Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders — Match Details

After SO

Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated New York Islanders 3:2 after so. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by R. Dahlin 1′, T. Thompson 8′, M. Barzal 19′, E. Heineman 19′. Score by period: P1: 1–0, P2: 1–1, P3: 0–1, OT: 0–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders — 4 goals and 7 cards recorded during the match.

Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

Period 1

1′

M. Barzal

Tripping

R. Dahlin

Power-play

1′

B. Malenstyn

Hooking

2′

5′

A. Pelech

Delay of game

Period 2

T. Thompson

P. Krebs

8′

19′

M. Barzal

S. Holmstrom

Period 3

4′

J. Pageau

Tripping

9′

M. Warren

Delay of game

M. Kesselring

Slashing

18′

19′

E. Heineman

M. Schaefer

Overtime

A. Tuch

Tripping

4′

Rivalry since 2012

Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders Head to Head Results· 50

Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders have met 50 times — Buffalo Sabres won 23, New York Islanders won 27, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. New York Islanders leads the head-to-head with 27 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 269 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.38 per match (126 for the home side, 143 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 42 matches (84%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Buffalo Sabres are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–3 in 2022.