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Byram's empty-netter stands as winner to lift Sabres past Islanders 4-3

— Bowen Byram flipped a long shot into an empty net with 1:43 remaining to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Apr 1, 2026, 03:23 am - AP
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1st PeriodNYIBUF
14:19Jack Quinn (18) (Power Play)
Assists: Josh Norris (16)
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2nd PeriodNYIBUF
17:57Calum Ritchie (12) (Power Play)
Assists: Brayden Schenn (21), Bo Horvat (23)
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3rd PeriodNYIBUF
2:40Tage Thompson (38) (Power Play)
Assists: Josh Norris (17), Jack Quinn (31)
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13:39Anders Lee (18)
Assists: Bo Horvat (24), Matthew Schaefer (35)
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16:59Peyton Krebs (11)
Assists: Alex Tuch (31), Tage Thompson (40)
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18:17Bowen Byram (11) (Empty Net)
Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (28)
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19:59Brayden Schenn (17)
Assists: Mathew Barzal (49), Bo Horvat (25)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Josh Norris Interference against Matthew Schaefer
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Bo Horvat
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Giveaway by Logan Stanley
  • Jason Zucker hit Scott Mayfield
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Left
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Logan Stanley Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Adam Pelech
  • Sam Carrick hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Anders Lee shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Jason Zucker faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Jack Quinn Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (16)
  • Sam Carrick Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Alex Tuch hit Adam Pelech
  • Tage Thompson hit Matthew Schaefer
  • Takeaway by Owen Power
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Kyle MacLean
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Adam Pelech shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Emil Heineman shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Tage Thompson Backhand Wide Right
  • Owen Power Tip-In Wide Left
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Ondrej Palat
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Zach Benson Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Owen Power PS - Slash on breakaway against Anders Lee
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Peyton Krebs hit Matthew Schaefer
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Mattias Samuelsson Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Logan Stanley Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Jack Quinn hit Marc Gatcomb
  • Logan Stanley Snap Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Bo Horvat shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Peyton Krebs hit Emil Heineman
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Jack Quinn hit Ondrej Palat
  • Josh Norris hit Mathew Barzal
  • Giveaway by Josh Doan
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Mattias Samuelsson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Peyton Krebs hit Matthew Schaefer
  • Alex Tuch hit Ryan Pulock
  • Alex Tuch hit Matthew Schaefer
  • Peyton Krebs hit Ondrej Palat
  • Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Jack Quinn Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Sam Carrick Fighting against Anders Lee
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Josh Doan Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Josh Norris Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Tage Thompson Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (17), Jack Quinn (31)
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Bowen Byram hit Calum Ritchie
  • Zach Metsa Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Zach Metsa Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Emil Heineman shot blocked by Logan Stanley
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Zach Benson Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Peyton Krebs hit Ryan Pulock
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Jack Quinn hit Marc Gatcomb
  • Jack Quinn Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Logan Stanley
  • Josh Norris Roughing against Scott Mayfield served by Jack Quinn
  • Josh Norris Roughing against Scott Mayfield
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Josh Doan hit Carson Soucy
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Zach Benson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Left
  • Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Peyton Krebs Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (31), Tage Thompson (40)
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Mathew Barzal
  • Bowen Byram Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (28)
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Beck Malenstyn Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Bowen Byram
  • Kyle MacLean hit Owen Power
  • Carson Soucy High-sticking against Zach Benson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Emil Heineman Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Off-side
  • Brayden Schenn hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Marc Gatcomb Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Kyle MacLean hit Peyton Krebs
  • Anders Lee hit Logan Stanley
  • Takeaway by Calum Ritchie
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Ondrej Palat hit Josh Norris
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Logan Stanley
  • Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
  • Kyle MacLean hit Jack Quinn
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Adam Boqvist Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  • Off-side
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Beck Malenstyn
  • Casey Cizikas hit Sam Carrick
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Adam Pelech hit Josh Norris
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
  • Anders Lee hit Owen Power
  • Adam Pelech High-sticking against Josh Doan
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Brayden Schenn hit Peyton Krebs
  • Icing
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  • Puck in Netting
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Matthew Schaefer Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Rink Repair
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Brayden Schenn
  • Off-side
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Kyle MacLean Tip-In High and Wide Right
  • Casey Cizikas High-sticking against Bowen Byram
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Emil Heineman
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Casey Cizikas Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Emil Heineman hit Ryan McLeod
  • Anders Lee Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
  • Icing
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
  • Puck in Benches
  • Casey Cizikas Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Net Dislodged by Goaltender
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
  • Takeaway by Kyle MacLean
  • Casey Cizikas hit Logan Stanley
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Puck in Benches
  • Emil Heineman hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Ondrej Palat Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Benches
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Takeaway by Anthony Duclair
  • Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Casey Cizikas hit Sam Carrick
  • Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
  • Hand Pass
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Adam Pelech Backhand Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Calum Ritchie Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (21), Bo Horvat (23)
  • Anders Lee hit Josh Norris
  • On-Ice Official
  • Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
  • Anders Lee Fighting against Sam Carrick
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
  • Carson Soucy Hooking against Tage Thompson
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Puck in Benches
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
  • Bo Horvat hit Alex Tuch
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
  • Bo Horvat Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Scott Mayfield hit Josh Norris
  • Scott Mayfield Roughing against Josh Norris
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Brayden Schenn Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Anders Lee
  • Kyle MacLean hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Kyle MacLean hit Zach Metsa
  • Giveaway by Carson Soucy
  • Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Off-side
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Anders Lee Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (24), Matthew Schaefer (35)
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Adam Pelech Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Mathew Barzal Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • On-Ice Official
  • High Stick
  • Giveaway by Anders Lee
  • Anders Lee hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brayden Schenn hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brayden Schenn Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (49), Bo Horvat (25)
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