Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 12:56 a.m.
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UNIONDALE, LONG ISLAND (AP) -- Martin Biron earned his 200th NHL win and 26th career shutout, and Jeff Tambellini scored three goals for his first career hat trick as the New York Islanders routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to three games.
Biron made 38 saves in his first victory with the Islanders since joining the club during the offseason. He was 0-3-2 in his first six outings with the team.
Tambellini, who never had a two-goal game in his first four NHL seasons, now has two in four games. The Islanders won for the third time in four days to improve to 4-4-5 this season. Richard Park and Josh Bailey added goals for New York, which also beat the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals this week.
Biron turned aside 10 power-play shots for his first shutout since Feb. 25, when he was with Philadelphia.
The Sabres had their four-game winning streak ended.
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