Sabres 6-3 Islanders (16 Feb, 2022) Final Score

New York Islanders

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

	1	2	3	T
NYI	1	1	1	3
BUF	1	2	3	6

Olofsson scores twice in Sabres' 6-3 win over Islanders

— Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 2:55 left in the game, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night for their second consecutive win.

Feb 16, 2022, 04:00 am - AP

		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

ISLANDERS

SABRES

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Kings 4-3 to advance to 2nd round

— The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings played a tight-checking series at even strength. The special teams matchup, however, was lopsided — and that’s why it ended in five games.

Kings lament special teams play after playoff elimination

Kings interim coach Jim Hiller said the difference in their series against the Oilers was special teams play. "If we had performed well, we'd still be playing," he said.

Oilers oust Kings in 5 games, advance to West semifinals

Leon Draisaitl scored twice, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in Game 5 to win their first-round NHL playoff series.

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New York Islanders

Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Victor OlofssonLW - BUF

Alex TuchRW - BUF

Tage ThompsonRW - BUF

Game Information

Olofsson scores twice in Sabres' 6-3 win over Islanders

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

2023-24 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Kings 4-3 to advance to 2nd round

Kings lament special teams play after playoff elimination

Oilers oust Kings in 5 games, advance to West semifinals