Sabres 2–3 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Mar 7, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	0	1	1	2
🏝️ NYI	0	1	2	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Hudson Fasching

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:58 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Casey Cizikas

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:58 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Josh Bailey

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 11:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Go-ahead 2nd · 05:00

Unassisted · beat Ilya Sorokin

1–0

🏝️ Casey Cizikas Tying 2nd · 12:38

Assists: Hudson Fasching, Alexander Romanov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

3rd period

🏝️ Josh Bailey Go-ahead 3rd · 01:51

Assists: Casey Cizikas, Alexander Romanov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

⚔️ Kyle Okposo Tying 3rd · 04:59

Assists: Owen Power, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen · beat Ilya Sorokin

2–2

🏝️ Hudson Fasching Go-ahead 3rd · 07:37

Assists: Josh Bailey, Otto Koivula · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Skinner · Cozens · Thompson 17:58

L2 Mittelstadt · Krebs · Quinn 16:36

L3 Greenway · Hinostroza · Okposo 14:26

L4 Olofsson · Jost · Girgensons 11:53

D1 Dahlin · Power 24:16

D2 Jokiharju · Bryson 20:14

D3 Lyubushkin · Clague 14:18

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lee · Horvat · Nelson 19:42

L2 Parise · Cizikas · Palmieri 16:17

L3 Engvall · Martin · Fasching 12:24

L4 Koivula · Bailey · Holmstrom 11:35

D1 Pulock · Mayfield 22:04

D2 Pelech · Romanov 20:02

D3 Aho · Dobson 17:20

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

24 Shots on goal 39

9 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 32

1 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24) NYI shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 57:28 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Ilya Sorokin

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:20 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 — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-9-3 (54% win rate, 26 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 13-12-5 (43% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 5-3-4 (42% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Jan 192023 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Apr 232022 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 Feb 152022 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Dec 302021 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 May 42021 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO

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❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on March 7, 2023?

Islanders won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Kyle Okposo.

Who scored for Islanders?

Casey Cizikas, Hudson Fasching, Josh Bailey.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 6 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterMar 9 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 10–4

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMar 4 🐙DET @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 AfterMar 9 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–3

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