New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
NYI shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 37 |
| BUF | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
In net
David Rittich30/32 SV, .938
Alex Lyon32/34 SV, .941| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Sabres 3-2
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. Rasmus Dahlin led the Sabres in goals (1). Mathew Barzal led the Islanders in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew BarzalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:33 | 2:02 | 0:14 | 21:17 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Casey CizikasC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:08 | 4:28 | 11:42 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan DrouinLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:16 | 2:03 | 0:00 | 15:13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony DuclairLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 9:45 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc GatcombC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil HeinemanLW | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | 1:43 | 0:20 | 16:46 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon HolmstromRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:49 | 1:06 | 2:34 | 14:09 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders LeeLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:04 | 2:28 | 0:05 | 17:31 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle MacLeanC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 11:40 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:34 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 12:52 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Calum RitchieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 11:13 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim TsyplakovRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 10:56 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:55 | 1:15 | 0:02 | 21:38 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott MayfieldD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 14:51 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam PelechD | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26:25 | 0:12 | 3:24 | 22:49 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan PulockD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:18 | 0:00 | 4:29 | 15:49 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew SchaeferD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 23:36 | 2:00 | 1:50 | 19:46 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall WarrenD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:51 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David RittichG | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .938 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 62:39 | 0 | 0 |
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