🏝️ Away Islanders 22-35-11 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Islanders at Sabres

Sabres beat Islanders 2–1 at KeyBank Center on March 15, 1999.

🗓 Mon, Mar 15, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

2 G

4 shots · 27:18 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 A

1 shots · 17:17 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 A

1 shots · 19:58 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:55

Assists: Michael Peca, Michal Grosek

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan SH 3rd · 07:40

Assists: Brian Holzinger

0–2

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP 3rd · 08:11

Assists: Eric Brewer, Craig Janney

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

24 Shots on goal 22

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

14 Hits 14

5 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 5

29 Giveaways 20

15 Penalty minutes 21

NYI shooting 4.2% (1/24) BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 58:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dwayne Roloson

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Smolinski · Palffy 22:53

L2 Donato · Reichel · Lawrence 19:19

L3 Watt · Lapointe · Czerkawski 13:27

L4 Nemchinov · Sacco · Janney 5:20

D1 Jonsson · Brewer 25:18

D2 Richter · Chara 18:33

D3 Harlock · Cairns 10:46

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Peca · Satan 20:51

L2 Barnes · Holzinger · Brown 17:17

L3 Ward · Sanderson · Varada 13:42

L4 Kruse · Primeau · Ray 3:29

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 23:39

D2 Smehlik · Shannon 18:17

D3 Grand-Pierre · Wilson 15:19

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 13, 1999

🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on March 15, 1999?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Smolinski.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (2).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Mar 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 15, 1999

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