Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Barclays Center, Brooklyn Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Friday, December 23, 2016 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 33-37-12
at New York Islanders 5 41-29-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 1 1
New York Islanders 1 2 2 5

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 7 9 13 29
New York Islanders 7 16 9 32

Three stars

  1. R. Strome, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Ladd, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  3. D. Seidenberg, New York Islanders (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:05 New York Islanders Anthony Beauvillier (4) Travis Hamonic (9), Shane Prince (7) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 1
2nd 14:36 New York Islanders Ryan Strome (5) Cal Clutterbuck (10), Dennis Seidenberg (7) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 2
2nd 19:21 New York Islanders John Tavares (10) Ryan Strome (5), Josh Bailey (16) Power play BUF 0, NYI 3
3rd 05:35 New York Islanders Andrew Ladd (5) Jason Chimera (7), Travis Hamonic (10) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 4
3rd 12:34 New York Islanders Calvin de Haan (2) Alan Quine (4), Dennis Seidenberg (8) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 5
3rd 18:57 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (3) Zach Bogosian (1), Sam Reinhart (12) Even strength BUF 1, NYI 5

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 29 32
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 9 9
Hits 23 28
Blocked shots 18 22
Giveaways 6 15
Takeaways 9 17
Faceoffs won 24/51 (47.1%) 27/51 (52.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 19:04
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 1 0 16:10
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 33.3% 15:12
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 17:58
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 0 73.3% 18:04
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:16
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 10:07
Number 27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 25% 11:09
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 75% 15:28
Number 48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 07:25
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 5 2 3 0 0 15:01
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 41.2% 18:02
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 18:43
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 20:03
Number 41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 15:31
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0 20:58
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 3 0 22:27
Number 77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 19:48
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 A. Nilsson 32 27 5 .844 60:00 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Quine C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 37.5% 14:04
Number 11 S. Prince L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 11:21
Number 12 J. Bailey R 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 18:00
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 15:31
Number 16 A. Ladd L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 4 0 16:12
Number 18 R. Strome C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 1 0 35.7% 15:46
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 5 0 0 13:30
Number 27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 17:02
Number 29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 37.5% 12:56
Number 72 A. Beauvillier R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 10:14
Number 86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 2 0 14:31
Number 91 J. Tavares C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 1 76.2% 20:05
Number 2 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 2 0 23:50
Number 3 T. Hamonic D 0 2 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 21:44
Number 4 D. Seidenberg D 0 2 2 +1 2 2 1 4 0 17:36
Number 14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:05
Number 44 C. de Haan D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 3 0 17:05
Number 55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 18:28
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 T. Greiss 29 28 1 .966 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:02 New York Islanders Johnny Boychuk Fighting (major) 5
1st 02:02 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
1st 19:24 New York Islanders Shane Prince Hooking 2
2nd 02:31 New York Islanders Dennis Seidenberg Hooking 2
2nd 07:01 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Boarding 2
2nd 17:47 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta Holding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody Franson, Nicolas Deslauriers
New York Islanders scratches
Stephen Gionta, Casey Cizikas, J-F Berube

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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