Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Monday, December 23, 2024 · UBS Arena

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7–1

Final

SOG 25–28

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday, December 23, 2024 at UBS Arena. The Islanders outshot the Sabres 28-25.

Jiri Kulich scored twice. Beck Malenstyn, Jason Zucker, Zach Benson, Jack Quinn, Kyle Palmieri and Tage Thompson also scored.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Ilya Sorokin stopped 18 of 24.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	2	3	2	7	25
NYI	0	1	0	1	28

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Beck Malenstyn (3)Jacob Bryson (3), Ryan McLeod (10)1–002:07 BUF
Jiri Kulich (5)Dylan Cozens (9), Rasmus Dahlin (14)2–016:49 BUF

2nd period

Jason Zucker (9)Jack Quinn (5), Rasmus Dahlin (15)3–006:53 BUF · PPG
Zach Benson (5)Rasmus Dahlin (16), Jiri Kulich (2)4–015:45 BUF
Jack Quinn (4)Dylan Cozens (10), JJ Peterka (15)Barzal 1:05 into shift5–018:21 BUF
Kyle Palmieri (12)Anthony Duclair (3), Isaiah George (4)5–119:05 NYI

3rd period

Tage Thompson (17)Rasmus Dahlin (17)6–110:07 BUF · EN
Jiri Kulich (6)UnassistedBarzal 1:00 into shift7–115:49 BUF

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:05

5–0 · 2nd 18:21 · Quinn. Barzal was 1:05 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceNYI on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 BUF

1st 2:07 · Malenstyn

Pulock 0:40

NormalPulock 0:40

2–0 BUF

1st 16:49 · Kulich

Horvat 0:32

Fresh legsHorvat 0:32

3–0 BUF

2nd 6:53 · PP · Zucker

Cizikas 0:07

Fresh legsCizikas 0:07

4–0 BUF

2nd 15:45 · Benson

George 0:51

NormalGeorge 0:51

5–0 BUF

2nd 18:21 · Quinn

Long shift: Barzal 1:05

Long shiftBarzal 1:05

5–1 NYI

2nd 19:05 · Palmieri

Clifton 0:44

NormalClifton 0:44

6–1 BUF

3rd 10:07 · EN · Thompson

Barzal 2:05

Empty netBarzal 2:05

7–1 BUF

3rd 15:49 · Kulich

Long shift: Barzal 1:00

Long shiftBarzal 1:00

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFNYI

25Shots on goal28

42%Faceoff %58%

1/3Power play0/1

8Penalty minutes12

17Hits19

30Blocked shots9

17Giveaways23

2Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 14:45Anders Lee · slashing2 min
1st 16:26Owen Power · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 16:26Alexander Romanov · roughing2 min
2nd 06:00Jean-Gabriel Pageau · hooking2 min
2nd 11:21Peyton Krebs · roughing2 min
2nd 11:21Bo Horvat · roughing2 min
3rd 02:42Ryan McLeod · interference2 min
3rd 05:28Ilya Sorokin · delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min
3rd 13:48Casey Cizikas · roughing2 min
3rd 13:48Dylan Cozens · roughing2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

26Rasmus DahlinD	0	4	4	+4	1	0	2	0	–	23:11
20Jiri KulichC	2	1	3	+2	3	0	0	0	22	14:57
22Jack QuinnR	1	1	2	+1	2	0	1	0	–	15:10
24Dylan CozensC	0	2	2	+3	2	0	2	2	50	15:22
9Zach BensonL	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	13:43
17Jason ZuckerL	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	100	15:53
29Beck MalenstynL	1	0	1	+1	1	3	2	0	–	13:16
71Ryan McLeodC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	57	13:38
72Tage ThompsonC	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	0	35	17:04
77JJ PeterkaR	0	1	1	+1	4	0	1	0	–	18:01
78Jacob BrysonD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	0	–	15:30
19Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	2	50	12:05
81Sam LaffertyC	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	–	11:50
89Alex TuchR	0	0	0	+3	0	1	5	0	–	16:33
4Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	+4	1	1	3	0	–	21:07
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	20:57
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	–	20:05
75Connor CliftonD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	0	–	15:38

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	W	28	27	1	.964	60:00
47James ReimerG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

11Anthony DuclairL	0	1	1	-2	1	0	0	0	–	15:45
21Kyle PalmieriC	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	–	16:41
36Isaiah GeorgeD	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	–	13:18
7Maxim TsyplakovR	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	–	15:50
10Simon HolmstromR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	17:23
13Mathew BarzalC	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	50	19:59
14Bo HorvatC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2	67	20:02
20Hudson FaschingR	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	07:15
27Anders LeeL	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	100	15:42
29Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50	15:16
32Kyle MacLeanC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	08:27
44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	0	0	0	-1	1	4	0	2	58	15:31
53Casey CizikasC	0	0	0	-2	3	1	0	2	58	08:23
3Adam PelechD	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	–	22:05
6Ryan PulockD	0	0	0	-4	2	1	3	0	–	21:21
8Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	3	0	–	26:28
24Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	–	13:24
28Alexander RomanovD	0	0	0	-1	3	1	1	2	–	20:17

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG	L	24	18	6	.750	58:00
50Marcus HogbergG		0	0	0	–	00:00