Sabres 2–3 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Jan 16, 2010)

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 🏝️ NYI

John Tavares

1 G

5 shots · 16:55 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Sean Bergenheim

1 G

3 shots · 13:41 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Rick DiPietro

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ John Tavares Go-ahead 1st · 05:38

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Andy Sutton · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Sean Bergenheim 2nd · 15:33

Assists: Andrew MacDonald, Mark Streit · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

⚔️ Mike Grier 2nd · 15:54

Assists: Tim Connolly, Henrik Tallinder · beat Rick DiPietro

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Drew Stafford Tying 3rd · 09:35

Assists: Chris Butler, Thomas Vanek · beat Rick DiPietro

2–2

Shootout

🏝️ Trent Hunter Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Pominville 18:58

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Gaustad 17:16

L3 MacArthur · Stafford · Grier 14:34

L4 Kennedy · Mair · Kaleta 9:32

D1 Myers · Tallinder 27:14

D2 Butler · Rivet 24:22

D3 Lydman · Montador 12:46

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nielsen · Okposo · Bailey 18:14

L2 Comeau · Tavares · Hunter 16:55

L3 Bergenheim · Weight · Park 15:59

L4 Moulson · Sim · Schremp 12:04

D1 Streit · Hillen 26:02

D2 Sutton · MacDonald 22:38

D3 Gervais · Meyer 13:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

33 Shots on goal 38

14 Hits 24

21 Blocked shots 20

12 Takeaways 13

9 Giveaways 19

10 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33) NYI shooting 7.9% (3/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 64:56 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 64:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

BUF NYI

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-5 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-6-2 (47% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-2 (73% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Nov 42009 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Oct 312009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 Oct 162009 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Feb 282009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–2 Dec 272008 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO

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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on January 16, 2010?

Islanders won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 2, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford, Mike Grier.

Who scored for Islanders?

John Tavares, Sean Bergenheim.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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

BeforeJan 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 2–1 AfterJan 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵PHX 7–2

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeJan 12 🐙DET @ 🏝️NYI 0–6 AfterJan 18 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 0–4

Also on January 16

🪶CHI 6–5 🧥CBJ 🐙DET 2–3 ⭐DAL 😈NJD 1–3 🏔️COL 🐻BOS 3–4 👑LAK 🛢️EDM 2–4 🦈SJS 🏛️OTT 4–2 🇨🇦MTL ⚡TBL 2–5 🐆FLA 🐦ATL 5–3 🌪️CAR

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