Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Monday, February 22, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Sabres outshot the Islanders 36-23.
Goals came from Curtis Lazar, Anders Lee, Matt Martin, Sam Reinhart and Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves on 36 shots for the win; Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of 23.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Curtis Lazar (4)Henri Jokiharju (1), Casey Mittelstadt (2)1–017:15 BUF
2nd period
Anders Lee (8)Jordan Eberle (4), Ryan Pulock (7)1–103:56 NYI
3rd period
Matt Martin (2)Andy Greene (1), Casey Cizikas (2)1–203:01 NYI
Sam Reinhart (6)Victor Olofsson (7), Rasmus Dahlin (5)2–205:48 BUF · PPG
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (7)Oliver Wahlstrom (2), Nick Leddy (9)2–315:08 NYI · PPG
Team stats
BUFNYI
36Shots on goal23
46%Faceoff %54%
1/3Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes6
14Hits21
9Blocked shots11
6Giveaways5
6Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 10:48
Scott Mayfield · hooking2 min - 2nd 00:52Mathew Barzal · tripping2 min
- 2nd 04:59
Sam Reinhart · hooking2 min - 3rd 04:21Anders Lee · interference2 min
- 3rd 13:25Riley Sheahan · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:37 |
| 27Curtis LazarC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:38 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22:46 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 23:40 |
| 4Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 19:01 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:57 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:53 |
| 13Tobias RiederC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 03:42 |
| 15Riley SheahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 |
| 20Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:18 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:10 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 |
| 33Colin MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:01 |
| 44Matt IrwinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:03 |
| 62Brandon MontourD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 |
| 88Brandon DavidsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Linus UllmarkG | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 58:23 |
| 40Carter HuttonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Islanders
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:23 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 08:03 |
| 26Oliver WahlstromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09:59 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:12 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:02 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:02 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 19:03 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:28 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:07 |
| 11Austin CzarnikC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:11 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:05 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:10 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:16 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:37 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:52 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:39 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 59:41 |