Islanders 3-2 Sabres (28 Dec, 2017) Final Score

Buffalo Sabres

9-20-8, 4-10-6 away

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

Islanders come from behind to beat Sabres 3-2 in OT

Mathew Barzal scored 1:08 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

Dec 28, 2017, 04:58 am - Associated Press

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

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BUF	NYI
3:41		Jason Chimera (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Cal Clutterbuck (7), Casey Cizikas (6)	0	1
9:43		Zemgus Girgensons (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (20), Marco Scandella (10)	1	1

3rd Period			BUF	NYI
11:33		Kyle Okposo (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (19)	2	1
18:51		Josh Bailey (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Tavares (26)	2	2

OT Summary			BUF	NYI
1:08		Mathew Barzal (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Josh Bailey (37), John Tavares (27)	2	3

SABRES

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 2-0

Sabres
3
Islanders
6

Game 1

8/10

Sabres
2
Islanders
3

Game 2

28/12

Islanders
3
Sabres
4

Game 3

9/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	30	16	2	62
Florida	28	17	3	59
Tampa Bay	25	18	3	53
Ottawa	24	19	4	52
Montreal	24	19	4	52
Boston	23	19	6	52
Detroit	21	21	5	47
Buffalo	18	24	5	41

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	32	10	5	69
Carolina	29	16	3	61
New Jersey	26	17	6	58
Columbus	22	18	7	51
NY Rangers	23	20	4	50
Philadelphia	22	20	6	50
Pittsburgh	20	21	8	48
NY Islanders	19	20	7	45

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Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Mathew BarzalC - NYI

Josh BaileyRW - NYI

Jaroslav HalakG - NYI

Game Information

Islanders come from behind to beat Sabres 3-2 in OT

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Regular Season Series

NYI lead 2-0

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