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Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Barclays Center, Brooklyn Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 25-45-12
at New York Islanders 6 35-37-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 3
New York Islanders 1 3 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 11 11 7 29
New York Islanders 9 14 10 33

Three stars

  1. J. Tavares, New York Islanders (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. C. Cizikas, New York Islanders (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:50 New York Islanders John Tavares (1) Jordan Eberle (1) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 1
2nd 05:13 New York Islanders John Tavares (2) Unassisted Shorthanded BUF 0, NYI 2
2nd 06:03 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas (1) Andrew Ladd (1) Shorthanded BUF 0, NYI 3
2nd 07:00 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (1) Joshua Ho-Sang (1), Jason Chimera (1) Even strength BUF 0, NYI 4
2nd 10:09 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (1) Jack Eichel (2) Shorthanded BUF 1, NYI 4
2nd 15:26 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (2) Ryan O'Reilly (1) Shorthanded BUF 2, NYI 4
3rd 05:39 New York Islanders Anthony Beauvillier (1) Nick Leddy (1), Casey Cizikas (1) Even strength BUF 2, NYI 5
3rd 16:16 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (1) Rasmus Ristolainen (1), Evander Kane (2) Even strength BUF 3, NYI 5
3rd 19:34 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas (2) John Tavares (1), Josh Bailey (1) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, NYI 6

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders
Shots on goal 29 33
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 23 25
Blocked shots 11 11
Giveaways 11 11
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 28/59 (47.5%) 31/59 (52.5%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 2 1 3 +2 0 8 0 2 42.9% 20:05
10 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 38.5% 12:49
15 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 -1 2 3 1 0 30% 21:02
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 0 100% 18:12
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 1 14:19
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -5 0 1 0 0 25% 15:29
25 S. Griffith C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 11:57
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:40
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 50% 09:44
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 15:06
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:03
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 72.2% 19:09
5 M. Tennyson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 16:47
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 18:51
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 17:19
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 24:27
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 20:36
93 V. Antipin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 15:24
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 16 15 1 .938 31:01
40 R. Lehner 16 12 4 .750 27:00 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 J. Eberle R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 14:31
12 J. Bailey R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 20% 16:00
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 50% 15:40
16 A. Ladd L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 0 17:02
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 3 0 12:46
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 15:23
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 77.8% 14:27
53 C. Cizikas C 2 1 3 +1 0 5 5 0 57.1% 13:39
66 J. Ho-Sang R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 11:08
72 A. Beauvillier R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 100% 12:18
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 14:44
91 J. Tavares C 2 1 3 +3 0 4 0 0 47.8% 19:50
2 N. Leddy D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 19:57
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 20:02
42 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 +1 4 2 1 1 16:26
44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 2 18:26
50 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 1 16:42
55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 22:59
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
41 J. Halak 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:16 New York Islanders Johnny Boychuk Slashing 2
1st 15:02 New York Islanders Jason Chimera Interference 2
2nd 01:08 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Interference 2
2nd 04:50 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Roughing 2
2nd 04:50 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Roughing 2
2nd 04:50 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Roughing 2
2nd 08:20 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Holding 2
2nd 13:55 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel High sticking 2
3rd 16:52 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
New York Islanders head coach
Doug Weight
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Steve Miller
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Gorges, Zach Bogosian, Jordan Nolan
New York Islanders scratches
Dennis Seidenberg, Cal Clutterbuck, Ryan Pulock

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 Oct 7

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Calgary Flames 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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