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2018-19 regular season

Islanders at Sabres

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

Islanders beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on December 31, 2018.

NYI – BUF
33–40
Shots on goal
0/2–1/2
Power play
12–10
Hits
16–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Ryan Pulock
1 G
4 shots · 22:22 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Brock Nelson
1 G
3 shots · 20:58 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Robin Lehner
39 saves
0.975 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Leo Komarov Go-ahead 2nd · 02:59
Assists: Nick Leddy, Mathew Barzal · beat Carter Hutton
1–0
3rd period
🏝️ Brock Nelson 3rd · 01:45
Assists: Joshua Ho-Sang, Scott Mayfield · beat Carter Hutton
2–0
⚔️ Kyle Okposo PP 3rd · 10:14
Assists: Nathan Beaulieu, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Robin Lehner
2–1
🏝️ Ryan Pulock Empty net 3rd · 19:28
Assists: Robin Lehner
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Nelson · Barzal · Cizikas 20:12
L2 Lee · Bailey · Ho-Sang 16:43
L3 Beauvillier · Clutterbuck · Komarov 15:39
L4 Dal Colle · Martin · Filppula 9:50
D1 Pulock · Boychuk 20:59
D2 Toews · Leddy 19:21
D3 Mayfield · Pelech 18:30
⚔️Sabres
L1 Rodrigues · Skinner · Reinhart 19:23
L2 Larsson · Mittelstadt · Thompson 16:21
L3 Sheary · Sobotka · Okposo 14:12
L4 Smith · Eichel · Pominville 11:31
D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 24:15
D2 Beaulieu · Dahlin 18:58
D3 McCabe · Scandella 16:02

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI BUF⚔️
33 Shots on goal 40
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
12 Hits 10
16 Blocked shots 11
6 Takeaways 3
6 Giveaways 9
4 Penalty minutes 4
NYI shooting 9.1% (3/33) BUF shooting 2.5% (1/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Robin Lehner
39/40
.975 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Carter Hutton
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 58:45 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Leo Komarov · 2nd 02:59 · 1–0 Brock Nelson · 3rd 01:45 · 2–0 Kyle Okposo · 3rd 10:14 · 2–1 Ryan Pulock · 3rd 19:28 · 3–1
NYI BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 8-5-1 (57% win rate, 14 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-3-3 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1-2 (67% win rate, 9 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-3-1 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 1–0
Feb 82018 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 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
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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on December 31, 2018?

Islanders won 3–1. The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brock Nelson, Leo Komarov, Ryan Pulock.

Who scored for Sabres?

Kyle Okposo.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 39 saves on 40 shots (.975 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 4–0 AfterJan 3 🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI 2–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 29 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterJan 3 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
Also on December 31
🐯NSH 6–3 🦅WSH 🐋VAN 0–4 😈NJD 🔔PHI 1–3 🌪️CAR 🐧PIT 3–2 🌲MIN 🏛️OTT 3–6 🧥CBJ 🗽NYR 2–1 🎵STL 🐆FLA 4–3 🐙DET 👑LAK 3–2 🏔️COL
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