New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres on December 20, 2025

Final (SO)
MSG-B

Scoring

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

3 Stars

Buffalo Sabres
34
Alex Lyon
Alex Lyon
34
SA
2
GA
32
SV
.941
SV%
Buffalo Sabres
26
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin
1
G
0
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
25:52
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
9
Josh Norris
Josh Norris
0
G
0
A
0
PIM
0
+/-
19:39
TOI

Goaltending

New York Islanders
33
David Rittich
David Rittich
32
SA
2
GA
30
SV
.938
SV%
Buffalo Sabres
34
Alex Lyon
Alex Lyon
34
SA
2
GA
32
SV
.941
SV%

Shots on Goal

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

Scoring Summary

1st Period
Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
(4th) 
(PP)
Assisted by A. Lyon
1:47
2nd Period
Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
(18th) 
Assisted by P. Krebs and J. Doan
8:55
Mathew Barzal
M. Barzal
(10th) 
Assisted by A. Lee and S. Holmstrom
19:37
3rd Period
Emil Heineman
E. Heineman
(12th) 
(PP)
Assisted by M. Barzal and M. Schaefer
19:31

Penalty Summary

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1st Period
Mathew Barzal
Mathew Barzal
Minor - Tripping - 2 minutes
1:27
Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn
Minor - Hooking - 2 minutes
2:43

Shootout

NYI
Mathew Barzal
Goal
Simon Holmstrom
✕
Emil Heineman
✕
Jonathan Drouin
✕
Calum Ritchie
✕
BUF
Tage Thompson
✕
Jack Quinn
Goal
Alex Tuch
✕
Noah Ostlund
✕
Josh Norris
Goal

Team Stats

Islanders
Sabres
55
Faceoffs (%)
45
3
Power Plays
4
25
Hits
18
34
Shots on Goal
32

Game Details

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY, USA
Attendance
19,070
Referees
Furman South, Brandon Schrader
Closing Odds
BUF -175, o/u 6.5
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