New York Islanders 3 — 1 Buffalo Sabres
2018-12-31 · KeyBank Center
Shots on goal by period
| Period | NYI | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hutton start | BUF | L | 30 | 32 | 2 | 23/25 | 7/7 | 0/0 | 58:45 |
| Robin Lehner start | NYI | W | 39 | 40 | 1 | 35/35 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 59:53 |
NYI skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Pulock | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22:22 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 |
| Scott Mayfield | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:02 |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:12 |
| Joshua Ho-Sang | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:33 |
| Leo Komarov | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:14 |
| Nick Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:09 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:39 |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:11 |
| Johnny Boychuk | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16:32 |
| Anders Lee | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
| Josh Bailey | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 |
| Adam Pelech | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17:58 |
| Michael Dal Colle | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 |
| Devon Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 |
| Valtteri Filppula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:32 |
| Matt Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:50 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Okposo | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:22 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:14 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25:06 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:23 |
| Jeff Skinner | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:23 |
| Vladimir Sobotka | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:12 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:17 |
| C.J. Smith | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:07 |
| Conor Sheary | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:24 |
| Johan Larsson | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 |
| Marco Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:46 |
| Jack Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:42 |
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 |