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2017-18 regular season

Sabres at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0

Islanders beat Sabres 6–3 at UBS Arena on October 7, 2017.

BUF – NYI
29–33
Shots on goal
23–25
Hits
11–11
Blocked shots
6–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Casey Cizikas
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 13:39 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tavares
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:50 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Evander Kane
2 G, 1 A
8 shots · 20:05 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ John Tavares Go-ahead 1st · 01:50
Assists: Jordan Eberle · beat Robin Lehner
0–1
2nd period
🏝️ John Tavares SH 2nd · 05:13
Unassisted · beat Robin Lehner
0–2
🏝️ Casey Cizikas SH 2nd · 06:03
Assists: Andrew Ladd · beat Robin Lehner
0–3
🏝️ Josh Bailey 2nd · 07:00
Assists: Joshua Ho-Sang, Jason Chimera · beat Robin Lehner
0–4
⚔️ Evander Kane SH 2nd · 10:09
Assists: Jack Eichel · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–4
⚔️ Evander Kane SH 2nd · 15:26
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly · beat Jaroslav Halak
2–4
3rd period
🏝️ Anthony Beauvillier 3rd · 05:39
Assists: Nick Leddy, Casey Cizikas · beat Chad Johnson
2–5
⚔️ Jack Eichel 3rd · 16:16
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Evander Kane · beat Jaroslav Halak
3–5
🏝️ Casey Cizikas Empty net 3rd · 19:34
Assists: John Tavares, Josh Bailey
3–6

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · Eichel · O'Reilly 20:05
L2 Reinhart · Okposo · Pominville 15:29
L3 Larsson · Pouliot · Josefson 14:03
L4 Moulson · Griffith · Girgensons 10:40
D1 Ristolainen · Beaulieu 22:32
D2 Scandella · McCabe 18:05
D3 Tennyson · Antipin 16:06
🏝️Islanders
L1 Ladd · Tavares · Bailey 17:02
L2 Lee · Kulemin · Barzal 15:23
L3 Nelson · Cizikas · Eberle 14:27
L4 Chimera · Beauvillier · Ho-Sang 12:18
D1 Boychuk · Hickey 21:30
D2 Leddy · de Haan 19:12
D3 Pelech · Mayfield 16:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
29 Shots on goal 33
23 Hits 25
11 Blocked shots 11
6 Takeaways 6
11 Giveaways 11
8 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29) NYI shooting 18.2% (6/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
15/16
.938 SV% · 1 GA · 31:01 TOI
Robin Lehner
12/16
.750 SV% · 4 GA · 27:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Jaroslav Halak
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
John Tavares · 1st 01:50 · 0–1 John Tavares · 2nd 05:13 · 0–2 Casey Cizikas · 2nd 06:03 · 0–3 Josh Bailey · 2nd 07:00 · 0–4 Evander Kane · 2nd 10:09 · 1–4 Evander Kane · 2nd 15:26 · 2–4 Anthony Beauvillier · 3rd 05:39 · 2–5 Jack Eichel · 3rd 16:16 · 3–5 Casey Cizikas · 3rd 19:34 · 3–6
BUF NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 1–0
Apr 22017 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Dec 232016 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 Dec 162016 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Apr 92016 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 OT Dec 312015 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–1
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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on October 7, 2017?

Islanders won 6–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evander Kane (2), Jack Eichel.

Who scored for Islanders?

Casey Cizikas (2), John Tavares (2), Anthony Beauvillier, Josh Bailey.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 15 saves on 16 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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
BeforeOct 5 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterOct 9 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 6–2
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeOct 6 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 0–5 AfterOct 9 🎵STL @ 🏝️NYI 3–2
Also on October 7
🏔️COL 1–4 😈NJD 🌲MIN 4–5 🌪️CAR 🇨🇦MTL 1–6 🦅WSH 🗽NYR 5–8 🍁TOR ⚡TBL 4–5 🐆FLA 🐙DET 2–1 🏛️OTT 🐯NSH 0–4 🐧PIT ⭐DAL 2–4 🎵STL
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