Buffalo Sabres 2 — 5 New York Islanders
2021-03-04 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | 13 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin start | NYI | W | 16 | 18 | 2 | 16/18 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 59:58 |
| Jonas Johansson start | BUF | L | 40 | 45 | 5 | 30/35 | 10/10 | 0/0 | 59:33 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:54 |
| Jack Eichel | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17:48 |
| Taylor Hall | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 |
| Cody Eakin | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11:56 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:52 |
| Eric Staal | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:50 |
| Tobias Rieder | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:56 |
| Jeff Skinner | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24:10 |
| Brandon Montour | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:48 |
| Victor Olofsson | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 |
| Curtis Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:25 |
| Colin Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18:31 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 |
| Riley Sheahan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 |
| Kyle Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:48 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:39 |
NYI skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Martin | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:30 |
| Jordan Eberle | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 |
| Anders Lee | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:39 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:50 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:09 |
| Josh Bailey | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:18 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13:41 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 |
| Scott Mayfield | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:40 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 |
| Nick Leddy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22:58 |
| Andy Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:13 |
| Michael Dal Colle | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:14 |
| Adam Pelech | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 |
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 |