Islanders 1–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 21, 2023)

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

Jeff Skinner

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:10 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Casey Mittelstadt

2 A

1 shots · 15:41 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dylan Cozens

1 G

6 shots · 16:24 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 2nd · 16:37

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Semyon Varlamov

0–1

⚔️ Mattias Samuelsson 2nd · 19:23

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Jeff Skinner · beat Semyon Varlamov

0–2

3rd period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens 3rd · 02:40

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jordan Greenway · beat Semyon Varlamov

0–3

🏝️ Noah Dobson 3rd · 18:39

Assists: Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat · beat Eric Comrie

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Horvat · Palmieri · Nelson 19:15

L2 Lee · Barzal · Pageau 16:35

L3 Engvall · Cizikas · Gauthier 13:37

L4 Martin · Wahlstrom · Clutterbuck 11:59

D1 Dobson · Pulock 23:56

D2 Pelech · Romanov 21:54

D3 Aho · Bolduc 10:58

⚔️Sabres

L1 Greenway · Thompson · Cozens 17:39

L2 Mittelstadt · Peterka · Tuch 15:33

L3 Krebs · Skinner · Okposo 14:21

L4 Olofsson · Girgensons · Jost 12:20

D1 Dahlin · Power 22:46

D2 Clifton · Samuelsson 18:40

D3 Johnson · Jokiharju 16:03

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 42

44 Hits 19

22 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 6

11 Penalty minutes 11

NYI shooting 4.0% (1/25) BUF shooting 7.1% (3/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Semyon Varlamov

39/42

.929 SV% · 3 GA · 59:07 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Eric Comrie

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

NYI BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 142023 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Mar 252023 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–0 Mar 72023 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Jan 192023 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Apr 232022 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–5

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Who won Islanders vs Sabres on October 21, 2023?

Sabres won 3–1. The final score was Islanders 1, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Noah Dobson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Jeff Skinner, Mattias Samuelsson.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Eric Comrie made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeOct 20 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 AfterOct 24 🏔️COL @ 🏝️NYI 7–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 19 🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterOct 23 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

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