Sabres 7-1 Islanders (Dec 23, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

12-19-4, 6-9-1 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	3	2	7
NYI	0	1	0	1

New York Islanders

13-15-7, 6-8-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:43	0:34	1:21	11:48	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	22	15:22	1:30	0:39	13:13	8	8	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	0	3	17	12:05	0:00	0:00	12:05	1	1	50.0
2	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:57	1:34	0:00	13:23	2	7	22.2
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	11:50	0:07	0:00	11:43	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	19	13:16	0:00	1:20	11:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	13:38	0:04	0:00	13:34	8	6	57.1
0	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:01	3:19	0:00	14:42	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:10	3:19	0:00	11:51	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:04	3:19	0:00	13:45	7	13	35.0
0	0	3	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:33	1:27	0:40	14:26	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:53	3:19	0:00	12:34	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	24	15:30	0:00	0:00	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	4	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	31	21:07	1:00	1:40	18:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	22	15:38	0:00	0:20	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	4	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	31	23:11	3:38	0:00	19:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	26	20:05	1:15	1:20	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	29	20:57	0:00	0:40	20:17	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	1	27	.964	22	2	3	0	0	60:00	0

New York Islanders


forwards
Mathew BarzalM. Barzal#13
Casey CizikasC. Cizikas#53
Anthony DuclairA. Duclair#11
Hudson FaschingH. Fasching#20
Simon HolmstromS. Holmstrom#10
Bo HorvatB. Horvat#14
Anders LeeA. Lee#27
Kyle MacLeanK. MacLean#32
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#29
Jean-Gabriel PageauJ. Pageau#44
Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri#21
Maxim TsyplakovM. Tsyplakov#7
defensemen
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#8
Isaiah GeorgeI. George#36
Scott MayfieldS. Mayfield#24
Adam PelechA. Pelech#3
Ryan PulockR. Pulock#6
Alexander RomanovA. Romanov#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	19:59	2:00	0:00	17:59	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	15	8:23	0:00	1:30	6:53	7	5	58.3
0	1	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:45	0:00	0:00	15:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	7:15	0:00	0:00	7:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:23	2:00	1:13	14:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	4	24	20:02	2:00	1:36	16:26	12	6	66.7
0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	18	15:42	2:00	0:00	13:42	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:27	0:00	1:08	7:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:16	0:00	1:18	13:58	9	9	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	19	15:31	0:00	1:37	13:54	7	5	58.3
1	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:41	0:00	1:21	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	20	15:50	0:00	0:00	15:50	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	4	3	0	0	0	1	4	27	26:28	2:00	0:11	24:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:18	0:00	0:00	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	24	13:24	0:00	1:30	11:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	31	22:05	0:00	3:14	18:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	2	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	32	21:21	0:00	3:16	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	28	20:17	0:00	1:38	18:39	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ilya SorokinI. Sorokin#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	6	18	.750	15	3	0	0	0	58:00	2

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	2	3	2	7
	Islanders	0	1	0	1

1st Period			BUF	NYI
2:07		Beck Malenstyn (3) Assists: Jacob Bryson (3), Ryan McLeod (10)	1	0
16:49		Jiri Kulich (5) Assists: Dylan Cozens (9), Rasmus Dahlin (14)	2	0

2nd Period		BUF	NYI
6:53	Jason Zucker (9) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Quinn (5), Rasmus Dahlin (15)	3	0
15:45	Zach Benson (5) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (16), Jiri Kulich (2)	4	0
18:21	Jack Quinn (4) Assists: Dylan Cozens (10), JJ Peterka (15)	5	0
19:05	Kyle Palmieri (12) Assists: Anthony Duclair (3), Isaiah George (4)	5	1

3rd Period			BUF	NYI
10:07		Tage Thompson (17) (Empty Net) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (17)	6	1
15:49		Jiri Kulich (6) Unassisted	7	1

1:58

Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

1:58

Jiri Kulich scores goal vs. Islanders

0:30

Tage Thompson lights the lamp for Sabres

0:39

Regular Season Series

NYI win 2-1

Islanders
4
Sabres
3

Game 1

11/1

Sabres
0
Islanders
3

Game 2

11/30

Sabres
7
Islanders
1

Game 3

12/23

UBS Arena

7:30 PM, December 23, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Elmont, NY

Line: NYI -165

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 17,255

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Matt MacPherson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	22	12	2	46
Toronto	21	12	2	44
Boston	19	13	4	42
Tampa Bay	19	11	2	40
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	17	3	31
Detroit	13	17	4	30
Buffalo	12	19	4	28

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	23	11	3	49
Washington	23	9	2	48
Carolina	21	12	1	43
Pittsburgh	16	15	5	37
Columbus	14	15	6	34
Philadelphia	15	16	4	34
NY Rangers	16	17	1	33
NY Islanders	13	15	7	33

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