⚔️ Away Sabres 16-14-1
2–1
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 15-14-2
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⚔️ BUF 1012
🏝️ NYI 0011

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 2–1 at UBS Arena on December 19, 2007.

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2007-08 🔁 Season series tied 2–2
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Maxim Afinogenov
1 G
2 shots · 19:38 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Derek Roy
1 G
1 shots · 05:13 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
42 saves
0.977 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 1st · 06:11
Assists: Jason Pominville · beat Rick DiPietro
1–0
3rd period
🏝️ Brendan Witt Tying 3rd · 03:50
Assists: Radek Martinek, Miroslav Satan · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 3rd · 17:43
Assists: Brian Campbell, Paul Gaustad · beat Rick DiPietro
2–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hecht · Gaustad · Pominville 22:32
L2 Vanek · Afinogenov · Kotalik 18:40
L3 Connolly · Mair · Stafford 12:36
L4 Paille · Peters · Roy 5:13
D1 Campbell · Spacek 26:08
D2 Lydman · Tallinder 18:44
D3 Kalinin · Paetsch 12:39
🏝️Islanders
L1 Sillinger · Comrie · Hunter 19:28
L2 Fedotenko · Satan · Guerin 16:44
L3 Hilbert · Vasicek · Park 14:44
L4 Bergenheim · Comeau · Jackman 8:10
D1 Campoli · Gervais 22:48
D2 Witt · Martinek 18:04
D3 Sutton · Meyer 15:30

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
17 Shots on goal 43
10 Hits 25
24 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 17
14 Giveaways 8
15 Penalty minutes 17
BUF shooting 11.8% (2/17) NYI shooting 2.3% (1/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
42/43
.977 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Rick DiPietro
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 58:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 2–2
Dec 122007 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 Oct 62007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Oct 52007 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 6–4 Apr 202007 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Apr 182007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 4–2
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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on December 19, 2007?

Sabres won 2–1. The final score was Sabres 2, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brendan Witt.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 42 saves on 43 shots (.977 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 15 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterDec 21 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 15 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 AfterDec 21 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–2
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