Sabres 2–5 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Mar 7, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏝️ NYI

Brock Nelson

2 G

4 shots · 17:37 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Cal Clutterbuck

1 G

3 shots · 16:54 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Anders Lee

1 G

2 shots · 17:02 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Anders Lee Go-ahead 2nd · 05:13

Assists: Jordan Eberle, Noah Dobson · beat Jonas Johansson

0–1

🏝️ Brock Nelson 2nd · 06:15

Assists: Oliver Wahlstrom, Nick Leddy · beat Jonas Johansson

0–2

🏝️ Casey Cizikas 2nd · 16:56

Assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Adam Pelech · beat Jonas Johansson

0–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner 3rd · 05:41

Assists: Curtis Lazar, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Ilya Sorokin

1–3

⚔️ Colin Miller 3rd · 09:35

Assists: Jack Eichel, Taylor Hall · beat Ilya Sorokin

2–3

🏝️ Cal Clutterbuck 3rd · 12:57

Assists: Matt Martin · beat Jonas Johansson

2–4

🏝️ Brock Nelson Empty net 3rd · 17:48

Assists: Ryan Pulock

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hall · Eichel · Cozens 19:49

L2 Reinhart · Staal · Mittelstadt 15:15

L3 Olofsson · Lazar · Skinner 13:36

L4 Rieder · Eakin · Okposo 11:13

D1 Montour · Dahlin 21:33

D2 Bryson · Miller 19:14

D3 Ristolainen · Davidson 18:08

🏝️Islanders

L1 Beauvillier · Nelson · Barzal 17:21

L2 Lee · Pageau · Clutterbuck 16:56

L3 Cizikas · Bailey · Eberle 15:46

L4 Martin · Dal Colle · Wahlstrom 10:52

D1 Pulock · Leddy 22:30

D2 Pelech · Greene 19:06

D3 Mayfield · Dobson 16:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

26 Shots on goal 30

19 Hits 18

12 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 0

7 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYI shooting 16.7% (5/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Jonas Johansson

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:45 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Ilya Sorokin

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF NYI

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 6–0

Mar 62021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 42021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Feb 222021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Feb 162021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Feb 152021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on March 7, 2021?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Colin Miller, Jeff Skinner.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brock Nelson (2), Anders Lee, Cal Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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 6–0 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 6 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMar 9 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 4–5

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMar 6 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMar 9 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 1–2

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