Buffalo Sabres 5 — 0 New York Islanders
2026-01-24 · UBS Arena
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Rittich start | NYI | L | 16 | 20 | 4 | 16/20 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 58:03 |
| Alex Lyon start | BUF | W | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23/23 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 60:00 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Zucker | L | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:44 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:14 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21:32 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:44 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 |
| Michael Kesselring | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13:45 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:57 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:44 |
| Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:32 |
| Konsta Helenius | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:03 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 |
| Owen Power | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:30 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:14 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:56 |
| Tyson Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:44 |
| Josh Doan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:19 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:26 |
NYI skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Heineman | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:36 |
| Bo Horvat | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:20 |
| Anders Lee | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:28 |
| Calum Ritchie | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:01 |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:43 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:58 |
| Scott Mayfield | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:26 |
| Adam Pelech | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20:26 |
| Matthew Schaefer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:14 |
| Max Shabanov | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:43 |
| Kyle MacLean | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:35 |
| Simon Holmstrom | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 |
| Isaiah George | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:56 |
| Anthony Duclair | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12:15 |
| Jonathan Drouin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 |
| Adam Boqvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 |
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 |