Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–0 on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres 0 45-27-10
at New York Islanders 5 34-37-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 0
New York Islanders 1 3 1 5

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 14 12 12 38
New York Islanders 9 11 10 30

Three stars

  1. M. Biron, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  2. J. Tambellini, New York Islanders (3 goals)
  3. R. Park, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:13 New York Islanders Richard Park (1) Unassisted Even strength BUF 0, NYI 1
2nd 09:16 New York Islanders Jeff Tambellini (1) Sean Bergenheim (1), Richard Park (1) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 2
2nd 12:20 New York Islanders Jeff Tambellini (2) Doug Weight (1), Jack Hillen (1) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 3
2nd 15:20 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (1) Bruno Gervais (1) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 4
3rd 15:42 New York Islanders Jeff Tambellini (3) Kyle Okposo (1), John Tavares (1) Power play BUF 0, NYI 5

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 38 30
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 28 24
Hits 11 16
Blocked shots 10 19
Giveaways 12 12
Takeaways 7 28
Faceoffs won 27/59 (45.8%) 32/59 (54.2%)

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 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 18:55
Number 13 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 62.5% 12:17
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 37.5% 17:56
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 16:42
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 08:00
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 14:10
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 18:11
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 66.7% 18:06
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 66.7% 09:58
Number 41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 16.7% 18:37
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 50% 17:10
Number 4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 18:22
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 17:47
Number 34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 20:26
Number 38 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 0 08:38
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 17:34
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 -1 19 2 0 0 0 18:33
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 22:25
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 16 13 3 .813 32:16 Loss
Number 40 P. Lalime 14 12 2 .857 27:40

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 R. Park R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 1 0 72.2% 16:03
Number 11 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 60% 15:00
Number 12 J. Bailey R 1 0 1 +3 0 2 1 0 0 42.9% 14:54
Number 15 J. Tambellini L 3 0 3 +3 2 5 1 0 1 13:14
Number 16 J. Sim L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 09:35
Number 20 S. Bergenheim L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 13:04
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 100% 20:05
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 13:56
Number 28 T. Jackman R 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 07:13
Number 51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 50% 12:12
Number 91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 46.7% 16:20
Number 93 D. Weight C 0 1 1 +3 0 3 1 1 0 15:20
Number 2 M. Streit D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 2 0 23:54
Number 8 B. Gervais D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 18:44
Number 24 R. Martinek D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 23:20
Number 25 A. Sutton D 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 4 0 20:36
Number 32 B. Witt D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 1 0 16:50
Number 38 J. Hillen D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 0 2 0 15:52
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 43 M. Biron 38 38 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:16 New York Islanders Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 13:03 New York Islanders Tim Jackman Roughing 2
1st 13:03 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Roughing 2
1st 14:51 New York Islanders Radek Martinek Holding 2
1st 19:04 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 03:04 Buffalo Sabres Steve Montador Fighting (major) 5
2nd 03:04 New York Islanders Tim Jackman Fighting (major) 5
2nd 07:07 New York Islanders Jeff Tambellini Slashing 2
2nd 17:08 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Paetsch Roughing 2
2nd 17:08 New York Islanders Jack Hillen Roughing 2
3rd 03:59 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Hooking 2
3rd 10:34 New York Islanders Andy Sutton High sticking 2
3rd 15:25 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Instigator 2
3rd 15:25 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:25 New York Islanders Andy Sutton Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:25 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach
Scott Gordon
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Toni Lydman, Paul Gaustad, Patrick Kaleta
New York Islanders scratches
Freddy Meyer, Rob Schremp, Blake Comeau

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