5–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 21-13-0 before this game

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

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 5–3 at UBS Arena on December 14, 1982.

🗓 Tue, Dec 14, 1982 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tony McKegney

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dale McCourt

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Phil Housley

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

34 Shots on goal 30

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

19 Penalty minutes 17

BUF shooting 14.7% (5/34) NYI shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-16 (47% win rate, 30 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 14-16 (47% win rate, 30 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on December 14, 1982?

Sabres won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 5, Islanders 3.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 12

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 11

Also on December 14, 1982

Sabres season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule