BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
29-17-5 · W3 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
L
OT
W
W
L
W
W
W
Final
5—0
2026-01-24 · UBS Arena
NYI
NYI
New York Islanders
27-19-5 · L2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
W
L
W
L
W
SO
W
W
L
NYI controlled xG 2.4 to 2.4 but BUF won on execution · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
2.38
ACTUAL
5 — 0
NYI xG
2.42

Scoring Timeline

0.16
HIGH xG
BUF2P 00:33Even Strength
Jason Zucker
17
Jason Zucker(12)
L · BUF · #17
Jack Quinn (19), Ryan McLeod (22)
BUF 1 - 0 NYI
0.14
HIGH xG
BUF2P 19:47Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(27)
C · BUF · #72
Zach Benson (18), Mattias Samuelsson (19)
BUF 2 - 0 NYI
0.26
HIGH xG
BUF3P 00:25Even Strength
Jason Zucker
17
Jason Zucker(13)
L · BUF · #17
Ryan McLeod (23)
BUF 3 - 0 NYI
0.38
HIGH xG
BUF3P 14:02Power PlayEN
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin(8)
D · BUF · #26
Peyton Krebs (15)
BUF 4 - 0 NYI
0.06
MED xG
BUF3P 14:38Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(18)
R · BUF · #89
Mattias Samuelsson (20), Michael Kesselring (1)
BUF 5 - 0 NYI

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
26/26 saves, .1000 SV%, +2.1 GSAx
★2
Jason Zucker
17
Jason Zucker
L · BUF · #17
2G, 3 SOG
★3
David Rittich
31
David Rittich
G · NYI · #31
16/20 saves, .800 SV%, -1.7 GSAx

Team Stats

BUFNYI
21Shots26
2.38xGF2.42
51.8CF%48.2
26FO%74
0/2PP0/3
16Hits24
11Blocks13
14Giveaways16
7Takeaways5
8PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGNYI SOGBUF xGNYI xG
1st6130.520.82
2nd571.001.26
3rd560.850.34
Total16262.372.42

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 11:17
BUF
Alex Lyonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mathew Barzal
2P 01:18
NYI
Anders Leetripping (2 min)
Drawn by Konsta Helenius
2P 11:46
NYI
Matthew Schaeferhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Noah Ostlund
2P 14:57
BUF
Mattias Samuelssonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Mathew Barzal
3P 15:24
BUF
Michael Kesselringcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
3P 17:53
BUF
Zach Bensonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Scott Mayfield
3P 17:53
NYI
Scott Mayfieldcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson