Brian Rolston took the lead for the New York Islanders halfway through the third period and goalkeeper Al Montoya stopped 30 shots to secure a 2-1 victory against the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night. The Islanders have won two consecutive away games, improving their away record that started at 0-5-2 at the beginning of the season.

Matt Moulson got his eighth goal of the season early in the game as well for the Islanders in the win against the injury-ridden Sabres, who have seven of their top players miss the game from an assortment of injuries that led to a couple players being called up from the team’s AHL affiliates.

”We showed some desperation and then (Montoya) was there when we needed him to be,” coach Jack Capuano said in an interview with FoxSports. ”We kept coming. We have to play with an attitude that maybe we didn’t play with the first couple of weeks.”

With both teams getting several shots on net, Moulson was able to put the Islanders ahead by a goal after scoring a power-play goal off a pass from Parenteau with six minutes left in the period.

After a second period that was full of scoring attempts that were not taken advantage of, Buffalo tied the game up almost two minutes into the third period off a wrist-shot from Jochen Hecht. However, the Islanders were the last to capitalize on an offensive attempt thanks to Brian Rolston, who scored his third goal of the season off an assist from David Ullstrom, leaving the final score at 2-1.

Buffalo goalkeeper Ryan Miller should be fit to practice since being concussed after a hit he received November 12 in a game against the Boston Bruins, which made him miss the past eight games the Sabres have played.

The New York Islanders travel to Illinois to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, while the Buffalo Sabres stay home to welcome the Detroit Red Wings that same night.

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Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys offense looks like its back to full power and with a solid defense the Cowboys are looking strong. They dominated the Bills in more than convincing fashion with a 44-7 victory. With the Cowboys schedule getting even easier, Tony Romo torched the Bills defense on their first four series all ending in touchdowns.

Terence Newman added two interceptions, one which he ran back for the score and the Cowboys cruised to victory. This was the second straight victory for Dallas who moves to 5-4 and one game behind the Giants. The difference is the Giants have one of the hardest remaining schedules and the Cowboys have one of the easiest. The Cowboys next three opponents have a combined record of 6-18.

“We needed a game like this,” tight end Jason Witten said. “This needs to be the foundation of what lies ahead for this team.” This marks the most points scored by a Cowboys team since 2007 when now-coach Jason Garrett had his first game as offensive coordinator.

The Cowboys have been benefiting from more balance on offense and much of that is thanks to the emergence of rookie running back DeMarco Murray. He rushed for 135 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown while contributing 35 yards receiving on 6 catches out of the backfield.

Murray has been helping to create space in the secondary by creating problems for opposing defenses. ”They can’t load the box on us and they can’t double-team wide receivers,” Murray said. This was the first game Romo played without a special vest protection for the broken rib he suffered back in Week 2.

Romo put the Cowboys up 21-0 with a 34 yard touchdown pass to Dez Bryant, and a 58 and 5 yard passes to Laurent Robinson. He hit on his first 13 throws and finished 23 of 26 and 270 yards. His completion percentage, 88.5, set a franchise record for a single game. Though the offense was somewhat shutdown after those first scoring drives, they protected the lead with no interceptions from Romo and the offensive line doing their job and allowing no sacks for the second straight week.

“We are learning a little bit about who we are and what we can do and what we are capable of doing,” Romo said. Dallas handed Buffalo its second straight beat down and third loss in four games. They didn’t do much right in this game and need to turn things around quickly to stay in the playoff hunt.

We will regroup and continue to work to get better,” Gailey said. “But you have to go do it. Nobody’s going to give you anything in this league.” Ryan Fitzpatrick had another forgettable day. He was 20 of 31 for 146 yards a touchdown and three interceptions. The touchdown was a 3 yarder to David Nelson. The Bills were only able to convert 2 of 7 on third down.

After signing his new 6 year $59 million contract Fitzpatrick has had two bad games. ”We put in some good practice time and really thought we’d come out here and play well,” Fitzpatrick said. “It’s hard to even think ahead right now because of how embarrassing that loss was.”

The Cowboys forced four total turnovers getting a fumble from Jackson, his second of the season. The lone bright spot was Jackson who racked up 114 yards on 13 carries. The Bills look to turn things around and avoid three straight losses with a trip to Miami next Sunday to face the Dolphins who are suddenly the winners of two straight, while the Cowboys head to Washington to face the Redskins losers of five straight.

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