National Hockey League

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Match Report

Houser wins in NHL debut as Sabres rallly past Islanders 4-2

— Michael Houser stopped 34 shots in his NHL debut, Sam Reinhart scored twice in Buffalo's three-goal third period and the Sabres beat the playoff-bound New York Islanders 4-2 on Monday night.

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Team Stats

4
Blocked Shots
15
20
Hits
13
7
Takeaways
4
36
Shots
40
0
Power Play Goals
1
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
26
53.6
Faceoff Win Percent
46.4
11
Giveaways
4
3
Total Penalties
1
6
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov GA 3 · SA 39 · SOS 0
  • Josh Bailey BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Brock Nelson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Casey Cizikas BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

BUF

  • Michael Houser GA 2 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • Sam Reinhart BS 4 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Casey Mittelstadt BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Riley Sheahan BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:49 · 3rd
  4. 19:49 · 3rd
  5. 19:48 · 3rd
  6. 19:42 · 3rd
  7. 19:37 · 3rd
  8. 19:22 · 3rd

Head to Head

NYI lead series 6-1

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

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

New York Islanders

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

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