🏝️ Away Islanders 24-16-0 before this game

1–5

Final

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

Islanders at Sabres

Sabres beat Islanders 5–1 at KeyBank Center on December 31, 1982.

🗓 Fri, Dec 31, 1982 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Gilles Hamel

2 G

2 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

John Van Boxmeer

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jean-Francois Sauve

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Bob Bourne PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:25

Assists: Mike McEwen, Tomas Jonsson

1–0

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault PP Tying 1st · 17:43

Assists: John Van Boxmeer, Phil Housley

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ John Van Boxmeer Go-ahead 2nd · 00:53

Assists: Mike Ramsey

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Gilles Hamel 3rd · 07:29

Assists: Jean-Francois Sauve, Mike Moller

1–3

⚔️ Dale McCourt 3rd · 09:27

Assists: Andre Savard

1–4

⚔️ Gilles Hamel 3rd · 10:55

Assists: Mike Moller, Jean-Francois Sauve

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 27

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

35 Penalty minutes 27

NYI shooting 3.3% (1/30) BUF shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 24-16 (60% win rate, 40 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 18-18 (50% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

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 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on December 31, 1982?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 1, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bob Bourne.

Who scored for Sabres?

Gilles Hamel (2), Dale McCourt, Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 1 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 · Dec 26

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 31, 1982

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