⚔️ Away Sabres 9-20-7
2–3
Final / OT
🏝️ Home Islanders 19-13-4
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⚔️ BUF 01102
🏝️ NYI 01113

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at UBS Arena on December 27, 2017.

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2017-18 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Josh Bailey
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 21:47 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tavares
2 A
4 shots · 21:40 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Jaroslav Halak
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Jason Chimera Go-ahead 2nd · 03:41
Assists: Cal Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas · beat Robin Lehner
0–1
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Tying 2nd · 09:43
Assists: Jack Eichel, Marco Scandella · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–1
3rd period
⚔️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 3rd · 11:33
Assists: Evander Kane · beat Jaroslav Halak
2–1
🏝️ Josh Bailey Tying 3rd · 18:51
Assists: John Tavares · beat Robin Lehner
2–2
Overtime
🏝️ Mathew Barzal Go-ahead OT · 01:08
Assists: Josh Bailey, John Tavares · beat Robin Lehner
2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 19:13
L2 Reinhart · Girgensons · Okposo 18:01
L3 Larsson · Rodrigues · Pominville 13:39
L4 Pouliot · Josefson · Nolan 10:48
D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:28
D2 McCabe · Bogosian 18:44
D3 Beaulieu · Falk 13:53
🏝️Islanders
L1 Tavares · Barzal · Bailey 21:40
L2 Ladd · Lee · Eberle 17:12
L3 Cizikas · Nelson · Clutterbuck 11:39
L4 Prince · Beauvillier · Chimera 9:06
D1 Boychuk · Leddy 23:11
D2 Hickey · Seidenberg 19:22
D3 Pelech · Mayfield 16:24

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
37 Shots on goal 34
18 Hits 20
12 Blocked shots 15
5 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 17
4 Penalty minutes 8
BUF shooting 5.4% (2/37) NYI shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Robin Lehner
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:57 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Jaroslav Halak
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:57 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Jason Chimera · 2nd 03:41 · 0–1 Zemgus Girgensons · 2nd 09:43 · 1–1 Kyle Okposo · 3rd 11:33 · 2–1 Josh Bailey · 3rd 18:51 · 2–2 Mathew Barzal · OT 01:08 · 2–3
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: 7-5-3 (47% win rate, 15 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 2-2-2 (33% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Islanders lead the season series 2–0
Oct 72017 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 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
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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on December 27, 2017?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Kyle Okposo, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Islanders?

Jason Chimera, Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 AfterDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–3
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 23 ✈️WPG @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterDec 29 🏝️NYI @ ✈️WPG 2–4
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