New York IslandersvsBuffalo Sabres — Dec 20, 2025

Dec 20, 2025

Final

NYINew York Islanders

SOG: 34

2

-

Final

3

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 32

Last 5 Games

NYI

vs UTA (2-7) - 2026-01-01

vs TOR (4-3) - 2026-01-03

vs NJD (9-0) - 2026-01-06

@ NSH (1-2) - 2026-01-08

@ MIN (4-3) - 2026-01-10

1.40PPG

Last 5 Games

BUF

PPG1.60

vs ANA (5-3) - 2026-01-10

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

vs VAN (5-3) - 2026-01-06

@ CBJ (1-5) - 2026-01-03

@ DAL (4-1) - 2025-12-31

1.60PPG

BUF

Three Stars

First Star

A. Lyon

A. Lyon

BUF • #34 • G

SV% .941PPSA 0/1SHSA 1/1

Second Star

R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

BUF • #26 • D

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 5

Third Star

J. Norris

J. Norris

BUF • #9 • C

G 0A 0PTS 0SOG 2

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	Total
NYI	0	1	1	0	0	2
BUF	1	1	0	0	1	3

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
NYI	7	15	7	5	34
BUF	12	10	7	3	32

Goals

1st Period

1:47(PP)

Power play goal assisted by A. Lyon

2nd Period

T. Thompson(18th)

8:55(EV)

Assisted by J. Doan and P. Krebs

M. Barzal(10th)

19:37(EV)

Assisted by A. Lee and S. Holmstrom

3rd Period

E. Heineman(12th)

19:31(PP)

Power play goal assisted by M. Barzal and M. Schaefer

Shootout

0:00(EV)

Unassisted

Game Stats

vs

34

Shots On Goal

32

55.0

Faceoff %

45.0

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(25.0%) 1-4

8

Penalty Minutes

6

25

Hits

18

8

Blocked Shots

11

21

Giveaways

18

4

Takeaways

5

Box Score


19	P. Krebs	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.4	13:29
72	T. Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.6	22:48
91	J. Doan	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	19:09
6	Z. Benson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.0	18:25
9	J. Norris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0.3	19:39
12	J. Greenway	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.0	09:33
22	J. Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	15:24
29	B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	1	0.0	08:55
44	J. Dunne	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0.6	10:20
71	R. McLeod	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0.1	17:06
86	N. Ostlund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1.0	14:42
89	A. Tuch	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	5	0.3	21:06


26	R. Dahlin	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0.0	25:52
4	B. Byram	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	0.0	22:49
8	M. Kesselring	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	3	1	0	2	0.0	17:28
23	M. Samuelsson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	24:12
25	O. Power	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0.0	17:05
73	Z. Metsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.0	14:05


34	A. Lyon			.941	34	32	2	31/32	1	0/1	1	1/1	0	64:55
1	U. Luukkonen			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
8th	NYINew York Islanders	134	125	+9	6-2-2	W1	55
9th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	140	134	+6	9-1-0	W3	52

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

BUF

1

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

NYI

1

Ilya Sorokin

5 GP

Record

14-10-2

GAA

2.47

EV%

.970

PK%

.923

SV%

.915

2

David Rittich

5 GP

Record

11-5-3

GAA

2.39

EV%

.872

PK%

.818

SV%

.910

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

NYI

1

M. Barzal

C | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2

T. DeAngelo

D | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3

S. Holmstrom

R | 5GP

G

4

A

1

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.800.86

0.911.23

0.931.02

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

NYI

BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

NYI (4)BUF (6)

Goals / Game

NYI

1.90

BUF

2.90

Goals Against / Game

NYI

2.90

BUF

1.90

Shots / Game

NYI

13.9

BUF

15.8

Power Play %

NYI

20.0%

BUF

23.5%

Penalty Kill %

NYI

76.5%

BUF

80.0%

Face-Off %

NYI

56.1%

BUF

43.9%

Scratches

BUF

1

Jacob Bryson

2

Isak Rosen

3

Tyson Kozak

NYI

1

Bo Horvat

2

Adam Boqvist

3

Max Shabanov

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

NYI

1

Scott Mayfield

D

PIM

55

2

Mathew Barzal

C

PIM

41

3

Tony DeAngelo

D

PIM

33

Past H2H Results

Dec 23

Final

BUF

NYI

Nov 30

Final

BUF

NYI

Nov 1

Final

NYI

BUF

Mar 14

Final

NYI

BUF