Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

10-17-5, 4-8-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	0	0	1
Islanders NYI	1	2	1	4

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

9-12-6, 3-5-3 Home

Islanders beat Sabres 4-1 behind strong game from Varlamov

— Kieffer Bellows and Anders Lee scored in the second period, Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Thursday night for their third victory in four home games.

Dec 31, 2021, 03:31 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	0	0	1
	Islanders	1	2	1	4

1st Period			BUF	NYI
12:35		Mathew Barzal (6) Assists: Josh Bailey (10), Noah Dobson (8)	0	1
19:00		Kyle Okposo (7) (Power Play) Assists: Brett Murray (3), Victor Olofsson (14)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	NYI
6:45		Kieffer Bellows (3) Assists: Andy Greene (4)	1	2
11:25		Anders Lee (9) (Power Play) Assists: Mathew Barzal (13), Kieffer Bellows (4)	1	3

3rd Period			BUF	NYI
11:43		Noah Dobson (4) Assists: Josh Bailey (11), Mathew Barzal (14)	1	4

SABRES

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

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

24/4

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

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

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Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders

Mathew BarzalC - NYI

Noah DobsonD - NYI

Kieffer BellowsLW - NYI

Islanders beat Sabres 4-1 behind strong game from Varlamov

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