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FINALUBS Arena · Dec 31

Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Islanders beat Sabres 4–1

  • K. Bellows scored the game-winner at 6:45 of the second.
  • S. Varlamov stopped 36 of 37 shots (.973) for the win.
  • The Islanders won despite being outshot 37–32.
  • Power play: NYI 1/2, BUF 1/2.
  • The Islanders dominated the dot, winning 66% of faceoffs.
  • M. Barzal led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    M. Barzal

    NYI · 1G 2A

  2. 2nd star
    N. Dobson

    NYI · 1G 1A

  3. 3rd star
    K. Bellows

    NYI · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

2nd

3rd

Period by Period

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Team Stats

Stats not yet available

New York Islanders

Player statistics for New York Islanders
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
123+2816:27
112+3220:42
101+2216:02
0000011:15
000+1117:59
0000114:44
0000119:36
0000319:11
----36/37--.97359:14
----36/37--.97300:00

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
011-1417:15
000-1117:54
000-2116:12
000-1216:03
000-2317:04
000-1124:40
000-1127:04
000-1212:26
----28/32--.87500:00

Lineups

BUF

Actual (from shift data)
L1
13:36
17:15
17:54
17:17
L2
13:05
17:04
16:12
16:03
L3
6:18
12:07
17:38
14:40
L4
6:52
11:03
14:57
D1
20:34
27:04
24:40
D2
11:15
20:32
12:26
D3
10:39
19:26
13:10
58:04
Starter
Backup

Injured / Scratched

NYI

Actual (from shift data)
L1
11:58
27Lee
16:02
16:27
16:27
L2
12:08
16:00
17:59
14:34
L3
11:49
14:27
14:44
L4
9:25
14:45
12:22
11:15
D1
17:34
22:11
20:42
D2
15:21
19:36
19:11
D3
12:29
17:48
17:34
59:14
Starter
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice