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NYI

Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Islanders 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Islanders 0. Shots on goal: BUF 21, NYI 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 0-0 NYI; P2 BUF 2-0 NYI; P3 BUF 3-0 NYI.

Scoring plays: P2 00:33 Jason Zucker (assists: Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 1-0 NYI; P2 19:47 Tage Thompson (assists: Zach Benson, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 2-0 NYI; P3 00:25 Jason Zucker (assists: Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 3-0 NYI; P3 14:02 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Peyton Krebs) to make it BUF 4-0 NYI; P3 14:38 Alex Tuch (assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Michael Kesselring) to make it BUF 5-0 NYI. Top skaters: Jason Zucker (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; Ryan McLeod (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 26 saves on 26, decision W; David Rittich (NYI) 16 saves on 20, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Jason Zucker
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:44 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
26 saves on 26 shots (1.000) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 5 largest lead P3 14:38 (BUF 5, NYI 0) · 5-0 run, P2 0:33–P3 14:38
NYI 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 0:33 Jason Zucker (Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, NYI 0
  • P2 19:47 Tage Thompson (Zach Benson, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · snap shot · BUF 2, NYI 0
  • P3 0:25 Jason Zucker (Ryan McLeod) BUF · snap shot · BUF 3, NYI 0
  • P3 14:02 Rasmus Dahlin (Peyton Krebs) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 4, NYI 0
  • P3 14:38 Alex Tuch (Mattias Samuelsson, Michael Kesselring) BUF · deflected shot · BUF 5, NYI 0

Linescore

123 T
BUF 023 5
NYI 000 0

Shots on goal: BUF 21, NYI 26

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFNYI
21Shots on goal26
45Shot attempts55
13Faceoff wins37
16Hits24
11Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals0
7Takeaways5
14Giveaways16
6Penalty minutes6
100.0%Save %80.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF67821
NYI137626

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres5 G · 32 attempts
Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (snap)Konsta Helenius: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netOwen Power: saved (snap)Konsta Helenius: saved (slap)Noah Ostlund: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: goal (snap)Owen Power: missed the netKonsta Helenius: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Michael Kesselring: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Jason Zucker: goal (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netZach Metsa: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: goal (wrist)Alex Tuch: goal (deflected)
  • 5Goals16% of attempts
  • 16Saved50% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net34% of attempts
New York Islanders0 G · 41 attempts
Bo Horvat: saved (slap)Scott Mayfield: saved (snap)Casey Cizikas: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (wrap-around)Anders Lee: saved (wrist)Anders Lee: saved (wrist)Bo Horvat: missed the netTony DeAngelo: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (slap)Anthony Duclair: missed the netCalum Ritchie: saved (snap)Calum Ritchie: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (backhand)Tony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Maxim Shabanov: saved (backhand)Anders Lee: missed the netAnders Lee: missed the netScott Mayfield: missed the netAnders Lee: missed the netCalum Ritchie: saved (snap)Simon Holmstrom: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Adam Boqvist: missed the netMathew Barzal: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (backhand)Anders Lee: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (backhand)Jonathan Drouin: missed the netJean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: saved (tip-in)Simon Holmstrom: missed the netAdam Pelech: missed the netTony DeAngelo: missed the netKyle MacLean: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (slap)Tony DeAngelo: saved (snap)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 26Saved63% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net37% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jason Zucker L 202+230213:44
Mattias Samuelsson D 022+312121:12
Ryan McLeod C 022+210018:14
Rasmus Dahlin D 101+432024:44
Alex Tuch R 101+210217:57
Tage Thompson C 101+132017:06
Zach Benson L 011+102017:32
Michael Kesselring D 011+210314:05
Jack Quinn R 011+220013:12
Peyton Krebs C 011+202012:44
Owen Power D 000010124:30
Bowen Byram D 000+120021:18
Noah Ostlund C 000000116:56
Josh Doan R 000+200115:19
Beck Malenstyn L 000002012:26
Konsta Helenius C 000022011:03
Zach Metsa D 000010010:14
Tyson Kozak C 000+102009:44
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 2626100.0060:00
NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Matthew Schaefer D 000-111123:14
Tony DeAngelo D 000-220021:28
Adam Pelech D 000-313120:26
Simon Holmstrom R 000-210019:51
Scott Mayfield D 000-212219:26
Bo Horvat C 000-242019:20
Jonathan Drouin L 000-200017:18
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000-111116:58
Emil Heineman L 000-263016:36
Adam Boqvist D 000002015:54
Calum Ritchie C 000-233015:01
Maxim Shabanov R 000-111014:43
Isaiah George D 000-100113:56
Mathew Barzal C 000-100012:45
Casey Cizikas C 000-113212:43
Kyle MacLean C 000-112112:35
Anthony Duclair L 000-100412:15
Anders Lee L 000-131011:28
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
David Rittich L 162080.0458:03

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