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Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 5–0 on Saturday, January 24, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 50-23-9
at New York Islanders 0 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 3 5
New York Islanders 0 0 0 0

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 7 8 21
New York Islanders 13 7 6 26

Three stars

  1. A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:33 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (12) Jack Quinn (19), Ryan McLeod (22) Even strength BUF 1, NYI 0
2nd 19:47 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (27) Zach Benson (18), Mattias Samuelsson (19) Even strength BUF 2, NYI 0
3rd 00:25 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (13) Ryan McLeod (23) Even strength BUF 3, NYI 0
3rd 14:02 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (8) Peyton Krebs (15) Even strength, Empty net BUF 4, NYI 0
3rd 14:38 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (18) Mattias Samuelsson (20), Michael Kesselring (1) Even strength BUF 5, NYI 0

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders
Shots on goal 21 26
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 16 24
Blocked shots 11 13
Giveaways 14 16
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 13/50 (26%) 37/50 (74%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 2 0 17:32
17 J. Zucker L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 2 33.3% 13:44
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 0 20% 12:44
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 13:12
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:26
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 33.3% 09:44
71 R. McLeod C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 21.1% 18:14
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 37.5% 17:06
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.7% 16:56
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 2 17:57
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 15:19
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 100% 11:03
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 21:18
8 M. Kesselring D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 3 13:45
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 2 2 +4 2 1 2 1 21:32
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 24:30
26 R. Dahlin D 1 0 1 +4 0 3 2 0 24:44
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:14
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 26 26 0 1.000 60:00 Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 19:51
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 12:15
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 50% 12:45
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 77.8% 19:20
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 66.7% 11:28
29 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 17:18
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 12:35
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 75% 16:58
49 M. Shabanov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 14:43
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 -2 0 6 3 0 16:36
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 80% 12:43
64 C. Ritchie C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 100% 15:01
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 1 20:26
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 2 19:26
34 A. Boqvist D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:54
36 I. George D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 13:56
48 M. Schaefer D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 23:14
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 21:28
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
33 D. Rittich 20 16 4 .800 58:03 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:17 Buffalo Sabres Alex Lyon Hooking 2
2nd 01:18 New York Islanders Anders Lee Tripping 2
2nd 11:46 New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer Hooking 2
2nd 14:57 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Holding 2
3rd 15:24 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring Cross checking 2
3rd 17:53 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Slashing 2
3rd 17:53 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Cross checking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Francis Charron, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Brad Kovachik
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Zac Jones
New York Islanders scratches
Ryan Pulock, Marc Gatcomb, Maxim Tsyplakov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 24

Matchup Status Details
Utah Mammoth 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final/OT Game page

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