Islanders 3–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 12, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

3 A

3 shots · 20:48 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 14:53 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

2 A

1 shots · 13:03 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Nolan Pratt Go-ahead 1st · 08:43

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Paul Gaustad · beat Rick DiPietro

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Toni Lydman 2nd · 04:04

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Nathan Paetsch · beat Rick DiPietro

0–2

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 2nd · 05:00

Assists: Jason Pominville · beat Rick DiPietro

0–3

🏝️ Miroslav Satan PP 2nd · 06:17

Assists: Mike Sillinger, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

⚔️ Derek Roy PP 2nd · 09:34

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Jason Pominville · beat Rick DiPietro

1–4

🏝️ Richard Park 2nd · 16:45

Assists: Sean Bergenheim, Radek Martinek · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

3rd period

🏝️ Mike Sillinger 3rd · 04:00

Assists: Andy Hilbert, Trent Hunter · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 3rd · 08:14

Assists: Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly · beat Rick DiPietro

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Sillinger · Comrie · Hunter 21:33

L2 Vasicek · Satan · Guerin 17:20

L3 Hilbert · Bergenheim · Park 13:38

L4 Tambellini · Simon 9:08

D1 Martinek · Witt 22:03

D2 Gervais · Campoli 19:17

D3 Sutton · Bergeron 13:52

D4 Berard 3:29

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Roy · Pominville 20:48

L2 Gaustad · Hecht · Kotalik 16:26

L3 Vanek · Afinogenov · Stafford 13:03

L4 Paille · Peters · Mair 10:21

D1 Campbell · Spacek 26:12

D2 Sekera · Lydman 19:27

D3 Paetsch · Pratt 11:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 41

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

19 Hits 8

8 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 7

2 Giveaways 16

12 Penalty minutes 12

NYI shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 12.2% (5/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

36/41

.878 SV% · 5 GA · 58:42 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:54 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Islanders

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

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–1

Oct 62007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Oct 52007 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 6–4 Apr 202007 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Apr 182007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 4–2 Apr 162007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 3–2

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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on December 12, 2007?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Sillinger, Miroslav Satan, Richard Park.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht, Nolan Pratt, Toni Lydman.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 36 saves on 41 shots (.878 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 8 🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL 3–2 AfterDec 13 🌵PHX @ 🏝️NYI 2–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 10 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 AfterDec 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–3

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