2–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 24-19-1 before this game

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

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 4–2 at UBS Arena on January 17, 2004.

🗓 Sat, Jan 17, 2004 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Kenny Jonsson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:21 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Arron Asham

2 A

2 shots · 16:13 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Adrian Aucoin

2 A

1 shots · 26:44 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 23

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

11 Hits 13

8 Blocked shots 15

6 Takeaways 12

5 Giveaways 11

17 Penalty minutes 15

BUF shooting 6.9% (2/29) NYI shooting 17.4% (4/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 58:36 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 20-22-4 (43% win rate, 46 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 24-19-1 (55% win rate, 44 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 20-22-4 (43% win rate, 46 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 24-19-1 (55% win rate, 44 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Brière · Satan 19:02

L2 Drury · Dumont · Kotalik 18:21

L3 Botterill · Brown · Roy 13:06

L4 Boulton · Taylor · Mair 7:11

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:54

D2 Fitzpatrick · Patrick 19:50

D3 Tallinder · Campbell 16:28

🏝️Islanders

L1 Blake · Peca · Kvasha 20:27

L2 Bates · Asham · Hunter 16:00

L3 Scatchard · Weinhandl · Czerkawski 13:02

L4 Ronning · Papineau · Godard 7:18

D1 Hamrlik · Aucoin 26:54

D2 Niinimaa · Jonsson 21:16

D3 Martinek · Cairns 11:23

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Islanders won

1–0 (OT) · Islanders won

Oct 10, 2002

🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF

1–5 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on January 17, 2004?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 2, Islanders 4.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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 2–0 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 · Jan 15

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 17, 2004

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