New York Islanders 2 — 3 Buffalo Sabres
2025-12-20 · KeyBank Center · SO
Shots on goal by period
| Period | NYI | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | 15 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon start | BUF | W | 32 | 34 | 2 | 31/32 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 64:55 |
| David Rittich start | NYI | O | 30 | 32 | 2 | 25/26 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 62:39 |
NYI skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:33 |
| Emil Heineman | L | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18:49 |
| Matthew Schaefer | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:36 |
| Simon Holmstrom | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 |
| Anders Lee | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:04 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:55 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:18 |
| Calum Ritchie | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 |
| Marshall Warren | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:51 |
| Marc Gatcomb | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:14 |
| Scott Mayfield | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:48 |
| Adam Pelech | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26:25 |
| Anthony Duclair | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 |
| Jonathan Drouin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:18 |
| Kyle MacLean | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:55 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:52 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:48 |
| Josh Doan | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13:29 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:06 |
| Josh Norris | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 |
| Michael Kesselring | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17:28 |
| Owen Power | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:05 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 |
| Zach Benson | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 |
| Josh Dunne | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:20 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:49 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 08:55 |
| Jordan Greenway | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:33 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:06 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:12 |
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 |