Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders
- Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
- Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
- Kyle MacLean hit Zach Metsa
- Adam Boqvist hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Kyle MacLean hit Zach Metsa
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Bo Horvat Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Emil Heineman hit Bowen Byram
- Scott Mayfield Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
- Scott Mayfield hit Alex Tuch
- Casey Cizikas Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Zach Metsa shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
- Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jason Zucker
- Emil Heineman Slap Shot High and Wide Right
- Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
- Takeaway by Tony DeAngelo
- Giveaway by Anthony Duclair
- Anders Lee Wrap-around saved by Alex Lyon
- Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Owen Power shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Giveaway by Bo Horvat
- Casey Cizikas hit Michael Kesselring
- Takeaway by Mathew Barzal
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Bo Horvat Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot High and Wide Left
- Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
- Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Isaiah George
- Takeaway by Tony DeAngelo
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Emil Heineman Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Anders Lee faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
- Anthony Duclair Snap Shot Wide Right
- Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Calum Ritchie Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Calum Ritchie Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Casey Cizikas hit Bowen Byram
- Bo Horvat hit Mattias Samuelsson
- Emil Heineman hit Mattias Samuelsson
- Emil Heineman Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
- Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
- Anders Lee Tripping against Konsta Helenius
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Jason Zucker
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
- Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Giveaway by Bo Horvat
- Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
- Giveaway by Isaiah George
- Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
- Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
- Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Kyle MacLean
- Calum Ritchie hit Owen Power
- Zach Metsa shot blocked by Adam Pelech
- Casey Cizikas hit Owen Power
- Max Shabanov hit Zach Metsa
- Max Shabanov Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
- Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Anders Lee Tip-In Wide Left
- Anders Lee Snap Shot Above Crossbar
- Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
- Bo Horvat hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin
- Scott Mayfield Slap Shot Wide Right
- Anders Lee Slap Shot Wide Right
- Calum Ritchie Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Calum Ritchie hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Giveaway by Adam Boqvist
- Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
- Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Matthew Schaefer Hooking against Noah Ostlund
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
- Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Anders Lee faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Adam Boqvist Slap Shot Wide Left
- Mathew Barzal Slap Shot High and Wide Right
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Adam Pelech hit Noah Ostlund
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Emil Heineman Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
- Emil Heineman shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
- Emil Heineman hit Josh Doan
- Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
- Giveaway by Adam Pelech
- Anders Lee hit Mattias Samuelsson
- Anders Lee Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Max Shabanov
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
- Calum Ritchie hit Bowen Byram
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Emil Heineman Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
- Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot High and Wide Right
- Adam Boqvist hit Zach Benson
- Scott Mayfield hit Beck Malenstyn
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
- Adam Pelech hit Beck Malenstyn
- Adam Pelech Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot Wide Left
- Adam Pelech Snap Shot Wide Left
- Tony DeAngelo Slap Shot High and Wide Left
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
- Matthew Schaefer hit Alex Tuch
- Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
- Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
- Kyle MacLean Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Emil Heineman Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Max Shabanov
- Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Adam Pelech hit Zach Benson
- Scott Mayfield Cross-checking against Zach Benson
- Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Tage Thompson hit Matthew Schaefer
- Puck in Benches
- Giveaway by Bowen Byram
- Takeaway by Owen Power
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Tyson Kozak hit Adam Boqvist
- Takeaway by Tage Thompson
- Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Bowen Byram
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Ryan McLeod Snap Shot Wide Left
- Icing
- Zach Benson hit Adam Boqvist
- Icing
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Michael Kesselring Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Owen Power
- On-Ice Official
- Beck Malenstyn hit Adam Boqvist
- Puck in Crowd
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Bo Horvat
- Goalie Stopped
- Puck in Netting
- Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Anders Lee
- Konsta Helenius Snap Shot Off Crossbar
- Noah Ostlund Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Goalie Stopped
- Beck Malenstyn hit Adam Boqvist
- Puck in Netting
- Mattias Samuelsson hit Kyle MacLean
- Owen Power Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Konsta Helenius Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Owen Power shot blocked by Zach Benson
- Alex Lyon Hooking against Mathew Barzal served by Noah Ostlund
- TV Timeout
- Anders Lee shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
- Emil Heineman shot blocked by Alex Tuch
- Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
- Giveaway by Zach Metsa
- Konsta Helenius hit Adam Boqvist
- Noah Ostlund Snap Shot High and Wide Right
- Icing
- Rasmus Dahlin hit Matthew Schaefer
- Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Goalie Stopped
- Goalie Stopped
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Owen Power
- Giveaway by Jason Zucker
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Tyson Kozak hit Adam Boqvist
- Giveaway by Zach Metsa
- Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Josh Doan
- Jack Quinn Tip-In Wide Left
- Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Jason Zucker Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (19), Ryan McLeod (22)
- Owen Power Slap Shot Short
- Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
- Michael Kesselring Slap Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Off-side
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Off-side
- Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
- Goalie Stopped
- Konsta Helenius hit Tony DeAngelo
- Zach Benson hit Max Shabanov
- Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
- Alex Tuch Backhand High and Wide Right
- Ryan McLeod Backhand saved by David Rittich
- Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Hit Left Post
- Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Icing
- Takeaway by Noah Ostlund
- TV Timeout
- Jason Zucker faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Giveaway by Jason Zucker
- Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
- Goalie Stopped
- Mattias Samuelsson Holding against Mathew Barzal
- Takeaway by Alex Tuch
- Tage Thompson hit Max Shabanov
- Icing
- Peyton Krebs hit Tony DeAngelo
- Off-side
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
- Takeaway by Tage Thompson
- Rasmus Dahlin hit Anders Lee
- Tage Thompson Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (18), Mattias Samuelsson (19)
- Jason Zucker Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (23)
- Off-side
- Adam Pelech shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
- Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Goalie Stopped
- Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- High Stick
- Peyton Krebs hit Matthew Schaefer
- Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Jason Zucker
- Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Icing
- Alex Tuch Snap Shot Off Crossbar
- Bo Horvat shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
- Mattias Samuelsson hit Simon Holmstrom
- Goalie Stopped
- Zach Metsa Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
- Goalie Stopped
- High Stick
- Goalie Stopped
- Icing
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Bo Horvat
- Emil Heineman shot blocked by Jason Zucker
- Bo Horvat shot blocked by Jason Zucker
- Goalie Stopped
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Bo Horvat
- Rasmus Dahlin Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (15)
- Alex Tuch Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (20), Michael Kesselring (1)
- Michael Kesselring Cross-checking against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- TV Timeout
- Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Alex Tuch
- Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
- Goalie Stopped
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
- Zach Benson Slashing against Scott Mayfield
- Giveaway by Zach Metsa
SABRES
ISLANDERS
| TIME | PLAY | BUF | NYI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:07 | Giveaway by Scott Mayfield | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:29 | Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by David Rittich | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:38 | Tage Thompson hit Matthew Schaefer | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:41 | Puck in Benches | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:41 | Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:52 | Giveaway by Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:18 | Takeaway by Owen Power | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:51 | Puck Frozen - Goalie | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:51 | Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:07 | Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Casey Cizikas | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:11 | Kyle MacLean hit Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:16 | Adam Boqvist hit Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:23 | Tyson Kozak hit Adam Boqvist | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:29 | Kyle MacLean hit Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:39 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:43 | Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by David Rittich | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:45 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:45 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:53 | Bo Horvat Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:57 | Emil Heineman hit Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:58 | Giveaway by Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:05 | Scott Mayfield Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:21 | Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:56 | Ryan McLeod Snap Shot Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:12 | Icing | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:12 | Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:33 | Zach Benson hit Adam Boqvist | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:38 | Icing | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:38 | Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:42 | Michael Kesselring Snap Shot saved by David Rittich | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:56 | Scott Mayfield hit Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:28 | Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Owen Power | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:29 | Casey Cizikas Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:31 | On-Ice Official | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:31 | Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:54 | Zach Metsa shot blocked by Casey Cizikas | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:03 | Beck Malenstyn hit Adam Boqvist | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:20 | Puck in Crowd | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:20 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Bo Horvat | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:30 | Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:32 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:32 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:35 | Emil Heineman Slap Shot High and Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:37 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:37 | Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Anders Lee | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:52 | Konsta Helenius Snap Shot Off Crossbar | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:00 | Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Anthony Duclair | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:05 | Takeaway by Tony DeAngelo | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:10 | Noah Ostlund Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:25 | Giveaway by Anthony Duclair | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:28 | Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:30 | Anders Lee Wrap-around saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:31 | Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:31 | Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:34 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:34 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:55 | Owen Power shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:16 | Beck Malenstyn hit Adam Boqvist | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:40 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:40 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:18 | Giveaway by Bo Horvat | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:50 | Casey Cizikas hit Michael Kesselring | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:08 | Mattias Samuelsson hit Kyle MacLean | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:47 | Owen Power Snap Shot saved by David Rittich | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:51 | Konsta Helenius Slap Shot saved by David Rittich | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:53 | Owen Power shot blocked by Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:09 | Takeaway by Mathew Barzal | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:17 | Alex Lyon Hooking against Mathew Barzal served by Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:17 | TV Timeout | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:17 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:33 | Bo Horvat Slap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:51 | Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot High and Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 13:09 | Anders Lee shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 13:11 | Emil Heineman shot blocked by Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 13:50 | Giveaway by Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:01 | Giveaway by Kyle MacLean | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:01 | Giveaway by Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | |
| 14:59 | Konsta Helenius hit Adam Boqvist | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:07 | Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Isaiah George | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:08 | Noah Ostlund Snap Shot High and Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:28 | Takeaway by Tony DeAngelo | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:37 | Icing | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:37 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:41 | Rasmus Dahlin hit Matthew Schaefer | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:46 | Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by David Rittich | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:48 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:48 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:56 | Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:58 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 15:58 | Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:00 | Emil Heineman Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:03 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:03 | Anders Lee faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:12 | Giveaway by Owen Power | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:13 | Giveaway by Mathew Barzal | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:18 | Giveaway by Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:32 | Anthony Duclair Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:40 | Puck Frozen - Goalie | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:40 | Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 16:48 | Calum Ritchie Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:02 | Tyson Kozak hit Adam Boqvist | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:05 | Calum Ritchie Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:13 | Giveaway by Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:18 | Casey Cizikas hit Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:37 | Bo Horvat hit Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:41 | Emil Heineman hit Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:50 | Emil Heineman Backhand saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:35 | Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:55 | Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
BUF @ NYI Videos
Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights
Rasmus Dahlin lights the lamp for Sabres
Jason Zucker tallies goal vs. Islanders
Regular Season Series
BUF leads 2-0
Game Information
UBS Arena
6:00 PM, 24 January 2026
Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255
- Referees:
- Francis Charron
- Liam Maaskant
- Linesmen:
- Brad Kovachik
- Kyle Flemington
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 31 | 15 | 5 | 67 |
| Pittsburgh | 25 | 14 | 11 | 61 |
| NY Islanders | 27 | 19 | 5 | 59 |
| Philadelphia | 24 | 17 | 9 | 57 |
| New Jersey | 27 | 22 | 2 | 56 |
| Washington | 25 | 21 | 6 | 56 |
| Columbus | 24 | 20 | 7 | 55 |
| NY Rangers | 21 | 25 | 6 | 48 |

