🏝️ Away Islanders 16-7-0 before this game

2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	1	0	2
BUF	0	2	3	5

Islanders at Sabres

Sabres beat Islanders 5–2 at KeyBank Center on November 29, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Nov 29, 1981 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

3 G

6 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Andre Savard

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Yvon Lambert

2 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Anders Kallur SH Go-ahead 1st · 12:35

Assists: Bob Bourne

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Andre Savard PP Tying 2nd · 03:38

Assists: Yvon Lambert, John Van Boxmeer

1–1

🏝️ Mike McEwen Go-ahead 2nd · 04:07

Unassisted

2–1

⚔️ Lindy Ruff Tying 2nd · 04:49

Unassisted

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Lindy Ruff PP Go-ahead 3rd · 03:13

Assists: Ric Seiling, Yvon Lambert

2–3

⚔️ Craig Ramsay 3rd · 04:22

Assists: Andre Savard, Ric Seiling

2–4

⚔️ Lindy Ruff 3rd · 09:53

Assists: Larry Playfair, Steve Patrick

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 30

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

6 Penalty minutes 4

NYI shooting 7.1% (2/28) BUF shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 16-7 (70% win rate, 23 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 12-11 (52% win rate, 23 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on November 29, 1981?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Kallur, Mike McEwen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Lindy Ruff (3), Andre Savard, Craig Ramsay.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 28

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 28

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