BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
OT
W
W
L
W
W
W
Final
5—0
2026-01-24 · UBS Arena
NYI
New York Islanders
43-33-5 · L2 · L10: 3-7-0
L
W
L
W
L
W
SO
W
W
L
BUF dominated expected goals 2.9 to 2.4
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.94
ACTUAL
5 — 0
NYI xG
2.37
Scoring Timeline
0.21
HIGH xG
2P 00:33Even Strength
17
Jason Zucker(12)
L · BUF · #17
Jack Quinn (19), Ryan McLeod (22)BUF 1 - 0 NYI
0.11
HIGH xG
2P 19:47Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(27)
C · BUF · #72
Zach Benson (18), Mattias Samuelsson (19)BUF 2 - 0 NYI
0.34
HIGH xG
3P 00:25Even Strength17
Jason Zucker(13)
L · BUF · #17
Ryan McLeod (23)BUF 3 - 0 NYI
1.04
HIGH xG
3P 14:02Power Play
26
Rasmus Dahlin(8)
D · BUF · #26
Peyton Krebs (15)BUF 4 - 0 NYI
0.03
LOW xG
3P 14:38Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(18)
R · BUF · #89
Mattias Samuelsson (20), Michael Kesselring (1)BUF 5 - 0 NYI
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
26/26 saves, .1000 SV%, +2.5 GSAx
★2
17
Jason Zucker
L · BUF · #17
2G, 3 SOG
★3
31
David Rittich
G · NYI · #31
16/20 saves, .800 SV%, -1.9 GSAx
Team Stats
BUFNYI
21Shots26
2.94xGF2.37
51.8CF%48.2
26FO%74
0/2PP0/3
16Hits24
11Blocks13
14Giveaways16
7Takeaways5
8PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | NYI SOG | BUF xG | NYI xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 13 | 0.44 | 1.12 |
| 2nd | 5 | 7 | 0.97 | 0.93 |
| 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1.53 | 0.31 |
| Total | 16 | 26 | 2.94 | 2.36 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 11:17
Alex Lyonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mathew Barzal2P 01:18
Anders Leetripping (2 min)
Drawn by Konsta Helenius2P 11:46
Matthew Schaeferhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Noah Ostlund2P 14:57
Mattias Samuelssonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Mathew Barzal3P 15:24
Michael Kesselringcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau3P 17:53
Zach Bensonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Scott Mayfield3P 17:53
Scott Mayfieldcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson