| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 NYI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Simon Holmstrom
· RW
Anders Lee
· LW
Team Stats
13Blocked Shots16
16Hits30
4Takeaways5
29Shots20
0Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
24Faceoffs Won32
42.9Faceoff Win Percent57.1
12Giveaways15
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:52
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:52
Simon Holmstrom Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
19:48
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
19:46
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
19:43
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
19:38
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
19:34
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Bo Horvat
19:34
Icing
19:26
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Bo Horvat
19:26
Goalie Stopped
19:25
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
19:07
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
19:07
Goalie Stopped
19:05
Zach Benson Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
19:04
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
18:48
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Left
18:05
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
18:04
Anders Lee hit Rasmus Dahlin
17:58
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
17:44
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Alex Tuch
17:42
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
17:42
Off-side
16:59
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Left
16:38
Casey Cizikas hit Jason Zucker
16:37
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
16:32
Matt Martin hit Rasmus Dahlin
16:19
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
16:12
Jiri Kulich hit Scott Mayfield
15:55
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
15:55
Goalie Stopped
15:50
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
15:43
Anders Lee hit Henri Jokiharju
14:48
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
14:22
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
14:22
Goalie Stopped
14:20
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
13:50
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
13:33
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Left
13:13
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Simon Holmstrom
13:07
Kyle MacLean Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
13:01
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
12:32
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
12:27
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
12:27
Icing
11:56
Alexander Romanov hit Jason Zucker
11:34
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Short
9:53
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Bo Horvat
9:53
Goalie Stopped
Holmstrom scores two, Sorokin stops 29 as Islanders beat Sabres 3-0
— Simon Holmstrom scored twice and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for first shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night.
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