0–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 17-15-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	0
NYI	0	0	0	4

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 4–0 at UBS Arena on December 17, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 17, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 15:47 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:30 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Kenny Jonsson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 23:36 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

28 Shots on goal 29

0/9 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

18 Hits 25

8 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 20

16 Giveaways 21

54 Penalty minutes 60

BUF shooting 0.0% (0/28) NYI shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-15-2 (45% win rate, 31 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 17-15-1 (52% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 14-15-2 (45% win rate, 31 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 17-15-1 (52% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Audette · Dawe 21:53

L2 Plante · Holzinger · Satan 13:08

L3 Grosek · Primeau · Barnaby 11:44

L4 May · Brown · Varada 8:22

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 25:08

D2 Shannon · Smehlik 19:00

D3 Wilson · Boughner 12:52

🏝️Islanders

L1 Smolinski · Lapointe · Palffy 19:30

L2 Green · Reichel · Chorske 17:15

L3 Hough · Kruse · Czerkawski 10:10

L4 Belanger · Nemchinov · Bertuzzi 4:01

D1 Jonsson · Berard 23:22

D2 Lachance · McCabe 20:14

D3 Houda · Pilon 16:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on December 17, 1997?

Islanders won 4–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 0, Islanders 4.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 0 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?

Season series tied 1–1 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 15

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 17, 1997

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