New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

NYI

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

32-21-5, 16-11-3 Away

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

33-19-6, 17-8-3 Home

Islanders

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
I. Sorokin	20	13	2	6	2.44	.916
D. Rittich	12	8	3	2	2.57	.900

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	14	8	3	2	2.72	.913
U. Luukkonen	12	7	2	0	2.65	.905
C. Ellis	7	4	1	0	3.11	.896

KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 1 April 2026

Buffalo, NY

NYI

BUF

Points

Mathew BarzalC #13

Tage ThompsonC #72

Goals

Bo HorvatC #14

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

Mathew BarzalC #13

Rasmus DahlinD #26

New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Kyle Palmieri C	IR	15 Sep

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Zach Benson LW	IR	3 Mar
Jordan Greenway LW	IR	8 Mar
Justin Danforth RW	IR	28 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NYI	2.84	2.71	27.4	27.9	471	27	15.7	28	82.4	7	0
BUF	3.34	3.05	27.7	30.1	522	34	19.8	27	82.7	7	0

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/6/26	@NJ	W3-1
2/4/26	vsPIT	W5-4 OT
2/3/26	@WSH	L4-1
2/1/26	vsNSH	L4-3
1/30/26	@NYR	W2-1

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/26/26	@NJ	W2-1
2/6/26	vsPIT	L5-2
2/4/26	@TB	L4-3 OT
2/3/26	@FLA	W5-3
2/1/26	vsMTL	L4-2

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

Islanders
2
Sabres
3

Game 1

20/12

Sabres
5
Islanders
0

Game 2

24/1

Islanders
Sabres

Game 3

1/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Washington	30	23	7	67
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Philadelphia	25	21	11	61
New Jersey	28	28	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	38	14	4	80
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Buffalo	33	19	6	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	22	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

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