Final OT Jan 21
DET 2 +114 o6.0
TOR 1 -126 u6.0
Final SO Jan 21
ANA 2 +279 o7.0
COL 1 -325 u7.0
Final OT Jan 21
PHI 4 +160 o5.5
UTAH 5 -179 u5.5
Final Jan 21
PIT 4 -126 o6.0
CAL 1 +114 u6.0
Final Jan 21
NYI 1 -115 o5.5
SEA 4 -105 u5.5
Final Jan 21
WAS 3 -167 o6.5
VAN 4 +150 u6.5
Buffalo 4th Atlantic27-17-5-0
New York 3rd Metropolitan27-18-0-5

Sabres vs Islanders Game Overview

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BUF vs NYIRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Buffalo logo BUF 26-16-4 25-21-0 22-23-1 10-10-2 16-6-2
NY Islanders logo NYI 27-18-5 26-24-0 22-26-2 13-10-3 14-8-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
2-8-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Dec 20, '25 BUF logo 3 - 2 (SO) BUF -182 u6.5 32 34 1-4 1-3
Dec 23, '24 NYI logo 7 - 1 BUF +135 o6.0 28 25 0-1 1-3
Nov 30, '24 NYI logo 3 - 0 NYI -117 u5.5 20 29 1-3 0-2
Nov 01, '24 BUF logo 4 - 3 NYI -100 o5.5 35 36 1-4 1-4
Mar 14, '24 BUF logo 4 - 0 BUF +102 u5.5 37 21 1-4 0-4
Oct 21, '23 BUF logo 3 - 1 BUF -128 u6.5 42 25 0-3 0-3
Oct 14, '23 NYI logo 3 - 2 NYI -143 u6.5 29 28 0-3 0-2
Mar 25, '23 NYI logo 2 - 0 BUF +148 u6.5 26 35 0-2 0-3
Mar 07, '23 NYI logo 3 - 2 NYI -156 u6.5 39 24 0-2 0-2
Jan 19, '23 BUF logo 3 - 2 (OT) BUF -118 u6.0 45 26 0-3 0-1

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BUF vs NYIInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
M. Kesselring D Day To Day - Undisclosed( Jan 20, '26) Jan 20, '26
Kesselring did not play in Tuesday's (Jan. 20) game versus the Predators.
J. Norris C Out - Ribs( Jan 18, '26) Jan 18, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Josh Norris on injured reserve on Monday (Jan. 19).
J. Dunne C Out - Middle-body( Jan 14, '26) Jan 14, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Josh Dunne on injured reserve on Thursday (Jan. 15)
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
J. Kulich C Out - Ear( Nov 09, '25) Nov 09, '25
The Sabres said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Kulich is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue.
J. Danforth RW Out - Lower Body( Oct 17, '25) Oct 17, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Justin Danforth on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Oct. 18).

Buffalo Starters Last Game

New York's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
B. Horvat C Out - Lower Body( Jan 15, '26) Jan 15, '26
The Islanders said on Friday (Jan. 16) that Horvat is unlikely to join the team on its current road trip, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.
K. Palmieri C Out - Knee( Nov 29, '25) Nov 29, '25
The New York Islanders placed F Kyle Palmieri on injured reserve on Sunday (Nov. 30).
A. Romanov D Out For Season - Upper-body( Nov 22, '25) Nov 22, '25
The Islanders reported on Sunday (Nov. 23) that Romanov will have surgery and be out for 5-6 months.
P. Engvall LW Out - Ankle( Oct 22, '25) Oct 22, '25
The New York Islanders placed F Pierre Engvall on long-term injured reserve on Thursday (Oct. 23).
S. Varlamov G Out - Knee( Oct 05, '25) Oct 05, '25
The New York Islanders placed G Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve on Monday (Oct. 6).

New York Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.896
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
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 35 .857 - L -120 o6.0
C.Ellis Jan 15, 2026 BUF 5 - MON 3 W 3 23 .870 - W +105 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 14, 2026 BUF 5 - PHI 2 W 2 22 .909 - W -138 o6.0
W/L
2-3-0-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.869
NY Islanders Goaltender Stats
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

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.33 Total 2.82
0.91 1st Period 0.76
1.24 2nd Period 1.04
1.04 3rd Period 0.92
0.07 OT 0.00

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.96 Total 28.32
8.50 1st Period 8.80
10.43 2nd Period 9.90
8.17 3rd Period 8.20
0.26 OT 0.38

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.12 Total 0.90
0.11 1st Period 0.91
0.12 2nd Period 0.89
0.13 3rd Period 0.89
0.25 OT 1.00

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
27 - 139 G/Att vs. GA/Att 25 - 140
19.42 PP % vs. PK % 82.14

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Colten Ellis 314 282 0.898 6-4-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 450 407 0.904 10-6-1
Alex Lyon 577 523 0.906 10-6-3

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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