Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, March 6, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Sabres 29-22.
Goals came from Jacob Bryson, Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck, Scott Mayfield, Sam Reinhart and Anders Lee.
Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Carter Hutton stopped 24 of 29.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jacob Bryson (1)Brandon Montour (4), Jack Eichel (15)1–000:33 BUF
2nd period
Mathew Barzal (9)Jordan Eberle (6), Scott Mayfield (5)1–103:51 NYI
Brock Nelson (7)Anthony Beauvillier (4), Ryan Pulock (9)1–205:16 NYI
Cal Clutterbuck (2)Matt Martin (3), Adam Pelech (5)1–308:45 NYI
Scott Mayfield (2)Casey Cizikas (6), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (6)1–415:29 NYI
3rd period
Sam Reinhart (9)Rasmus Dahlin (9), Victor Olofsson (10)2–400:52 BUF
Anders Lee (11)Noah Dobson (8), Mathew Barzal (13)2–502:15 NYI
Team stats
BUFNYI
22Shots on goal29
51%Faceoff %49%
0/1Power play0/0
0Penalty minutes2
31Hits25
10Blocked shots13
18Giveaways13
3Takeaways3
Penalties
- 2nd 18:45
Scott Mayfield · interference2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:15 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 17:26 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:04 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 20:40 |
| 62Brandon MontourD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:36 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:48 |
| 4Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:32 |
| 13Tobias RiederC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:36 |
| 15Riley SheahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 |
| 20Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:20 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:32 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:17 |
| 27Curtis LazarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:38 |
| 33Colin MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:13 |
| 44Matt IrwinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:32 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:04 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Jonas JohanssonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Carter HuttonG | L | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 19:04 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 19:05 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 14:49 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 12:30 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 09:36 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:16 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:05 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:29 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:17 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:03 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:40 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:27 |
| 26Oliver WahlstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:22 |
| 28Michael Dal ColleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:57 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 19:49 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 |