New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

11-13-6, 2-7-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Islanders NYI	1	1	0	0	2
Sabres BUF	0	1	1	1	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

12-11-6, 7-6-3 Home

New York Islanders


forwards
Josh BaileyJ. Bailey#12
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Cal ClutterbuckC. Clutterbuck#15
Nikolay KuleminN. Kulemin#86
Andrew LaddA. Ladd#16
Anders LeeA. Lee#27
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#29
Shane PrinceS. Prince#11
Alan QuineA. Quine#10
Ryan StromeR. Strome#18
John TavaresJ. Tavares#91
defensemen
Johnny BoychukJ. Boychuk#55
Travis HamonicT. Hamonic#3
Thomas HickeyT. Hickey#14
Nick LeddyN. Leddy#2
Dennis SeidenbergD. Seidenberg#4
Calvin de HaanC. de Haan#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	19:51	0:47	0:20	18:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	17	12:14	0:00	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:48	0:00	2:18	11:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	24	11:51	0:00	1:41	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	13:27	0:00	1:58	11:29	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	22	13:49	1:01	1:26	11:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	17:36	0:47	0:00	16:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	13:48	1:01	0:59	11:48	2	12	14.3
0	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:43	1:01	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	23	13:56	1:01	2:21	10:34	5	7	41.7
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:06	0:47	0:00	11:19	5	7	41.7
0	0	-2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	21:03	0:47	0:53	19:23	15	13	53.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	24	18:13	0:46	0:52	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	23:12	0:00	2:31	20:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:54	0:00	2:43	16:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	24:38	1:02	2:27	21:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:19	0:00	1:48	15:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:40	0:00	1:35	15:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jean-Francois BerubeJ. Berube#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	0	0	0	0	0	60:42	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
William CarrierW. Carrier#48
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#77
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	12:04	0:00	0:32	11:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	8:03	0:00	0:00	8:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	18:32	3:44	0:00	14:48	9	9	50.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	20	16:35	0:00	0:48	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	14:47	2:19	0:00	12:28	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	10:21	0:00	0:28	9:53	4	2	66.7
0	1	-1	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	13:53	2:19	0:00	11:34	1	1	50.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:00	0:00	1:10	14:50	9	8	52.9
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:00	2:19	0:00	13:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	20:22	3:44	0:38	16:00	16	7	69.6
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	19:00	3:39	0:00	15:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	17:56	3:39	0:00	14:17	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	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:01	0:00	0:00	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:09	2:10	0:00	12:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	26	18:34	0:00	0:38	17:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:40	0:51	1:00	18:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	32	23:33	1:16	1:10	21:07	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	1	3	0	0	4	0	3	32	26:56	3:50	0:48	22:18	0	0	0.0

goalies
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	2	33	.943	0	0	0	0	0	60:34	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	OT	T
	Islanders	1	1	0	0	2
	Sabres	0	1	1	1	3

1st Period			NYI	BUF
13:08		Ryan Strome (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Cal Clutterbuck (9), Nikolay Kulemin (5)	1	0

2nd Period			NYI	BUF
2:32		Johan Larsson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (19), Jake McCabe (6)	1	1
6:39		Alan Quine (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Shane Prince (6)	2	1

3rd Period			NYI	BUF
3:19		Matt Moulson (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (5), Brian Gionta (6)	2	2

OT Summary			NYI	BUF
0:42		Rasmus Ristolainen (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (13)	2	3

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Islanders
2
Sabres
3

Game 1

17/12

Sabres
1
Islanders
5

Game 2

24/12

Islanders
4
Sabres
2

Game 3

2/4

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 17 December 2016

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,903

Referees:
Dan O'Halloran
Justin St. Pierre

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	13	4	46
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	14	3	47
Tampa Bay	21	13	3	45
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	5	39

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Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

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