Islanders 2-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2015) Box Score

New York Islanders

21-12-5, 9-6-3 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

15-19-4, 8-11-2 home

New York Islanders


forwards
J. Bailey RW
C. Cizikas C
C. Clutterbuck RW
M. Grabovski C
N. Kulemin LW
A. Lee LW
M. Martin LW
B. Nelson C
F. Nielsen C
K. Okposo RW
R. Strome C
J. Tavares C
defensemen
J. Boychuk D
T. Hamonic D
T. Hickey D
N. Leddy D
M. Zidlicky D
C. de Haan 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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	18:05	0:58	0:35	16:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:39	0:00	4:22	8:17	4	11	26.7
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	11:37	0:00	3:03	8:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:01	0:00	0:00	11:01	4	3	57.1
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	17:36	0:00	2:21	15:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	22	17:10	2:00	0:21	14:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	15	8:59	0:00	0:00	8:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:55	0:58	0:10	10:47	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	18:19	2:00	1:32	14:47	7	7	50.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:18	2:00	0:00	14:18	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:42	0:58	0:00	11:44	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:19	2:00	0:00	16:19	10	6	62.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	18:41	0:00	4:16	14:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	23:40	0:58	2:23	20:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	16:36	0:00	2:13	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	22:30	2:00	0:10	20:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:15	0:58	0:00	14:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	21	21:18	0:00	4:16	17:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
T. Greiss G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
43	1	42	.977	0	0	0	0	0	59:47	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
N. Deslauriers LW
J. Eichel C
M. Foligno LW
B. Gionta RW
Z. Girgensons LW
E. Kane LW
J. Larsson LW
D. Legwand C
J. McGinn LW
M. Moulson LW
R. O'Reilly C
S. Reinhart C
defensemen
Z. Bogosian D
C. Franson D
J. Gorges D
J. McCabe D
R. Ristolainen D
M. Weber 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	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	8:49	0:00	0:00	8:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	20:17	5:13	0:36	14:28	6	4	60.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	9:11	0:00	0:00	9:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	17:19	1:26	0:00	15:53	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	17:30	2:02	0:29	14:59	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:20	2:02	0:46	17:32	2	1	66.7
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:36	0:42	0:00	12:54	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:18	0:00	2:12	7:06	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	18	17:36	4:37	0:00	12:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:01	1:18	0:00	10:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:14	5:13	1:53	15:08	12	14	46.2
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:17	3:55	0:00	13:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	24:06	0:08	0:46	23:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:34	1:07	0:00	11:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	25	16:56	0:00	1:14	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	22:11	0:08	0:10	21:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	25:47	5:24	2:12	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:55	0:00	1:34	10:21	0	0	0.0

goalies
L. Ullmark G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	0	0	0	0	0	58:05	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	1	2
	Sabres	0	0	1	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			NYI	BUF
9:35		Frans Nielsen (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Tavares (14), Nick Leddy (12)	1	0

3rd Period			NYI	BUF
1:07		Nikolay Kulemin (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (19), Johnny Boychuk (11)	2	0
11:18		Ryan O'Reilly (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (18)	2	1

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
2
Islanders
1

Game 1

2/11

Islanders
2
Sabres
1

Game 2

31/12

Sabres
4
Islanders
3

Game 3

10/4

KeyBank Center

11:00 PM, 31 December 2015

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	3	0	0	6
Carolina	2	0	1	5
Columbus	2	1	0	4
Philadelphia	2	1	0	4
NY Islanders	2	2	0	4
Washington	1	3	0	2
Pittsburgh	0	2	0	0
New Jersey	0	4	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	4	0	0	8
Florida	3	2	0	6
Ottawa	2	0	1	5
Detroit	2	0	0	4
Montreal	2	1	0	4
Toronto	1	1	1	3
Tampa Bay	1	1	0	2
Boston	1	2	0	2

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New York Islanders

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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