Islanders 1–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 1, 2007)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:52 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G

11 shots · 17:05 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Gaustad

1 G

3 shots · 17:33 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:06

Assists: Brian Campbell, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Rick DiPietro

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 2nd · 11:27

Assists: Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek · beat Rick DiPietro

0–2

3rd period

🏝️ Jason Blake 3rd · 08:19

Assists: Arron Asham, Chris Campoli · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Empty net 3rd · 19:44

Assists: Jason Pominville, Chris Drury

1–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Kozlov · Sillinger · Satan 19:05

L2 Yashin · Robitaille · Asham 16:05

L3 Blake · Hilbert · Hunter 15:13

L4 Simon · Bates · Park 6:50

D1 Poti · Gervais 25:44

D2 Hill · Witt 20:38

D3 Campoli · Rourke 13:32

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Afinogenov 19:52

L2 Gaustad · Brière · Hecht 17:12

L3 Drury · Pominville · Kotalik 16:13

L4 Peters · Novotny · Mair 8:02

D1 Numminen · Kalinin 21:08

D2 Spacek · Lydman 18:58

D3 Tallinder · Campbell 18:40

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 34

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

16 Hits 9

12 Blocked shots 16

5 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 14

12 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 3.3% (1/30) BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:30 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-5-2 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 262006 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 3–0 Dec 262005 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Nov 232005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 SO Oct 292005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 6–4 Oct 52005 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–6

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❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on January 1, 2007?

Sabres won 3–1. The final score was Islanders 1, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Jason Blake.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov, Paul Gaustad.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 30 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 2–0 AfterJan 2 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 30 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 AfterJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–6

Also on January 1

🌵PHX 3–2 🦅WSH 🐦ATL 3–2 🏛️OTT 🏔️COL 5–3 🐯NSH 🐻BOS 1–5 🍁TOR

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