New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

35-33-10, 16-19-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	1	0	2	3
Sabres BUF	1	3	1	5

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

31-38-11, 16-18-6 Home

Statistics
Shots	22	35
Hits	14	5
Faceoffs Won	30	20
Faceoff Win Percent	60.0	40.0
Power Play Opportunities	2	6
Power Play Goals	0	1
Power Play Percentage	0.0	16.7
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	9	4
Penalty Minutes	34	16
Blocked Shots	10	10
Takeaways	10	7
Giveaways	3	6

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-1

Islanders
-
Sabres
-

Game 1

28/12

Sabres
1
Islanders
4

Game 1

31/12

Islanders
3
Sabres
6

Game 2

16/2

Islanders
3
Sabres
5

Game 3

23/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

Tage ThompsonC - BUF

Rasmus DahlinD - BUF

Vinnie HinostrozaC - BUF

Team Stats

Canucks' Cammi Granato shifts from assistant GM to adviser role

Blue Jackets, Sillinger reach 3-year deal to avoid arbitration

Tortorella 'disappointed' by Vegas' decision, hopes for next job