Islanders 2–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (May 3, 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 ⚔️ BUF

Sam Reinhart

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:12 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 15:34 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Houser

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Adam Pelech Go-ahead 1st · 09:15

Assists: Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier · beat Michael Houser

1–0

2nd period

🏝️ Oliver Wahlstrom 2nd · 10:42

Assists: Adam Pelech, Kyle Palmieri · beat Michael Houser

2–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 2nd · 14:04

Assists: Jacob Bryson, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Rasmus Asplund Tying 3rd · 11:25

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Tage Thompson · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–2

⚔️ Sam Reinhart Go-ahead 3rd · 15:56

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–3

⚔️ Sam Reinhart Empty net 3rd · 19:08

Unassisted

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Beauvillier · Nelson · Bailey 19:36

L2 Barzal · Cizikas · Zajac 15:21

L3 Clutterbuck · Eberle · Wahlstrom 12:48

L4 Martin · Palmieri · Komarov 11:48

D1 Pulock · Leddy 22:20

D2 Pelech · Mayfield 20:04

D3 Dobson · Greene 16:35

⚔️Sabres

L1 Bjork · Olofsson · Reinhart 18:52

L2 Mittelstadt · Cozens · Thompson 16:19

L3 Ruotsalainen · Sheahan · Asplund 14:50

L4 Caggiula · Skinner · Eakin 10:04

D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 21:49

D2 Bryson · Jokiharju 19:32

D3 Samuelsson · Borgen 17:11

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 40

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

20 Hits 13

4 Blocked shots 15

7 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 4

6 Penalty minutes 2

NYI shooting 5.6% (2/36) BUF shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Semyon Varlamov

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 58:28 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Michael Houser

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

NYI BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-0-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-15 (12% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-9-2 (8% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 6–1

Mar 72021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 62021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 42021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Feb 222021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Feb 162021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0

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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on May 3, 2021?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Islanders 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Adam Pelech, Oliver Wahlstrom.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart (2), Rasmus Asplund, Tage Thompson.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Michael Houser made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 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 6–1 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMay 1 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–3 AfterMay 4 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMay 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–6 AfterMay 4 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

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