New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 6–4 on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New York Islanders	4	36-40-6
at Buffalo Sabres	6	52-24-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	1	2	4
Buffalo Sabres	1	2	3	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	10	5	11	26
Buffalo Sabres	10	17	12	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:11	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (1)	Toni Lydman (1), Daniel Brière (1)	Power play	NYI 0, BUF 1
1st	06:40	New York Islanders	Chris Campoli (1)	Trent Hunter (1), Mike York (1)	Even strength	NYI 1, BUF 1
2nd	05:57	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYI 1, BUF 2
2nd	13:53	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin (1)	Brent Sopel (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, BUF 2
2nd	15:34	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (1)	Chris Drury (1), Teppo Numminen (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, BUF 3
3rd	02:37	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Jochen Hecht (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, BUF 4
3rd	09:37	New York Islanders	Alexei Zhitnik (1)	Rick DiPietro (1)	Even strength	NYI 3, BUF 4
3rd	10:22	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (2)	J-P Dumont (1)	Even strength	NYI 3, BUF 5
3rd	13:35	New York Islanders	Jason Blake (1)	Brent Sopel (2), Mike York (2)	Power play	NYI 4, BUF 5
3rd	19:25	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (2)	Rory Fitzpatrick (1)	Power play, Empty net	NYI 4, BUF 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	New York Islanders	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	26	39
Power play	1 of 7	2 of 11
Penalty minutes	22	14
Hits	10	11
Blocked shots	8	18
Giveaways	9	15
Takeaways	4	2
Faceoffs won	35/68 (51.5%)	33/68 (48.5%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	0		19:25
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		04:34
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		18:31
Number 16 M. York	L	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	64%	19:02
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	50%	16:57
Number 21 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		17:33
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	100%	02:04
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:18
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1		17:00
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0	50%	19:31
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	+1	4	3	0	0	0		17:41
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	0		19:26
Number 8 T. Pettinen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		15:19
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		16:01
Number 25 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		19:19
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0		15:52
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0		24:55

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 R. DiPietro	38	33	5	.868	59:29	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		12:42
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	1		19:50
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	35.7%	17:31
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	60%	19:39
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		07:40
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:05
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		16:24
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	3	0	0	40%	11:55
Number 48 D. Brière	C	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	0	0	56.3%	20:12
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0		19:10
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	1	1		17:54
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	4	0		22:33
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		18:32
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		17:22
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		19:16
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	2	0		19:31
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	4	0		15:42

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	22	4	.846	59:55	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:49	New York Islanders	Mike York	Tripping	2
1st	04:15	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Slashing	2
1st	07:36	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Boarding	2
1st	12:42	New York Islanders	Janne Niinimaa	Holding	2
1st	14:38	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	High sticking	2
1st	18:29	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Hooking	2
2nd	03:48	New York Islanders	Petteri Nokelainen	Slashing	2
2nd	06:25	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Holding	2
2nd	09:41	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin	Holding	2
2nd	11:06	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:22	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	16:56	New York Islanders	Alexei Zhitnik	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	20:00	New York Islanders	Rick DiPietro	Roughing	2
3rd	13:28	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
3rd	15:02	New York Islanders	Miroslav Satan	Slashing	2
3rd	16:37	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
3rd	18:08	New York Islanders	Miroslav Satan	Hooking	2
3rd	19:48	New York Islanders	Jason Blake	Hooking	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Steve Stirling
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik
New York Islanders scratches: Joel Bouchard, Arron Asham, Wyatt Smith, Allan Rourke, Radek Martinek, Kevin Colley, Matt Koalska, Ryan Caldwell, Cole Jarrett, Rob Collins, Sean Bergenheim, Jeremy Colliton, Masi Marjamaki, Bruno Gervais, Steve Regier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Adam Mair, Dmitri Kalinin, Jiri Novotny, Derek Roy, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

2005-2006 season series

Every New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 6 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Wed, Nov 23, 2005
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 26, 2005

Other NHL games on Oct 5

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
New York Rangers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Ottawa Senators 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Calgary Flames 3 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Oct 5, 2005