Sabres 1–5 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2016)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ryan Strome

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:46 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Travis Hamonic

2 A

2 shots · 21:44 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Dennis Seidenberg

2 A

2 shots · 17:36 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Anthony Beauvillier Go-ahead 1st · 12:05

Assists: Travis Hamonic, Shane Prince · beat Anders Nilsson

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Ryan Strome 2nd · 14:36

Assists: Cal Clutterbuck, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Anders Nilsson

0–2

🏝️ John Tavares PP 2nd · 19:21

Assists: Ryan Strome, Josh Bailey · beat Anders Nilsson

0–3

3rd period

🏝️ Andrew Ladd 3rd · 05:35

Assists: Jason Chimera, Travis Hamonic · beat Anders Nilsson

0–4

🏝️ Calvin de Haan 3rd · 12:34

Assists: Alan Quine, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Anders Nilsson

0–5

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons 3rd · 18:57

Assists: Zach Bogosian, Sam Reinhart · beat Thomas Greiss

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Larsson · O'Reilly 18:04

L2 Girgensons · Okposo · Gionta 16:10

L3 Foligno · Reinhart · Eichel 15:12

L4 Moulson · Carrier · Grant 10:07

D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 21:42

D2 McCabe · Kulikov 19:56

D3 Gorges · Falk 17:07

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lee · Tavares · Bailey 18:00

L2 Ladd · Strome · Clutterbuck 15:46

L3 Kulemin · Chimera · Quine 14:04

L4 Prince · Beauvillier · Nelson 11:21

D1 Leddy · Hamonic 22:47

D2 Boychuk · Hickey 18:16

D3 Seidenberg · de Haan 17:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 32

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

23 Hits 28

18 Blocked shots 22

9 Takeaways 17

6 Giveaways 15

9 Penalty minutes 9

BUF shooting 3.4% (1/29) NYI shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Anders Nilsson

27/32

.844 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Thomas Greiss

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 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: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 162016 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT 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

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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on December 23, 2016?

Islanders won 5–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andrew Ladd, Anthony Beauvillier, Calvin de Haan, John Tavares, Ryan Strome.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Anders Nilsson made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Thomas Greiss made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 22 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 AfterDec 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 4–3

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 20 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 4–2 AfterDec 27 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–4

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