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Match Report

Pageau lifts New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres 3-2

— Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period and Semyon Varlamov made 33 saves, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-2 win over the last-place Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

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Team Stats

BUF NYI
9
Blocked Shots
11
14
Hits
21
6
Takeaways
4
36
Shots
23
1
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
33.3
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
26
45.8
Faceoff Win Percent
54.2
6
Giveaways
5
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

BUF

  • Linus Ullmark G GA 3 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Eric Staal C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Dylan Cozens C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jack Eichel C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 2 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Anders Lee LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

NYI lead series 3-0

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 15:33 2-3
    Colin Miller 3rd
  2. Missed 15:27 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  3. Goal 15:08 2-3
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  4. Penalty 13:25 2-2
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  5. Missed 12:16 2-2
    Matt Martin 3rd
  6. Missed 9:14 2-2
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  7. Goal 5:48 2-2
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  8. Missed 5:31 1-2
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  9. Missed 5:22 1-2
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  10. Penalty 4:21 1-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  11. Missed 3:54 1-2
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  12. Goal 3:01 1-2
    Matt Martin 3rd
  13. Missed 1:42 1-1
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  14. Missed 19:59 1-1
    Eric Staal 2nd
  15. Missed 18:24 1-1
    Brock Nelson 2nd
  16. Missed 17:57 1-1
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 2nd
  17. Missed 17:26 1-1
    Austin Czarnik 2nd
  18. Missed 13:11 1-1
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  19. Missed 10:26 1-1
    Josh Bailey 2nd
  20. Penalty 4:59 1-1
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  21. Goal 3:56 1-1
    Anders Lee 2nd
  22. Missed 2:01 1-0
    Jack Eichel 2nd
  23. Penalty 0:52 1-0
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  24. Missed 0:14 1-0
    Ryan Pulock 2nd
  25. Missed 19:54 1-0
    Matt Martin 1st
  26. Missed 19:30 1-0
    Matt Martin 1st
  27. Missed 18:58 1-0
    Oliver Wahlstrom 1st
  28. Missed 18:07 1-0
    Kyle Okposo 1st
  29. Goal 17:15 1-0
    Curtis Lazar 1st
  30. Missed 14:23 0-0
    Scott Mayfield 1st
  31. Missed 13:35 0-0
    Curtis Lazar 1st
  32. Missed 12:07 0-0
    Casey Cizikas 1st
  33. Penalty 10:48 0-0
    Scott Mayfield 1st
  34. Missed 10:40 0-0
    Oliver Wahlstrom 1st
  35. Missed 5:20 0-0
    Casey Cizikas 1st
  36. Missed 4:57 0-0
    Curtis Lazar 1st
  37. Missed 3:24 0-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  38. Missed 3:17 0-0
    Ryan Pulock 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-3
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:54 2-3
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  4. Shot 19:47 2-3
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:33 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:33 2-3
    3rd
  7. Shot 19:33 2-3
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  8. Shot 19:20 2-3
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  9. Shot 18:56 2-3
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  10. Shot 18:43 2-3
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  11. Takeaway 18:08 2-3
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  12. Blocked 17:49 2-3
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  13. Giveaway 17:21 2-3
    Semyon Varlamov 3rd
  14. Hit 16:21 2-3
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  15. Hit 15:37 2-3
    Colin Miller 3rd
  16. Missed 15:33 2-3
    Colin Miller 3rd
  17. Missed 15:27 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  18. Shot 15:23 2-3
    Colin Miller 3rd
  19. Face Off 15:08 2-3
    Eric Staal 3rd
  20. Goal 15:08 2-3
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  21. Shot 15:08 2-2
    Oliver Wahlstrom 3rd
  22. Shot 15:08 2-2
    Linus Ullmark 3rd
  23. Blocked 14:38 2-2
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  24. Blocked 14:21 2-2
    Noah Dobson 3rd
  25. Face Off 13:25 2-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  26. Penalty 13:25 2-2
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  27. Shot 13:06 2-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  28. Shot 12:46 2-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  29. Hit 12:27 2-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  30. Face Off 12:17 2-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  31. Stoppage 12:17 2-2
    3rd
  32. Missed 12:16 2-2
    Matt Martin 3rd
  33. Shot 12:12 2-2
    Matt Martin 3rd
  34. Hit 11:49 2-2
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  35. Giveaway 11:43 2-2
    Linus Ullmark 3rd
  36. Hit 11:33 2-2
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  37. Face Off 11:27 2-2
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  38. Stoppage 11:27 2-2
    3rd
  39. Face Off 10:53 2-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  40. Stoppage 10:53 2-2
    3rd

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