Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Sat, Jan 24, 2026 · UBS Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres

5 – 0

Final

New York Islanders

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 5–0 on Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at UBS Arena. Jason Zucker scored twice. Alex Lyon made 26 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 21–26.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	0	2	3	5	21
NYI	0	0	0	0	26

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd	00:33	BUF	EV	Jason Zucker (12) · snap	Jack Quinn (19), Ryan McLeod (22)	1–0
2nd	19:47	BUF	EV	Tage Thompson (27) · snap	Zach Benson (18), Mattias Samuelsson (19)	2–0
3rd	00:25	BUF	EV	Jason Zucker (13) · snap	Ryan McLeod (23)	3–0
3rd	14:02	BUF	SH EN	Rasmus Dahlin (8) · wrist	Peyton Krebs (15)	4–0
3rd	14:38	BUF	EV	Alex Tuch (18) · deflected	Mattias Samuelsson (20), Michael Kesselring (1)	5–0

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	11:17	BUF	Alex Lyon	hooking	2
2nd	01:18	NYI	Anders Lee	tripping	2
2nd	11:46	NYI	Matthew Schaefer	hooking	2
2nd	14:57	BUF	Mattias Samuelsson	holding	2
3rd	15:24	BUF	Michael Kesselring	cross checking	2
3rd	17:53	BUF	Zach Benson	slashing	2
3rd	17:53	NYI	Scott Mayfield	cross checking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: BUF 2.80 · NYI 2.72 · xG% BUF 50.8

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	2	2	+3	2	1	2	1		21:12	27
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	21.1	18:14	24
17	Jason Zucker	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	2	33.3	13:44	17
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	1	0	1	+4	0	3	2	0		24:44	28
89	Alex Tuch	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	2		17:57	23
6	Zach Benson	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0		17:32	23
72	Tage Thompson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	37.5	17:06	21
8	Michael Kesselring	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	3		14:05	16
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0		13:12	17
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	0	20.0	12:44	17
25	Owen Power	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		24:30	26
4	Bowen Byram	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		21:18	27
86	Noah Ostlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16.7	16:56	20
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		15:19	17
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:26	17
94	Konsta Helenius	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100.0	11:03	15
73	Zach Metsa	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:14	13
48	Tyson Kozak	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	33.3	9:44	14

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
34	Alex Lyon	W	26	26	0	1.000	60:00

New York Islanders

#	Skater	Pos	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
48	Matthew Schaefer	D	-1	2	1	1	1		23:14	25
77	Tony DeAngelo	D	-2	0	2	0	0		21:28	27
3	Adam Pelech	D	-3	0	1	3	1		20:26	26
10	Simon Holmstrom	R	-2	0	1	0	0		19:51	23
24	Scott Mayfield	D	-2	2	1	2	2		19:26	26
14	Bo Horvat	C	-2	0	4	2	0	77.8	19:20	21
29	Jonathan Drouin	L	-2	0	0	0	0		17:18	20
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	-1	0	1	1	1	75.0	16:58	21
51	Emil Heineman	L	-2	0	6	3	0		16:36	20
34	Adam Boqvist	D	0	0	0	2	0		15:54	23
64	Calum Ritchie	C	-2	0	3	3	0	100.0	15:01	19
49	Maxim Shabanov	R	-1	0	1	1	0		14:43	20
36	Isaiah George	D	-1	0	0	0	1		13:56	21
13	Mathew Barzal	C	-1	0	0	0	0	50.0	12:45	14
53	Casey Cizikas	C	-1	0	1	3	2	80.0	12:43	20
32	Kyle MacLean	C	-1	0	1	2	1		12:35	17
11	Anthony Duclair	L	-1	0	0	0	4		12:15	14
27	Anders Lee	L	-1	2	3	1	0	66.7	11:28	14

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33	David Rittich	L	20	16	4	.800	58:03