Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Wednesday, December 27, 2017 · Barclays Center
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Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Barclays Center. The Sabres outshot the Islanders 37-34.
Goals came from Jason Chimera, Zemgus Girgensons, Kyle Okposo, Josh Bailey and Mathew Barzal.
Jaroslav Halak made 35 saves on 37 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 31 of 34.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Jason Chimera (2)Cal Clutterbuck (7), Casey Cizikas (6)0–103:41 NYI
Zemgus Girgensons (3)Jack Eichel (20), Marco Scandella (10)1–109:43 BUF
3rd period
Kyle Okposo (6)Evander Kane (19)2–111:33 BUF
Josh Bailey (11)John Tavares (26)2–218:51 NYI
OT period
Mathew Barzal (13)Josh Bailey (37), John Tavares (27)2–301:08 NYI
Team stats
BUFNYI
37Shots on goal34
58%Faceoff %42%
0/4Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes8
18Hits20
12Blocked shots15
8Giveaways17
5Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 05:09
Justin Falk · tripping2 min - 1st 10:51
Cal Clutterbuck · tripping2 min - 1st 19:00Jordan Eberle · holding2 min
- 2nd 13:00Marco Scandella · slashing2 min
- 2nd 18:02Andrew Ladd · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 02:40Dennis Seidenberg · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19:13 |
| 15Jack EichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:03 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:01 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:14 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 23:45 |
| 10Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:44 |
| 17Jordan NolanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:48 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:59 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:07 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 |
| 67Benoit PouliotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:23 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:39 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:16 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:24 |
| 41Justin FalkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:28 |
| 47Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:04 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27:12 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | O | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 60:57 |
New York Islanders
| 12Josh BaileyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 21:47 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 21:40 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:51 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:39 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 08:55 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:52 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:49 |
| 11Shane PrinceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:17 |
| 16Andrew LaddL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:28 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:12 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 |
| 72Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:06 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:25 |
| 4Dennis SeidenbergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:44 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 |
| 42Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:44 |
| 50Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 17:03 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:57 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 60:57 |