Buffalo SabresvsNew York Islanders — Jan 23, 2026

Jan 23, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
A. Lyon
BUF logo

A. Lyon

BUF • #34 • G
SV% 1.000PPSA 0/0SHSA 3/3
Second Star
J. Zucker
BUF logo

J. Zucker

BUF • #17 • L
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 3
Third Star
T. Thompson
BUF logo

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 3

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF0235
NYI0000

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF67821
NYI137626

Goals

2nd Period

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(12th)

0:33(EV)

Assisted by J. Quinn and R. McLeod

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(27th)

19:47(EV)

Assisted by Z. Benson and M. Samuelsson

3rd Period

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(13th)

0:25(EV)

Assisted by R. McLeod

R. Dahlin
BUF

R. Dahlin(8th)

14:02(EV)

Empty net assisted by P. Krebs

A. Tuch
BUF

A. Tuch(18th)

14:38(EV)

Assisted by M. Samuelsson and M. Kesselring

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

21

Shots On Goal

26

26.0

Faceoff %

74.0

0-2 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-3

8

Penalty Minutes

6

16

Hits

24

11

Blocked Shots

13

14

Giveaways

16

7

Takeaways

5

Box Score

10S. Holmstrom000-200000010.019:51
11A. Duclair000-100041000.012:15
13M. Barzal000-100001100.512:45
14B. Horvat000-200202040.819:20
27A. Lee000-120100030.711:28
29J. Drouin000-200000100.017:18
32K. MacLean000-100212010.012:35
44J. Pageau000-100110110.816:58
49M. Shabanov000-100101010.014:43
51E. Heineman000-200300060.016:36
53C. Cizikas000-100321010.812:43
64C. Ritchie000-200300031.015:01
3A. Pelech000-300311010.020:26
24S. Mayfield000-220221010.019:26
34A. Boqvist000000201000.015:54
36I. George000-100011000.013:56
48M. Schaefer000-120113010.023:14
77T. DeAngelo000-200001220.021:28
33D. Rittich.8002016416/2040/000/0058:03
30I. Sorokin-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
9th
BUF
167155+127-2-1W261
12th
NYI
146141+55-4-1L159
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

NYIStatBUF
2.84Goals/Game3.37
2.71Goals Against/Game3.09
27.4Shots/Game27.6
15.7%Power Play %20.1%
82.4%Penalty Kill %82.5%
51.9%Faceoff %44.7%

Goaltenders

NYI

1
Ilya Sorokin

Ilya Sorokin

5 GP

Record

20-13-2

GAA

2.44

EV%

.908

PK%

.857

SV%

.916

2
David Rittich

David Rittich

5 GP

Record

12-8-3

GAA

2.57

EV%

.714

PK%

.000

SV%

.900

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

14-8-3

GAA

2.72

EV%

.912

PK%

.900

SV%

.913

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

11-7-2

GAA

2.73

EV%

.922

PK%

.800

SV%

.903

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

NYI

1
A. Duclair

A. Duclair

L | 5GP

G

5

A

0

P

5

PPP

3

PPG

3

P/G

1.00

2
M. Schaefer

M. Schaefer

D | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
M. Barzal

M. Barzal

C | 5GP

G

0

A

5

P

5

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

4

P

8

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

2
N. Ostlund

N. Ostlund

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
J. Zucker

J. Zucker

L | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.980.76
1.240.94
1.000.92
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
NYI

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (6)NYI (4)

Goals / Game

BUF
2.90
NYI
1.90

Goals Against / Game

BUF
1.90
NYI
2.90

Shots / Game

BUF
15.8
NYI
13.9

Power Play %

BUF
23.5%
NYI
20.0%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
80.0%
NYI
76.5%

Face-Off %

BUF
43.9%
NYI
56.1%

Scratches

NYI

1
Ryan Pulock

Ryan Pulock

2
Marc Gatcomb

Marc Gatcomb

3
Maxim Tsyplakov

Maxim Tsyplakov

BUF

1
Jordan Greenway

Jordan Greenway

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3
Zac Jones

Zac Jones

PIM Leaders (Season)

NYI

1
Scott Mayfield

Scott Mayfield

D

PIM

72

2
Mathew Barzal

Mathew Barzal

C

PIM

43

3
Bo Horvat

Bo Horvat

C

PIM

36

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

51

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

45

Past H2H Results