Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

11-11-2, 5-5-1 Away

Final

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

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

9-10-6, 4-5-2 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											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	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	17	11:23	0:08	0:00	11:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	17:13	1:37	1:18	14:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	17:23	2:04	1:36	13:43	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	24	16:17	0:00	0:58	15:19	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:39	1:12	0:00	11:27	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	9:46	0:00	0:49	8:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:35	0:07	2:15	11:13	8	3	72.7
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	19:48	2:40	0:00	17:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:37	1:51	0:00	10:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	20:01	2:03	0:00	17:58	4	10	28.6
0	0	-2	2	0	5	1	2	1	0	0	26	20:20	1:47	1:44	16:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	13:20	2:24	0:00	10:56	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	20	9:49	0:00	0:44	9:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	31	23:28	0:07	1:18	22:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	20	13:14	0:00	2:37	10:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	1	1	3	33	26:49	1:57	0:29	24:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	16:03	0:00	0:33	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	24:38	2:03	2:59	19:36	0	0	0.0

goalies
James ReimerJ. Reimer#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	2	17	.895	12	3	2	0	0	57:17	0

New York Islanders


forwards
Casey CizikasC. Cizikas#53
Hudson FaschingH. Fasching#20
Simon HolmstromS. Holmstrom#10
Bo HorvatB. Horvat#14
Anders LeeA. Lee#27
Kyle MacLeanK. MacLean#32
Matt MartinM. Martin#17
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#29
Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri#21
Maxim TsyplakovM. Tsyplakov#7
Oliver WahlstromO. Wahlstrom#26
defensemen
Dennis CholowskiD. Cholowski#25
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#8
Isaiah GeorgeI. George#36
Grant HuttonG. Hutton#34
Scott MayfieldS. Mayfield#24
Ryan PulockR. Pulock#6
Alexander RomanovA. Romanov#28

											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	3	0	0	25	16:19	0:22	1:43	14:14	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	9:36	0:00	0:00	9:36	0	1	0.0
2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	18:55	1:08	1:18	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	26	21:38	2:56	0:37	18:05	19	7	73.1
1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	25	18:38	2:42	0:00	15:56	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	22	13:39	0:00	0:44	12:55	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	17	10:34	0:00	0:00	10:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	31	21:23	2:51	1:43	16:49	7	5	58.3
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:18	2:50	1:53	15:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	16:36	1:34	0:00	15:02	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:46	1:25	0:00	9:21	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	9:41	2:47	0:00	6:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	3	29	17:53	1:37	0:09	16:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	13:07	0:00	0:04	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	13:15	0:00	0:26	12:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	30	20:44	0:00	1:30	19:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	30	21:31	1:06	2:32	17:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	3	27	21:27	0:22	3:21	17:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ilya SorokinI. Sorokin#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	0	29	1.000	26	1	2	0	0	60:00	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	0	0	0	0
	Islanders	0	2	1	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BUF	NYI
7:23		Anders Lee (10) (Power Play) Assists: Kyle Palmieri (10), Dennis Cholowski (4)	0	1
9:28		Simon Holmstrom (6) Assists: Anders Lee (9)	0	2

3rd Period			BUF	NYI
19:52		Simon Holmstrom (7) (Empty Net) Unassisted	0	3

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 2-0

Islanders
4
Sabres
3

Game 1

1/11

Sabres
0
Islanders
3

Game 2

1/12

Sabres
7
Islanders
1

Game 3

24/12

UBS Arena

12:30 AM, 1 December 2024

Elmont, NY

Attendance: 16,299

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Eric Furlatt

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Ryan Daisy

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 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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ECHL postpones 13 games after players go on strike