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2020-21 regular season

Islanders at Sabres

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

Islanders beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on February 15, 2021.

NYI – BUF
29–21
Shots on goal
1/2–1/2
Power play
17–15
Hits
14–12
Blocked shots
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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 🏝️ NYI
Josh Bailey
2 A
3 shots · 17:16 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
1 G
3 shots · 15:47 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Brock Nelson
1 G
3 shots · 16:45 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Anders Lee Go-ahead 1st · 16:37
Assists: Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal · beat Linus Ullmark
1–0
🏝️ Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1st · 18:21
Assists: Nick Leddy, Scott Mayfield · beat Linus Ullmark
2–0
2nd period
⚔️ Victor Olofsson PP 2nd · 01:40
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Sam Reinhart · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–1
🏝️ Brock Nelson PP 2nd · 09:49
Assists: Josh Bailey, Oliver Wahlstrom · beat Linus Ullmark
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Lee · Barzal · Eberle 19:02
L2 Nelson · Pageau · Bailey 16:45
L3 Cizikas · Komarov · Clutterbuck 12:45
L4 Dal Colle · Martin · Wahlstrom 11:16
D1 Pelech · Pulock 22:01
D2 Mayfield · Leddy 20:18
D3 Greene · Dobson 17:10
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hall · Reinhart · Eichel 21:37
L2 Olofsson · Skinner · Staal 16:44
L3 Eakin · Thompson · Okposo 12:10
L4 Rieder · Sheahan · Fogarty 9:42
D1 Dahlin · Miller 23:50
D2 Jokiharju · Irwin 20:54
D3 Borgen · Davidson 13:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI BUF⚔️
29 Shots on goal 21
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
17 Hits 15
14 Blocked shots 12
2 Takeaways 3
6 Giveaways 6
4 Penalty minutes 4
NYI shooting 10.3% (3/29) BUF shooting 4.8% (1/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Semyon Varlamov
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:02 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Anders Lee · 1st 16:37 · 1–0 Jean-Gabriel Pageau · 1st 18:21 · 2–0 Victor Olofsson · 2nd 01:40 · 2–1 Brock Nelson · 2nd 09:49 · 3–1
NYI BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 3–1
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 1–0
Dec 142019 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 OT Nov 22019 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 1–0 Mar 302019 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 Feb 122019 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Dec 312018 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–1
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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on February 15, 2021?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, Brock Nelson, Jean-Gabriel Pageau.

Who scored for Sabres?

Victor Olofsson.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeFeb 13 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 2–4 AfterFeb 16 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 31 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 AfterFeb 16 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0
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