National Hockey League

FINAL
Buffalo Sabres 2
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New York Islanders 5
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Match Report

Barzal shines as Islanders beat Sabres for 4th straight win

— Mathew Barzal and Scott Mayfield each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.

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Team Stats

BUF NYI
10
Blocked Shots
13
31
Hits
25
3
Takeaways
3
22
Shots
29
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
0
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
21
51.2
Faceoff Win Percent
48.8
18
Giveaways
13
0
Total Penalties
1
0
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

BUF

  • Carter Hutton G GA 5 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Sam Reinhart C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Kyle Okposo RW BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Cody Eakin C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 2

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 2 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Mathew Barzal C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Casey Cizikas C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

Head to Head

NYI lead series 5-0

Injuries

New York Islanders

  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 11:27 2-5
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  2. Missed 10:44 2-5
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  3. Missed 9:57 2-5
    Anders Lee 3rd
  4. Missed 5:31 2-5
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  5. Missed 5:04 2-5
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  6. Missed 4:57 2-5
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  7. Missed 4:23 2-5
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  8. Goal 2:15 2-5
    Anders Lee 3rd
  9. Goal 0:52 2-4
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  10. Missed 19:30 1-4
    Jack Eichel 2nd
  11. Penalty 18:45 1-4
    Scott Mayfield 2nd
  12. Goal 15:29 1-4
    Scott Mayfield 2nd
  13. Missed 14:17 1-3
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  14. Missed 11:25 1-3
    Rasmus Ristolainen 2nd
  15. Missed 10:08 1-3
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  16. Missed 10:01 1-3
    Rasmus Ristolainen 2nd
  17. Goal 8:45 1-3
    Cal Clutterbuck 2nd
  18. Missed 7:53 1-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  19. Missed 6:49 1-2
    Rasmus Ristolainen 2nd
  20. Goal 5:16 1-2
    Brock Nelson 2nd
  21. Goal 3:51 1-1
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  22. Missed 2:17 1-0
    Taylor Hall 2nd
  23. Missed 19:35 1-0
    Matt Irwin 1st
  24. Missed 19:19 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 1st
  25. Missed 18:28 1-0
    Brandon Montour 1st
  26. Missed 15:06 1-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  27. Missed 12:32 1-0
    Kyle Okposo 1st
  28. Missed 6:27 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 1st
  29. Missed 5:40 1-0
    Josh Bailey 1st
  30. Missed 2:59 1-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  31. Missed 2:34 1-0
    Jeff Skinner 1st
  32. Missed 2:11 1-0
    Michael Dal Colle 1st
  33. Goal 0:33 1-0
    Jacob Bryson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  3. Giveaway 19:57 2-5
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  4. Shot 19:53 2-5
    Matt Irwin 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:34 2-5
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:34 2-5
    3rd
  7. Hit 19:04 2-5
    Jacob Bryson 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:44 2-5
    Eric Staal 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:44 2-5
    3rd
  10. Blocked 18:25 2-5
    Eric Staal 3rd
  11. Giveaway 18:08 2-5
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  12. Shot 18:07 2-5
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  13. Shot 17:52 2-5
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  14. Hit 17:45 2-5
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  15. Blocked 17:03 2-5
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  16. Hit 16:42 2-5
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:22 2-5
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  18. Stoppage 16:22 2-5
    3rd
  19. Shot 16:22 2-5
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  20. Face Off 16:15 2-5
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  21. Stoppage 16:15 2-5
    3rd
  22. Face Off 15:47 2-5
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  23. Stoppage 15:47 2-5
    3rd
  24. Blocked 15:47 2-5
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  25. Shot 15:42 2-5
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  26. Giveaway 15:36 2-5
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  27. Giveaway 15:12 2-5
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  28. Hit 14:52 2-5
    Matt Irwin 3rd
  29. Shot 14:33 2-5
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  30. Shot 14:25 2-5
    Jordan Eberle 3rd
  31. Giveaway 14:14 2-5
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  32. Hit 13:28 2-5
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  33. Face Off 13:23 2-5
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  34. Stoppage 13:23 2-5
    3rd
  35. Blocked 12:42 2-5
    Andy Greene 3rd
  36. Blocked 12:06 2-5
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  37. Blocked 11:54 2-5
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  38. Missed 11:27 2-5
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  39. Hit 11:25 2-5
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  40. Hit 11:13 2-5
    Victor Olofsson 3rd

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