| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 NYI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Game Leaders
Kyle Palmieri
· C
Isaiah George
· D
Jiri Kulich
· C
Rasmus Dahlin
· D
Team Stats
30Blocked Shots9
17Hits19
2Takeaways6
25Shots28
1Power Play Goals0
3Power Play Opportunities1
33.3Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
27Faceoffs Won37
42.2Faceoff Win Percent57.8
17Giveaways23
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:43
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
19:03
Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
18:44
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
18:41
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tage Thompson
18:41
Puck in Netting
18:38
Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
18:05
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Jacob Bryson
18:00
Adam Pelech hit Jacob Bryson
17:46
Anders Lee faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
17:46
On-Ice Official
17:44
Jacob Bryson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
17:40
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
17:17
Casey Cizikas hit Mattias Samuelsson
17:09
Casey Cizikas Slap Shot Wide Left
17:06
Mattias Samuelsson hit Hudson Fasching
16:46
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
16:46
Goalie Stopped
16:44
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
16:38
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
16:07
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
16:07
Off-side
15:49
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Bo Horvat
15:49
Jiri Kulich Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
14:53
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
14:49
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
14:42
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Noah Dobson
14:33
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
14:26
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
14:10
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brock Nelson
14:10
Goalie Stopped
14:09
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
13:51
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Alex Tuch
13:48
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
13:48
Dylan Cozens Roughing against Casey Cizikas
13:48
Casey Cizikas Roughing against Dylan Cozens
13:48
Puck Frozen - Goalie
13:40
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
13:40
Icing
13:30
Isaiah George Wrist Shot Wide Right
13:16
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
12:58
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Owen Power
12:49
Jason Zucker hit Alexander Romanov
12:39
Tage Thompson hit Anders Lee
12:34
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
12:28
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Alex Tuch
12:25
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson
12:10
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tage Thompson
12:10
Icing
Rasmus Dahlin stars as the Sabres stop a 13-game slide by routing the Islanders 7-1
— Rasmus Dahlin had four assists and the Buffalo Sabres stopped a 13-game slide by routing the New York Islanders 7-1 on Monday night.
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