National Hockey League

FINAL
Buffalo Sabres 2
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New York Islanders 5
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Barclays Center

Match Report

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— Anders Lee and Brock Nelson scored 62 seconds apart early in the second period and rookie Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves as the New York Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.

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Team Stats

BUF NYI
12
Blocked Shots
9
19
Hits
18
2
Takeaways
0
26
Shots
30
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
30
43.4
Faceoff Win Percent
56.6
7
Giveaways
10
2
Total Penalties
1
4
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

BUF

  • Jonas Johansson G GA 4 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Cody Eakin C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jack Eichel C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Curtis Lazar C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

NYI

  • Ilya Sorokin G GA 2 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Casey Cizikas C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

NYI lead series 6-0

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. Goal 17:48 2-5
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  2. Missed 15:30 2-4
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  3. Missed 14:27 2-4
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  4. Goal 12:57 2-4
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  5. Missed 10:36 2-3
    Andy Greene 3rd
  6. Goal 9:35 2-3
    Colin Miller 3rd
  7. Goal 5:41 1-3
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  8. Missed 5:40 0-3
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  9. Goal 16:56 0-3
    Casey Cizikas 2nd
  10. Missed 13:46 0-2
    Victor Olofsson 2nd
  11. Penalty 9:07 0-2
    Scott Mayfield 2nd
  12. Missed 7:50 0-2
    Colin Miller 2nd
  13. Missed 7:24 0-2
    Dylan Cozens 2nd
  14. Goal 6:15 0-2
    Brock Nelson 2nd
  15. Goal 5:13 0-1
    Anders Lee 2nd
  16. Penalty 3:07 0-0
    Cody Eakin 2nd
  17. Missed 2:07 0-0
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  18. Penalty 18:53 0-0
    Rasmus Dahlin 1st
  19. Missed 11:03 0-0
    Brandon Montour 1st
  20. Missed 10:50 0-0
    Jack Eichel 1st
  21. Missed 10:22 0-0
    Cal Clutterbuck 1st
  22. Missed 9:19 0-0
    Oliver Wahlstrom 1st
  23. Missed 4:06 0-0
    Brandon Montour 1st
  24. Missed 3:24 0-0
    Rasmus Ristolainen 1st
  25. Missed 3:08 0-0
    Casey Mittelstadt 1st
  26. Missed 2:31 0-0
    Kyle Okposo 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:03 2-5
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  4. Stoppage 19:03 2-5
    3rd
  5. Face Off 18:59 2-5
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  6. Shot 18:59 2-5
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:59 2-5
    3rd
  8. Shot 18:05 2-5
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  9. Face Off 17:48 2-5
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  10. Goal 17:48 2-5
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  11. Giveaway 17:09 2-4
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  12. Shot 16:50 2-4
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  13. Shot 16:49 2-4
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  14. Face Off 15:46 2-4
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  15. Stoppage 15:46 2-4
    3rd
  16. Face Off 15:31 2-4
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  17. Stoppage 15:31 2-4
    3rd
  18. Missed 15:30 2-4
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  19. Shot 15:23 2-4
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  20. Shot 15:15 2-4
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  21. Missed 14:27 2-4
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  22. Giveaway 14:26 2-4
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  23. Face Off 14:01 2-4
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  24. Stoppage 14:01 2-4
    3rd
  25. Shot 14:01 2-4
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  26. Face Off 12:57 2-4
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  27. Goal 12:57 2-4
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  28. Hit 12:48 2-3
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  29. Face Off 12:38 2-3
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  30. Stoppage 12:38 2-3
    3rd
  31. Giveaway 12:31 2-3
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  32. Face Off 11:49 2-3
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  33. Stoppage 11:49 2-3
    3rd
  34. Hit 11:36 2-3
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  35. Giveaway 11:18 2-3
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  36. Shot 11:12 2-3
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  37. Blocked 11:05 2-3
    Andy Greene 3rd
  38. Shot 10:57 2-3
    Noah Dobson 3rd
  39. Blocked 10:44 2-3
    Andy Greene 3rd
  40. Missed 10:36 2-3
    Andy Greene 3rd

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