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

Islanders beat Sabres 4-1 behind strong game from Varlamov

— Kieffer Bellows and Anders Lee scored in the second period, Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Thursday night for their third victory in four home games.

Dec 31, 2021, 04:31 am - AP

		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

SABRES

ISLANDERS

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Montreal	21	12	6	48
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Florida	21	15	3	45
Buffalo	20	14	4	44
Toronto	18	15	6	42
Boston	20	18	2	42
Ottawa	18	15	5	41

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	24	12	3	51
NY Islanders	22	14	4	48
Philadelphia	20	11	7	47
Washington	20	14	5	45
Pittsburgh	17	12	9	43
NY Rangers	19	17	5	43
New Jersey	20	17	2	42
Columbus	17	15	6	40

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Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Mathew BarzalC - NYI

Noah DobsonD - NYI

Kieffer BellowsLW - NYI

Game Information

Islanders beat Sabres 4-1 behind strong game from Varlamov

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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