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New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
New York Islanders 3 47-28-7
at Buffalo Sabres 4 23-51-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 9 10 14 3 0 36
Buffalo Sabres 10 7 6 3 0 26

Three stars

  1. Z. Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. N. Deslauriers, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Enroth, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:33 New York Islanders Nick Leddy (6) Kyle Okposo (22), Josh Bailey (6) Even strength NYI 1, BUF 0
2nd 11:56 New York Islanders John Tavares (14) Unassisted Even strength NYI 2, BUF 0
2nd 15:05 New York Islanders John Tavares (15) Josh Bailey (7), Kyle Okposo (23) Even strength NYI 3, BUF 0
3rd 06:39 Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers (4) Drew Stafford (13), Josh Gorges (5) Even strength NYI 3, BUF 1
3rd 10:01 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (10) Nicolas Deslauriers (8), Josh Gorges (6) Shorthanded NYI 3, BUF 2
3rd 11:51 Buffalo Sabres Chris Stewart (5) Drew Stafford (14), Patrick Kaleta (2) 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 Matt Moulson Saved
1 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis Goal (winner)
2 New York Islanders Frans Nielsen Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Saved
3 New York Islanders John Tavares Saved

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 36 26
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 18 28
Blocked shots 14 20
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 23/64 (35.9%) 41/64 (64.1%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 13:14
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 13:57
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 12:51
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 50% 15:12
21 K. Okposo R 0 2 2 +1 2 3 0 0 33.3% 18:08
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 08:31
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 44.4% 16:23
51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 17:47
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 33.3% 13:12
84 M. Grabovski C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 14:52
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 15:19
91 J. Tavares C 2 0 2 +1 0 6 0 1 37.5% 21:15
2 N. Leddy D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 21:16
3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:49
11 L. Visnovsky D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 19:52
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 21:11
44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 21:51
55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 22:20
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
60 K. Poulin 26 23 3 .885 65:00 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 75% 12:54
19 C. Hodgson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:41
21 D. Stafford R 0 2 2 +1 2 2 1 0 60% 20:04
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 09:23
25 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 66.7% 12:36
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 16:34
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 -1 2 4 1 1 47.1% 18:58
36 P. Kaleta R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 0 11:07
44 N. Deslauriers L 1 1 2 +1 0 5 5 0 17:51
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 18:34
65 B. Flynn C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 71.4% 18:22
80 C. Stewart R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 14:51
4 J. Gorges D 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 26:21
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:43
41 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 3 24:07
51 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 26:26
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08:14
61 A. Benoit D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 21:14
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 J. Enroth 36 33 3 .917 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:10 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Roughing 2
1st 10:10 New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck Roughing 2
1st 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Chris Stewart Roughing 2
2nd 03:46 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo Slashing 2
2nd 09:16 New York Islanders Thomas Hickey Tripping 2
2nd 15:28 New York Islanders Calvin de Haan Roughing 2
3rd 09:39 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 14:53 New York Islanders Matt Martin Holding 2
3rd 14:53 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Embellishment 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ted Nolan
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Dave Lewis
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
New York Islanders scratches
Eric Boulton, Brian Strait, Matt Donovan
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Brian Gionta, Tyler Myers

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 Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page

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