⚔️ Away Sabres 6-12-3
2–5
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 13-6-4
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⚔️ BUF 1012
🏝️ NYI 0415

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 5–2 at UBS Arena on March 6, 2021.

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2020-21 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 5–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Mathew Barzal
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 19:04 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Scott Mayfield
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:05 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Anders Lee
1 G
4 shots · 17:05 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Jacob Bryson Go-ahead 1st · 00:33
Assists: Brandon Montour, Jack Eichel · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–0
2nd period
🏝️ Mathew Barzal Tying 2nd · 03:51
Assists: Jordan Eberle, Scott Mayfield · beat Carter Hutton
1–1
🏝️ Brock Nelson Go-ahead 2nd · 05:16
Assists: Anthony Beauvillier, Ryan Pulock · beat Carter Hutton
1–2
🏝️ Cal Clutterbuck 2nd · 08:45
Assists: Matt Martin, Adam Pelech · beat Carter Hutton
1–3
🏝️ Scott Mayfield 2nd · 15:29
Assists: Casey Cizikas, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · beat Carter Hutton
1–4
3rd period
⚔️ Sam Reinhart 3rd · 00:52
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Olofsson · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–4
🏝️ Anders Lee 3rd · 02:15
Assists: Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal · beat Carter Hutton
2–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Eichel 17:15
L2 Hall · Cozens · Skinner 16:17
L3 Staal · Lazar · Sheahan 14:50
L4 Rieder · Eakin · Okposo 12:32
D1 Bryson · Dahlin 20:44
D2 Irwin · Montour 20:04
D3 Ristolainen · Miller 18:08
🏝️Islanders
L1 Beauvillier · Lee · Barzal 18:16
L2 Nelson · Bailey · Eberle 16:27
L3 Dal Colle · Pageau · Cizikas 13:57
L4 Martin · Clutterbuck · Wahlstrom 12:22
D1 Pelech · Pulock 21:32
D2 Leddy · Greene 19:40
D3 Mayfield · Dobson 18:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
22 Shots on goal 29
31 Hits 25
10 Blocked shots 13
3 Takeaways 3
18 Giveaways 13
0 Penalty minutes 2
BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22) NYI shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Carter Hutton
24/29
.828 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Semyon Varlamov
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Jacob Bryson · 1st 00:33 · 1–0 Mathew Barzal · 2nd 03:51 · 1–1 Brock Nelson · 2nd 05:16 · 1–2 Cal Clutterbuck · 2nd 08:45 · 1–3 Scott Mayfield · 2nd 15:29 · 1–4 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 00:52 · 2–4 Anders Lee · 3rd 02:15 · 2–5
BUF NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Islanders lead the season series 5–0
Mar 42021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Feb 222021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Feb 162021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Feb 152021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 142019 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 OT
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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on March 6, 2021?

Islanders won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jacob Bryson, Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck, Mathew Barzal, Scott Mayfield.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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 5–0 after 5 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMar 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMar 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMar 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5
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