Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

0-2-0, 0-1-0 Away

Final

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

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

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

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

1st Period			BUF	NYI
5:57		Brock Nelson (1) Assists: Pierre Engvall (1)	0	1
18:18		Kyle Palmieri (1) Assists: Brock Nelson (1), Ryan Pulock (1)	0	2

2nd Period			BUF	NYI
4:15		Jordan Greenway (1) Assists: Casey Mittelstadt (1), Zach Benson (1)	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	NYI
2:34		Casey Mittelstadt (1) Assists: Zach Benson (2), Rasmus Dahlin (1)	2	2
13:40		Casey Cizikas (1) Assists: Adam Pelech (1), Cal Clutterbuck (1)	2	3

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

SABRES

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Sabres
2
Islanders
3

Game 1

15/10

Islanders
1
Sabres
3

Game 2

22/10

Islanders
0
Sabres
4

Game 3

14/3

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	27	3	63
Toronto	27	24	9	63

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	38	15	6	82
Pittsburgh	31	15	13	75
NY Islanders	35	21	5	75
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

Brock NelsonC - NYI

Casey CizikasC - NYI

Zach BensonLW - BUF

Game Information

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

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