Islanders 3-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2018) Box Score

New York Islanders

21-13-4, 12-8-1 away

	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	1	2	3
BUF	0	0	1	1

Buffalo Sabres

21-13-6, 12-5-3 home

New York Islanders


forwards
J. Bailey RW
M. Barzal C
A. Beauvillier LW
C. Cizikas C
C. Clutterbuck RW
M. Dal Colle LW
V. Filppula C
J. Ho-Sang LW
L. Komarov RW
A. Lee LW
M. Martin LW
B. Nelson C
defensemen
J. Boychuk D
N. Leddy D
S. Mayfield D
A. Pelech D
R. Pulock D
D. Toews D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	16:43	2:10	0:02	14:31	6	4	60.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	22	20:12	2:22	0:02	17:48	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	17	15:39	2:10	0:00	13:29	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:11	0:00	2:24	16:47	7	8	46.7
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	16:32	2:11	2:25	11:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:37	0:01	0:00	10:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0:32	0:00	0:00	0:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	16:33	1:49	0:00	14:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:14	0:01	1:25	12:48	2	2	50.0
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:44	1:49	0:00	15:55	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	9:50	0:00	0:00	9:50	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:58	1:49	1:06	18:03	5	11	31.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	19:36	0:00	1:46	17:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	19:09	2:12	0:12	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	19:02	0:00	1:30	17:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	1	0	2	27	17:58	0:00	1:06	16:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	29	22:22	1:38	2:50	17:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	26	19:33	1:48	0:00	17:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
R. Lehner G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	1	39	.975	35	0	4	0	0	59:53	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
J. Eichel C
J. Larsson LW
C. Mittelstadt C
K. Okposo RW
J. Pominville RW
S. Reinhart C
E. Rodrigues C
C. Sheary LW
J. Skinner LW
C.J. Smith LW
V. Sobotka LW
T. Thompson RW
defensemen
N. Beaulieu D
Z. Bogosian D
R. Dahlin D
J. McCabe D
R. Ristolainen D
M. Scandella D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2:42	0:00	0:00	2:42	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	16:21	0:00	2:43	13:38	5	7	41.7
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	16:22	1:06	0:00	15:16	1	4	20.0
1	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	13:54	2:10	0:00	11:44	3	1	75.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:45	0:08	0:00	11:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	18:23	2:28	0:00	15:55	4	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	22	22:07	2:34	1:57	17:36	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:47	1:06	0:00	14:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	19:23	2:28	0:00	16:55	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	11:31	0:02	1:17	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:12	0:02	2:03	12:07	10	8	55.6
0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	16:19	1:06	0:00	15:13	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	20:14	0:12	1:17	18:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	25	23:24	0:02	1:32	21:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:42	1:38	0:00	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	21	16:17	0:00	0:49	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	25	25:06	3:28	1:39	19:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:46	0:00	2:43	13:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Hutton G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	23	0	7	0	0	58:45	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	0	1	2	3
	Sabres	0	0	1	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			NYI	BUF
2:59		Leo Komarov (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Leddy (11), Mathew Barzal (26)	1	0

3rd Period		NYI	BUF
1:45	Brock Nelson (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joshua Ho-Sang (1), Scott Mayfield (11)	2	0
10:14	Kyle Okposo (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nathan Beaulieu (4), Casey Mittelstadt (6)	2	1
19:28	Ryan Pulock (3) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Robin Lehner (1)	3	1

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Islanders
3
Sabres
1

Game 1

31/12

Islanders
1
Sabres
3

Game 2

13/2

Sabres
1
Islanders
5

Game 3

30/3

KeyBank Center

11:00 PM, 31 December 2018

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Kevin Pollock
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Steve Miller
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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New York Islanders

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

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