Islanders 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2008)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

2 A

1 shots · 15:09 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bill Guerin

2 A

5 shots · 16:22 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jochen Hecht PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:01

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik · beat Joey MacDonald

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Jeff Tambellini Tying 2nd · 09:38

Assists: Mark Streit, Josh Bailey · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:09

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Ales Kotalik · beat Joey MacDonald

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Clarke MacArthur 3rd · 14:37

Assists: Drew Stafford, Derek Roy · beat Joey MacDonald

1–3

🏝️ Mike Comrie PP 3rd · 18:26

Assists: Bill Guerin, Blake Comeau · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

🏝️ Chris Campoli Tying 3rd · 19:58

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Bill Guerin · beat Ryan Miller

3–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Comrie · Okposo · Park 21:23

L2 Comeau · Hunter · Guerin 16:22

L3 Bergenheim · Colliton · Bailey 14:16

L4 Tambellini · Sim · Jackman 10:13

D1 Streit · Witt 26:26

D2 Meyer · Gervais 20:16

D3 Campoli · Pock 15:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Hecht · Pominville 22:23

L2 Vanek · MacArthur · Stafford 16:41

L3 Kennedy · Kotalik · Afinogenov 12:47

L4 Paille · Ellis · Mair 9:09

D1 Spacek · Sekera 23:44

D2 Lydman · Tallinder 21:18

D3 Numminen · Butler 16:37

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 37

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

19 Hits 14

12 Blocked shots 15

1 Takeaways 4

6 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 8.6% (3/35) BUF shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Joey MacDonald

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 62:47 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5-2 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-3 (42% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-9-1 (9% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-4 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Nov 222008 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Oct 132008 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 7–1 Dec 192007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 Dec 122007 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 Oct 62007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3

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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on December 27, 2008?

Sabres won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Chris Campoli, Jeff Tambellini, Mike Comrie.

Who scored for Sabres?

Clarke MacArthur, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Joey MacDonald made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 26 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 AfterDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterDec 30 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–2

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