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2015-16 regular season

Sabres at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Sabres beat Islanders 4–3 in overtime at UBS Arena on April 9, 2016.

BUF – NYI
26–24
Shots on goal
18–20
Hits
12–17
Blocked shots
4–8
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF
Brian Gionta
2 G
3 shots · 18:42 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Evan Rodrigues
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 13:20 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Matt Moulson
1 G
2 shots · 16:05 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Scott Mayfield Go-ahead 2nd · 02:03
Assists: Casey Cizikas, Steve Bernier · beat Linus Ullmark
0–1
⚔️ Matt Moulson Tying 2nd · 05:10
Assists: Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart · beat Christopher Gibson
1–1
⚔️ Evan Rodrigues Go-ahead 2nd · 17:57
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Nicolas Deslauriers · beat Christopher Gibson
2–1
3rd period
🏝️ Alan Quine SH Tying 3rd · 02:07
Assists: Bracken Kearns · beat Linus Ullmark
2–2
⚔️ Brian Gionta Go-ahead 3rd · 05:57
Assists: Hudson Fasching, Josh Gorges · beat Christopher Gibson
3–2
🏝️ John Tavares Tying 3rd · 13:34
Assists: Calvin de Haan · beat Linus Ullmark
3–3
Overtime
⚔️ Brian Gionta Go-ahead OT · 02:46
Assists: Mark Pysyk, Evan Rodrigues · beat Christopher Gibson
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Eichel · O'Reilly · Gionta 19:31
L2 Moulson · Reinhart · Girgensons 16:21
L3 Foligno · Deslauriers · Rodrigues 13:20
L4 Schneider · Legwand · Fasching 11:45
D1 Ristolainen · Gorges 22:00
D2 Nelson · McCabe 19:52
D3 Pysyk · Colaiacovo 17:50
🏝️Islanders
L1 Strome · Quine · Kearns 18:17
L2 Prince · Tavares · Okposo 16:47
L3 Nielsen · Nelson · Bailey 14:39
L4 Boulton · Cizikas · Bernier 11:20
D1 Pulock · Leddy 21:34
D2 Mayfield · de Haan 20:00
D3 Boychuk · Pelech 19:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
26 Shots on goal 24
18 Hits 20
12 Blocked shots 17
4 Takeaways 8
12 Giveaways 18
2 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26) NYI shooting 12.5% (3/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
21/24
.875 SV% · 3 GA · 62:37 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Christopher Gibson
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 62:46 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Scott Mayfield · 2nd 02:03 · 0–1 Matt Moulson · 2nd 05:10 · 1–1 Evan Rodrigues · 2nd 17:57 · 2–1 Alan Quine · 3rd 02:07 · 2–2 Brian Gionta · 3rd 05:57 · 3–2 John Tavares · 3rd 13:34 · 3–3 Brian Gionta · OT 02:46 · 4–3
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: 12-16-1 (41% win rate, 29 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 13-10-3 (50% win rate, 26 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-3-2 (67% win rate, 15 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-8-4 (33% win rate, 18 games)

Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 2–1
Dec 312015 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Nov 12015 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 Apr 42015 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–3 Feb 82015 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Dec 272014 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO
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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on April 9, 2016?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Gionta (2), Evan Rodrigues, Matt Moulson.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alan Quine, John Tavares, Scott Mayfield.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Christopher Gibson made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 8 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 AfterOct 13 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 7 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–1 AfterApr 10 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 5–2
Also on April 9
🏛️OTT 6–1 🐻BOS 🐙DET 2–3 🗽NYR 🐧PIT 1–3 🔔PHI 🦆ANA 5–3 🏔️COL 🔥CGY 2–1 🌲MIN 🍁TOR 1–5 😈NJD 🪶CHI 4–5 🧥CBJ ⚡TBL 2–5 🇨🇦MTL
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