2–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 21-38-5 before this game

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

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 4–2 at UBS Arena on March 4, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Mar 4, 2000 · 12:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Olli Jokinen

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:31 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Dave Scatchard

2 G

2 shots · 14:08 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Vladimir Tsyplakov

2 G

4 shots · 15:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Vladimir Tsyplakov Go-ahead 1st · 12:15

Assists: Vaclav Varada · beat Kevin Weekes

1–0

🏝️ Dave Scatchard Tying 1st · 13:40

Assists: Olli Jokinen · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Sean Haggerty Go-ahead 2nd · 01:44

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Zdeno Chara · beat Dominik Hasek

1–2

🏝️ Olli Jokinen SH 2nd · 03:09

Unassisted · beat Dominik Hasek

1–3

🏝️ Dave Scatchard 2nd · 14:24

Assists: Olli Jokinen, Ray Schultz · beat Dominik Hasek

1–4

⚔️ Vladimir Tsyplakov 2nd · 14:43

Assists: Michael Peca · beat Kevin Weekes

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

31 Shots on goal 25

28 Hits 34

11 Blocked shots 20

5 Takeaways 10

8 Giveaways 11

10 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31) NYI shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 58:33 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kevin Weekes

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 31-27-7 (48% win rate, 65 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 21-38-5 (33% win rate, 64 games)

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 Peca · Barnes · Satan 21:21

L2 Ward · Tsyplakov · Varada 15:15

L3 Brown · Primeau · Afinogenov 14:35

L4 Rasmussen · Holzinger · Ray 10:27

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:38

D2 Patrick · Grand-Pierre 17:06

D3 McKee · Holland 14:20

🏝️Islanders

L1 Jonsson · Lapointe · Green 19:15

L2 Connolly · Jokinen · Czerkawski 17:01

L3 Haggerty · Scatchard · Lawrence 14:08

L4 Watt · Webb · Andersson 4:01

D1 Jonsson · Chara 25:54

D2 Brimanis · Cairns 20:03

D3 Biron · Schultz 13:58

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 18, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on March 4, 2000?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 2, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Vladimir Tsyplakov (2).

Who scored for Islanders?

Dave Scatchard (2), Olli Jokinen, Sean Haggerty.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 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?

Sabres 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 1

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 2

Also on March 4, 2000

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