Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Sunday, March 7, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBC · SN · SN1
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Sabres 30-26.
Brock Nelson scored twice. Anders Lee, Casey Cizikas, Jeff Skinner, Colin Miller and Cal Clutterbuck also scored.
Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; Jonas Johansson stopped 25 of 29.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Anders Lee (12)Jordan Eberle (7), Noah Dobson (9)0–105:13 NYI
Brock Nelson (8)Oliver Wahlstrom (5), Nick Leddy (15)0–206:15 NYI
Casey Cizikas (4)Jean-Gabriel Pageau (7), Adam Pelech (6)0–316:56 NYI
3rd period
Jeff Skinner (1)Curtis Lazar (2), Casey Mittelstadt (3)1–305:41 BUF
Colin Miller (3)Jack Eichel (16), Taylor Hall (12)2–309:35 BUF
Cal Clutterbuck (3)Matt Martin (4)2–412:57 NYI- Brock Nelson (9)Ryan Pulock (10)2–517:48 NYI · EN
Team stats
BUFNYI
26Shots on goal30
43%Faceoff %57%
0/1Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes2
19Hits18
12Blocked shots9
7Giveaways10
2Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 18:53
Rasmus Dahlin · interference2 min - 2nd 03:07Cody Eakin · holding2 min
- 2nd 09:07
Scott Mayfield · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 4Taylor HallL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:49 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:55 |
| 27Curtis LazarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:36 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:03 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:29 |
| 33Colin MillerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:12 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:15 |
| 13Tobias RiederC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:44 |
| 20Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:13 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:11 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:45 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:54 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:58 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:37 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:52 |
| 62Brandon MontourD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:29 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:16 |
| 88Brandon DavidsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:24 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Jonas JohanssonG | L | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 59:45 |
| 40Carter HuttonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Islanders
| 29Brock NelsonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 17:37 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:46 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:54 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:52 |
| 26Oliver WahlstromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:02 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:56 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:39 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:31 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:47 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 23:30 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 15:21 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:43 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:09 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 17:21 |
| 28Michael Dal ColleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:34 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:24 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 60:00 |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |