New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

NYI

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

15-10-3, 8-4-1 Away

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

11-13-4, 9-5-2 Home

Islanders

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
I. Sorokin	9	8	2	2	2.60	.906
D. Rittich	6	2	1	1	2.61	.901

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	3	6	3	1	3.23	.899
U. Luukkonen	4	4	1	0	2.57	.895
C. Ellis	4	3	0	0	3.40	.892

KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center

10:00 PM, 20 December 2025

Buffalo, NY

NYI

BUF

Points

Bo HorvatC #14

Alex TuchRW #89

Goals

Bo HorvatC #14

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

Mathew BarzalC #13

Rasmus DahlinD #26

New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jonathan Drouin LW	Day-To-Day	6 Dec
Kyle Palmieri C	IR	15 Sep
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	OUT	19 Dec

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Tyson Kozak C	Day-To-Day	8 Dec
Michael Kesselring D	IR	18 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NYI	2.96	2.79	29.7	27.5	267	13	13.8	14	82.9	5	0
BUF	2.93	3.43	29.0	30.0	279	15	18.1	10	87.2	3	0

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/5/25	vsCOL	W6-3
12/3/25	vsTB	W2-1
11/30/25	vsWSH	L4-1
11/28/25	vsPHI	L4-3 SO
11/27/25	vsBOS	L3-1

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/6/25	@WPG	L4-1
12/4/25	@PHI	L5-2
12/2/25	vsWPG	W5-1
11/30/25	@MIN	W3-2 SO
11/28/25	vsNJ	L5-0

Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/20

Islanders
Sabres

Game 1

20/12

Sabres
Islanders

Game 2

24/1

Islanders
Sabres

Game 3

1/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	17	9	3	37
Carolina	16	8	2	34
Pittsburgh	14	7	5	33
Philadelphia	15	8	3	33
NY Islanders	15	10	3	33
New Jersey	16	11	1	33
NY Rangers	15	12	2	32
Columbus	13	9	5	31

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	9	2	34
Boston	16	13	0	32
Montreal	14	9	3	31
Detroit	14	11	3	31
Ottawa	13	10	4	30
Toronto	13	11	3	29
Florida	12	12	2	26
Buffalo	11	13	4	26

Canucks bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Wild

Canucks bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Wild

Minnesota Wild (15-8-5, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (10-15-3, in the Pacific Division)

Penguins visit the Stars following Malkin's 2-goal performance

Penguins visit the Stars following Malkin's 2-goal performance

Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (19-5-5, in the Central Division)

Flames and Mammoth hit the ice in Western Conference action

Flames and Mammoth hit the ice in Western Conference action

Utah Mammoth (14-12-3, in the Central Division) vs. Calgary Flames (10-15-4, in the Pacific Division)

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