Islanders 3–6 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 2005)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Drury

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 19:27 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:36 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:45 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead 1st · 05:51

Assists: Brian Campbell, Tim Connolly · beat Garth Snow

0–1

🏝️ Jason Blake Tying 1st · 10:33

Assists: Mike York, Chris Campoli · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

🏝️ Alexei Yashin Go-ahead 1st · 12:03

Assists: Arron Asham · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

🏝️ Miroslav Satan PP 1st · 19:53

Assists: Chris Campoli, Alexei Yashin · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

2nd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP 2nd · 02:09

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Chris Drury · beat Garth Snow

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ Brian Campbell PP Tying 3rd · 09:25

Assists: Chris Drury, Tim Connolly · beat Garth Snow

3–3

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:01

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy · beat Garth Snow

3–4

⚔️ Chris Drury 3rd · 15:12

Assists: Jochen Hecht · beat Garth Snow

3–5

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Empty net 3rd · 19:43

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov

3–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Yashin · Satan · Parrish 21:22

L2 York · Blake · Hunter 17:42

L3 Bates · Asham · Weinhandl 13:24

L4 Smith · Hamilton · Godard 4:55

D1 Sopel · Zhitnik 23:37

D2 Niinimaa · Lukowich 21:37

D3 Martinek · Campoli 14:17

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Hecht · Drury 19:36

L2 Roy · Kotalik · Afinogenov 16:11

L3 Vanek · Grier · Pominville 15:13

L4 Paille · Gaustad · Mair 10:26

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 21:14

D2 Campbell · Numminen 16:57

D3 McKee · Fitzpatrick 15:13

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

19 Shots on goal 35

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

12 Hits 8

10 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 4

8 Giveaways 13

16 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 15.8% (3/19) BUF shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

29/34

.853 SV% · 5 GA · 59:30 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 4–0

Nov 232005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 SO Oct 292005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 6–4 Oct 52005 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–6 Feb 272004 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Feb 212004 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–4

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❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on December 26, 2005?

Sabres won 6–3. The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alexei Yashin, Jason Blake, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Brian Campbell, Chris Drury, Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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?

Sabres lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 23 🏛️OTT @ 🏝️NYI 4–2 AfterDec 28 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 6–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1 AfterDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4

Also on December 26

🔔PHI 3–2 🐆FLA 🪶CHI 3–4 🧥CBJ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 🐦ATL 🗽NYR 2–6 🏛️OTT 😈NJD 1–2 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 4–5 ⚡TBL ⭐DAL 6–1 🎵STL 🌵PHX 4–7 🏔️COL

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