Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Thursday, March 4, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
MSG+ 2 · MSG-B
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Sabres 45-18.
Matt Martin scored twice. Noah Dobson, Taylor Hall, Anthony Beauvillier, Jordan Eberle and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored.
Ilya Sorokin made 16 saves on 18 shots for the win; Jonas Johansson stopped 40 of 45.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Noah Dobson (2)Jordan Eberle (5), Mathew Barzal (12)0–110:25 NYI
Matt Martin (3)Casey Cizikas (4), Cal Clutterbuck (5)0–216:21 NYI
2nd period
Taylor Hall (2)Cody Eakin (2)1–203:08 BUF
Anthony Beauvillier (2)Brock Nelson (5), Josh Bailey (11)1–314:58 NYI
3rd period
Jordan Eberle (9)Anders Lee (6)1–403:14 NYI
Rasmus Ristolainen (3)Jack Eichel (14), Sam Reinhart (8)2–407:23 BUF- Matt Martin (4)Casey Cizikas (5)2–514:28 NYI
Team stats
BUFNYI
18Shots on goal45
44%Faceoff %56%
0/0Power play0/3
8Penalty minutes2
26Hits13
8Blocked shots10
6Giveaways11
1Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 11:05
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 1st 19:34Rasmus Ristolainen · holding2 min
- 3rd 06:17
Anders Lee · roughing2 min - 3rd 06:17Colin Miller · roughing2 min
- 3rd 12:00Rasmus Ristolainen · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 4Taylor HallL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:09 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:48 |
| 20Cody EakinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:56 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 18:54 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:50 |
| 13Tobias RiederC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:56 |
| 15Riley SheahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:59 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:48 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:39 |
| 27Curtis LazarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:25 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:46 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:30 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:52 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 18:42 |
| 33Colin MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 |
| 62Brandon MontourD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:48 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:10 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Jonas JohanssonG | L | 45 | 40 | 5 | .889 | 59:33 |
| 40Carter HuttonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Islanders
| 7Jordan EberleC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:24 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 11:30 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 12:29 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:18 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:50 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:41 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:09 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:39 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:50 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:20 |
| 26Oliver WahlstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:15 |
| 28Michael Dal ColleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:45 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:58 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:10 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 18:13 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:37 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 59:58 |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |