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Sabres vs Islanders

Final · Sat Jan 24 · 1:00 PM ET · UBS Arena

Buffalo SabresSabres29-17-5
5
FinalJan 24, 2026
New York IslandersIslanders27-19-5
0
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF−110
NYI−110
Puck line
BUF +1.5−278
NYI −1.5+225
Total O/U
Over 6.5−102
Under 6.5−118
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres shut out the New York Islanders 5-0 at UBS Arena in Elmont on Jan 24, 2026 to move to 29-17-5.

The Sabres have won 3 straight. The Sabres won despite being outshot 26-21. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders, score by period
Team123T
BUF0235
NYI0000

W: Lyon · L: Rittich

Scoring plays

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 0:33Jason Zucker Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (19), Ryan McLeod (22)1-0
  2. BUFGoal · 19:47Tage Thompson Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (18), Mattias Samuelsson (19)2-0

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 0:25Jason Zucker Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (23)3-0
  2. BUFGoal · 14:02Rasmus Dahlin Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (15)4-0
  3. BUFGoal · 14:38Alex Tuch Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (20), Michael Kesselring (1)5-0

Team stats

BUFNYI
Shots
21
26
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
26.0
74.0
Hits
16
24
Blocked Shots
11
13
Penalty Minutes
8
6

Top performers

Buffalo SabresNew York Islanders

Goals

Jason Zucker2
–

Assists

Mattias Samuelsson2
–

Points

Jason Zucker2
–

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW020117:3201000.02
Josh Doan RW100215:1900000.00
Konsta Helenius C020011:030020100.00
Tyson Kozak C02019:44000033.30
Peyton Krebs C020212:44010020.00
Beck Malenstyn LW020012:2600000.00
Ryan McLeod C001218:14021021.10
Noah Ostlund C101016:56000016.70
Jack Quinn RW000213:1201200.00
Tage Thompson C022117:06103037.50
Alex Tuch RW201217:5710100.00
Jason Zucker LW200213:44203033.30

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D000121:1800200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D020424:4410300.00
Michael Kesselring D300113:4501100.02
Zach Metsa D000010:1400100.00
Owen Power D101024:3000100.00
Mattias Samuelsson D121421:3202100.02

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Alex Lyon G026261.00060:002

Islanders · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Mathew Barzal C001-112:45000050.00
Casey Cizikas C230-112:43001080.00
Jonathan Drouin LW001-217:1800000.00
Anthony Duclair LW400-112:1500000.00
Emil Heineman LW030-216:3600600.00
Simon Holmstrom RW000-219:5100100.00
Bo Horvat C020-219:20004077.80
Anders Lee LW010-111:28003066.72
Kyle MacLean C120-112:3500100.00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C111-116:58001075.00
Calum Ritchie C030-215:010030100.00
Maxim Shabanov RW010-114:4300100.00

Islanders · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Adam Boqvist D020015:5400000.00
Tony DeAngelo D002-221:2800200.00
Isaiah George D100-113:5600000.00
Scott Mayfield D220-219:2600100.02
Adam Pelech D130-320:2600100.00
Matthew Schaefer D110-123:1400100.02

Islanders · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
David Rittich G42016.80058:030

Three stars

  1. Alex Lyon (BUF)
  2. Jason Zucker (BUF)
  3. Tage Thompson (BUF)

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