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New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
New York Islanders 3 26-47-9
at Buffalo Sabres 4 41-32-9

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 0 1 2 0 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 8 13 12 2 0 35
Buffalo Sabres 11 16 5 5 0 37

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:01 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht (4) Maxim Afinogenov (10), Ales Kotalik (10) Power play NYI 0, BUF 1
2nd 09:38 New York Islanders Jeff Tambellini (1) Mark Streit (20), Josh Bailey (9) Even strength NYI 1, BUF 1
2nd 13:09 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (10) Thomas Vanek (7), Ales Kotalik (11) Power play NYI 1, BUF 2
3rd 14:37 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur (10) Drew Stafford (11), Derek Roy (20) Even strength NYI 1, BUF 3
3rd 18:26 New York Islanders Mike Comrie (3) Bill Guerin (12), Blake Comeau (3) Power play NYI 2, BUF 3
3rd 19:58 New York Islanders Chris Campoli (4) Kyle Okposo (5), Bill Guerin (13) Even strength NYI 3, BUF 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Goal
1 New York Islanders Richard Park Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Goal
2 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo Saved

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 35 37
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 19 14
Blocked shots 12 15
Giveaways 6 12
Takeaways 1 4
Faceoffs won 27/62 (43.5%) 35/62 (56.5%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 T. Hunter R 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 18:41
10 R. Park R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 19:56
12 J. Bailey R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 11:10
13 B. Guerin R 0 2 2 +2 0 5 0 0 0 75% 16:22
15 J. Tambellini L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 10:13
16 J. Sim L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:21
20 S. Bergenheim L 0 0 0 +1 4 2 1 0 0 15:30
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:23
27 J. Colliton C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 53.3% 14:16
28 T. Jackman R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10:23
57 B. Comeau L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 0 15:53
89 M. Comrie C 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 40% 22:16
2 M. Streit D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 2 0 29:20
8 B. Gervais D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 18:36
14 C. Campoli D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 17:50
17 T. Pock D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 13:49
32 B. Witt D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 23:33
44 F. Meyer D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 21:55
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
35 J. MacDonald 37 34 3 .919 62:47 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 65.2% 28:08
12 A. Kotalik R 0 2 2 -1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 15:09
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:32
21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 0 0 20:14
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 70% 09:09
26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 0 0 16:41
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 1 1 22:23
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 66.7% 08:09
41 C. MacArthur L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 15:57
55 J. Hecht C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 38.1% 20:19
58 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:04
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 12:47
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 0 22:29
6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 23:55
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 20:06
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 19:29
34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 13:45
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 23:33
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 35 32 3 .914 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:02 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Interference 2
1st 11:10 New York Islanders Brendan Witt Hooking 2
2nd 05:58 New York Islanders Freddy Meyer Hooking 2
2nd 11:13 New York Islanders Bruno Gervais Elbowing 2
2nd 12:38 New York Islanders Sean Bergenheim Holding the stick 2
2nd 14:54 New York Islanders Mike Comrie Tripping 2
2nd 17:10 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Holding 2
3rd 02:08 Buffalo Sabres Chris Butler Interference 2
3rd 17:15 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur Tripping 2
OT 02:48 New York Islanders Sean Bergenheim Hooking 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Scott Gordon
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Greg Kimmerly, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
New York Islanders scratches
Mike Sillinger, Doug Weight, Andy Sutton, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Andy Hilbert, Mitchell Fritz, Joe Callahan, Brett Skinner, Frans Nielsen, Nate Thompson, Ben Walter, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Jesse Joensuu, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Trevor Smith, Joel Rechlicz, Jack Hillen, Peter Mannino
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Rivet, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 7 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Calgary Flames 6 Final Game page

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