
Game No: 553
Started: 2021-12-30 19:38:00
Ended: 2021-12-30 21:58:00
Attendance: 17,255
Three Stars by: Islanders Media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:35 | NYI | Mathew Barzal | Wrist | 24 | Josh Bailey | Noah Dobson | |
| 1 | 19:00 | BUF | Kyle Okposo | Wrist | 9 | Brett Murray | Victor Olofsson | |
| 2 | 6:45 | NYI | Kieffer Bellows | Wrist | 25 | Andy Greene | ||
| 2 | 11:25 | NYI | Anders Lee | Backhand | 15 | Kieffer Bellows | Mathew Barzal | |
| 3 | 11:43 | NYI | Noah Dobson | Slap | 47 | Josh Bailey | Mathew Barzal | 
#40 Steve Kozari
#11 Kelly Sutherland
#86 Jesse Marquis
#52 Shandor Alphonso
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:13 | BUF | Too many men/ice - bench | 2 | ||
| 1 | 18:10 | NYI | Matt Martin | Tripping | 2 | Alex Tuch | 
| 2 | 10:39 | BUF | Anders Bjork | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | Semyon Varlamov | 
| 3 | 18:08 | NYI | Casey Cizikas | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 | Rasmus Dahlin | 
Coach: Don Granato
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 
| 4 | Will Butcher | D | 
| 6 | Ethan Prow | D | 
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D | 
| 13 | Mark Pysyk | D | 
| 15 | John Hayden | C | 
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 
| 20 | Cody Eakin | C | 
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R | 
| 25 | Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 
| 45 | Casey Fitzgerald | D | 
| 47 | Malcolm Subban | G | 
| 57 | Brett Murray | L | 
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | L | 
| 72 | Tage Thompson | R | 
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | C | 
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 
| 96 | Anders Bjork | L | 
Coach: Barry Trotz
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Robin Salo | D | 
| 3 | Adam Pelech | D | 
| 4 | Andy Greene | D | 
| 8 | Noah Dobson | D | 
| 10 | Austin Czarnik | C | 
| 11 | Zach Parise | L | 
| 12 | Josh Bailey | R | 
| 13 | Mathew Barzal | C | 
| 15 | Cal Clutterbuck | R | 
| 17 | Matt Martin | L | 
| 20 | Kieffer Bellows | L | 
| 24 | Scott Mayfield | D | 
| 27 | Anders Lee | L | 
| 28 | Michael Dal Colle | L | 
| 30 | Ilya Sorokin | G | 
| 32 | Ross Johnston | L | 
| 33 | Zdeno Chara | D | 
| 40 | Semyon Varlamov | G | 
| 44 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 
| 53 | Casey Cizikas | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Robert Hagg | D | 
| 33 | Colin Miller | D | 
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Grant Hutton | D | 
| 18 | Anthony Beauvillier | L | 
| 54 | Cole Bardreau | C | 
| 1 | Goals | 4 | 
| 2 | Assists | 7 | 
| -15 | Plus / Minus | 15 | 
| 2 | Penalties | 2 | 
| 4 | PIM | 4 | 
| 42 | Corsi For | 40 | 
| 51.22 | Corsi % | 48.78 | 
| 37 | Fenwick For | 40 | 
| 48.05 | Fenwick % | 51.95 | 
| 37 | Shots | 32 | 
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 10 | 
| 5 | Missed Shots | 8 | 
| 12 | Hits | 24 | 
| 15 | Giveaways | 11 | 
| 2 | Takeaways | 4 | 
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 11 | 
| 16 | Faceoffs Won | 31 | 
| 31 | Faceoffs Lost | 16 | 
| 34% | Faceoff Percentage | 66% | 
| Buffalo Sabres | New York Islanders | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 1 | 11:05 | |
| 2 | 2 | 20:18 | |
| 3 | 3 | 8:17 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - New York Islanders | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 6:25 | 
| 1 - 2 | 4:40 | 
| 1 - 3 | 20:18 | 
| 1 - 4 | 8:17 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | Will Butcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Ethan Prow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | Mark Pysyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | John Hayden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 
| 20 | Cody Eakin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 
| 25 | Arttu Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 45 | Casey Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 47 | Malcolm Subban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 57 | Brett Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 96 | Anders Bjork | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Robin Salo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | Adam Pelech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | Andy Greene | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Noah Dobson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Austin Czarnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 
| 11 | Zach Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 12 | Josh Bailey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 13 | Mathew Barzal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 15 | Cal Clutterbuck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | Matt Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 20 | Kieffer Bellows | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | Scott Mayfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | Anders Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 
| 28 | Michael Dal Colle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Ilya Sorokin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | Ross Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | Zdeno Chara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 40 | Semyon Varlamov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 
| 53 | Casey Cizikas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 4 | Will Butcher | 26 | 00:47 | 20:32 | 00:50 | 00:00 | 19:42 | 
| 6 | Ethan Prow | 18 | 00:43 | 13:10 | 00:00 | 00:29 | 12:41 | 
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | 32 | 00:46 | 24:40 | 00:00 | 02:17 | 22:23 | 
| 13 | Mark Pysyk | 22 | 00:53 | 19:26 | 00:00 | 02:17 | 17:09 | 
| 15 | John Hayden | 16 | 00:56 | 14:57 | 00:00 | 00:50 | 14:07 | 
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 20 | 00:53 | 17:54 | 01:55 | 00:00 | 15:59 | 
| 20 | Cody Eakin | 19 | 00:55 | 17:38 | 01:05 | 02:17 | 14:16 | 
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 20 | 00:51 | 17:17 | 01:55 | 00:46 | 14:36 | 
| 25 | Arttu Ruotsalainen | 11 | 00:52 | 09:42 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:42 | 
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 31 | 00:52 | 27:04 | 01:52 | 00:29 | 24:43 | 
| 45 | Casey Fitzgerald | 18 | 00:41 | 12:26 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:26 | 
| 57 | Brett Murray | 14 | 00:51 | 12:07 | 01:55 | 00:00 | 10:12 | 
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | 20 | 00:51 | 17:15 | 02:42 | 00:00 | 14:33 | 
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 23 | 00:42 | 16:12 | 00:47 | 00:29 | 14:56 | 
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | 17 | 00:51 | 14:40 | 00:47 | 00:41 | 13:12 | 
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 21 | 00:45 | 16:03 | 00:47 | 00:00 | 15:16 | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 22 | 00:46 | 17:04 | 00:47 | 00:29 | 15:48 | 
| 96 | Anders Bjork | 11 | 01:00 | 11:03 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:03 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Robin Salo | 22 | 00:47 | 17:34 | 00:50 | 00:00 | 16:44 | 
| 3 | Adam Pelech | 23 | 00:51 | 19:36 | 00:00 | 01:05 | 18:31 | 
| 4 | Andy Greene | 27 | 00:39 | 17:48 | 00:00 | 01:37 | 16:11 | 
| 8 | Noah Dobson | 25 | 00:49 | 20:42 | 01:56 | 00:00 | 18:46 | 
| 10 | Austin Czarnik | 15 | 00:49 | 12:22 | 00:50 | 00:00 | 11:32 | 
| 11 | Zach Parise | 19 | 00:46 | 14:45 | 00:50 | 01:26 | 12:29 | 
| 12 | Josh Bailey | 23 | 00:42 | 16:27 | 00:50 | 00:00 | 15:37 | 
| 13 | Mathew Barzal | 20 | 00:49 | 16:27 | 01:56 | 00:00 | 14:31 | 
| 15 | Cal Clutterbuck | 20 | 00:47 | 15:52 | 00:00 | 01:52 | 14:00 | 
| 17 | Matt Martin | 19 | 00:45 | 14:27 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:27 | 
| 20 | Kieffer Bellows | 19 | 00:50 | 16:00 | 01:56 | 00:00 | 14:04 | 
| 24 | Scott Mayfield | 23 | 00:50 | 19:11 | 00:00 | 01:05 | 18:06 | 
| 27 | Anders Lee | 19 | 00:50 | 16:02 | 01:56 | 00:00 | 14:06 | 
| 28 | Michael Dal Colle | 18 | 00:48 | 14:34 | 00:50 | 00:00 | 13:44 | 
| 32 | Ross Johnston | 14 | 00:48 | 11:15 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:15 | 
| 33 | Zdeno Chara | 23 | 00:57 | 22:11 | 00:00 | 01:37 | 20:34 | 
| 44 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 23 | 00:46 | 17:59 | 01:56 | 02:06 | 13:57 | 
| 53 | Casey Cizikas | 20 | 00:44 | 14:44 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:44 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Malcolm Subban | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.889 | 
| 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.833 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.909 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Semyon Varlamov | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0.929 | 
| 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |