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Final · January 24, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres5
New York Islanders0

Shots on goal : BUF 21 — NYI 26 · UBS Arena

Three stars

BUFGame statsNYI

21Shots on goal26
26 %Faceoff win %74 %
0/2Power play0/3
8Penalty minutes6
16Hits24
11Blocked shots13
14Giveaways16
7Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
BUF67821
NYI137626

Season seriesBUF 3 – 0 NYI

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← BUF 5 / 21 / 320 / 26 / 41 NYI →
Missed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 03:21 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 03:56 · snapMissed shot — Emil Heineman (NYI), P1 06:35 · slapMissed shot — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P1 06:52 · snapMissed shot — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P1 07:10 · snapMissed shot — Bo Horvat (NYI), P1 12:33 · slapMissed shot — Tony DeAngelo (NYI), P1 12:51 · snapMissed shot — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P1 15:08 · snapMissed shot — Anthony Duclair (NYI), P1 16:32 · snapMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 00:21 · tip-inMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P2 00:53 · slapMissed shot — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P2 04:27 · slapMissed shot — Anders Lee (NYI), P2 05:54 · tip-inMissed shot — Anders Lee (NYI), P2 06:12 · snapMissed shot — Scott Mayfield (NYI), P2 08:14 · slapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 08:54 · backhandMissed shot — Anders Lee (NYI), P2 09:52 · slapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 10:37 · snapMissed shot — Adam Boqvist (NYI), P2 14:18 · slapMissed shot — Mathew Barzal (NYI), P2 14:53 · slapMissed shot — Anders Lee (NYI), P2 19:33 · wristMissed shot — Jonathan Drouin (NYI), P3 04:00 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 07:17 · snapMissed shot — Simon Holmstrom (NYI), P3 09:18 · snapMissed shot — Adam Pelech (NYI), P3 09:23 · snapMissed shot — Tony DeAngelo (NYI), P3 09:28 · slapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 00:29 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 02:43 · snapShot on goal — Bo Horvat (NYI), P1 02:53 · slapShot on goal — Scott Mayfield (NYI), P1 03:05 · snapShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P1 04:42 · snapShot on goal — Casey Cizikas (NYI), P1 05:29 · wristShot on goal — Emil Heineman (NYI), P1 06:30 · snapShot on goal — Anders Lee (NYI), P1 07:30 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Anders Lee (NYI), P1 07:31 · wristShot on goal — Anders Lee (NYI), P1 07:31 · wristShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 10:47 · snapShot on goal — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P1 10:51 · slapShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 15:46 · snapShot on goal — Bo Horvat (NYI), P1 15:56 · snapShot on goal — Emil Heineman (NYI), P1 16:00 · slapShot on goal — Calum Ritchie (NYI), P1 16:48 · snapShot on goal — Calum Ritchie (NYI), P1 17:05 · snapShot on goal — Emil Heineman (NYI), P1 18:50 · backhandShot on goal — Tony DeAngelo (NYI), P1 19:35 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 00:31 · snapShot on goal — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P2 00:56 · snapShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P2 01:01 · snapShot on goal — Bo Horvat (NYI), P2 02:36 · snapShot on goal — Max Shabanov (NYI), P2 05:49 · backhandShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 09:39 · backhandShot on goal — Calum Ritchie (NYI), P2 10:07 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 10:39 · snapShot on goal — Simon Holmstrom (NYI), P2 12:17 · snapShot on goal — Bo Horvat (NYI), P2 12:43 · snapShot on goal — Matthew Schaefer (NYI), P2 14:01 · snapShot on goal — Emil Heineman (NYI), P2 18:05 · backhandShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 02:00 · slapShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 03:20 · snapShot on goal — Emil Heineman (NYI), P3 03:53 · backhandShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 06:12 · snapShot on goal — Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI), P3 06:25 · snapShot on goal — Adam Pelech (NYI), P3 09:14 · tip-inShot on goal — Zach Metsa (BUF), P3 11:08 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 12:07 · snapShot on goal — Kyle MacLean (NYI), P3 12:47 · snapShot on goal — Emil Heineman (NYI), P3 13:53 · slapShot on goal — Tony DeAngelo (NYI), P3 17:32 · snapGoal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 00:33 · snapGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 19:47 · snapGoal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 00:25 · snapGoal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 14:02 · wristGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 14:38 · deflected

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 11:17BUFAlex Lyon — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Mathew Barzal

2nd period

  • 01:18NYIAnders Lee — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Konsta Helenius
  • 11:46NYIMatthew Schaefer — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Noah Ostlund
  • 14:57BUFMattias Samuelsson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Mathew Barzal

3rd period

  • 15:24BUFMichael Kesselring — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • 17:53BUFZach Benson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Scott Mayfield
  • 17:53NYIScott Mayfield — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Zach Benson

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0110217:32
J. ZuckerL2023013:44
P. KrebsC0120212:44
J. QuinnR0122013:12
B. MalenstynL0000212:26
T. KozakC0010209:44
R. McLeodC0221018:14
T. ThompsonC1013217:06
N. OstlundC0000016:56
A. TuchR1021017:57
J. DoanR0020015:19
K. HeleniusC0002211:03
B. ByramD0012021:18
M. KesselringD0111013:45
M. SamuelssonD0241221:32
O. PowerD0001024:30
R. DahlinD1043224:44
Z. MetsaD0001010:14
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Lyon(W)26/26100.0 %60:00
C. Ellis0/0—00:00

New York Islanders

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
S. HolmstromR00-21019:51
A. DuclairL00-10012:15
M. BarzalC00-10012:45
B. HorvatC00-24219:20
A. LeeL00-13111:28
J. DrouinL00-20017:18
K. MacLeanC00-11212:35
J. PageauC00-11116:58
M. ShabanovR00-11114:43
E. HeinemanL00-26316:36
C. CizikasC00-11312:43
C. RitchieC00-23315:01
A. PelechD00-31320:26
S. MayfieldD00-21219:26
A. BoqvistD0000215:54
I. GeorgeD00-10013:56
M. SchaeferD00-11123:14
T. DeAngeloD00-22021:28
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
I. Sorokin0/0—00:00
D. Rittich(L)16/2080.0 %58:03

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