4–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 2-4-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	2	2	4
NYI	2	2	1	5

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 5–4 at UBS Arena on October 24, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Oct 24, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Claude Lapointe

2 G

6 shots · 21:31 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:53 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

2 A

22:34 TOI · -1

4rd star 🏝️ NYI

Tommy Salo

32 saves

0.889 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Gino Odjick PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:54

Assists: Robert Reichel, Kenny Jonsson

0–1

🏝️ Claude Lapointe 1st · 14:41

Assists: Trevor Linden, Bryan Smolinski

0–2

2nd period

🏝️ Jason Dawe 2nd · 06:09

Assists: Scott Lachance

0–3

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 14:29

Unassisted

0–4

⚔️ Curtis Brown PP 2nd · 18:26

Assists: Michael Peca, Jason Woolley

1–4

⚔️ Wayne Primeau 2nd · 19:44

Assists: Richard Smehlik, Rob Ray

2–4

3rd period

⚔️ Dixon Ward 3rd · 05:57

Assists: Michael Peca, Vaclav Varada

3–4

⚔️ Brian Holzinger Tying 3rd · 06:32

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Miroslav Satan

4–4

🏝️ Claude Lapointe Go-ahead 3rd · 19:19

Unassisted

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

36 Shots on goal 28

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

27 Hits 27

8 Blocked shots 12

9 Takeaways 23

3 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 16

BUF shooting 11.1% (4/36) NYI shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:27 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Peca · Primeau 18:19

L2 Ward · Varada · Barnaby 16:19

L3 Brown · Holzinger · Satan 14:54

L4 Sanderson · Kruse · Ray 7:26

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 21:59

D2 McKee · Woolley 18:24

D3 Shannon · Patrick 13:57

🏝️Islanders

L1 Reichel · Lapointe · Linden 21:31

L2 Nemchinov · Smolinski · Dawe 17:29

L3 Hough · Sacco · Czerkawski 14:28

L4 Belanger · Odjick · Miller 6:45

D1 Jonsson · Berard 27:24

D2 Lachance · Harlock 19:38

D3 Richter · Pilon 15:58

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 10, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

3–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on October 24, 1998?

Islanders won 5–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 4, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Curtis Brown, Dixon Ward, Wayne Primeau.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe (2), Bryan Smolinski, Gino Odjick, Jason Dawe.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 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?

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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 23

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 22

Also on October 24, 1998

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