⚔️ Away Sabres 11-9-1
4–3
Final / SO
🏝️ Home Islanders 11-10-0
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
⚔️ BUF 11114
🏝️ NYI 12003

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at UBS Arena on November 23, 2005.

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2005-06 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Drury
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 20:47 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Brian Campbell
2 A
2 shots · 19:40 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike York
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:40 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Mike York Go-ahead 1st · 15:04
Assists: Chris Campoli · beat Martin Biron
0–1
⚔️ Chris Drury PP Tying 1st · 17:29
Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Brian Campbell · beat Rick DiPietro
1–1
2nd period
🏝️ Brent Sopel PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:30
Assists: Trent Hunter, Mike York · beat Martin Biron
1–2
🏝️ Jason Blake 2nd · 04:22
Assists: Mattias Weinhandl · beat Martin Biron
1–3
⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 05:48
Assists: Teppo Numminen, Chris Drury · beat Rick DiPietro
2–3
3rd period
⚔️ Ales Kotalik Tying 3rd · 17:11
Assists: Brian Campbell · beat Rick DiPietro
3–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Connolly · Drury · Hecht 20:47
L2 Pyatt · Kotalik · Grier 16:49
L3 Roy · Gaustad · Afinogenov 15:27
L4 Vanek · Mair 11:42
D1 Lydman · Tallinder 23:56
D2 Numminen · Campbell 20:21
D3 McKee · Fitzpatrick 16:37
D4 Kalinin 4:55
🏝️Islanders
L1 Yashin · Satan · Parrish 23:40
L2 Blake · Kvasha · Asham 18:10
L3 York · Nilsson · Hunter 16:19
L4 Colliton · Weinhandl · Godard 1:57
D1 Sopel · Zhitnik 25:29
D2 Niinimaa · Lukowich 22:16
D3 Campoli · Martinek 17:37

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
28 Shots on goal 26
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
12 Hits 19
27 Blocked shots 11
12 Takeaways 15
14 Giveaways 16
10 Penalty minutes 8
BUF shooting 14.3% (4/28) NYI shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Rick DiPietro
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 64:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-4-1 (58% win rate, 12 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 3–0
Oct 292005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 6–4 Oct 52005 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–6 Feb 272004 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Feb 212004 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Jan 172004 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–4
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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on November 23, 2005?

Sabres won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 4, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Chris Drury, Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Sopel, Jason Blake, Mike York.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeNov 22 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterNov 25 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeNov 19 🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA 5–3 AfterNov 25 🏛️OTT @ 🏝️NYI 6–2
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