Bo Horvat scores as the Islanders top the Sabres 4-3
— Bo Horvat and Maxim Tsyplakov each had a goal and an assist, helping the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Friday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
New York Islanders
4
Buffalo Sabres
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs New Jersey Devils | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 11/5/26 | vs Carolina Hurricanes | L 3-5 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | vs Edmonton Oilers | L 0-4 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Minnesota Wild | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Nashville Predators | W 4-3 | NHL |
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Play by Play
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Missed 19:08 4-3
Brock Nelson Backhand Wide Left
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Goal 18:59 4-3
Owen Power Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (2), Bowen Byram (5)
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Missed 18:25 4-2
Jack Quinn Backhand Short
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Missed 18:06 4-2
Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:02 4-2
Anders Lee Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:21 4-2
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 14:56 4-2
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 13:45 4-2
Sam Lafferty Roughing against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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Penalty 13:45 4-2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Cross-checking against Sam Lafferty
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Penalty 9:59 4-2
JJ Peterka Tripping against Scott Mayfield
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Goal 8:08 4-2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (2) Poke, assists: Bo Horvat (3), Anders Lee (2)
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Missed 8:06 3-2
Anders Lee Backhand Wide Left
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Goal 5:27 3-2
Jason Zucker Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (6), Bowen Byram (4)
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Penalty 5:01 3-1
Scott Mayfield PS - Slash on breakaway against Jason Zucker
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Missed 18:45 3-1
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 16:20 3-1
Jason Zucker Fighting against Oliver Wahlstrom
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Penalty 16:20 3-1
Oliver Wahlstrom Fighting against Jason Zucker
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Missed 16:19 3-1
Connor Clifton Slap Shot Short
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Missed 13:07 3-1
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 12:50 3-1
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 12:20 3-1
Kyle Palmieri Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Maxim Tsyplakov (5), Simon Holmstrom (3)
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Missed 10:52 2-1
Oliver Wahlstrom Slap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 10:47 2-1
Anders Lee Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 10:32 2-1
Bowen Byram Hooking against Maxim Tsyplakov
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Missed 9:52 2-1
Owen Power Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 5:25 2-1
Maxim Tsyplakov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 4:51 1-1
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 4:34 1-1
Alex Tuch Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 2:48 1-1
Kyle MacLean Tripping against Rasmus Dahlin
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Penalty 1:12 1-1
Maxim Tsyplakov Slashing against Rasmus Dahlin
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Penalty 20:00 1-1
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Roughing against Noah Dobson
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Missed 18:44 1-1
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:30 1-1
Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 16:26 1-1
Dylan Cozens Hooking against Noah Dobson
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Missed 15:43 1-1
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:34 1-1
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:55 1-1
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 9:43 1-1
Bo Horvat Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Anders Lee (1)
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Goal 9:03 0-1
Dylan Cozens Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (6), Rasmus Dahlin (6)
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Penalty 8:56 0-0
Adam Pelech High-sticking against Jordan Greenway
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Missed 6:38 0-0
Dylan Cozens Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Penalty 6:04 0-0
Scott Mayfield Tripping against Beck Malenstyn
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Missed 4:13 0-0
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 1:49 0-0
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:49 0-0
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:26 0-0
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 4-3
Game End
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Period End 20:00 4-3
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:55 4-3
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
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Blocked 19:48 4-3
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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Blocked 19:39 4-3
Jason Zucker shot blocked by Maxim Tsyplakov
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Blocked 19:29 4-3
Jason Zucker shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
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Missed 19:08 4-3
Brock Nelson Backhand Wide Left
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Face Off 18:59 4-3
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
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Goal 18:59 4-3
Owen Power Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (2), Bowen Byram (5)
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Shot 18:57 4-2
Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
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Missed 18:25 4-2
Jack Quinn Backhand Short
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Missed 18:06 4-2
Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:02 4-2
Anders Lee Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 17:53 4-2
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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Shot 17:42 4-2
JJ Peterka Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
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Blocked 17:31 4-2
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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Blocked 17:28 4-2
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Anders Lee
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Missed 17:21 4-2
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Off Crossbar
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Blocked 17:09 4-2
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
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Face Off 16:42 4-2
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 16:42 4-2
Puck in Netting
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Giveaway 16:35 4-2
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
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Shot 16:24 4-2
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
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Blocked 16:16 4-2
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
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Face Off 15:49 4-2
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
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Stoppage 15:49 4-2
Off-side
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Giveaway 15:31 4-2
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
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Blocked 15:14 4-2
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Noah Dobson
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Shot 15:09 4-2
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
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Missed 14:56 4-2
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Takeaway 14:50 4-2
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
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Blocked 14:02 4-2
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
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Shot 13:55 4-2
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
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Face Off 13:45 4-2
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
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Stoppage 13:45 4-2
On-Ice Official
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Penalty 13:45 4-2
Sam Lafferty Roughing against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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Penalty 13:45 4-2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Cross-checking against Sam Lafferty
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Blocked 13:36 4-2
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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Giveaway 13:22 4-2
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
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Hit 13:15 4-2
Owen Power hit Anders Lee
Showing the last 40 of 311 events.
Team Stats
NYI
BUF
23
Blocked Shots
9
18
Hits
18
3
Takeaways
4
36
Shots
35
1
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
25.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
26
54.4
Faceoff Win Percent
45.6
12
Giveaways
9
6
Total Penalties
6
15
Penalty Minutes
15
Head to Head
NYI lead series 1-0
Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
New York Islanders
- Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve
- Ryan Pulock Out
- Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
- Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
- Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
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