Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

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

Final/OT

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

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

20-13-4, 12-3-3 Home

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
Tampa Bay	38	16	4	80
Buffalo	35	19	6	76
Montreal	33	17	9	75
Detroit	34	20	6	74
Boston	33	21	5	71
Ottawa	29	22	8	66
Florida	30	26	3	63
Toronto	27	24	9	63

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	38	15	6	82
Pittsburgh	30	15	13	73
NY Islanders	34	21	5	73
Washington	31	24	7	69
Columbus	29	21	8	66
Philadelphia	27	21	11	65
New Jersey	29	29	2	60
NY Rangers	23	29	7	53

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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

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 2-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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