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New York Islanders 2, Buffalo Sabres 3 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New York Islanders 2, Buffalo Sabres 3 (shootout). Shots on goal: NYI 34, BUF 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NYI 0-1 BUF; P2 NYI 1-1 BUF; P3 NYI 1-0 BUF; OT NYI 0-0 BUF; shootout won by BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 01:47 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Alex Lyon) to make it NYI 0-1 BUF; P2 08:55 Tage Thompson (assists: Josh Doan, Peyton Krebs) to make it NYI 0-2 BUF; P2 19:37 Mathew Barzal (assists: Anders Lee, Simon Holmstrom) to make it NYI 1-2 BUF; P3 19:31 Emil Heineman (assists: Mathew Barzal, Matthew Schaefer) to make it NYI 2-2 BUF. Top skaters: Mathew Barzal (NYI) 1 G, 1 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Emil Heineman (NYI) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 32 saves on 34, decision W; David Rittich (NYI) 30 saves on 32, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYI
Mathew Barzal
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 23:33 TOI
Goals · NYI
Emil Heineman
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 10 SOG · 18:49 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
32 saves on 34 shots (.941) · W
Season highs
Emil Heineman · Season-high 10 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

NYI 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 19:37–P3 19:31
BUF 2 largest lead P2 8:55 (NYI 0, BUF 2) · 2-0 run, P1 1:47–P2 8:55
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:47 Rasmus Dahlin (Alex Lyon) BUF · Power play · backhand shot · NYI 0, BUF 1
  • P2 8:55 Tage Thompson (Josh Doan, Peyton Krebs) BUF · backhand shot · NYI 0, BUF 2
  • P2 19:37 Mathew Barzal (Anders Lee, Simon Holmstrom) NYI · snap shot · NYI 1, BUF 2
  • P3 19:31 Emil Heineman (Mathew Barzal, Matthew Schaefer) NYI · Power play · wrist shot · NYI 2, BUF 2

Linescore

123OT SO T
NYI 0110 1 2
BUF 1100 2 3

Shots on goal: NYI 34, BUF 32 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

NYIBUF
34Shots on goal32
67Shot attempts65
33Faceoff wins27
25Hits18
8Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals1
4Takeaways5
20Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes6
93.8%Save %94.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI7157534
BUF12107332

🎯 Shot Map

New York Islanders2 G · 53 attempts
Marc Gatcomb: missed the netSimon Holmstrom: missed the netTony DeAngelo: saved (wrist)Casey Cizikas: missed the netMarc Gatcomb: missed the netAdam Pelech: missed the netAnders Lee: missed the netMathew Barzal: missed the netScott Mayfield: saved (wrist)Marshall Warren: saved (snap)Maxim Tsyplakov: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: saved (slap)Maxim Tsyplakov: saved (wrist)Tony DeAngelo: saved (wrist)Tony DeAngelo: missed the netJean-Gabriel Pageau: missed the netJean-Gabriel Pageau: missed the netMarc Gatcomb: saved (tip-in)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Ryan Pulock: saved (wrist)Jonathan Drouin: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (wrist)Calum Ritchie: saved (tip-in)Calum Ritchie: saved (deflected)Tony DeAngelo: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: saved (wrist)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (tip-in)Emil Heineman: saved (slap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (tip-in)Emil Heineman: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: goal (snap)Adam Pelech: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (wrist)Simon Holmstrom: saved (wrist)Simon Holmstrom: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (snap)Tony DeAngelo: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netRyan Pulock: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (slap)Emil Heineman: goal (wrist)Simon Holmstrom: saved (wrist)Simon Holmstrom: missed the netSimon Holmstrom: missed the netJean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 32Saved60% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net36% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres2 G · 47 attempts
Rasmus Dahlin: goal (backhand)Alex Tuch: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Dunne: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netJordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netJosh Dunne: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (wrist)Zach Metsa: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: goal (backhand)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Owen Power: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Zach Benson: saved (tip-in)Owen Power: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 30Saved64% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net32% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mathew Barzal C 112+140123:33
Emil Heineman L 101-1104118:49
Matthew Schaefer D 011-131123:36
Anders Lee L 011+101020:04
Simon Holmstrom R 011+120017:49
Adam Pelech D 000+114026:25
Tony DeAngelo D 000032022:55
Ryan Pulock D 000-122120:18
Scott Mayfield D 000+112117:48
Jonathan Drouin L 000-100017:16
Casey Cizikas C 000002216:18
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000-131015:34
Kyle MacLean C 000001113:55
Calum Ritchie C 000020012:57
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000011012:08
Marc Gatcomb C 000013011:14
Anthony Duclair L 000000010:48
Marshall Warren D 000011009:51
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
David Rittich O 303293.8262:39
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 101+151025:52
Tage Thompson C 101040022:48
Josh Doan R 011020019:09
Peyton Krebs C 011003113:29
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+101124:12
Bowen Byram D 000013122:49
Alex Tuch R 000051121:06
Josh Norris C 000020019:39
Zach Benson L 000020018:25
Michael Kesselring D 000-121317:28
Ryan McLeod C 000001017:06
Owen Power D 000-120217:05
Jack Quinn R 000020015:24
Noah Ostlund C 000010014:42
Zach Metsa D 000010014:05
Josh Dunne C 000011110:20
Jordan Greenway L 000011009:33
Beck Malenstyn L 000015108:55
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 323494.1264:55

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