"Kevyn Adams extension when"; "Christmas miracle": Fans on Cloud 9 as Buffalo Sabres end 13-game losing streak with 7-1 win over Islanders 

The Buffalo Sabres ended their 13-game losing streak by defeating the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night at UBS Arena. The win was Buffalo's first since Nov. 23 and improved their record to 12-19-4 on the season.

Sabres fans took to social media to rejoice, with one fan commenting:

"It’s a Christmas miracle!!!"

Another fan tweeted on X/Twitter:

"Kevyn Adams extension when?"

Here are some more reactions from fans:

"About Damn Time!! LFG!! Keep this going! KEEP THE AGGRESSIVENESS GOING TOO!!" one fan wrote.

"Finally!! Yall played a great game must be a Christmas miracle. Now start a 20 game win streak," another fan said.

"Breathe a sigh of relief & have a Merry Christmas. The losing streak is over. I will see the game on Friday. The Hawks are in town," one fan added.

"Feels like we took a million steps back and a couple steps forward. But at the same time I’m proud of you guys. Like a baseball dad watching his son hit his first home run. Go sabres!!" another fan wrote.

Jiri Kulich (two goals), Jack Quinn, Zach Benson, Beck Malenstyn, Tage Thompson and Jason Zucker also scored for the Buffalo Sabres. Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was excellent in net, stopping 27 of 28 shots faced.

The lone goal for the Islanders came from Kyle Palmieri while Ilya Sorokin made 18 saves on the night.

Buffalo Sabres HC Lindy Ruff's comments after 7-1 win against Islanders

After Buffalo's dominating 7-1 victory over New York, head coach Lindy Ruff was pleased with his team's performance. He said the strong play started in their previous game against Boston, where the Sabres played well defensively despite losing 3-1.

“We're smart with the puck. I think we started off tonight same way, our puck play was real good, our defending was good. And then, when you go through somthing like this, you know, a journey that is awfully painful. When you come out of it, you should be a better team," Ruff said postgame.

Ruff felt some of their problems were not finishing games strong. However, Ruff believes the Sabres have now learned that smarter puck management is the key to closing out games, as evidenced by their poised third-period play when the Islanders tried to rally.

“I think we showed that tonight in the third period when they had a little bit of a push and we had good sticks, you know, we deflected a lot of pucks, we blocked a lot of lanes, we denied a lot of plays in our own end," he added.

The Buffalo Sabres will look to build on this victory when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at KeyBank Center.