3–4

Final

BUF leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	3
BUF	0	0	0	4

Islanders at Sabres — First Round Game 5

Sabres, First Round Game 5, beat Islanders 4–3 at KeyBank Center on April 20, 2007.

🗓 Fri, Apr 20, 2007 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 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 5

3–4

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:47 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:40 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Chris Campoli

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:38 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 27

24 Hits 20

17 Blocked shots 24

2 Takeaways 6

10 Giveaways 11

8 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 9.1% (3/33) BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 41-33-12 (48% win rate, 86 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 56-23-7 (65% win rate, 86 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 41-33-12 (48% win rate, 86 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 56-23-7 (65% win rate, 86 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Smyth · Blake · Sillinger 21:14

L2 Kozlov · Hunter · Satan 15:28

L3 Yashin · Park · Zednik 12:42

L4 Hilbert · Robitaille · Asham 8:41

D1 Poti · Bergeron 30:08

D2 Gervais · Witt 19:43

D3 Campoli · Fata 10:21

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Drury · Pominville 18:44

L2 Zubrus · Hecht · Roy 15:39

L3 Connolly · Stafford · Afinogenov 14:04

L4 Vanek · Mair · Kotalik 11:42

D1 Tallinder · Lydman 24:04

D2 Kalinin · Numminen 19:12

D3 Campbell · Spacek 15:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on April 20, 2007?

Sabres won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 4.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

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Also on April 20, 2007

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