⚔️ Away Sabres 19-19-5
3–5
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 13-22-7
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⚔️ BUF 0123
🏝️ NYI 0415

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 5–3 at UBS Arena on January 15, 2011.

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2010-11 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
John Tavares
3 G
7 shots · 19:09 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Matt Moulson
3 A
4 shots · 18:13 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Rick DiPietro
40 saves
0.930 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:17
Assists: Tyler Ennis, Jason Pominville · beat Rick DiPietro
1–0
🏝️ John Tavares Tying 2nd · 07:50
Assists: PA Parenteau, Matt Moulson · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
🏝️ John Tavares PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:34
Assists: Matt Moulson, Andrew MacDonald · beat Ryan Miller
1–2
🏝️ John Tavares 2nd · 13:36
Assists: Matt Moulson, PA Parenteau · beat Ryan Miller
1–3
🏝️ Blake Comeau 2nd · 15:25
Assists: Josh Bailey, Bruno Gervais · beat Ryan Miller
1–4
3rd period
⚔️ Tyler Ennis PP 3rd · 05:55
Assists: Jordan Leopold, Jason Pominville · beat Rick DiPietro
2–4
🏝️ Michael Grabner SH 3rd · 16:52
Assists: Matt Martin, Milan Jurcina · beat Ryan Miller
2–5
⚔️ Jochen Hecht 3rd · 18:15
Assists: Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek · beat Rick DiPietro
3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 17:56
L2 McCormick · Gaustad · Stafford 16:41
L3 Gerbe · Adam · Ennis 15:26
L4 Connolly · Niedermayer · Grier 7:36
D1 Leopold · Myers 23:32
D2 Montador · Sekera 20:06
D3 Weber · Morrisonn 15:49
🏝️Islanders
L1 Moulson · Tavares · Bailey 18:35
L2 Comeau · Konopka · Parenteau 18:00
L3 Martin · Schremp · Colliton 13:07
L4 Grabner · Joensuu · Gillies 10:48
D1 Martinek · MacDonald 21:42
D2 Hamonic · Gervais 20:04
D3 Hillen · Jurcina 17:12

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
43 Shots on goal 37
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
20 Hits 32
15 Blocked shots 20
9 Takeaways 18
14 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 7.0% (3/43) NYI shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
32/37
.865 SV% · 5 GA · 58:12 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Rick DiPietro
40/43
.930 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Thomas Vanek · 2nd 00:17 · 1–0 John Tavares · 2nd 07:50 · 1–1 John Tavares · 2nd 10:34 · 1–2 John Tavares · 2nd 13:36 · 1–3 Blake Comeau · 2nd 15:25 · 1–4 Tyler Ennis · 3rd 05:55 · 2–4 Michael Grabner · 3rd 16:52 · 2–5 Jochen Hecht · 3rd 18:15 · 3–5
BUF NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-6-1 (36% win rate, 11 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 5-3-3 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Islanders lead the season series 1–0
Jan 162010 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 SO Nov 42009 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Oct 312009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 Oct 162009 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Feb 282009 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–2
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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on January 15, 2011?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek, Tyler Ennis.

Who scored for Islanders?

John Tavares (3), Blake Comeau, Michael Grabner.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 40 saves on 43 shots (.930 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?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 13 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterJan 18 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–2
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeJan 13 🏛️OTT @ 🏝️NYI 6–4 AfterJan 17 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 5–2
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