New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Monday, May 3, 2021 · KeyBank Center
MSG+ 2 · MSG-B
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Monday, May 3, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Islanders 40-36.
Sam Reinhart scored twice. Adam Pelech, Oliver Wahlstrom, Tage Thompson and Rasmus Asplund also scored.
Michael Houser made 34 saves on 36 shots for the win; Semyon Varlamov stopped 36 of 39.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Adam Pelech (4)Josh Bailey (25), Anthony Beauvillier (11)1–009:15 NYI
2nd period
Oliver Wahlstrom (11)Adam Pelech (9), Kyle Palmieri (11)2–010:42 NYI
Tage Thompson (7)Jacob Bryson (8), Rasmus Ristolainen (11)2–114:04 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Rasmus Asplund (7)Sam Reinhart (15), Tage Thompson (5)2–211:25 BUF
Sam Reinhart (24)Rasmus Ristolainen (12)2–315:56 BUF- Sam Reinhart (25)Unassisted2–419:08 BUF · EN
Team stats
NYIBUF
36Shots on goal40
54%Faceoff %46%
0/1Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes2
20Hits13
4Blocked shots15
11Giveaways4
7Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 01:34
Leo Komarov · hooking2 min - 1st 16:29Leo Komarov · hooking2 min
- 2nd 12:32Scott Mayfield · interference2 min
- 2nd 15:44
Rasmus Ristolainen · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 3Adam PelechD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 20:33 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:36 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:46 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:32 |
| 26Oliver WahlstromR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 12:42 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:48 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:09 |
| 14Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:26 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:22 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:40 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:54 |
| 47Leo KomarovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:48 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:21 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 21:58 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 22:41 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:08 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | L | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 58:28 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 19:12 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 | 15:34 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 20:04 |
| 74Rasmus AsplundC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:10 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:52 |
| 15Riley SheahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:50 |
| 20Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:40 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 16:19 |
| 25Arttu RuotsalainenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:08 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:16 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:20 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:31 |
| 91Drake CaggiulaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:04 |
| 96Anders BjorkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:52 |
| 3Will BorgenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:43 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:12 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 23:34 |
| 54Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:39 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Michael HouserG | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 60:00 |
| 34Stefanos LekkasG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |