New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Tuesday, February 21, 2012 · First Niagara Center

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1–2

Final

SOG 31–37

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at First Niagara Center. The Sabres outshot the Islanders 37-31.

Goals came from Tyler Myers, Thomas Vanek and Frans Nielsen.

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Kevin Poulin stopped 35 of 37.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NYI	0	0	1	1	31
BUF	1	1	0	2	37

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Tyler Myers (1)Derek Roy (1), Jason Pominville (1)0–101:21 BUF

2nd period

Thomas Vanek (1)Derek Roy (2), Jason Pominville (2)0–203:41 BUF

3rd period

Frans Nielsen (1)PA Parenteau (1), Kevin Poulin (1)1–214:52 NYI

Team stats

NYIBUF

31Shots on goal37

56%Faceoff %44%

0/1Power play0/1

9Penalty minutes9

15Hits14

8Blocked shots10

6Giveaways8

8Takeaways9

Penalties

1st 12:53Jason Pominville · high sticking2 min
1st 20:00Patrick Kaleta · high sticking2 min
1st 20:00PA Parenteau · high sticking2 min
2nd 17:14Matt Martin · fighting5 min
2nd 17:14Mike Weber · fighting5 min
2nd 17:51Mark Eaton · tripping2 min

Season series

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

15PA ParenteauR	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2	50	19:55
51Frans NielsenC	1	0	1	+1	3	1	0	0	45	16:43
11Brian RolstonR	0	0	0	-1	8	0	0	0	100	14:26
12Josh BaileyC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	75	09:36
16Marty ReasonerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	14:06
17Matt MartinL	0	0	0	-1	3	4	0	5	–	12:08
21Kyle OkposoR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	15:55
25Nino NiederreiterR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	11:17
26Matt MoulsonL	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	19:18
29Jay PandolfoL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	09:00
40Michael GrabnerR	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	14:37
91John TavaresC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	65	22:25
2Mark StreitD	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	–	25:34
4Mark EatonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	16:19
24Steve StaiosD	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	–	18:00
27Milan JurcinaD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	–	21:37
47Andrew MacDonaldD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	–	19:26
55Aaron NessD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	16:33

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Al MontoyaG		0	0	0	–	00:00
60Kevin PoulinG	L	37	35	2	.946	59:05

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

9Derek RoyC	0	2	2	+1	3	0	0	0	42	19:03
29Jason PominvilleR	0	2	2	+1	3	0	1	2	50	18:01
26Thomas VanekL	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	–	17:37
57Tyler MyersD	1	0	1	+2	5	1	0	0	–	22:50
21Drew StaffordR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	100	14:27
22Brad BoyesR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100	10:26
23Ville LeinoL	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	100	15:26
28Paul GaustadC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	35	18:03
36Patrick KaletaR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	–	18:51
37Matt EllisL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	08:09
42Nathan GerbeC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	15:49
54Zack KassianR	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	08:35
63Tyler EnnisC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50	12:47
3Jordan LeopoldD	0	0	0	+1	4	1	3	0	–	22:46
6Mike WeberD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	5	–	20:01
10Christian EhrhoffD	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	–	23:27
24Robyn RegehrD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	06:50
44Andrej SekeraD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	22:52

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Jhonas EnrothG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Ryan MillerG	W	31	30	1	.968	60:00