Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Wednesday, December 27, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Barclays Center, Brooklyn Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	25-45-12
at New York Islanders	3	35-37-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	11	14	1	37
New York Islanders	14	12	7	1	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:41	New York Islanders	Jason Chimera (2)	Cal Clutterbuck (7), Casey Cizikas (6)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYI 1
2nd	09:43	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (3)	Jack Eichel (20), Marco Scandella (10)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYI 1
3rd	11:33	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (6)	Evander Kane (19)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYI 1
3rd	18:51	New York Islanders	Josh Bailey (11)	John Tavares (26)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYI 2
OT	01:08	New York Islanders	Mathew Barzal (13)	Josh Bailey (37), John Tavares (27)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYI 3

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	1	1	0	0	6	2	0	66.7%	19:13
Number 10 J. Josefson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	45.5%	12:44
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	45.5%	19:03
Number 17 J. Nolan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		10:48
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2		18:01
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:59
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		18:07
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	4	0		14:14
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:57
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:23
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	72.7%	13:39
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	61.9%	21:16
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	1		23:45
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		19:24
Number 41 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		12:28
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		18:04
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		27:12
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:18

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 R. Lehner	34	31	3	.912	60:57	OT loss

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:49
Number 11 S. Prince	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:17
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		21:47
Number 13 M. Barzal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	57.1%	18:51
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	4	1		11:39
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1		18:28
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		08:55
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		17:12
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		10:06
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	33.3%	13:52
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:06
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	1	58.8%	21:40
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		21:25
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	6	1		18:44
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		20:00
Number 42 S. Mayfield	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		15:44
Number 50 A. Pelech	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	1	3		17:03
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		24:57

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	37	35	2	.946	60:57	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:09	Buffalo Sabres	Justin Falk	Tripping	2
1st	10:51	New York Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck	Tripping	2
1st	19:00	New York Islanders	Jordan Eberle	Holding	2
2nd	13:00	Buffalo Sabres	Marco Scandella	Slashing	2
2nd	18:02	New York Islanders	Andrew Ladd	High sticking	2
3rd	02:40	New York Islanders	Dennis Seidenberg	Tripping	2

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 7, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 8, 2018

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Washington Capitals 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 27, 2017