Islanders 4-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2021) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Sabres

10-17-5, 4-8-3 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	0	1
NYI	1	2	1	4

New York Islanders

9-12-6, 3-5-3 home

SABRES

ISLANDERS

TIME	BUF	NYI
0:00
0:00
0:17
0:21
1:08	0	0
1:13
1:13
1:46	0	0
1:52	0	0
2:22	0	0
2:23
2:23
2:50	0	0
3:01	0	0
3:17
3:21	0	0
3:55	0	0
4:08
4:31
4:43	0	0
4:49
5:16
5:16
5:46	0	0
5:58	0	0
6:01
6:04
6:15
6:24	0	0
6:28
7:00
7:05	0	0
7:13
7:29	0	0
7:50
7:56	0	0
8:11	0	0
8:24
8:27	0	0
8:40
9:05
9:27
9:38
9:55
10:00
10:38
10:44
10:49
11:06	0	0
11:21	0	0
11:21
11:21
11:32
11:32
12:32
12:35	0	1
12:35
13:00
13:14
13:38
13:38
13:51
13:58
14:42	0	1
14:42
14:42
15:32	0	1
15:42	0	1
16:05
16:05
16:17
16:17
16:39	0	1
17:13
17:15	0	1
17:23	0	1
17:31	0	1
17:32
17:32
18:10
18:10
18:43	0	1
18:57	0	1
18:59	0	1
19:00	1	1
19:00
19:48
20:00

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Islanders
-
Sabres
-

Game 1

28/12

Sabres
1
Islanders
4

Game 1

31/12

Islanders
3
Sabres
6

Game 2

16/2

Islanders
3
Sabres
5

Game 3

23/4

UBS Arena

12:30 AM, 31 December 2021

Elmont, NY

Attendance: 17,255

Referees:
Steve Kozari

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18

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Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Game Information

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