New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime on Friday, December 16, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
16 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
35 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
16 |
12 |
2 |
37 |
Three stars
- R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- J. Berube, New York Islanders (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
13:08 |
New York Islanders |
Ryan Strome (4) |
Cal Clutterbuck (9), Nikolay Kulemin (5) |
Even strength |
NYI 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
02:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson (5) |
Rasmus Ristolainen (19), Jake McCabe (6) |
Even strength |
NYI 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
06:39 |
New York Islanders |
Alan Quine (2) |
Shane Prince (6) |
Power play |
NYI 2, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
03:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Moulson (8) |
Evander Kane (5), Brian Gionta (6) |
Power play |
NYI 2, BUF 2 |
| OT |
00:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen (2) |
Kyle Okposo (13) |
Even strength |
NYI 2, BUF 3 |
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 |
35 |
37 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
2 |
| Hits |
20 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/67 (40.3%) |
40/67 (59.7%) |
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 10 A. Quine |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
41.7% |
13:56 |
| Number 11 S. Prince |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:43 |
| Number 12 J. Bailey |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:51 |
| Number 15 C. Clutterbuck |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 16 A. Ladd |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:49 |
| Number 18 R. Strome |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
12:06 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:48 |
| Number 27 A. Lee |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 29 B. Nelson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
14.3% |
13:48 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 86 N. Kulemin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:27 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.6% |
21:03 |
| Number 2 N. Leddy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:38 |
| Number 3 T. Hamonic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:12 |
| Number 4 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 14 T. Hickey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:54 |
| Number 44 C. de Haan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:40 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
New York Islanders goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Berube |
37 |
34 |
3 |
.919 |
60:42 |
OT loss |
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 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:53 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:47 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:32 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:00 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
16:00 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:00 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:21 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:03 |
| Number 48 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:04 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:35 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69.6% |
20:22 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:33 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:01 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:56 |
| Number 77 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
35 |
33 |
2 |
.943 |
60:34 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
04:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Gionta |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:06 |
New York Islanders |
Cal Clutterbuck |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:21 |
New York Islanders |
Andrew Ladd |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:12 |
New York Islanders |
Johnny Boychuk |
Boarding |
2 |
Game information
- New York Islanders head coach
- Jack Capuano
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Justin St. Pierre, Dan O'Halloran
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Tony Sericolo
- New York Islanders scratches
- Thomas Greiss, Casey Cizikas
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Derek Grant
Other NHL games on Dec 16
Other NHL games on Friday, December 16, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Los Angeles Kings
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
0
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 San Jose Sharks
4
 at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Washington Capitals
4
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Florida Panthers
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
4
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 16, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
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