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New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Sunday, February 8, 2015 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
New York Islanders 3 47-28-7
at Buffalo Sabres 2 23-51-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 9 15 7 31
Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 10

Three stars

  1. M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Hamonic, New York Islanders (2 assists)
  3. M. Grabovski, New York Islanders (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:19 New York Islanders Colin McDonald (1) Casey Cizikas (8) Even strength NYI 1, BUF 0
2nd 10:20 New York Islanders Anders Lee (16) Travis Hamonic (13), John Tavares (27) Power play NYI 2, BUF 0
2nd 11:22 New York Islanders Mikhail Grabovski (9) Travis Hamonic (14), Frans Nielsen (20) Even strength NYI 3, BUF 0
2nd 12:33 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (6) Nikita Zadorov (10), Brian Flynn (10) Even strength NYI 3, BUF 1
2nd 14:57 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford (9) Marcus Foligno (5) Even strength NYI 3, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 31 10
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 24 27
Blocked shots 9 21
Giveaways 2 6
Takeaways 1 2
Faceoffs won 27/48 (56.3%) 21/48 (43.8%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 13:44
13 C. McDonald R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 6 0 0 10:50
16 H. Zolnierczyk L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 11:57
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 1 0 14:23
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 17:20
27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 1 13:49
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 77.8% 13:55
51 F. Nielsen C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 16:46
53 C. Cizikas C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 46.2% 12:22
84 M. Grabovski C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 12:32
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 14:15
91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 38.5% 19:30
2 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 0 20:25
3 T. Hamonic D 0 2 2 +1 2 0 1 1 0 23:26
11 L. Visnovsky D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 17:09
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 18:02
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 0 20:36
55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 100% 20:59
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
41 J. Halak 10 8 2 .800 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:21
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 27.3% 15:27
21 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 100% 16:16
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:38
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 2 0 38.9% 18:28
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 07:41
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 08:52
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:38
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 18:49
65 B. Flynn C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 1 0 45.5% 16:47
80 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 18:10
82 M. Foligno L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 5 2 0 15:21
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 18:44
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 16:34
24 T. Strachan D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 4 0 19:39
51 N. Zadorov D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 21:30
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 0 21:14
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 +1 6 0 0 3 0 19:26
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 M. Neuvirth 31 28 3 .903 59:11 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:03 New York Islanders Matt Martin Boarding 2
1st 07:03 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Roughing 2
2nd 09:06 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Slashing 2
2nd 18:50 New York Islanders Travis Hamonic Holding 2
3rd 00:18 New York Islanders Nikolay Kulemin Holding 2
3rd 01:11 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Slashing 2
3rd 05:04 New York Islanders Brian Strait Cross checking 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ted Nolan
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
New York Islanders scratches
Cal Clutterbuck, Matt Donovan, Calvin de Haan
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Andre Benoit, Andrej Meszaros, Cody Hodgson

2014-2015 season series

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

Other NHL games on Feb 8

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page

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