🏝️ Away Islanders 3-2-0 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Islanders at Sabres

Islanders beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on October 16, 1983.

🗓 Sun, Oct 16, 1983 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1983-84 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

1 G

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Stefan Persson

1 G

1 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Butch Goring

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 33

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

8 Penalty minutes 4

NYI shooting 10.7% (3/28) BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on October 16, 1983?

Islanders won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 2.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 3 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?

Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 15

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 16, 1983

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