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Sabres vs Islanders Results, Match Player Stats & Records
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | In Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUF
Buffalo
|
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Alex Lyon |
NYI
NY Islanders
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Rittich |
Player Stats
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BUF
Buffalo
|
-114 | 6.5o | +1.5 (6.5) |
|
NYI
NY Islanders
|
-105 | 6.5u (1.5) | -1.5 |
Scoring Summary
| Scoring - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No Scoring | ||
| Scoring - Period 2 | ||
| 0:33 | |
J. Zucker |
| 19:47 | |
T. Thompson
Assisted by:
M. Samuelsson
,
Z. Benson
|
| Scoring - Period 3 | ||
| 0:25 | |
J. Zucker
Assisted by:
R. McLeod
,
|
| 14:02 | |
R. Dahlin
(EN)
Assisted by:
P. Krebs
,
|
| 14:38 | |
A. Tuch
Assisted by:
M. Kesselring
,
M. Samuelsson
|
Penalty Summary
| Penalties - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11:17 |
|
N. Ostlund (2:00) Hooking |
| Penalties - Period 2 | ||
| 1:18 |
|
A. Lee (2:00) Tripping |
| 11:46 |
|
M. Schaefer (2:00) Hooking |
| 14:57 |
|
M. Samuelsson (2:00) Holding |
| Penalties - Period 3 | ||
| 15:24 |
|
M. Kesselring (2:00) Cross Checking |
| 17:53 |
|
S. Mayfield (2:00) Cross Checking |
| 17:53 |
|
Z. Benson (2:00) Slashing |
Shots On Goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Buffalo
|
6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
|
NY Islanders
|
13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Team Statistics
| G | SOG | S% | PP% | PK% | FW | PEN | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Buffalo
|
5 | 21 | 23.81 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 13 | 4 | 8 |
|
NY Islanders
|
0 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 37 | 3 | 6 |
Goaltending
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lyon | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 60:00 |
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Rittich | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 0 | 58:03 |
Player Stats
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | B. Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 21:18 | 17:13 | 0:44 | 3:21 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | LW | Z. Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17:32 | 14:10 | 1:20 | 2:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | D | M. Kesselring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13:45 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | LW | J. Zucker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13:44 | 11:05 | 2:39 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 19 | C | P. Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:44 | 12:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 22 | RW | J. Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13:12 | 11:59 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | D | M. Samuelsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 21:32 | 19:00 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | D | O. Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24:30 | 22:06 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | D | R. Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 24:44 | 18:57 | 3:16 | 2:31 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | LW | B. Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:26 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 48 | C | T. Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9:44 | 9:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 71 | C | R. McLeod | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18:14 | 12:57 | 1:29 | 3:48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| 72 | C | T. Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17:06 | 14:16 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 73 | D | Z. Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10:14 | 10:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 86 | C | N. Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16:56 | 14:15 | 2:31 | 0:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 89 | RW | A. Tuch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17:57 | 12:55 | 1:16 | 3:46 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 91 | RW | J. Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15:19 | 12:37 | 2:42 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 94 | C | K. Helenius | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11:03 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 100 |
| 34 | G | A. Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 60:00 | 50:00 | 4:00 | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | D | A. Pelech | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20:26 | 17:25 | 0:06 | 2:55 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4 | D | C. McWard | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | RW | S. Holmstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19:51 | 14:26 | 2:56 | 2:29 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | LW | A. Duclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12:15 | 10:24 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | C | M. Barzal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12:45 | 10:49 | 1:54 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 14 | C | B. Horvat | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 19:20 | 14:12 | 3:31 | 1:37 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 78 |
| 24 | D | S. Mayfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 19:26 | 17:01 | 0:05 | 2:20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | LW | A. Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11:28 | 9:57 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 29 | LW | J. Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17:18 | 14:02 | 3:16 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | C | K. MacLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12:35 | 12:25 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | D | A. Boqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15:54 | 14:16 | 0:49 | 0:49 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | D | I. George | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13:56 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 44 | C | J. Pageau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16:58 | 13:39 | 1:02 | 2:17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 75 |
| 48 | D | M. Schaefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 23:14 | 18:46 | 3:14 | 1:14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 49 | RW | M. Shabanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14:43 | 13:41 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 51 | LW | E. Heineman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 16:36 | 13:54 | 2:42 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 53 | C | C. Cizikas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12:43 | 11:08 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80 |
| 64 | C | C. Ritchie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15:01 | 11:53 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 100 |
| 77 | D | T. DeAngelo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 21:28 | 18:05 | 2:43 | 0:40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | G | D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 58:03 | 48:03 | 6:00 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Game Info
Location UBS Arena
Referees Francis Charron , Liam Maaskant
Linesmen Kyle Flemington, Brad Kovachik
Attendance 17,255 attendance
BUF vs NYIRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
2-8-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | HSOG | ASOG | HPP | APP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, '25 | BUF |
3 - 2 (SO)
|
BUF -182 | u6.5 | 32 | 34 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| Dec 23, '24 | NYI |
7 - 1
|
BUF +135 | o6.0 | 28 | 25 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Nov 30, '24 | NYI |
3 - 0
|
NYI -117 | u5.5 | 20 | 29 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Nov 01, '24 | BUF |
4 - 3
|
NYI -100 | o5.5 | 35 | 36 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Mar 14, '24 | BUF |
4 - 0
|
BUF +102 | u5.5 | 37 | 21 | 1-4 | 0-4 |
| Oct 21, '23 | BUF |
3 - 1
|
BUF -128 | u6.5 | 42 | 25 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| Oct 14, '23 | NYI |
3 - 2
|
NYI -143 | u6.5 | 29 | 28 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Mar 25, '23 | NYI |
2 - 0
|
BUF +148 | u6.5 | 26 | 35 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
| Mar 07, '23 | NYI |
3 - 2
|
NYI -156 | u6.5 | 39 | 24 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Jan 19, '23 | BUF |
3 - 2 (OT)
|
BUF -118 | u6.0 | 45 | 26 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
BUF vs NYI Preview
Last Meeting ( Dec 20, 2025 ) NY Islanders 2, Buffalo 3
The New York Islanders spent the last two weeks far away from home confirming their status as a fading playoff contender.
The Buffalo Sabres barely had to leave the Eastern time zone to continue one of the most surprising in-season comebacks in memory.
The Islanders will finally return home Saturday afternoon, when they host the red-hot Sabres in a battle of teams occupying Eastern Conference playoff spots.
The Islanders last played Wednesday, when they concluded a seven-game road trip by falling to the Seattle Kraken 4-1. The Sabres continued a five-game trek Thursday by beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-2.
The Islanders finished 3-3-1 on a Western Conference road trip that began with a 2-1 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators on Jan. 8 and ended with New York splitting four games against four of the NHL's western-most teams -- the Kraken as well as the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks.
While the Islanders slipped from second place to third in the Metropolitan Division, they were four points clear of the fourth-place Philadelphia Flyers heading into play Friday.
New York missed the playoffs by nine points last season, when it finished 12th in the East.
"I thought we had a chance tonight to win a hockey game and go home with a pretty decent trip," Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock said. "Losing tonight, I think (the trip) was just OK."
The Islanders' mood will be improved by the sight of Bo Horvat taking the ice Saturday after he missed the previous nine games with a lower body injury. Horvat also was sidelined for five games last month due to a separate lower body injury that occurred against the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 11.
Despite the absences, Horvat still leads the Islanders with 21 goals -- seven more than Emil Heineman.
"It's nice to have him back," Islanders head coach Patrick Roy said of Horvat following practice Friday. "The guys did a really good job while he wasn't playing."
Nobody has done a better job of playing over the last six weeks than the Sabres, who have gone 17-3-1 since Dec. 9 to vault from last place in the East into the top wild card spot as they sat four points ahead of the ninth-place Toronto Maple Leafs as of Friday.
The Sabres, whose 14-season playoff drought is the longest in NHL history, have further improved their positioning by going 6-2-1 since Jan. 8, when they were in ninth place in the East and one point behind the Pittsburgh Penguins in the race for the second wild card.
With Thursday's wire-to-wire win, the Sabres inched within two points of the Canadiens for third place in the Atlantic Division. Buffalo has a game in hand.
"We know how much the game meant to us. Montreal knows how much the game means to them," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said. "You can win a game, you can have the run we have and you're sitting two points inside a playoff race. It's good training for high-intensity games."
The schedule will remain travel-friendly for the Sabres, whose trip to Nashville for a 5-3 win over the Predators on Jan. 20 marks their last time out of the Eastern time zone until Mar. 17, when Buffalo begins a four-game Pacific Division swing by visiting the Vegas Golden Knights.
--Field Level Media
BUF vs NYIInjury report
Buffalo's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Norris | C | Day To Day - Undisclosed( Apr 24, '26) | Apr 24, '26 | |
| The Sabres said on Saturday (Apr. 25) that Norris is still day-to-day. | ||||
| S. Carrick | C | Out - Arm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Sabres said on Thursday (Apr. 16) that Carrick will not return for the team's first-round series versus Boston, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550. | ||||
| J. Kulich | C | Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26) | Mar 05, '26 | |
| The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| J. Danforth | RW | Out For Season - Kneecap( Jan 25, '26) | Jan 25, '26 | |
| The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald. | ||||
New York's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
GoaltendersLast 5
W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.903
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.Luukkonen | Jan 22, 2026 | MON 2 - BUF 4 | W | 2 | 34 | .941 | - | W +104 | u6.5 |
| A.Lyon | Jan 20, 2026 | NAS 3 - BUF 5 | W | 3 | 34 | .912 | - | W +114 | o6.5 |
| U.Luukkonen | Jan 19, 2026 | CAR 2 - BUF 1 | L | 2 | 29 | .931 | - | L +158 | u6.5 |
| U.Luukkonen | Jan 17, 2026 | BUF 4 - MIN 5 (OT) | - | 5 | 36 | .861 | - | L -120 | o6.0 |
| C.Ellis | Jan 15, 2026 | BUF 5 - MON 3 | W | 3 | 23 | .870 | - | W +105 | o6.5 |
W/L
2-3-0-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.869
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.Sorokin | Jan 21, 2026 | SEA 4 - NYI 1 | L | 3 | 24 | .875 | - | L -118 | u5.5 |
| I.Sorokin | Jan 19, 2026 | VAN 3 - NYI 4 | W | 3 | 32 | .906 | - | W -160 | o5.5 |
| D.Rittich | Jan 17, 2026 | CAL 4 - NYI 2 | L | 4 | 19 | .789 | - | L +100 | p6.0 |
| I.Sorokin | Jan 15, 2026 | EDM 0 - NYI 1 | W | 0 | 35 | 1.00 | - | W +140 | u6.5 |
| I.Sorokin | Jan 13, 2026 | WIN 5 - NYI 4 | L | 5 | 22 | .773 | - | L +108 | o5.5 |
BUF vs NYIStats
Offense vs Defense
Goals
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 3.34 | Total | 2.82 |
| 0.98 | 1st Period | 0.76 |
| 1.24 | 2nd Period | 1.04 |
| 1.00 | 3rd Period | 0.92 |
| 0.06 | OT | 0.00 |
Shots
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 27.58 | Total | 28.32 |
| 8.52 | 1st Period | 9.00 |
| 10.36 | 2nd Period | 10.14 |
| 8.10 | 3rd Period | 8.26 |
| 0.24 | OT | 0.38 |
Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
| SHOOTING |
Stat | SAVE PCT. |
|---|---|---|
| 0.12 | Total | 0.90 |
| 0.12 | 1st Period | 0.92 |
| 0.12 | 2nd Period | 0.90 |
| 0.12 | 3rd Period | 0.89 |
| 0.25 | OT | 1.00 |
Power Play vs Penalty Kill
| POWERPLAY |
Stat | PENALTY KILL |
|---|---|---|
| 28 - 147 | G/Att vs. GA/Att | 25 - 140 |
| 19.05 | PP % vs. PK % | 82.14 |
Goaltenders
| Buffalo Goaltenders |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | S | SV | SV% | WL | ||
| Colten Ellis | 314 | 282 | 0.898 | 6-4-0 | ||
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 549 | 497 | 0.905 | 11-7-2 | ||
| Alex Lyon | 611 | 554 | 0.907 | 11-6-3 | ||