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Buffalo Sabres 2
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New York Islanders 5
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Match Report

Martin scores 2 to help Islanders beat Sabres 5-2

— Matt Martin scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the opener of a three-game series.

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Team Stats

BUF NYI
8
Blocked Shots
10
26
Hits
13
1
Takeaways
3
18
Shots
45
0
Power Play Goals
0
0
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
21
Faceoffs Won
27
43.8
Faceoff Win Percent
56.3
6
Giveaways
11
4
Total Penalties
1
8
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

BUF

  • Jonas Johansson G GA 5 · SA 45 · SOS 0
  • Dylan Cozens C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Curtis Lazar C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Cody Eakin C BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1

NYI

  • Ilya Sorokin G GA 2 · SA 18 · SOS 0
  • Anders Lee LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Casey Cizikas C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

NYI lead series 4-0

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 16:42 2-5
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  2. Goal 14:28 2-5
    Matt Martin 3rd
  3. Penalty 12:00 2-4
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  4. Missed 7:58 2-4
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  5. Goal 7:23 2-4
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  6. Missed 7:19 1-4
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  7. Penalty 6:17 1-4
    Colin Miller 3rd
  8. Penalty 6:17 1-4
    Anders Lee 3rd
  9. Missed 5:14 1-4
    Oliver Wahlstrom 3rd
  10. Goal 3:14 1-4
    Jordan Eberle 3rd
  11. Missed 0:41 1-3
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  12. Missed 20:00 1-3
    Brandon Montour 2nd
  13. Missed 19:59 1-3
    Dylan Cozens 2nd
  14. Missed 16:24 1-3
    Kyle Okposo 2nd
  15. Goal 14:58 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  16. Missed 7:53 1-2
    Curtis Lazar 2nd
  17. Missed 7:00 1-2
    Oliver Wahlstrom 2nd
  18. Missed 6:53 1-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 2nd
  19. Goal 3:08 1-2
    Taylor Hall 2nd
  20. Missed 0:57 0-2
    Brock Nelson 2nd
  21. Penalty 19:34 0-2
    Rasmus Ristolainen 1st
  22. Missed 16:45 0-2
    Jordan Eberle 1st
  23. Goal 16:21 0-2
    Matt Martin 1st
  24. Missed 14:05 0-1
    Scott Mayfield 1st
  25. Penalty 11:05 0-1
    1st
  26. Goal 10:25 0-1
    Noah Dobson 1st
  27. Missed 8:37 0-0
    Cal Clutterbuck 1st
  28. Missed 6:45 0-0
    Anders Lee 1st
  29. Missed 5:49 0-0
    Eric Staal 1st
  30. Missed 4:40 0-0
    Jack Eichel 1st
  31. Missed 3:17 0-0
    Nick Leddy 1st
  32. Missed 1:54 0-0
    Jacob Bryson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  3. Giveaway 19:22 2-5
    Noah Dobson 3rd
  4. Shot 17:18 2-5
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  5. Shot 16:53 2-5
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  6. Missed 16:42 2-5
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  7. Face Off 16:29 2-5
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  8. Stoppage 16:29 2-5
    3rd
  9. Blocked 16:08 2-5
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  10. Face Off 16:00 2-5
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  11. Stoppage 16:00 2-5
    3rd
  12. Shot 16:00 2-5
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  13. Face Off 15:44 2-5
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  14. Stoppage 15:44 2-5
    3rd
  15. Shot 15:44 2-5
    Henri Jokiharju 3rd
  16. Face Off 15:38 2-5
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  17. Stoppage 15:38 2-5
    3rd
  18. Shot 15:17 2-5
    Eric Staal 3rd
  19. Giveaway 15:15 2-5
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  20. Giveaway 14:55 2-5
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  21. Face Off 14:28 2-5
    Eric Staal 3rd
  22. Goal 14:28 2-5
    Matt Martin 3rd
  23. Shot 14:27 2-4
    Matt Martin 3rd
  24. Hit 14:26 2-4
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  25. Face Off 14:00 2-4
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  26. Stoppage 14:00 2-4
    3rd
  27. Shot 14:00 2-4
    Oliver Wahlstrom 3rd
  28. Shot 13:44 2-4
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  29. Face Off 13:00 2-4
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  30. Stoppage 13:00 2-4
    3rd
  31. Shot 13:00 2-4
    Anders Lee 3rd
  32. Hit 12:43 2-4
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  33. Face Off 12:00 2-4
    Anders Lee 3rd
  34. Stoppage 12:00 2-4
    3rd
  35. Penalty 12:00 2-4
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  36. Hit 11:51 2-4
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  37. Shot 11:16 2-4
    Eric Staal 3rd
  38. Takeaway 10:38 2-4
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  39. Hit 10:32 2-4
    Colin Miller 3rd
  40. Shot 10:02 2-4
    Scott Mayfield 3rd

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