🏝️ Away Islanders 37-15-0 before this game

7–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	2	3	7
BUF	2	1	0	3

Islanders at Sabres

Islanders beat Sabres 7–3 at KeyBank Center on February 7, 1982.

🗓 Sun, Feb 7, 1982 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Denis Potvin

1 G, 2 A

3 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Butch Goring

2 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Clark Gillies

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alan Haworth PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:10

Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Dale McCourt

0–1

🏝️ Denis Potvin PP Tying 1st · 06:50

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson

1–1

🏝️ Brent Sutter PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:48

Assists: Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin

2–1

⚔️ Yvon Lambert Tying 1st · 14:44

Assists: Jean-Francois Sauve

2–2

2nd period

🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 2nd · 03:07

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Ken Morrow

3–2

⚔️ Dale McCourt Tying 2nd · 14:45

Assists: Mike Foligno, Mike Ramsey

3–3

🏝️ Butch Goring Go-ahead 2nd · 19:02

Assists: Bob Bourne

4–3

3rd period

🏝️ Bobby Nystrom 3rd · 03:21

Assists: Denis Potvin, Bob Bourne

5–3

🏝️ Butch Goring SH 3rd · 09:16

Assists: Billy Carroll

6–3

🏝️ Clark Gillies 3rd · 15:04

Assists: Brent Sutter

7–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

19 Penalty minutes 19

NYI shooting 21.9% (7/32) BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 37-15 (71% win rate, 52 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 31-23 (57% win rate, 54 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on February 7, 1982?

Islanders won 7–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 7, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Butch Goring (2), Bobby Nystrom, Brent Sutter, Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alan Haworth, Dale McCourt, Yvon Lambert.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 7 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Feb 6

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 4

Also on February 7, 1982

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