Buffalo Sabres 1 — 4 New York Islanders
2021-12-30 · UBS Arena
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | 14 | 11 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov start | NYI | W | 36 | 37 | 1 | 28/28 | 7/8 | 1/1 | 59:14 |
| Malcolm Subban start | BUF | L | 28 | 32 | 4 | 26/29 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 58:04 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Okposo | R | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:17 |
| Victor Olofsson | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 |
| Brett Murray | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:07 |
| John Hayden | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:57 |
| Cody Eakin | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:38 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:04 |
| JJ Peterka | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:03 |
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:26 |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:40 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27:04 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 |
| Ethan Prow | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:10 |
| Will Butcher | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:32 |
| Mark Pysyk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19:26 |
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 |
| Anders Bjork | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:03 |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 09:42 |
NYI skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal | C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 |
| Kieffer Bellows | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:00 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:42 |
| Josh Bailey | R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 |
| Anders Lee | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
| Andy Greene | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:48 |
| Scott Mayfield | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:11 |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22:11 |
| Zach Parise | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 |
| Michael Dal Colle | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 |
| Austin Czarnik | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 |
| Matt Martin | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:27 |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:44 |
| Adam Pelech | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:52 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:59 |
| Ross Johnston | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:15 |
| Robin Salo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:34 |
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 |