Buffalo Sabres 2 — 3 New York Islanders
2017-12-27 · Barclays Center · OT
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 3 | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak start | NYI | W | 35 | 37 | 2 | 25/27 | 10/10 | 0/0 | 60:57 |
| Robin Lehner start | BUF | O | 31 | 34 | 3 | 22/25 | 6/6 | 3/3 | 60:57 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evander Kane | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:13 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:14 |
| Kyle Okposo | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:01 |
| Marco Scandella | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:45 |
| Jack Eichel | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:03 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:39 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:12 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:07 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 |
| Jordan Nolan | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:48 |
| Johan Larsson | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 |
| Jacob Josefson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:44 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19:24 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:16 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:04 |
| Benoit Pouliot | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:23 |
| Justin Falk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 |
NYI skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bailey | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:47 |
| John Tavares | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:40 |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:51 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11:39 |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13:52 |
| Jason Chimera | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:55 |
| Adam Pelech | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17:03 |
| Nick Leddy | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:25 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18:44 |
| Jordan Eberle | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:06 |
| Thomas Hickey | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:00 |
| Johnny Boychuk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:57 |
| Andrew Ladd | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:28 |
| Anders Lee | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 |
| Shane Prince | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:17 |
| Scott Mayfield | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:44 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:06 |
Recent meetings
| Date | Season | Away | Home | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 2025-26 | NYI | 3 | BUF | 4 | |
| 2026-01-24 | 2025-26 | BUF | 5 | NYI | 0 | |
| 2025-12-20 | 2025-26 | NYI | 2 | BUF | 3 | SO |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-25 | BUF | 7 | NYI | 1 | |
| 2024-11-30 | 2024-25 | BUF | 0 | NYI | 3 | |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-25 | NYI | 4 | BUF | 3 | |
| 2024-03-14 | 2023-24 | NYI | 0 | BUF | 4 | |
| 2023-10-21 | 2023-24 | NYI | 1 | BUF | 3 | |
| 2023-10-14 | 2023-24 | BUF | 2 | NYI | 3 | |
| 2023-03-25 | 2022-23 | BUF | 2 | NYI | 0 |