Cizikas scores in third period as Islanders beat Sabres 3-2 to win opener

— Casey Cizikas scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the New York Islanders opened their season with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Oct 16, 2023, 02:52 pm - AP
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1st PeriodBUFNYI
5:57Brock Nelson (1)
Assists: Pierre Engvall (1)
01
18:18Kyle Palmieri (1)
Assists: Brock Nelson (1), Ryan Pulock (1)
02
2nd PeriodBUFNYI
4:15Jordan Greenway (1)
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt (1), Zach Benson (1)
12
3rd PeriodBUFNYI
2:34Casey Mittelstadt (1)
Assists: Zach Benson (2), Rasmus Dahlin (1)
22
13:40Casey Cizikas (1)
Assists: Adam Pelech (1), Cal Clutterbuck (1)
23

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Mathew Barzal hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Bo Horvat hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Hudson Fasching hit Erik Johnson
  • Matt Martin hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Casey Cizikas hit Peyton Krebs
  • Kyle Palmieri hit Jordan Greenway
  • Brock Nelson Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Cal Clutterbuck hit Jeff Skinner
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against JJ Peterka
  • Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Giveaway by Sebastian Aho
  • Takeaway by Pierre Engvall
  • Brock Nelson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre Engvall (1)
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck
  • Noah Dobson hit JJ Peterka
  • Pierre Engvall faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  • Takeaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
  • Casey Cizikas hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Anders Lee hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Takeaway by Cal Clutterbuck
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Kyle Palmieri Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (1), Ryan Pulock (1)
  • Anders Lee hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Anders Lee hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Cal Clutterbuck Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Ryan Pulock Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Pierre Engvall Tip-In Wide Right
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Matt Martin hit Erik Johnson
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Cal Clutterbuck
  • Pierre Engvall faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Kyle Palmieri Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Adam Pelech hit Zach Benson
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Matt Martin hit Dylan Cozens
  • Takeaway by Matt Martin
  • Scott Mayfield Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Cal Clutterbuck hit Dylan Cozens
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Giveaway by Bo Horvat
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck
  • Matt Martin hit Connor Clifton
  • Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
  • Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
  • Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
  • Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
  • Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Adam Pelech hit Jeff Skinner
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Peyton Krebs
  • Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
  • Ryan Pulock hit Dylan Cozens
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Victor Olofsson
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Scott Mayfield hit JJ Peterka
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Matt Martin hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Alexander Romanov Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Bo Horvat Wrap-around saved by Devon Levi
  • Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Sebastian Aho Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Takeaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
  • Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Takeaway by Adam Pelech
  • Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
  • Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Cal Clutterbuck hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Casey Cizikas hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Bo Horvat Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Bo Horvat hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Takeaway by Brock Nelson
  • Pierre Engvall hit Jordan Greenway
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
  • Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
  • Takeaway by Anders Lee
  • Matt Martin hit Dylan Cozens
  • Casey Cizikas Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Adam Pelech (1), Cal Clutterbuck (1)
  • Brock Nelson hit Erik Johnson
  • Noah Dobson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Noah Dobson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Bo Horvat Cross-checking against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Anders Lee Backhand Wide Left
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  • Cal Clutterbuck hit Dylan Cozens
  • Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
  • Scott Mayfield hit Jordan Greenway
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Giveaway by Bo Horvat
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Adam Pelech Slashing against Alex Tuch
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Peyton Krebs Tripping against Scott Mayfield
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Erik Johnson hit Anders Lee
  • Connor Clifton hit Pierre Engvall
  • Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Matt Martin
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Kyle Okposo hit Scott Mayfield
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Kyle Palmieri
  • Connor Clifton hit Ryan Pulock
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • High Stick
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Giveaway by Devon Levi
  • High Stick
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Icing
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Erik Johnson hit Casey Cizikas
  • Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Zach Benson
  • Jordan Greenway Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (1), Zach Benson (1)
  • Off-side
  • Connor Clifton hit Casey Cizikas
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Jordan Greenway hit Ryan Pulock
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson hit Anders Lee
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
  • Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Victor Olofsson hit Alexander Romanov
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Erik Johnson hit Hudson Fasching
  • Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Icing
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Peyton Krebs hit Bo Horvat
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Icing
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Jordan Greenway hit Ryan Pulock
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Dylan Cozens hit Scott Mayfield
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Erik Johnson hit Alexander Romanov
  • Giveaway by Erik Johnson
  • Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Casey Mittelstadt Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (2), Rasmus Dahlin (1)
  • Alex Tuch hit Alexander Romanov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • JJ Peterka Hooking against Sebastian Aho
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Dylan Cozens hit Sebastian Aho
  • Puck in Benches
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Tage Thompson hit Ryan Pulock
  • Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Sebastian Aho
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Jordan Greenway Deflected saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Erik Johnson hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Noah Dobson shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Connor Clifton hit Noah Dobson
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Hudson Fasching
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Video Review
  • Challenge Vis - off-side - goal
  • Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by JJ Peterka
  • Off-side
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Puck in Netting
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
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