New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 4–0 on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
New York Islanders	0	39-27-16
at Buffalo Sabres	4	39-37-6

News about this game

Islanders and Sabres Face Off: A Crucial Encounter Between Metropolitan and Atlantic Divisions

Wed, Mar 13, 2024

Buffalo Sabres face New York Islanders in a Metro Division clash Thurs, 7 p.m. EDT. Buffalo seeks to build on a 7-3 win; NYI looks to bounce back.
Buffalo Sabres Achieve Third Consecutive Win With Shutout Against Islanders

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Sabres beat Islanders 4-0, on a 3-game win streak for playoffs. Luukkonen's 5th season shutout. Olofsson, Cozens, Benson scored in 2nd period.

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Sabres	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	5	6	10	21
Buffalo Sabres	13	16	8	37

Three stars

U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
D. Cozens, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Z. Benson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:28	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson (6)	JJ Peterka (19), Owen Power (20)	Power play	NYI 0, BUF 1
2nd	08:15	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Cozens (15)	Connor Clifton (12), Jeff Skinner (21)	Even strength	NYI 0, BUF 2
2nd	09:41	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Benson (8)	Henri Jokiharju (12), Owen Power (21)	Even strength	NYI 0, BUF 3
3rd	15:06	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Benson (9)	Rasmus Dahlin (34), Bowen Byram (14)	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 0, BUF 4

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	21	37
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	13	13
Hits	51	23
Blocked shots	9	9
Giveaways	4	2
Takeaways	7	9
Faceoffs won	20/44 (45.5%)	24/44 (54.5%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Holmstrom	R	-1	0	2	1	1		13:33
Number 13 M. Barzal	C	-1	0	0	1	1		20:33
Number 14 B. Horvat	C	-2	0	2	2	0	53.8%	21:53
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	2	3	0		09:55
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	1	3	1		06:28
Number 18 P. Engvall	L	-1	0	1	3	0	100%	14:48
Number 21 K. Palmieri	C	-2	0	4	7	0		19:09
Number 27 A. Lee	L	-1	9	0	5	0		13:19
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	-1	0	1	3	1		22:01
Number 32 K. MacLean	C	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	07:39
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	-1	0	0	3	0	57.1%	16:18
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	0	2	4	0	20%	14:40
Number 2 M. Reilly	D	-1	0	0	1	1		18:28
Number 3 A. Pelech	D	0	0	1	2	1		17:45
Number 6 R. Pulock	D	0	0	1	3	1		20:32
Number 8 N. Dobson	D	-2	0	3	3	1		26:00
Number 25 S. Aho	D	-2	0	0	2	1		15:51
Number 28 A. Romanov	D	-1	2	1	4	0		16:57

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 I. Sorokin	36	33	3	.917	57:52	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson	L	2	0	2	+2	4	2	2	1	0		15:16
Number 12 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	+2	2	3	5	0	0		17:18
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20%	10:40
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	87.5%	13:54
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0	40%	19:29
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0	100%	13:42
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	11:14
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	100%	13:57
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		12:08
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	50%	14:18
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:41
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		17:27
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	1	0		23:24
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:34
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	2	0		21:49
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0		23:02
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	1	1	+1	5	4	4	0	0		15:02
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen	21	21	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:36	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Hooking	2
2nd	04:09	New York Islanders	Anders Lee	Interference	2
2nd	09:41	New York Islanders	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
2nd	15:14	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Benson	Hooking	2
3rd	01:37	New York Islanders	Alexander Romanov	Hooking	2
3rd	06:29	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Benson	Tripping	2
3rd	08:08	New York Islanders	Anders Lee	Roughing	2
3rd	08:08	Buffalo Sabres	Connor Clifton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:08	New York Islanders	Anders Lee	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:47	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Greenway	Holding	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Patrick Roy
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Justin Kea
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Ryan Galloway
New York Islanders scratches: Hudson Fasching, Oliver Wahlstrom, Samuel Bolduc
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Kale Clague, Lukas Rousek

2023-2024 season series

Every New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 14, 2023
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 21, 2023
New York Islanders 0 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 14, 2024

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