Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3–2 on Saturday, February 9, 2013 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team Goals 2012-2013 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 21-21-6
at New York Islanders 2 24-17-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 3
New York Islanders 1 1 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 4 7 4 15
New York Islanders 15 14 14 43

Three stars

  1. R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. J. Tavares, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  3. T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (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 09:11 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Cody Hodgson (1), Jordan Leopold (1) Even strength BUF 1, NYI 0
1st 19:18 New York Islanders John Tavares (1) Brian Strait (1), Brad Boyes (1) Even strength BUF 1, NYI 1
2nd 12:21 Buffalo Sabres Christian Ehrhoff (1) Cody Hodgson (2), Thomas Vanek (1) Even strength BUF 2, NYI 1
2nd 17:35 New York Islanders Colin McDonald (1) Casey Cizikas (1), Brian Strait (2) Even strength BUF 2, NYI 2
3rd 07:35 Buffalo Sabres Alexander Sulzer (1) Steve Ott (1), Mikhail Grigorenko (1) Even strength BUF 3, 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 15 43
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 13 17
Blocked shots 23 14
Giveaways 8 14
Takeaways 10 10
Faceoffs won 27/56 (48.2%) 29/56 (51.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 S. Ott C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 50% 17:48
Number 19 C. Hodgson C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 3 50% 18:16
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 100% 14:37
Number 25 M. Grigorenko C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 50% 07:13
Number 26 T. Vanek L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 100% 21:47
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 50% 19:51
Number 32 J. Scott L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:39
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:11
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:15
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 44.4% 18:09
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 38.5% 18:41
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 15:41
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 2 1 25:25
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 5 22:25
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 2 25:25
Number 33 T. Brennan D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 08:01
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:56
Number 52 A. Sulzer D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13:40
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 43 41 2 .954 60:00 Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 K. Aucoin C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 44.4% 08:52
Number 12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 100% 12:48
Number 13 C. McDonald R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 08:12
Number 17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 5 1 11:12
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 33.3% 14:57
Number 24 B. Boyes R 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 0 22:21
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 +1 0 6 0 1 22:15
Number 40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 17:25
Number 41 D. Ullstrom L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 100% 08:43
Number 51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 55.6% 17:14
Number 53 C. Cizikas C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 30% 08:22
Number 91 J. Tavares C 1 0 1 +1 2 5 0 2 60.9% 22:48
Number 2 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 25:00
Number 3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 22:22
Number 11 L. Visnovsky D 0 0 0 +2 2 3 1 0 20:34
Number 14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 16:19
Number 37 B. Strait D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 4 1 12:24
Number 47 A. MacDonald D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 3 23:37
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 20 E. Nabokov 15 12 3 .800 59:15 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:45 Buffalo Sabres Christian Ehrhoff Tripping 2
1st 12:30 New York Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky Kneeing 2
2nd 00:32 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Leopold Hooking 2
2nd 11:37 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Holding 2
2nd 11:37 New York Islanders John Tavares Holding 2
2nd 14:57 Buffalo Sabres TJ Brennan Holding the stick 2
3rd 18:40 New York Islanders Brad Boyes Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody McCormick, Matt Ellis, Tyler Myers
New York Islanders scratches
Eric Boulton, Marty Reasoner, Joe Finley

2012-2013 season series

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Sources and further reading

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