New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

17-20-6, 8-10-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	1	1	1	3
Sabres BUF	1	2	3	6

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

16-24-8, 8-12-4 Home

New York Islanders


forwards
Josh BaileyJ. Bailey#12
Mathew BarzalM. Barzal#13
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#18
Casey CizikasC. Cizikas#53
Cal ClutterbuckC. Clutterbuck#15
Anders LeeA. Lee#27
Matt MartinM. Martin#17
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#29
Jean-Gabriel PageauJ. Pageau#44
Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri#21
Zach PariseZ. Parise#11
Oliver WahlstromO. Wahlstrom#26
defensemen
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#25
Zdeno CharaZ. Chara#33
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#8
Scott MayfieldS. Mayfield#24
Adam PelechA. Pelech#3
Ryan PulockR. Pulock#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:01	2:14	0:46	15:01	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	16:39	1:54	0:00	14:45	4	4	50.0
0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:10	2:14	0:33	15:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	16:06	0:13	1:42	14:11	13	6	68.4
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	15:04	0:10	1:41	13:13	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	14:51	1:38	0:00	13:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:46	0:08	0:00	13:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	16:36	1:36	0:00	15:00	8	4	66.7
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:42	1:39	1:16	11:47	7	9	43.8
2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:35	0:00	0:00	13:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	19	13:00	2:07	0:00	10:53	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:07	1:53	0:00	11:14	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:51	0:00	0:00	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	21	17:36	0:00	1:10	16:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:51	1:54	0:00	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:57	0:02	1:51	17:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	20:08	0:14	1:49	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:38	2:04	1:08	18:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ilya SorokinI. Sorokin#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	4	35	.897	29	2	4	0	0	58:23	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Anders BjorkA. Bjork#96
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Cody EakinC. Eakin#20
John HaydenJ. Hayden#15
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Casey FitzgeraldC. Fitzgerald#45
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Mark PysykM. Pysyk#13
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											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	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:18	1:09	1:57	12:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	21	14:01	0:00	0:00	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	20	15:22	1:05	0:25	13:52	2	7	22.2
0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:24	0:00	0:45	11:39	9	5	64.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	11:35	0:00	0:00	11:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	13:10	0:00	0:45	12:25	2	9	18.2
0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:18	1:52	0:00	13:26	1	2	33.3
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:57	1:07	1:03	12:47	1	1	50.0
2	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	14:29	1:10	0:00	13:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	16:24	1:54	0:00	14:30	3	3	50.0
1	0	2	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:31	1:49	1:36	13:06	7	7	50.0
1	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	19:36	1:50	1:29	16:17	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	18:07	0:00	0:00	18:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	28	24:41	2:00	1:38	21:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	16:14	0:00	1:21	14:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	28	23:52	0:59	1:35	21:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	19:00	0:00	1:01	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	15:17	0:00	2:25	12:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Dustin TokarskiD. Tokarski#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	3	30	.909	26	1	3	0	0	59:44	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	1	1	1	3
	Sabres	1	2	3	6

1st Period			NYI	BUF
10:53		Kyle Okposo (10) Assists: Cody Eakin (7), Casey Fitzgerald (3)	0	1
12:06		Kyle Palmieri (2) Assists: Sebastian Aho (3), Anthony Beauvillier (10)	1	1

2nd Period		NYI	BUF
1:36	Tage Thompson (16) (Shorthanded) Assists: Dylan Cozens (11)	1	2
7:11	Anders Lee (13) Assists: Mathew Barzal (20), Zdeno Chara (6)	2	2
19:59	Alex Tuch (7) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (23), Peyton Krebs (4)	2	3

3rd Period		NYI	BUF
9:56	Kyle Palmieri (3) Assists: Anders Lee (6), Noah Dobson (13)	3	3
17:05	Victor Olofsson (6) Assists: Dylan Cozens (12), Peyton Krebs (5)	3	4
18:55	Henri Jokiharju (3) (Empty Net) Assists: Alex Tuch (12)	3	5
19:34	Victor Olofsson (7) (Empty Net) Assists: Dylan Cozens (13)	3	6

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 16 February 2022

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 9,296

Referees:
Justin St. Pierre
Conor O'Donnell

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen

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

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

Will Zellers leads U.S. past Germany in world juniors opener

Will Zellers scored twice and added an assist as the United States beat Germany 6-3 in both team's opening game of the World Junior Championships on Friday.

ECHL postpones 13 games after players go on strike

The ECHL postponed 13 games Friday after players went on strike, causing a work stoppage in the North American development minor hockey league two tiers below the NHL.

Fantasy hockey rankings: Jack Hughes returns to Devils lineup, climbs to No. 15

Here are the highest-ranked fantasy hockey players, with Jack Hughes rising this week.

GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos.

New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Will Zellers leads U.S. past Germany in world juniors opener

ECHL postpones 13 games after players go on strike

Fantasy hockey rankings: Jack Hughes returns to Devils lineup, climbs to No. 15