Bo Horvat, immediately after the Islanders were thoroughly outclassed by the Sabres, 7-1, at UBS Arena on Monday night, used the words “embarrassed,” “unacceptable,” and “inexcusable” to describe both he and his team’s collective mindset and the way they played.

The New York Islanders went into the holiday break on a losing note, falling 7-1 to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night at UBS Arena. It was a tough result for the Islanders, who followed up a rousing 6-3 win over a division leader in Toronto on Saturday with a disappointing loss to the last-place Sabres, who busted a 13-game winless skid.

The Buffalo Sabres can carry the good cheer of ending the longest losing streak in the NHL this season into their holiday break