Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team Goals 2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 53-22-7
at New York Islanders 2 40-30-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 11 15 5 31
New York Islanders 12 7 7 26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:24 New York Islanders Jason Blake (1) Tom Poti (3), Marc-Andre Bergeron (1) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 1
1st 11:17 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (2) Teppo Numminen (2), Derek Roy (2) Even strength BUF 1, NYI 1
1st 13:05 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury (3) Dainius Zubrus (5), Drew Stafford (1) Even strength BUF 2, NYI 1
1st 19:44 New York Islanders Mike Sillinger (1) Viktor Kozlov (2), Ryan Smyth (2) Power play BUF 2, NYI 2
2nd 00:39 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury (4) Brian Campbell (2), Daniel Brière (3) Power play BUF 3, NYI 2
3rd 18:48 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Unassisted Even strength BUF 4, NYI 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Stat Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders
Shots on goal 31 26
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 17 25
Blocked shots 25 21
Giveaways 5 9
Takeaways 7 15
Faceoffs won 29/64 (45.3%) 35/64 (54.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 55.6% 17:44
Number 12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 11:46
Number 15 D. Zubrus C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 33.3% 16:41
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30% 12:08
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 13:33
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:20
Number 23 C. Drury C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 1 1 38.9% 18:04
Number 26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 14:50
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:04
Number 48 D. Brière C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 57.1% 16:15
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 0 16:02
Number 61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 15:27
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 8 0 22:53
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 17:23
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 0 22:40
Number 27 T. Numminen D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 3 0 18:04
Number 45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 16:50
Number 51 B. Campbell D 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 18:42
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 26 24 2 .923 59:53 Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 0 0 14:09
Number 10 R. Park R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 30% 09:23
Number 11 A. Hilbert L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 09:00
Number 18 M. Sillinger C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 0 1 79.2% 21:31
Number 20 R. Zednik R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:40
Number 25 V. Kozlov C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 44.4% 19:59
Number 27 R. Robitaille C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 47.1% 12:43
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 11:35
Number 55 J. Blake L 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 14:13
Number 79 A. Yashin C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 100% 15:00
Number 81 M. Satan R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 16:08
Number 94 R. Smyth L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 0 0 21:54
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 26:23
Number 6 S. Hill D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 3 0 18:16
Number 8 B. Gervais D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 15:11
Number 14 C. Campoli D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 13:51
Number 32 B. Witt D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 20:22
Number 47 M. Bergeron D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 25:56
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 39 R. DiPietro 31 27 4 .871 58:51 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:01 New York Islanders Marc-Andre Bergeron High sticking 2
1st 04:24 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Holding 2
1st 07:37 New York Islanders Tom Poti Cross checking 2
1st 16:58 Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Spacek Tripping 2
1st 19:07 Buffalo Sabres Teppo Numminen Boarding 2
1st 20:00 New York Islanders Richard Park Interference 2
2nd 18:39 Buffalo Sabres Brian Campbell Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach
Ted Nolan
Referees
Mike Leggo, Rob Shick
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Brad Kovachik
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille
New York Islanders scratches
Mike Dunham, Drew Fata

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