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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 Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Islanders 3 43-34-5
at Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 6 9 13 28
Buffalo Sabres 12 7 14 33

Three stars

  1. P. Krebs, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Norris, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:19 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (18) Josh Norris (16) Power play NYI 0, BUF 1
2nd 17:57 New York Islanders Calum Ritchie (12) Brayden Schenn (21), Bo Horvat (23) Power play NYI 1, BUF 1
3rd 02:40 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (38) Josh Norris (17), Jack Quinn (31) Power play NYI 1, BUF 2
3rd 13:39 New York Islanders Anders Lee (18) Bo Horvat (24), Matthew Schaefer (35) Even strength NYI 2, BUF 2
3rd 16:59 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (11) Alex Tuch (31), Tage Thompson (40) Even strength NYI 2, BUF 3
3rd 18:17 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram (11) Mattias Samuelsson (28) Even strength, Empty net NYI 2, BUF 4
3rd 19:59 New York Islanders Brayden Schenn (17) Mathew Barzal (49), Bo Horvat (25) 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 28 33
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 26 25
Blocked shots 10 15
Giveaways 12 19
Takeaways 6 1
Faceoffs won 32/59 (54.2%) 27/59 (45.8%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 B. Schenn C 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 57.1% 18:54
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:29
13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 20:24
14 B. Horvat C 0 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 52.2% 21:22
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 11:07
27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 +1 5 2 4 0 0 14:10
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 100% 12:18
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 55.6% 15:19
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:21
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 55.6% 13:17
64 C. Ritchie C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:33
81 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 11:42
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 21:17
4 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 19:22
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 19:17
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 12:01
34 A. Boqvist D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:02
48 M. Schaefer D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 29:40
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 32 29 3 .906 57:52 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 13:02
9 J. Norris C 0 2 2 +1 6 1 2 0 0 40% 15:04
10 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 44.4% 06:47
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:13
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 33.3% 15:32
19 P. Krebs C 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 25% 17:37
22 J. Quinn R 1 1 2 -1 0 7 3 0 1 16:11
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 50% 11:20
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 44.4% 18:38
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 58.3% 21:31
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 100% 20:25
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:17
4 B. Byram D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 22:14
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 22:44
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 19:16
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 23:14
64 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:54
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:04
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 28 25 3 .893 59:41 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:41 New York Islanders Carson Soucy High sticking 2
1st 01:31 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris Interference 2
1st 13:58 New York Islanders Adam Pelech High sticking 2
2nd 02:18 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas High sticking 2
2nd 06:34 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
2nd 17:41 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 00:01 New York Islanders Anders Lee Fighting (major) 5
3rd 00:01 Buffalo Sabres Sam Carrick Fighting (major) 5
3rd 01:28 New York Islanders Carson Soucy Hooking 2
3rd 08:45 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris Roughing 2
3rd 08:45 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Roughing 2
3rd 08:45 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris Roughing 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, James Tobias
New York Islanders scratches
Tony DeAngelo, Simon Holmstrom, Isaiah George, Max Shabanov
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Conor Timmins, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak, Noah Ostlund

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 Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page

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