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New York Islanders 3, Buffalo Sabres 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New York Islanders 3, Buffalo Sabres 4. Shots on goal: NYI 28, BUF 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NYI 0-1 BUF; P2 NYI 1-0 BUF; P3 NYI 2-3 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 14:19 Jack Quinn (assists: Josh Norris) to make it NYI 0-1 BUF; P2 17:57 Calum Ritchie (assists: Brayden Schenn, Bo Horvat) to make it NYI 1-1 BUF; P3 02:40 Tage Thompson (assists: Josh Norris, Jack Quinn) to make it NYI 1-2 BUF; P3 13:39 Anders Lee (assists: Bo Horvat, Matthew Schaefer) to make it NYI 2-2 BUF; P3 16:59 Peyton Krebs (assists: Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson) to make it NYI 2-3 BUF; P3 18:17 Bowen Byram (assists: Mattias Samuelsson) to make it NYI 2-4 BUF; P3 19:59 Brayden Schenn (assists: Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat) to make it NYI 3-4 BUF. Top skaters: Bo Horvat (NYI) 0 G, 3 A; Brayden Schenn (NYI) 1 G, 1 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Jack Quinn (BUF) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 29 saves on 32, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 25 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYI
Bo Horvat
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:22 TOI
Goals · BUF
Jack Quinn
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 7 SOG · 16:11 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
25 saves on 28 shots (.893) · W
Season highs
Jack Quinn · Season-high 7 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

NYI 0 largest lead Never led
BUF 2 largest lead P3 18:17 (NYI 2, BUF 4) · 2-0 run, P3 16:59–P3 18:17
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 14:19 Jack Quinn (Josh Norris) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · NYI 0, BUF 1
  • P2 17:57 Calum Ritchie (Brayden Schenn, Bo Horvat) NYI · Power play · wrist shot · NYI 1, BUF 1
  • P3 2:40 Tage Thompson (Josh Norris, Jack Quinn) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · NYI 1, BUF 2
  • P3 13:39 Anders Lee (Bo Horvat, Matthew Schaefer) NYI · wrist shot · NYI 2, BUF 2
  • P3 16:59 Peyton Krebs (Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson) BUF · snap shot · NYI 2, BUF 3
  • P3 18:17 Bowen Byram (Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · NYI 2, BUF 4
  • P3 19:59 Brayden Schenn (Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat) NYI · Power play · wrist shot · NYI 3, BUF 4

Linescore

123 T
NYI 012 3
BUF 103 4

Shots on goal: NYI 28, BUF 33

Biggest Period

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

📋 Team Stats

NYIBUF
28Shots on goal33
48Shot attempts69
32Faceoff wins27
26Hits25
10Blocked shots15
1Power-play goals2
6Takeaways1
12Giveaways19
15Penalty minutes13
90.6%Save %89.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI691328
BUF1271433

🎯 Shot Map

New York Islanders3 G · 37 attempts
Emil Heineman: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Adam Boqvist: saved (wrist)Marc Gatcomb: saved (tip-in)Adam Boqvist: saved (slap)Bo Horvat: missed the netRyan Pulock: saved (slap)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netKyle MacLean: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (wrist)Casey Cizikas: saved (wrist)Anders Lee: saved (backhand)Casey Cizikas: missed the netOndrej Palat: saved (backhand)Ryan Pulock: saved (wrist)Marc Gatcomb: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (snap)Calum Ritchie: goal (wrist)Bo Horvat: saved (backhand)Brayden Schenn: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netAdam Boqvist: saved (wrist)Anders Lee: goal (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: saved (wrist)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (backhand)Mathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Bo Horvat: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 25Saved68% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net24% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres4 G · 54 attempts
Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (slap)Logan Stanley: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: goal (wrist)Sam Carrick: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Bowen Byram: missed the netOwen Power: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netZach Benson: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netLogan Stanley: missed the netLogan Stanley: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: goal (wrist)Zach Metsa: saved (wrist)Zach Metsa: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netZach Benson: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (backhand)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Peyton Krebs: goal (snap)Bowen Byram: goal (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (slap)
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 29Saved54% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net39% 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
Bo Horvat C 033031021:22
Brayden Schenn C 112013018:54
Calum Ritchie C 101010016:33
Anders Lee L 101+124014:10
Matthew Schaefer D 011040129:40
Mathew Barzal C 011030020:24
Adam Pelech D 000021221:17
Carson Soucy D 000-100019:22
Ryan Pulock D 000+120219:17
Emil Heineman L 000012115:21
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000012015:19
Casey Cizikas C 000013013:17
Adam Boqvist D 000030013:02
Kyle MacLean C 000005012:18
Scott Mayfield D 000001112:01
Ondrej Palat L 000-121111:42
Anthony Duclair L 000000011:29
Marc Gatcomb C 000023211:07
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin L 293290.6357:52
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 112031021:31
Jack Quinn R 112-173016:11
Josh Norris C 022+112015:04
Bowen Byram D 101021322:14
Peyton Krebs C 101015017:37
Mattias Samuelsson D 011013222:44
Alex Tuch R 011003220:25
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+130023:14
Owen Power D 000-210119:16
Ryan McLeod C 000-120218:38
Jason Zucker L 000-121115:32
Zach Metsa D 000+110014:04
Logan Stanley D 000010213:54
Josh Doan R 000+111013:17
Zach Benson L 000+141013:02
Beck Malenstyn L 000023011:20
Jordan Greenway L 000000211:13
Sam Carrick C 000011006:47
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 252889.3359:41

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NYI 0 – 3 BUF
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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New York Islanders 42-29-5 L2 L10 5-5-0 Next game recap: vs PHI · Fri, Apr 3
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