BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
OT
W
W
SO
L
L
L
L
L
Final
1—4
2021-12-30 · UBS Arena
NYI
NYI
New York Islanders
43-33-5 · L2 · L10: 3-7-0
SO
W
L
W
L
W
SO
OT
OT
L
BUF controlled xG 2.0 to 1.8 but NYI won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
2.02
ACTUAL
1 — 4
NYI xG
1.78

Scoring Timeline

0.21
HIGH xG
NYI1P 12:35Even Strength
Mathew Barzal
13
Mathew Barzal(6)
C · NYI · #13
Josh Bailey (10), Noah Dobson (8)
BUF 0 - 1 NYI
0.11
HIGH xG
BUF1P 19:00Power Play
Kyle Okposo
8
Kyle Okposo(7)
R · BUF · #8
Brett Murray (3), Victor Olofsson (14)
BUF 1 - 1 NYI
0.06
MED xG
NYI2P 06:45Even Strength
Kieffer Bellows
26
Kieffer Bellows(3)
L · NYI · #26
Andy Greene (4)
BUF 1 - 2 NYI
0.09
MED xG
NYI2P 11:25Power Play
Anders Lee
27
Anders Lee(9)
L · NYI · #27
Kieffer Bellows (4), Mathew Barzal (13)
BUF 1 - 3 NYI
0.02
LOW xG
NYI3P 11:43Even Strength
Noah Dobson
8
Noah Dobson(4)
D · NYI · #8
Josh Bailey (11), Mathew Barzal (14)
BUF 1 - 4 NYI

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Semyon Varlamov
40
Semyon Varlamov
G · NYI · #40
36/37 saves, .972 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
Mathew Barzal
13
Mathew Barzal
C · NYI · #13
1G, 2A, 8 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Malcolm Subban
32
Malcolm Subban
G · BUF · #32
28/32 saves, .875 SV%, -2.2 GSAx

Team Stats

BUFNYI
0Shots0
2.02xGF1.78
51.5CF%48.5
—FO%—
0/0PP0/0
0Hits0
0Blocks0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
0PIM0

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGNYI SOGBUF xGNYI xG
1st1380.700.66
2nd9100.330.53
3rd14100.980.60
Total36282.011.79

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 01:13
BUF
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
1P 18:10
NYI
Matt Martintripping (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Tuch
2P 10:39
BUF
Anders Bjorkinterference-goalkeeper (2 min)
Drawn by Semyon Varlamov
3P 18:08
NYI
Casey Cizikasunsportsmanlike-conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin