by powerful waves.
“You are risking your life, and those of the people that would need to try and save you by getting in or too close to the water,” the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office said on the social platform X.
Building inspectors were looking at the rest of the pier’s structural integrity.
Some California cities ordered beachfront homes and hotels to evacuate early Monday afternoon as forecasters warned that storm swells would continue to increase throughout the day.
In Watsonville along the Monterey Bay, first responders were called to Sunset State Beach, a state park, around 11:30 a.m. Monday for a report of a man trapped under debris. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office believes a large wave pinned him there. The man was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The storm’s high surf also likely pulled another man into the Pacific Ocean around noon Monday at Marina State Beach, nearly 13 miles (21 kilometers) south of Watsonville, authorities said. Strong currents and high waves forced searchers to abandon their efforts roughly two hours later as conditions worsened. The man remained missing Monday evening.
In a post on X, the National Weather Service office in Portland, Oregon, said, “It will likely go down as some of the highest surf this winter.”
Dazio reported from Los Angeles.
Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are seen at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are seen at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are seen at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are seen at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are seen at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A building floats in the ocean after a wharf partially collapsed Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
Damage to the Santa Cruz Wharf is seen in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Damage to the Santa Cruz Wharf is seen in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Damage is seen on the end of Santa Cruz Wharf during high surf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A building floats in the ocean after a wharf partially collapsed Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
A building floats in the ocean after a wharf partially collapsed Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
A person takes a photo of high surf near the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A security guard watches the entrance to the closed Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
