New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
NYI shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| BUF | 7 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 37 |
In net
Jean-Francois Berube34/37 SV, .919
Robin Lehner33/35 SV, .943| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Sabres 3-2
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in overtime on Friday, December 16, 2016 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. Rasmus Ristolainen led the Sabres in goals (1). Ryan Strome led the Islanders in goals (1).
Player of the game
Rasmus Ristolainen
BUF · 1 G, 1 A, 3 SOG
Deserved to win
Sabres created better chances: they win this game 69% of the time
Play by play
- End of the overtime
- GOALOT 0:42
Goal!
R. Ristolainen · 1 G, 1 A
Goal
NYI 2 - 3 BUF - OT 0:32
Shot on goal
Shot
J. Bailey
- OT 0:23
Faceoff win
Face Off
J. Tavares
- Start of the overtime
- End of the 3rd period
- P3 0:47
Face off
Face Off
- P3 0:48
Shot on goal
Shot
R. Ristolainen · 1 G, 1 A
- P3 1:11
Missed the net
Missed
J. Bailey
- P3 1:25
TOGiveaway
T. Hickey
- P3 2:17
Big hit on A. Lee
Hit
M. Foligno
- P3 4:00
Shot blocked by M. Foligno
Blocked
D. Seidenberg
- P3 10:48
Penalty: penalty
Penalty
J. Boychuk
- P3 14:17
TOTakeaway
K. Okposo · 1 A
- GOALP3 16:41
Goal!
M. Moulson · 1 G
Goal
NYI 2 - 2 BUF - P3 16:45
Shot on goal
Shot
E. Kane · 1 A
- P3 17:02
Big hit on B. Gionta
Hit
B. Nelson
- P3 17:42TO
Giveaway
- P3 18:39
Faceoff win
Face Off
R. O'Reilly
- P3 18:55
Shot blocked by J. Eichel
Blocked
A. Ladd
- Start of the 3rd period
- End of the 2nd period
- P2 0:02
Shot on goal
Shot
C. de Haan
- P2 0:06
Big hit on D. Kulikov
Hit
A. Lee
- P2 0:32
TOGiveaway
J. Larsson · 1 G
Leaders
NYIBUF 
