New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, December 26, 2005, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 6–3 on Monday, December 26, 2005 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New York Islanders	3	36-40-6
at Buffalo Sabres	6	52-24-6

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	9	5	5	19
Buffalo Sabres	10	15	10	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:51	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (17)	Brian Campbell (14), Tim Connolly (20)	Even strength	NYI 0, BUF 1
1st	10:33	New York Islanders	Jason Blake (16)	Mike York (19), Chris Campoli (11)	Even strength	NYI 1, BUF 1
1st	12:03	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin (14)	Arron Asham (14)	Even strength	NYI 2, BUF 1
1st	19:53	New York Islanders	Miroslav Satan (16)	Chris Campoli (12), Alexei Yashin (21)	Power play	NYI 3, BUF 1
2nd	02:09	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (8)	Thomas Vanek (15), Chris Drury (14)	Power play	NYI 3, BUF 2
3rd	09:25	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (7)	Chris Drury (15), Tim Connolly (21)	Power play	NYI 3, BUF 3
3rd	15:01	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (10)	Ales Kotalik (11), Derek Roy (11)	Power play	NYI 3, BUF 4
3rd	15:12	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (13)	Jochen Hecht (11)	Even strength	NYI 3, BUF 5
3rd	19:43	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (8)	Maxim Afinogenov (18)	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 3, BUF 6

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

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	1	0	0		16:18
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		09:01
Number 16 M. York	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	36.4%	19:04
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	41.7%	13:54
Number 18 J. Hamilton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		04:55
Number 28 W. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		06:35
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		20:04
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	0		13:24
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		02:35
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	100%	17:42
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	1	1	2	-1	2	1	1	0	0	33.3%	21:44
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1	83.3%	21:22
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		23:54
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	2	2	-1	2	0	0	2	0		13:51
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		14:43
Number 25 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		21:08
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:06
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0		23:20

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 G. Snow	34	29	5	.853	59:30	Loss

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 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	1	0	88.9%	16:01
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		17:09
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	21:01
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:26
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		08:38
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	2	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	66.7%	19:27
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:13
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	1	2	+1	4	4	0	1	1		15:45
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0	0	53.3%	11:56
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		12:47
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	+1	0	5	1	0	0		19:36
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1		16:11
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		21:33
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	4	0		14:57
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		20:54
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:32
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	1		17:22
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0		15:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	19	16	3	.842	59:57	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:28	New York Islanders	Mike York	Hooking	2
1st	16:58	New York Islanders	Arron Asham	Holding	2
1st	18:47	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
2nd	00:12	New York Islanders	Arron Asham	Tripping	2
2nd	00:18	New York Islanders	Brent Sopel	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	04:37	New York Islanders	Mattias Weinhandl	Slashing	2
2nd	12:44	New York Islanders	Chris Campoli	Slashing	2
2nd	15:05	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Hooking	2
2nd	17:01	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
3rd	01:05	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
3rd	07:37	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin	Hooking	2
3rd	13:56	New York Islanders	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
3rd	15:33	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Slashing	2

New York Islanders head coach: Steve Stirling
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Craig Spada, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
New York Islanders scratches: Joel Bouchard, Oleg Kvasha, Allan Rourke, Kevin Colley, Matt Koalska, Ryan Caldwell, Tomi Pettinen, Cole Jarrett, Rob Collins, Sean Bergenheim, Wade Dubielewicz, Robert Nilsson, Jeremy Colliton, Masi Marjamaki, Bruno Gervais, Petteri Nokelainen, Steve Regier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Mika Noronen, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch

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 Monday, December 26, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
New Jersey Devils 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Dallas Stars 6 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 26, 2005