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2009-10 regular season

Islanders at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Islanders 6–3 at KeyBank Center on October 16, 2009.

NYI – BUF
39–34
Shots on goal
1/0–1/0
Power play
18–17
Hits
10–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Tim Connolly
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:15 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Tyler Myers
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:28 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
36 saves
0.923 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Tyler Myers Go-ahead 1st · 02:27
Assists: Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–1
⚔️ Clarke MacArthur 1st · 14:42
Unassisted · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–2
2nd period
⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 2nd · 04:46
Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Craig Rivet · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–3
🏝️ Matt Moulson 2nd · 07:08
Assists: Freddy Meyer, Kyle Okposo · beat Ryan Miller
1–3
⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 09:22
Assists: Henrik Tallinder · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–4
🏝️ John Tavares PP 2nd · 12:54
Assists: Matt Moulson, Doug Weight · beat Ryan Miller
2–4
3rd period
⚔️ Patrick Kaleta 3rd · 08:52
Assists: Daniel Paille, Matt Ellis · beat Martin Biron
2–5
🏝️ Andy Sutton 3rd · 09:15
Assists: Blake Comeau · beat Ryan Miller
3–5
⚔️ Jason Pominville 3rd · 15:52
Assists: Tim Connolly, Tyler Myers · beat Martin Biron
3–6

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Tavares · Weight · Okposo 19:36
L2 Moulson · Comeau · Schremp 17:01
L3 Bergenheim · Sim · Park 13:45
L4 Bailey · Jackman · Rechlicz 8:06
D1 Streit · Martinek 24:20
D2 Witt · Hillen 18:31
D3 Meyer · Sutton 15:54
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Connolly · Stafford 16:17
L2 Hecht · Grier · Pominville 15:15
L3 MacArthur · Kennedy · Gaustad 14:49
L4 Ellis · Paille · Kaleta 12:12
D1 Lydman · Rivet 22:49
D2 Butler · Montador 20:30
D3 Myers · Tallinder 16:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI BUF⚔️
39 Shots on goal 34
1/0 Power play (goals / chances) 1/0
18 Hits 17
10 Blocked shots 12
10 Takeaways 4
15 Giveaways 15
15 Penalty minutes 9
NYI shooting 7.7% (3/39) BUF shooting 17.6% (6/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Martin Biron
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 30:28 TOI
Dwayne Roloson
8/12
.667 SV% · 4 GA · 29:22 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Tyler Myers · 1st 02:27 · 0–1 Clarke MacArthur · 1st 14:42 · 0–2 Tim Connolly · 2nd 04:46 · 0–3 Matt Moulson · 2nd 07:08 · 1–3 Jochen Hecht · 2nd 09:22 · 1–4 John Tavares · 2nd 12:54 · 2–4 Patrick Kaleta · 3rd 08:52 · 2–5 Andy Sutton · 3rd 09:15 · 3–5 Jason Pominville · 3rd 15:52 · 3–6
NYI BUF
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Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Feb 282009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–2 Dec 272008 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO Nov 222008 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Oct 132008 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 7–1 Dec 192007 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–1
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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on October 16, 2009?

Sabres won 6–3. The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andy Sutton, John Tavares, Matt Moulson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Clarke MacArthur, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Patrick Kaleta, Tim Connolly, Tyler Myers.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Martin Biron made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeOct 12 👑LAK @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 AfterOct 17 🦈SJS @ 🏝️NYI 4–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 13 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 AfterOct 17 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2
Also on October 16
🐦ATL 4–2 😈NJD 🔔PHI 2–4 🐆FLA 🐻BOS 3–0 ⭐DAL 🐋VAN 3–5 🔥CGY 🌲MIN 2–5 🛢️EDM
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