Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Saturday, October 29, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 6–4 on Saturday, October 29, 2005 on the road.

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

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	3	6
New York Islanders	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	6	14	31
New York Islanders	15	11	11	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:23	New York Islanders	Miroslav Satan (8)	Arron Asham (4), Alexei Yashin (7)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYI 1
1st	03:24	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (4)	Daniel Brière (4), Jochen Hecht (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYI 1
1st	06:13	New York Islanders	Alexei Zhitnik (2)	Robert Nilsson (2), Jason Blake (3)	Power play	BUF 1, NYI 2
1st	16:05	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (5)	Teppo Numminen (7), Chris Drury (4)	Power play	BUF 2, NYI 2
2nd	00:50	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (3)	Henrik Tallinder (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, NYI 2
3rd	01:16	New York Islanders	Robert Nilsson (1)	Alexei Yashin (8), Arron Asham (5)	Even strength	BUF 3, NYI 3
3rd	07:00	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin (7)	Brad Lukowich (3), Miroslav Satan (3)	Even strength	BUF 3, NYI 4
3rd	08:29	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (9)	Tim Connolly (3)	Power play	BUF 4, NYI 4
3rd	14:54	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (2)	Jochen Hecht (3), Brian Campbell (1)	Power play	BUF 5, NYI 4
3rd	18:28	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (6)	Maxim Afinogenov (4), Dmitri Kalinin (5)	Power play	BUF 6, NYI 4

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

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	2	0	2	-1	0	4	1	0	2		14:03
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	0		18:18
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	2	1	46.2%	16:20
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		04:33
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	69%	21:14
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		14:39
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:06
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	62.5%	11:31
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	0	1	46.7%	22:25
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	2	3	+1	0	7	0	0	0	100%	22:10
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:43
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		03:15
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	1	0		17:10
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	-1	4	0	1	0	0		18:46
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		20:44
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:03
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		18:34
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	7	0		19:32

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	37	33	4	.892	60:00	Win

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	0	0	-1	0	3	5	0	0		16:12
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		07:56
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	55.6%	14:50
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	26.3%	17:08
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	46.2%	13:22
Number 21 R. Nilsson	C	1	1	2	+2	2	5	1	1	0		11:01
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		09:10
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	2	2	+2	4	0	5	0	0		14:03
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		03:46
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	2	0		18:27
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	1	2	3	+2	0	2	1	1	0	47.4%	22:20
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	1	0	42.9%	21:39
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	4	0		17:36
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		11:32
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		16:37
Number 25 B. Lukowich	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	4	0		22:48
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	0		25:38
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	-1	6	3	0	2	1		21:34

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 G. Snow	19	16	3	.842	39:10	Loss
Number 39 R. DiPietro	12	9	3	.750	20:46

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:39	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Roughing	2
1st	06:51	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates	Cross checking	2
1st	14:58	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Interference	2
1st	14:58	New York Islanders	Miroslav Satan	Slashing	2
1st	15:14	New York Islanders	Arron Asham	Holding	2
1st	16:55	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Tripping	2
1st	17:42	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Tripping	2
2nd	10:34	New York Islanders	Arron Asham	Interference	2
2nd	14:44	New York Islanders	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
3rd	03:04	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Holding the stick	2
3rd	04:48	New York Islanders	Robert Nilsson	Hooking	2
3rd	07:49	New York Islanders	Chris Campoli	Interference	2
3rd	14:05	New York Islanders	Alexei Zhitnik	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	16:51	New York Islanders	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
3rd	19:44	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach: Steve Stirling
Referees: Mike Leggo, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Toni Lydman, Taylor Pyatt, Jiri Novotny, Derek Roy, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
New York Islanders scratches: Joel Bouchard, Mark Parrish, Wyatt Smith, Allan Rourke, Kevin Colley, Matt Koalska, Ryan Caldwell, Tomi Pettinen, Cole Jarrett, Rob Collins, Sean Bergenheim, Wade Dubielewicz, Jeremy Colliton, Masi Marjamaki, Bruno Gervais, Steve Regier

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders 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 Saturday, October 29, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Ottawa Senators 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
New York Rangers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
St. Louis Blues 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 29, 2005