New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Thursday, February 8, 2018 · KeyBank Center

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3–4

Final

SOG 29–22

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TVAS · MSG+ 2 · MSG-B

Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at KeyBank Center. The Islanders outshot the Sabres 29-22.

Goals came from Jack Eichel, Evan Rodrigues, Ryan O'Reilly, John Tavares, Ross Johnston, Anders Lee and Sam Reinhart.

Robin Lehner made 26 saves on 29 shots for the win; Jaroslav Halak stopped 18 of 22.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NYI	0	1	2	3	29
BUF	2	1	1	4	22

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jack Eichel (22)Sam Reinhart (14), Casey Nelson (2)0–107:41 BUF
Evan Rodrigues (3)Marco Scandella (14), Sam Reinhart (15)0–213:21 BUF

2nd period

Ryan O'Reilly (16)Rasmus Ristolainen (20), Kyle Okposo (23)0–307:18 BUF · PPG
John Tavares (28)Brock Nelson (10), Thomas Hickey (10)1–313:06 NYI

3rd period

Ross Johnston (2)Cal Clutterbuck (9)2–307:30 NYI
Anders Lee (28)Josh Bailey (45), Nick Leddy (24)3–314:33 NYI · PPG
Sam Reinhart (11)Evan Rodrigues (6), Jack Eichel (31)3–415:46 BUF

Team stats

NYIBUF

29Shots on goal22

40%Faceoff %60%

1/3Power play1/2

4Penalty minutes6

25Hits23

9Blocked shots7

4Giveaways7

3Takeaways5

Penalties

2nd 02:06Johan Larsson · high sticking2 min
2nd 06:49Sebastian Aho · hooking2 min
2nd 10:50John Tavares · high sticking2 min
3rd 01:34Victor Antipin · hooking2 min
3rd 13:32Jack Eichel · tripping2 min

Season series

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

12Josh BaileyC	0	1	1	-2	2	0	2	0	–	20:53
15Cal ClutterbuckR	0	1	1	+1	2	5	0	0	–	13:18
27Anders LeeC	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	–	19:52
29Brock NelsonC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	40	13:51
52Ross JohnstonL	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	–	08:26
91John TavaresC	1	0	1	-1	6	0	0	2	50	21:09
2Nick LeddyD	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	22:48
14Thomas HickeyD	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	20:03
7Jordan EberleC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	16:10
13Mathew BarzalC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	25	18:35
16Andrew LaddL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	14:02
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	08:45
53Casey CizikasC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	50	12:20
72Anthony BeauvillierL	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	–	16:44
4Dennis SeidenbergD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	–	16:38
6Ryan PulockD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	0	–	21:48
28Sebastian AhoD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	–	17:20
50Adam PelechD	0	0	0	-2	1	2	2	0	–	16:14

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Thomas GreissG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Jaroslav HalakG	L	22	18	4	.818	58:35

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

23Sam ReinhartC	1	2	3	+2	2	1	1	0	–	15:03
15Jack EichelC	1	1	2	+1	5	3	0	2	67	17:41
71Evan RodriguesC	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	–	11:04
21Kyle OkposoR	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	19:38
90Ryan O'ReillyC	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	53	21:58
6Marco ScandellaD	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	21:52
8Casey NelsonD	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	21:47
55Rasmus RistolainenD	0	1	1	+1	1	6	0	0	–	27:37
9Evander KaneL	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	–	17:48
10Jacob JosefsonC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	80	10:14
17Jordan NolanC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	09:40
22Johan LarssonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	63	13:58
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	16:46
29Jason PominvilleR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	11:18
67Benoit PouliotL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	12:04
4Josh GorgesD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	15:57
82Nathan BeaulieuD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	17:02
93Victor AntipinD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	–	13:32

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Chad JohnsonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
40Robin LehnerG	W	29	26	3	.897	60:00