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2016-17 regular season

Islanders at Sabres

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

Sabres beat Islanders 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 16, 2016.

NYI – BUF
35–37
Shots on goal
1/1–1/3
Power play
20–22
Hits
14–8
Blocked shots
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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 ⚔️ BUF
Rasmus Ristolainen
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 26:56 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Matt Moulson
1 G
4 shots · 16:00 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Robin Lehner
33 saves
0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Ryan Strome Go-ahead 1st · 13:08
Assists: Cal Clutterbuck, Nikolay Kulemin · beat Robin Lehner
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Johan Larsson Tying 2nd · 02:32
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Jake McCabe · beat J-F Berube
1–1
🏝️ Alan Quine PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:39
Assists: Shane Prince · beat Robin Lehner
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Matt Moulson PP Tying 3rd · 03:19
Assists: Evander Kane, Brian Gionta · beat J-F Berube
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen Go-ahead OT · 00:42
Assists: Kyle Okposo · beat J-F Berube
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Lee · Tavares · Bailey 19:51
L2 Ladd · Chimera · Quine 13:49
L3 Prince · Kulemin · Nelson 13:43
L4 Beauvillier · Strome · Clutterbuck 12:06
D1 Leddy · Hamonic 23:55
D2 Hickey · Boychuk 18:34
D3 Seidenberg · de Haan 17:00
⚔️Sabres
L1 O'Reilly · Eichel · Okposo 19:00
L2 Foligno · Larsson · Reinhart 16:35
L3 Moulson · Kane · Gionta 14:47
L4 Carrier · Deslauriers · Girgensons 10:21
D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 25:14
D2 Kulikov · Gorges 19:37
D3 Franson · Falk 13:35

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI BUF⚔️
35 Shots on goal 37
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
20 Hits 22
14 Blocked shots 8
4 Takeaways 4
8 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 2
NYI shooting 5.7% (2/35) BUF shooting 8.1% (3/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
J-F Berube
34/37
.919 SV% · 3 GA · 60:42 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Robin Lehner
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Ryan Strome · 1st 13:08 · 1–0 Johan Larsson · 2nd 02:32 · 1–1 Alan Quine · 2nd 06:39 · 2–1 Matt Moulson · 3rd 03:19 · 2–2 Rasmus Ristolainen · OT 00:42 · 2–3
NYI BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Apr 92016 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 OT Dec 312015 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Nov 12015 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 Apr 42015 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–3 Feb 82015 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–2
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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on December 16, 2016?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Alan Quine, Ryan Strome.

Who scored for Sabres?

Johan Larsson, Matt Moulson, Rasmus Ristolainen.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

J-F Berube made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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
BeforeDec 15 🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 AfterDec 18 🏛️OTT @ 🏝️NYI 6–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 13 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 AfterDec 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 1–2
Also on December 16
👑LAK 1–0 🐧PIT 🦈SJS 4–2 🇨🇦MTL 🦅WSH 4–3 🌪️CAR 🐆FLA 3–1 🏔️COL 🧥CBJ 4–1 🔥CGY ⚡TBL 2–4 🐋VAN
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