Sabres 1–4 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 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

Mathew Barzal

1 G, 2 A

8 shots · 16:27 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Kieffer Bellows

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:00 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Semyon Varlamov

36 saves

0.973 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mathew Barzal Go-ahead 1st · 12:35

Assists: Josh Bailey, Noah Dobson · beat Malcolm Subban

0–1

⚔️ Kyle Okposo PP Tying 1st · 19:00

Assists: Brett Murray, Victor Olofsson · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Kieffer Bellows Go-ahead 2nd · 06:45

Assists: Andy Greene · beat Malcolm Subban

1–2

🏝️ Anders Lee PP 2nd · 11:25

Assists: Kieffer Bellows, Mathew Barzal · beat Malcolm Subban

1–3

3rd period

🏝️ Noah Dobson 3rd · 11:43

Assists: Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal · beat Malcolm Subban

1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Krebs · Eakin · Okposo 17:38

L2 Olofsson · Thompson · Tuch 17:04

L3 Hayden · Asplund · Peterka 14:57

L4 Murray · Bjork · Ruotsalainen 11:03

D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 25:52

D2 Butcher · Pysyk 19:59

D3 Prow · Fitzgerald 12:48

🏝️Islanders

L1 Pageau · Barzal · Bailey 16:27

L2 Lee · Bellows · Clutterbuck 16:00

L3 Parise · Dal Colle · Cizikas 14:44

L4 Martin · Johnston · Czarnik 12:22

D1 Chara · Dobson 21:26

D2 Pelech · Mayfield 19:24

D3 Greene · Salo 17:41

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

37 Shots on goal 32

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

12 Hits 24

10 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 4

15 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 2.7% (1/37) NYI shooting 12.5% (4/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Malcolm Subban

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 58:04 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Semyon Varlamov

36/37

.973 SV% · 1 GA · 59:14 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF NYI

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-5-2 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 2-3-3 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

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

Islanders

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

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 1–0

May 42021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO May 32021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Mar 72021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 62021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 42021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5

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Who won Sabres vs Islanders on December 30, 2021?

Islanders won 4–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Kyle Okposo.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, Kieffer Bellows, Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Malcolm Subban made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 29 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterJan 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 19 🎰VGK @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 AfterJan 1 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 2–3

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