Sabres vs. Islanders | January 24, 2026

Buffalo Sabres29-17-5

Final5 - 0

New York Islanders27-19-5

Goals & Penalties Box Score

1 2 3 T ------------------ BUF 0 2 3 5 NYI 0 0 0 0

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 08:43

Alex Lyon (BUF) hooking against Mathew Barzal (2 minutes), served by Noah Ostlund

0-0

2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 19:27
Jason Zucker (BUF) scores on snap shot past David Rittich, assisted by Jack Quinn and Ryan McLeod
1-0

P2 18:42

Anders Lee (NYI) tripping against Konsta Helenius (2 minutes)

1-0

P2 08:14

Matthew Schaefer (NYI) hooking against Noah Ostlund (2 minutes)

1-0

P2 05:03

Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) holding against Mathew Barzal (2 minutes)

1-0

P2 00:13
Tage Thompson (BUF) scores on snap shot past David Rittich, assisted by Zach Benson and Mattias Samuelsson
2-0

3rd Period: ShowHide

P3 19:35
Jason Zucker (BUF) scores on snap shot past David Rittich, assisted by Ryan McLeod
3-0
P3 05:58
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) scores on empty net, assisted by Peyton Krebs
4-0
P3 05:22
Alex Tuch (BUF) scores on deflection past David Rittich, assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Michael Kesselring
5-0

P3 04:36

Michael Kesselring (BUF) cross-checking against Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2 minutes)

5-0

P3 02:07

Zach Benson (BUF) slashing against Scott Mayfield (2 minutes)

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P3 02:07

Scott Mayfield (NYI) cross-checking against Zach Benson (2 minutes)

5-0

Box Score: Back to Top

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

Zach Benson L

17:32 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0/0

Josh Doan R

15:19 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0/0

Konsta Helenius C

11:03 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/1

Tyson Kozak C

09:44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/3

Peyton Krebs C

12:44 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2/10

Beck Malenstyn L

12:26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Ryan McLeod C

18:14 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 4/19

Noah Ostlund C

16:56 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1/6

Jack Quinn R

13:12 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Tage Thompson C

17:06 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 3/8

Alex Tuch R

17:57 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0/0

Jason Zucker L

13:44 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 3 1/3

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

Bowen Byram D

21:18 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0/0

Rasmus Dahlin D

24:44 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 0/0

Michael Kesselring D

13:45 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0/0

Zach Metsa D

10:14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0/0

Owen Power D

24:30 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0/0

Mattias Samuelsson D

21:32 0 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 0/0

Sabres Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

5 8 21 12 6 7 14 13/50 26.0%

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

Alex Lyon G

60:00 0 26/26 23/23 0/0 3/3 2 1.000 1.000 1.000

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

Mathew Barzal C

12:45 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 3/6

Casey Cizikas C

12:43 0 0 -1 1 2 0 0 1 8/10

Jonathan Drouin L

17:18 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 0/0

Anthony Duclair L

12:15 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 1 0/0

Emil Heineman L

16:36 0 0 -2 6 0 0 0 0 0/0

Simon Holmstrom R

19:51 0 0 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0/0

Bo Horvat C

19:20 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 2 14/18

Anders Lee L

11:28 0 0 -1 3 0 2 0 0 2/3

Kyle MacLean C

12:35 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 2 0/0

Jean-Gabriel Pageau C

16:58 0 0 -1 1 1 0 1 0 9/12

Calum Ritchie C

15:01 0 0 -2 3 0 0 0 0 1/1

Max Shabanov R

14:43 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

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

Adam Boqvist D

15:54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0/0

Tony DeAngelo D

21:28 0 0 -2 2 0 0 2 1 0/0

Isaiah George D

13:56 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0/0

Scott Mayfield D

19:26 0 0 -2 1 2 2 0 1 0/0

Adam Pelech D

20:26 0 0 -3 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Matthew Schaefer D

23:14 0 0 -1 1 1 2 0 3 0/0

Islanders Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

0 0 26 15 6 5 16 37/50 74.0%

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

David Rittich G

58:03 4 16/20 16/20 0/0 0/0 0 .800 .800