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New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 4–3 on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
New York Islanders 3 35-37-10
at Buffalo Sabres 4 25-45-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 10 10 9 29
Buffalo Sabres 4 10 8 22

Three stars

  1. S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Tavares, New York Islanders (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:41 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (22) Sam Reinhart (14), Casey Nelson (2) Even strength NYI 0, BUF 1
1st 13:21 Buffalo Sabres Evan Rodrigues (3) Marco Scandella (14), Sam Reinhart (15) Even strength NYI 0, BUF 2
2nd 07:18 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (16) Rasmus Ristolainen (20), Kyle Okposo (23) Power play NYI 0, BUF 3
2nd 13:06 New York Islanders John Tavares (28) Brock Nelson (10), Thomas Hickey (10) Even strength NYI 1, BUF 3
3rd 07:30 New York Islanders Ross Johnston (2) Cal Clutterbuck (9) Even strength NYI 2, BUF 3
3rd 14:33 New York Islanders Anders Lee (28) Josh Bailey (45), Nick Leddy (24) Power play NYI 3, BUF 3
3rd 15:46 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (11) Evan Rodrigues (6), Jack Eichel (31) Even strength NYI 3, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 29 22
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 25 23
Blocked shots 9 7
Giveaways 4 7
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 16/40 (40%) 24/40 (60%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 J. Eberle R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 16:10
12 J. Bailey R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 2 0 20:53
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 25% 18:35
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 5 0 0 13:18
16 A. Ladd L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:02
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:45
27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 0 1 19:52
29 B. Nelson C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 40% 13:51
52 R. Johnston L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 08:26
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 50% 12:20
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 16:44
91 J. Tavares C 1 0 1 -1 2 6 0 0 0 50% 21:09
2 N. Leddy D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 22:48
4 D. Seidenberg D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 3 0 16:38
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 21:48
14 T. Hickey D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 20:03
28 S. Aho D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 17:20
50 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 16:14
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
41 J. Halak 22 18 4 .818 58:35 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 17:48
10 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 80% 10:14
15 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 +1 2 5 3 0 0 66.7% 17:41
17 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:40
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:38
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 62.5% 13:58
23 S. Reinhart C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 1 1 0 15:03
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:46
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 11:18
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:04
71 E. Rodrigues C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 11:04
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 52.9% 21:58
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:57
6 M. Scandella D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 21:52
8 C. Nelson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21:47
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 6 0 0 27:37
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:02
93 V. Antipin D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 13:32
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 02:06 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson High sticking 2
2nd 06:49 New York Islanders Sebastian Aho Hooking 2
2nd 10:50 New York Islanders John Tavares High sticking 2
3rd 01:34 Buffalo Sabres Victor Antipin Hooking 2
3rd 13:32 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Tripping 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Doug Weight
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Furman South
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Vaughan Rody
New York Islanders scratches
Alan Quine, Tanner Fritz
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Justin Falk, Scott Wilson, Jake McCabe

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Islanders 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 8

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at St. Louis Blues 6 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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