Islanders 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 8, 2018)

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

Sam Reinhart

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 15:03 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jack Eichel

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:41 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Evan Rodrigues

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:04 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead 1st · 07:41

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Casey Nelson · beat Jaroslav Halak

0–1

⚔️ Evan Rodrigues 1st · 13:21

Assists: Marco Scandella, Sam Reinhart · beat Jaroslav Halak

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP 2nd · 07:18

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Kyle Okposo · beat Jaroslav Halak

0–3

🏝️ John Tavares 2nd · 13:06

Assists: Brock Nelson, Thomas Hickey · beat Robin Lehner

1–3

3rd period

🏝️ Ross Johnston 3rd · 07:30

Assists: Cal Clutterbuck · beat Robin Lehner

2–3

🏝️ Anders Lee PP Tying 3rd · 14:33

Assists: Josh Bailey, Nick Leddy · beat Robin Lehner

3–3

⚔️ Sam Reinhart Go-ahead 3rd · 15:46

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Jack Eichel · beat Jaroslav Halak

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lee · Tavares · Bailey 20:53

L2 Beauvillier · Barzal · Eberle 16:44

L3 Ladd · Nelson · Clutterbuck 13:51

L4 Chimera · Johnston · Cizikas 8:45

D1 Leddy · Pulock 22:18

D2 Hickey · Aho 18:42

D3 Seidenberg · Pelech 16:26

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Okposo 19:38

L2 Eichel · Girgensons · Reinhart 16:46

L3 Larsson · Pouliot · Pominville 12:04

L4 Rodrigues · Josefson · Nolan 10:14

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 24:44

D2 Nelson · Beaulieu 19:24

D3 Gorges · Antipin 14:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 22

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

25 Hits 23

9 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 7

4 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 10.3% (3/29) BUF shooting 18.2% (4/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Jaroslav Halak

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 58:35 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NYI BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-7-1 (0% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

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

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–1

Dec 272017 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 OT 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

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Questions and what's next

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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on February 8, 2018?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, John Tavares, Ross Johnston.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evan Rodrigues, Jack Eichel, Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeFeb 5 🐯NSH @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 AfterFeb 9 🐙DET @ 🏝️NYI 6–7

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 6 🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterFeb 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2

Also on February 8

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