3–2

Final

BUF leads 4–1

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

Sabres at Islanders — First Round Game 3

Sabres, First Round Game 3, beat Islanders 3–2 at UBS Arena on April 16, 2007.

🗓 Mon, Apr 16, 2007 · 18:30 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2006-07 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NYI vs BUF · BUF leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 3

3–2

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ryan Smyth

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:33 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G

5 shots · 21:33 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Adam Mair

1 G

3 shots · 08:11 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

35 Shots on goal 22

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

23 Hits 29

15 Blocked shots 20

8 Takeaways 9

9 Giveaways 24

8 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 8.6% (3/35) NYI shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 58:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 54-23-7 (64% win rate, 84 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 41-31-12 (49% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 54-23-7 (64% win rate, 84 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 41-31-12 (49% win rate, 84 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Hecht · Pominville 20:03

L2 Drury · Roy · Zubrus 15:36

L3 Connolly · Afinogenov · Stafford 12:52

L4 Vanek · Mair · Kotalik 11:16

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 24:01

D2 Kalinin · Numminen 18:29

D3 Campbell · Spacek 14:00

🏝️Islanders

L1 Smyth · Blake · Sillinger 19:51

L2 Kozlov · Satan · Hunter 16:30

L3 Robitaille · Zednik · Asham 12:04

L4 Hilbert · Yashin · Park 6:29

D1 Bergeron · Poti 26:58

D2 Witt · Hill 19:36

D3 Gervais · Campoli 13:35

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on April 16, 2007?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 3, Islanders 2.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 14

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 16, 2007

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