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Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders · NHL

Buffalo Sabres

16-14-4

3 – 2

Final

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New York Islanders

19-13-4

KeyBank Center · Buffalo · USA

Summary

Buffalo Sabres took the points with a 3-2 win over New York Islanders at KeyBank Center (crowd 19,070). The referee: Furman South.

Overview Player stats Standings

Overview

Starts: 10:00 PM UTC · Dec 20
Event: NHL USA
Ground: KeyBank Center · Buffalo · USA
Crowd: 19,070
Match officials: Matt MacPherson (Linesman), Furman South (Referee), Brandon Schrader (Referee), Kilian McNamara (Linesman)

On TV

Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.

USESPN+Streaming · National
USMSGBTV · Home
USMSGSNTV · Away

Period by period

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
Sabres	1	1	0	0	1	3
Islanders	0	1	1	0	0	2

Player stats

Side by side

11Blocked Shots8

18Hits25

5Takeaways4

32Shots34

1Power Play Goals1

4Power Play Opportunities3

25.0Power Play Percentage33.3

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

27Faceoffs Won33

45.0Faceoff Win Percent55.0

18Giveaways21

3Total Penalties4

6Penalty Minutes8

Buffalo Sabres leaders

GoalsRasmus Dahlin1

AssistsAlex Lyon1

PointsTage Thompson1

New York Islanders leaders

GoalsMathew Barzal1

AssistsMathew Barzal1

PointsMathew Barzal2

Buffalo Sabres

forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson LW	0	0	1	18:25	5:06	0:26	12:53	20	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Josh Doan RW	0	0	0	19:09	5:26	0:00	13:43	22	0	10	1	2	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Josh Dunne C	1	1	0	10:20	0:00	0:00	10:20	13	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	60.0	2	0	0
Jordan Greenway LW	0	1	0	9:33	0:00	0:27	9:06	13	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs C	1	3	0	13:29	0:00	0:00	13:29	17	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	40.0	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn LW	1	5	0	8:55	0:00	0:00	8:55	13	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Ryan McLeod C	0	1	0	17:06	1:10	2:41	13:15	24	0	6	0	0	0	2	13	13.3	2	0	0
Josh Norris C	0	0	2	19:39	5:06	0:00	14:33	22	0	3	0	2	0	3	6	33.3	2	0	0
Noah Ostlund C	0	0	1	14:42	0:00	0:00	14:42	19	0	5	0	1	0	3	0	100.0	1	0	0
Jack Quinn RW	0	0	0	15:24	1:03	0:00	14:21	19	0	7	0	2	3	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tage Thompson C	0	0	0	22:48	5:21	0:08	17:19	25	1	18	0	4	0	12	7	63.2	0	0	0
Alex Tuch RW	1	1	0	21:06	0:54	2:34	17:38	23	0	11	0	5	2	1	2	33.3	1	1	2

defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Bowen Byram D	1	3	0	0	22:49	1:14	0:38	20:57	25	0	6	1	1	1	0	0
Rasmus Dahlin D	0	1	0	1	25:52	5:45	0:00	20:07	29	1	4	5	1	0	0	0
Michael Kesselring D	3	1	0	-1	17:28	0:00	1:37	15:51	24	0	0	2	1	1	1	2
Zach Metsa D	0	0	0	0	14:05	0:00	0:00	14:05	15	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
Owen Power D	2	0	0	-1	17:05	0:35	1:39	14:51	22	0	3	2	1	1	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson D	1	1	1	1	24:12	0:00	2:33	21:39	27	0	5	0	0	0	0	0

goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Alex Lyon G	2	34	0	0	32	.941	31	0	1	64:55	0	0

New York Islanders

forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Mathew Barzal C	1	0	1	1	23:33	2:02	0:14	21:17	23	1	10	1	4	1	7	6	53.8	2	1	2
Casey Cizikas C	2	2	0	0	16:18	0:08	4:28	11:42	23	0	3	0	0	1	5	9	35.7	0	0	0
Jonathan Drouin LW	0	0	0	-1	17:16	2:03	0:00	15:13	21	0	3	0	0	1	5	1	83.3	2	0	0
Anthony Duclair LW	0	0	0	0	10:48	1:03	0:00	9:45	16	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	33.3	1	0	0
Marc Gatcomb C	0	3	0	0	11:14	0:00	0:00	11:14	16	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Emil Heineman LW	1	4	0	-1	18:49	1:43	0:20	16:46	22	1	12	0	10	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Simon Holmstrom RW	0	0	1	1	17:49	1:06	2:34	14:09	24	0	6	1	2	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Anders Lee LW	0	1	0	1	20:04	2:28	0:05	17:31	21	0	9	1	0	1	1	1	50.0	2	0	0
Kyle MacLean C	1	1	0	0	13:55	0:00	2:15	11:40	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	0	1	0	-1	15:34	0:00	2:42	12:52	25	0	6	0	3	2	9	4	69.2	0	1	2
Calum Ritchie C	0	0	0	0	12:57	1:44	0:00	11:13	18	0	4	0	2	0	2	4	33.3	1	0	0
Maxim Tsyplakov RW	0	1	0	0	12:08	1:12	0:00	10:56	16	0	1	0	1	1	3	0	100.0	0	0	0

defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Tony DeAngelo D	0	2	0	0	22:55	1:15	0:02	21:38	26	1	0	3	2	3	0	0
Scott Mayfield D	1	2	0	1	17:48	0:00	2:57	14:51	26	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Adam Pelech D	0	4	0	1	26:25	0:12	3:24	22:49	30	1	0	1	2	2	1	2
Ryan Pulock D	1	2	0	-1	20:18	0:00	4:29	15:49	26	1	0	2	1	2	0	0
Matthew Schaefer D	1	1	2	-1	23:36	2:00	1:50	19:46	27	9	1	3	1	2	0	0
Marshall Warren D	0	1	0	0	9:51	0:00	0:00	9:51	18	0	0	1	0	1	1	2

goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
David Rittich G	2	32	0	0	30	.938	25	5	0	62:39	0	0

Standings

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
#	Team	W	L	PTS
1	Carolina	10	2	22
2	New Jersey	8	4	16
3	NY Rangers	7	6	15
4	NY Islanders	6	4	14
5	Washington	6	4	12
6	Pittsburgh	5	6	11
7	Columbus	5	5	10
8	Philadelphia	3	7	10

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings
#	Team	W	L	PTS
1	Boston	9	3	19
2	Montreal	7	3	16
3	Ottawa	8	5	16
4	Florida	7	4	16
5	Toronto	7	5	16
6	Tampa Bay	7	3	15
7	Buffalo	5	4	13
8	Detroit	5	4	13

NHL table

#	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	Hurricanes	82	+56	113
2	Sabres	82	+47	109
3	Lightning	82	+59	106
4	Canadiens	82	+27	106
5	Bruins	82	+22	100
6	Senators	82	+32	99
7	Penguins	82	+25	98
8	Flyers	82	+7	98
9	Capitals	82	+19	95
···
12	Islanders	82	-8	91

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