Islanders vs. Sabres | December 20, 2025

New York Islanders19-13-4

Final/SO2 - 3

Buffalo Sabres16-14-4

Shootout Goals & Penalties Box Score

1 2 3 SO T ----------------------- NYI 0 1 1 0 2 BUF 1 1 0 1 3

Shootout:

0-0

Tage Thompson wrist shot saved by David Rittich

Mathew Barzal scores on backhand shot

1-0

1-1

Jack Quinn scores on wrist shot

Simon Holmstrom misses wrist shot wide left

1-1

Alex Tuch misses wrist shot wide right

Emil Heineman misses wrist shot high and wide right

1-1

Noah Ostlund misses wrist shot

Jonathan Drouin backhand shot saved by Alex Lyon

1-1

1-2

Josh Norris scores on wrist shot

Calum Ritchie wrist shot saved by Alex Lyon

1-2

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 18:33

Mathew Barzal (NYI) tripping against Jack Quinn (2 minutes)

0-0

P1 18:13
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) scores power-play goal on backhand shot past David Rittich, assisted by Alex Lyon
0-1

P1 17:17

Beck Malenstyn (BUF) hooking against Mathew Barzal (2 minutes)

0-1

P1 14:59

Adam Pelech (NYI) delaying game - puck over glass (2 minutes)

0-1

2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 11:05
Tage Thompson (BUF) scores on backhand shot past David Rittich, assisted by Josh Doan and Peyton Krebs
0-2
P2 00:23
Mathew Barzal (NYI) scores on snap shot past Alex Lyon, assisted by Anders Lee and Simon Holmstrom
1-2

3rd Period: ShowHide

P3 15:36

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) tripping against Bowen Byram (2 minutes)

1-2

P3 10:19

Marshall Warren (NYI) delaying game - puck over glass (2 minutes)

1-2

P3 01:27

Michael Kesselring (BUF) slashing against Anders Lee (2 minutes)

1-2

P3 00:29
Emil Heineman (NYI) scores goal with extra attacker on wrist shot past Alex Lyon, assisted by Mathew Barzal and Matthew Schaefer
2-2

Overtime: ShowHide

OT 00:17

Alex Tuch (BUF) tripping against Matthew Schaefer (2 minutes)

2-2

Box Score: Back to Top

Islanders Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Mathew Barzal C

23:33 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 7/13

Casey Cizikas C

16:18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5/14

Jonathan Drouin L

17:16 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 5/6

Anthony Duclair L

10:48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/3

Marc Gatcomb C

11:14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0

Emil Heineman L

18:49 1 0 -1 10 1 0 0 1 0/0

Simon Holmstrom R

17:49 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0/0

Anders Lee L

20:04 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1/2

Kyle MacLean C

13:55 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0/0

Jean-Gabriel Pageau C

15:34 0 0 -1 3 1 2 0 0 9/13

Calum Ritchie C

12:57 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2/6

Maxim Tsyplakov R

12:08 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/3

Islanders Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Tony DeAngelo D

22:55 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0/0

Scott Mayfield D

17:48 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Adam Pelech D

26:25 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0/0

Ryan Pulock D

20:18 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 2 0/0

Matthew Schaefer D

23:36 0 1 -1 3 1 0 2 2 0/0

Marshall Warren D

09:51 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0/0

Islanders Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

2 4 34 10 8 4 20 33/60 55.0%

Islanders Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

David Rittich G

62:39 2 30/32 25/26 5/6 0/0 0 .938 .962 .833

Sabres Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Zach Benson L

18:25 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0/0

Josh Doan R

19:09 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0/0

Josh Dunne C

10:20 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3/5

Jordan Greenway L

09:33 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/1

Peyton Krebs C

13:29 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2/5

Beck Malenstyn L

08:55 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0/0

Ryan McLeod C

17:06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2/15

Josh Norris C

19:39 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 3/9

Noah Ostlund C

14:42 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3/3

Jack Quinn R

15:24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0/0

Tage Thompson C

22:48 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 12/19

Alex Tuch R

21:06 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1/3

Sabres Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Bowen Byram D

22:49 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Rasmus Dahlin D

25:52 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0/0

Michael Kesselring D

17:28 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 1 0/0

Zach Metsa D

14:05 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0/0

Owen Power D

17:05 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 1 0/0

Mattias Samuelsson D

24:12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0/0

Sabres Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

2 2 32 12 6 5 17 27/60 45.0%

Sabres Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Alex Lyon G

64:55 2 32/34 31/32 0/1 1/1 0 .941 .969 .000 1.000