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Islanders vs Sabres

Final/SO · Sat Dec 20 · 5:00 PM ET · KeyBank Center

New York IslandersIslanders19-13-4
2
Final/SODec 20, 2025
Buffalo SabresSabres16-14-4
3
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
NYI+142
BUF−170
Puck line
NYI +1.5−175
BUF −1.5+145
Total O/U
Over 6.5+105
Under 6.5−125
  • Puck line: Islanders +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in a shootout at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Dec 20, 2025 to move to 16-14-4.

The Sabres have won 5 straight. The Sabres won despite being outshot 34-32.

Score by period

New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres, score by period
Team123OTSOT
NYI011002
BUF110013

W: Lyon · L: Rittich

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 1:47Rasmus Dahlin Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Alex Lyon (1)0-1

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 8:55Tage Thompson Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Josh Doan (14), Peyton Krebs (10)0-2
  2. NYIGoal · 19:37Mathew Barzal Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (14), Simon Holmstrom (8)1-2

Third Period

  1. NYIGoal · 19:31Emil Heineman Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (19), Matthew Schaefer (15)2-2

Team stats

NYIBUF
Shots
34
32
Power Play Goals
1
1
Faceoff Win Percent
55.0
45.0
Hits
25
18
Blocked Shots
8
11
Penalty Minutes
8
6

Top performers

New York IslandersBuffalo Sabres

Goals

Mathew Barzal1
Rasmus Dahlin1

Assists

Mathew Barzal1
Alex Lyon1

Points

Mathew Barzal2
Tage Thompson1

Player stats

Islanders · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Mathew Barzal C101123:33114053.82
Casey Cizikas C220016:18000035.70
Jonathan Drouin LW000-117:16000083.30
Anthony Duclair LW000010:48000033.30
Marc Gatcomb C030011:1400100.00
Emil Heineman LW140-118:49101000.00
Simon Holmstrom RW001117:4901200.00
Anders Lee LW010120:04010050.00
Kyle MacLean C110013:5500000.00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C010-115:34003069.22
Calum Ritchie C000012:57002033.30
Maxim Tsyplakov RW010012:080010100.00

Islanders · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Tony DeAngelo D020022:5500300.00
Scott Mayfield D120117:4800100.00
Adam Pelech D040126:2500100.02
Ryan Pulock D120-120:1800200.00
Matthew Schaefer D112-123:3601300.00
Marshall Warren D01009:5100100.02

Islanders · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
David Rittich G23230.93862:390

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW001018:2500200.00
Josh Doan RW000019:0901200.00
Josh Dunne C110010:20001060.00
Jordan Greenway LW01009:330010100.00
Peyton Krebs C130013:29010040.00
Beck Malenstyn LW15008:5500100.02
Ryan McLeod C010017:06000013.30
Josh Norris C002019:39002033.30
Noah Ostlund C001014:420010100.00
Jack Quinn RW000015:2400200.00
Tage Thompson C000022:48104063.20
Alex Tuch RW110021:06005033.32

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D130022:4900100.00
Rasmus Dahlin D010125:5210500.00
Michael Kesselring D310-117:2800200.02
Zach Metsa D000014:0500100.00
Owen Power D200-117:0500200.00
Mattias Samuelsson D111124:1200000.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Alex Lyon G23432.94164:550

Three stars

  1. Alex Lyon (BUF)
  2. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)
  3. Josh Norris (BUF)

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