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2020-21 regular season

Islanders at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 6–2

Sabres beat Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on May 4, 2021.

NYI – BUF
48–31
Shots on goal
19–16
Hits
11–14
Blocked shots
2–6
Takeaways
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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 ⚔️ BUF
Anders Bjork
2 G
3 shots · 21:14 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Victor Olofsson
2 A
4 shots · 18:53 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Michael Houser
45 saves
0.938 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Cody Eakin Go-ahead 1st · 15:59
Assists: Jeff Skinner, Drake Caggiula · beat Ilya Sorokin
0–1
🏝️ Anthony Beauvillier Tying 1st · 16:25
Assists: Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson · beat Michael Houser
1–1
2nd period
🏝️ Ryan Pulock Go-ahead 2nd · 03:44
Assists: Cal Clutterbuck, Ross Johnston · beat Michael Houser
2–1
🏝️ Cal Clutterbuck SH 2nd · 09:16
Unassisted · beat Michael Houser
3–1
⚔️ Anders Bjork 2nd · 17:37
Assists: Colin Miller, Victor Olofsson · beat Ilya Sorokin
3–2
3rd period
⚔️ Anders Bjork Tying 3rd · 10:56
Assists: Victor Olofsson · beat Ilya Sorokin
3–3
Shootout
⚔️ Anders Bjork Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Beauvillier · Zajac · Nelson 18:05
L2 Pageau · Wahlstrom · Bailey 16:56
L3 Dal Colle · Palmieri · Eberle 15:15
L4 Johnston · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 13:53
D1 Pelech · Leddy 23:45
D2 Pulock · Mayfield 22:06
D3 Dobson · Greene 15:56
⚔️Sabres
L1 Bjork · Reinhart · Mittelstadt 21:08
L2 Olofsson · Thompson · Asplund 17:28
L3 Eakin · Sheahan · Cozens 12:42
L4 Caggiula · Ruotsalainen · Skinner 12:17
D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 24:58
D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 20:19
D3 Bryson · Miller 16:33

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI BUF⚔️
48 Shots on goal 31
19 Hits 16
11 Blocked shots 14
2 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 10
2 Penalty minutes 2
NYI shooting 6.2% (3/48) BUF shooting 12.9% (4/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Ilya Sorokin
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Michael Houser
45/48
.938 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Cody Eakin · 1st 15:59 · 0–1 Anthony Beauvillier · 1st 16:25 · 1–1 Ryan Pulock · 2nd 03:44 · 2–1 Cal Clutterbuck · 2nd 09:16 · 3–1 Anders Bjork · 2nd 17:37 · 3–2 Anders Bjork · 3rd 10:56 · 3–3
NYI BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 8-5-1 (57% win rate, 14 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-8-3 (35% win rate, 17 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-9-2 (15% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 6–2
May 32021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Mar 72021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 62021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 42021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Feb 222021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3
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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on May 4, 2021?

Sabres won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anthony Beauvillier, Cal Clutterbuck, Ryan Pulock.

Who scored for Sabres?

Anders Bjork (2), Cody Eakin.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Michael Houser made 45 saves on 48 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 6–2 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMay 3 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 AfterMay 6 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 2–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMay 3 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 AfterMay 6 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–8
Also on May 4
🐻BOS 3–4 😈NJD 🐧PIT 7–3 🔔PHI 🪶CHI 3–6 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 4–1 🐋VAN
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