New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Thursday, December 31, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
5 |
18 |
10 |
33 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
17 |
10 |
16 |
43 |
Three stars
- T. Greiss, New York Islanders (goaltender)
- F. Nielsen, New York Islanders (1 goal)
- L. Ullmark, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
09:35 |
New York Islanders |
Frans Nielsen (14) |
John Tavares (14), Nick Leddy (12) |
Power play |
NYI 1, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
01:07 |
New York Islanders |
Nikolay Kulemin (5) |
Kyle Okposo (19), Johnny Boychuk (11) |
Even strength |
NYI 2, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
11:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly (15) |
Jack Eichel (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (18) |
Power play |
NYI 2, BUF 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
New York Islanders |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
43 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
10 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
1 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/58 (48.3%) |
30/58 (51.7%) |
Box score
New York Islanders
New York Islanders skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 J. Bailey |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:05 |
| Number 15 C. Clutterbuck |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 17 M. Martin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:59 |
| Number 18 R. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:42 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:18 |
| Number 27 A. Lee |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 29 B. Nelson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
11:55 |
| Number 51 F. Nielsen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
18:19 |
| Number 53 C. Cizikas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26.7% |
12:39 |
| Number 84 M. Grabovski |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
11:01 |
| Number 86 N. Kulemin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:19 |
| Number 2 N. Leddy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 3 T. Hamonic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 14 T. Hickey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 28 M. Zidlicky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 44 C. de Haan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
New York Islanders goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 T. Greiss |
43 |
42 |
1 |
.977 |
59:47 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:20 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:19 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
20:17 |
| Number 17 D. Legwand |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
09:18 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
13:36 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:01 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
17:30 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:49 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:11 |
| Number 88 J. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
46.2% |
22:14 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:55 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:11 |
| Number 46 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:06 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:47 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
33 |
31 |
2 |
.939 |
58:05 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:20 |
New York Islanders |
Matt Martin |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
09:40 |
New York Islanders |
Anders Lee |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
10:46 |
New York Islanders |
Frans Nielsen |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Gorges |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Gionta |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:45 |
New York Islanders |
Anders Lee |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- New York Islanders head coach
- Jack Capuano
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Michel Cormier, Ryan Galloway
- New York Islanders scratches
- Eric Boulton, Steve Bernier, Brian Strait
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Carlo Colaiacovo, Tyler Ennis
Other NHL games on Dec 31
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 31, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Washington Capitals
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Nashville Predators
1
 at Dallas Stars
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Arizona Coyotes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 31, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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