Sabres 6–4 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Oct 29, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	2	1	3	6
🏝️ NYI	2	0	2	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 22:10 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Alexei Yashin

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 22:20 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

33 saves

0.892 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 1st · 01:23

Assists: Arron Asham, Alexei Yashin · beat Martin Biron

0–1

⚔️ J-P Dumont Tying 1st · 03:24

Assists: Daniel Brière, Jochen Hecht · beat Rick DiPietro

1–1

🏝️ Alexei Zhitnik PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:13

Assists: Robert Nilsson, Jason Blake · beat Martin Biron

1–2

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Tying 1st · 16:05

Assists: Teppo Numminen, Chris Drury · beat Rick DiPietro

2–2

2nd period

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Go-ahead 2nd · 00:50

Assists: Henrik Tallinder · beat Rick DiPietro

3–2

3rd period

🏝️ Robert Nilsson Tying 3rd · 01:16

Assists: Alexei Yashin, Arron Asham · beat Martin Biron

3–3

🏝️ Alexei Yashin Go-ahead 3rd · 07:00

Assists: Brad Lukowich, Miroslav Satan · beat Martin Biron

3–4

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Tying 3rd · 08:29

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Garth Snow

4–4

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:54

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Brian Campbell · beat Garth Snow

5–4

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP 3rd · 18:28

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Garth Snow

6–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Hecht · Drury 22:10

L2 Connolly · Dumont · Afinogenov 16:43

L3 Gaustad · Grier · Kotalik 14:03

L4 Vanek · Peters · Mair 4:33

D1 Kalinin · Numminen 20:54

D2 McKee · Tallinder 19:09

D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 17:52

🏝️Islanders

L1 Blake · Yashin · Satan 21:39

L2 York · Kvasha · Hunter 16:12

L3 Bates · Nilsson · Asham 13:22

L4 Nokelainen · Weinhandl · Godard 7:56

D1 Niinimaa · Lukowich 24:13

D2 Zhitnik · Sopel 19:35

D3 Martinek · Campoli 14:04

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

31 Shots on goal 37

4/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Hits 24

20 Blocked shots 23

6 Takeaways 16

5 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 18

BUF shooting 19.4% (6/31) NYI shooting 10.8% (4/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 39:10 TOI

Rick DiPietro

9/12

.750 SV% · 3 GA · 20:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 52005 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–6 Feb 272004 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Feb 212004 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Jan 172004 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–4 Oct 112003 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 6–0

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❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on October 29, 2005?

Sabres won 6–4. The final score was Sabres 6, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik (2), Daniel Brière, J-P Dumont, Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alexei Yashin, Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan, Robert Nilsson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 28 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–3 AfterNov 2 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 10–4

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeOct 27 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3 AfterNov 1 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–4

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