Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Sat, Mar 6, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · 2020–21 Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres

2 – 5

Final

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Scott Mayfield led the way with 2 points. Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 22–29.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	1	0	1	2	22
NYI	0	4	1	5	29

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	00:33	BUF	EV	Jacob Bryson (1) · wrist	Brandon Montour (4), Jack Eichel (15)	1–0
2nd	03:51	NYI	EV	Mathew Barzal (9) · wrist	Jordan Eberle (6), Scott Mayfield (5)	1–1
2nd	05:16	NYI	EV	Brock Nelson (7) · wrist	Anthony Beauvillier (4), Ryan Pulock (9)	1–2
2nd	08:45	NYI	EV	Cal Clutterbuck (2) · wrist	Matt Martin (3), Adam Pelech (5)	1–3
2nd	15:29	NYI	EV	Scott Mayfield (2) · wrist	Casey Cizikas (6), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (6)	1–4
3rd	00:52	BUF	EV	Sam Reinhart (9) · tip-in	Rasmus Dahlin (9), Victor Olofsson (10)	2–4
3rd	02:15	NYI	EV	Anders Lee (11) · wrist	Noah Dobson (8), Mathew Barzal (13)	2–5

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
2nd	18:45	NYI	Scott Mayfield	interference	2

Shot map

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

Expected goals: BUF 2.54 · NYI 3.14 · xG% BUF 44.7

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
78	Jacob Bryson	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	2		20:48	21
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	-1	1	0	0		20:40	22
62	Brandon Montour	D	0	1	1	0	3	0	0		19:36	21
23	Sam Reinhart	C	1	0	1	-1	3	1	1	100.0	17:26	19
9	Jack Eichel	C	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	50.0	17:15	22
68	Victor Olofsson	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0		17:04	19
44	Matt Irwin	D	0	0	0	-2	1	6	1		20:32	21
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	1	4	0		19:04	21
33	Colin Miller	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1		17:13	20
4	Taylor Hall	L	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:49	23
24	Dylan Cozens	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		16:17	22
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:38	17
12	Eric Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	50.0	15:32	18
27	Curtis Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	40.0	14:50	16
15	Riley Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16.7	13:45	16
13	Tobias Rieder	L	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1		12:36	16
21	Kyle Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	100.0	12:32	16
20	Cody Eakin	C	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	83.3	12:20	16

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Carter Hutton	L	29	24	5	.828	60:00

New York Islanders

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
24	Scott Mayfield	D	1	1	2	+1	2	4	2	3		19:05	22
13	Mathew Barzal	C	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0	50.0	19:04	21
3	Adam Pelech	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1		22:00	25
6	Ryan Pulock	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		21:03	25
8	Noah Dobson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1		18:40	22
18	Anthony Beauvillier	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		18:16	22
27	Anders Lee	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	2	0		17:05	21
29	Brock Nelson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3	16:29	22
7	Jordan Eberle	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		14:49	19
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	63.6	14:17	19
53	Casey Cizikas	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	71.4	13:01	20
15	Cal Clutterbuck	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	4	0		12:30	17
17	Matt Martin	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	1		9:36	15
2	Nick Leddy	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0		19:49	23
4	Andy Greene	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		19:30	23
12	Josh Bailey	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		16:27	22
28	Michael Dal Colle	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		13:57	15
26	Oliver Wahlstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:22	14

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Semyon Varlamov	W	22	20	2	.909	60:00