Islanders 3-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2018) Game Stats

New York Islanders

21-13-4, 12-8-1 away

	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	1	2	3
BUF	0	0	1	1

Buffalo Sabres

21-13-6, 12-5-3 home


Shots	33	40
Hits	12	10
Faceoffs Won	26	31
Faceoff Win Percent	45.6	54.4
Power Play Opportunities	2	2
Power Play Goals	0	1
Power Play Percentage	0.0	50.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	2	2
Penalty Minutes	4	4
Blocked Shots	16	11
Takeaways	6	3
Giveaways	6	9

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Islanders
3
Sabres
1

Game 1

31/12

Islanders
1
Sabres
3

Game 2

13/2

Sabres
1
Islanders
5

Game 3

30/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Plethora of penalties perplex Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1

Defenseman Tony DeAngelo did not want to "get into it" Sunday, after the Carolina Hurricanes were called for eight minutes in penalties on some calls they deemed questionable, during the New York Rangers' 4-3 win in this Eastern Conference Round 2 opener.

Wyatt Johnston opens up the scoring for Stars

Wyatt Johnston scores a first-period goal to give the Stars a 1-0 lead over the Golden Knights.

Zibanejad has 2 goals and 1 assist, Panarin scores as Rangers beat Hurricanes 4-3 in Game 1

— Mika Zibanejad helped the New York Rangers get off to a strong start in their first game in a week, and they held on to get a big win in their second-round series opener against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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New York Islanders

Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Robin LehnerG - NYI

Brock NelsonC - NYI

Kyle OkposoRW - BUF

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

2023-24 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Plethora of penalties perplex Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1

Wyatt Johnston opens up the scoring for Stars

Zibanejad has 2 goals and 1 assist, Panarin scores as Rangers beat Hurricanes 4-3 in Game 1