Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

10-17-5, 4-8-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	0	0	1
Islanders NYI	1	2	1	4

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

9-12-6, 3-5-3 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Anders BjorkA. Bjork#96
Cody EakinC. Eakin#20
John HaydenJ. Hayden#15
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Brett MurrayB. Murray#57
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Arttu RuotsalainenA. Ruotsalainen#25
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Will ButcherW. Butcher#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Casey FitzgeraldC. Fitzgerald#45
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Ethan ProwE. Prow#6
Mark PysykM. Pysyk#13

											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	17	14:40	0:47	0:41	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	11	11:03	0:00	0:00	11:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:38	1:05	2:17	14:16	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	14:57	0:00	0:50	14:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:54	1:55	0:00	15:59	1	8	11.1
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	12:07	1:55	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:17	1:55	0:46	14:36	2	2	50.0
0	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:15	2:42	0:00	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	16:03	0:47	0:00	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	9:42	0:00	0:00	9:42	1	3	25.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:12	0:47	0:29	14:56	7	11	38.9
0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:04	0:47	0:29	15:48	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	26	20:32	0:50	0:00	19:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	31	27:04	1:52	0:29	24:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:26	0:00	0:00	12:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	32	24:40	0:00	2:17	22:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:10	0:00	0:29	12:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	22	19:26	0:00	2:17	17:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Malcolm SubbanM. Subban#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	4	28	.875	26	0	2	0	0	58:04	0

New York Islanders


forwards
Josh BaileyJ. Bailey#12
Mathew BarzalM. Barzal#13
Kieffer BellowsK. Bellows#20
Casey CizikasC. Cizikas#53
Cal ClutterbuckC. Clutterbuck#15
Austin CzarnikA. Czarnik#10
Michael Dal ColleM. Dal Colle#28
Ross JohnstonR. Johnston#32
Anders LeeA. Lee#27
Matt MartinM. Martin#17
Jean-Gabriel PageauJ. Pageau#44
Zach PariseZ. Parise#11
defensemen
Zdeno CharaZ. Chara#33
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#8
Andy GreeneA. Greene#4
Scott MayfieldS. Mayfield#24
Adam PelechA. Pelech#3
Robin SaloR. Salo#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:27	0:50	0:00	15:37	1	1	50.0
1	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:27	1:56	0:00	14:31	1	1	50.0
1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	16:00	1:56	0:00	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	20	14:44	0:00	0:00	14:44	9	4	69.2
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	20	15:52	0:00	1:52	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	12:22	0:50	0:00	11:32	5	2	71.4
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	14:34	0:50	0:00	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	14	11:15	0:00	0:00	11:15	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	16:02	1:56	0:00	14:06	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	1	19	14:27	0:00	0:00	14:27	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:59	1:56	2:06	13:57	12	6	66.7
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:45	0:50	1:26	12:29	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	23	22:11	0:00	1:37	20:34	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:42	1:56	0:00	18:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	17:48	0:00	1:37	16:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:11	0:00	1:05	18:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	23	19:36	0:00	1:05	18:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:34	0:50	0:00	16:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Semyon VarlamovS. Varlamov#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	1	36	.973	28	1	7	0	0	59:14	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
	Sabres	1	0	0	1
	Islanders	1	2	1	4

1st Period			BUF	NYI
12:35		Mathew Barzal (6) Assists: Josh Bailey (10), Noah Dobson (8)	0	1
19:00		Kyle Okposo (7) (Power Play) Assists: Brett Murray (3), Victor Olofsson (14)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	NYI
6:45		Kieffer Bellows (3) Assists: Andy Greene (4)	1	2
11:25		Anders Lee (9) (Power Play) Assists: Mathew Barzal (13), Kieffer Bellows (4)	1	3

3rd Period			BUF	NYI
11:43		Noah Dobson (4) Assists: Josh Bailey (11), Mathew Barzal (14)	1	4

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Islanders
-
Sabres
-

Game 1

28/12

Sabres
1
Islanders
4

Game 1

31/12

Islanders
3
Sabres
6

Game 2

16/2

Islanders
3
Sabres
5

Game 3

23/4

UBS Arena

12:30 AM, 31 December 2021

Elmont, NY

Attendance: 17,255

Referees:
Steve Kozari

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Game Information

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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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