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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
NY Islanders 4, Buffalo 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 30, 2021
Where: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York
Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Jesse Marquis
Attendance: 17255
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1001
NY Islanders 1214
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Buffalo   NY Islanders
  0:00 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  0:17 Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck.
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 0:21  
John-Jason Peterka shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 1:08  
Team penalty for Buffalo too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Arttu Ruotsalainen. 1:13  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Anders Lee. 1:13  
  1:46 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 1:52  
  2:22 Shot by Kieffer Bellows misses the net
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Austin Czarnik. 2:23  
  2:50 Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Mark Pysyk blocks shot from Josh Bailey. 3:01  
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 3:17  
Mark Pysyk blocks shot from Robin Salo. 3:21  
  3:55 Matt Martin shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 4:08  
  4:31 Noah Dobson hits John Hayden.
John Hayden shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:43  
  4:49 Giveaway by Anders Lee.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 5:16  
John-Jason Peterka blocks shot from Scott Mayfield. 5:46  
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Adam Pelech. 5:58  
  6:01 Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  6:04 Takeaway by Adam Pelech.
Casey Fitzgerald hits Ross Johnston. 6:15  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 6:24  
Cody Eakin hits Robin Salo. 6:28  
  7:00 Giveaway by Matt Martin.
  7:05 Robin Salo blocks shot from Mark Pysyk.
Giveaway by Mark Pysyk. 7:13  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 7:29  
Henri Jokiharju hits Mathew Barzal. 7:50  
John Hayden shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 7:56  
Anders Bjork blocks shot from Andy Greene. 8:11  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 8:24  
  8:27 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  8:40 Giveaway by Michael Dal Colle.
  9:05 Adam Pelech hits John-Jason Peterka.
  9:27 Kieffer Bellows hits Rasmus Asplund.
  9:38 Giveaway by Austin Czarnik.
  9:55 Ross Johnston hits Mark Pysyk.
Mark Pysyk hits Ross Johnston. 10:00  
  10:38 Cal Clutterbuck hits Victor Olofsson.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Cal Clutterbuck. 10:44  
  10:49 Matt Martin hits Henri Jokiharju.
  11:06 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  11:21 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  11:21 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 11:32  
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 12:32  
  12:35 Mathew Barzal scores. Assisted by Josh Bailey and Noah Dobson.
  12:35 Austin Czarnik wins the faceoff against Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  13:00 Ross Johnston hits Will Butcher.
Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Austin Czarnik. 13:14  
  13:38 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  13:51 Casey Cizikas hits Will Butcher.
  13:58 Casey Cizikas hits Victor Olofsson.
Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 14:42  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 14:42  
  15:32 Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  15:42 Andy Greene shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  16:05 Austin Czarnik wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Austin Czarnik. 16:17  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 16:39  
John Hayden hits Michael Dal Colle. 17:13  
Arttu Ruotsalainen blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 17:15  
John Hayden shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 17:23  
Casey Fitzgerald shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 17:31  
  17:32 Matt Martin wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  18:10 Matt Martin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Tuch.
  18:10 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 18:43  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 18:57  
Brett Murray shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 18:59  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 19:00  
Kyle Okposo scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brett Murray and Victor Olofsson. 19:00  
  19:48 Mathew Barzal hits Henri Jokiharju.
2
Buffalo   NY Islanders
  0:00 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:22 Cal Clutterbuck hits Henri Jokiharju.
Brett Murray blocks shot from Noah Dobson. 1:20  
  1:36 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  1:42 Giveaway by Anders Lee.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 1:45  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 2:10  
  2:21 Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  2:37 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  2:47 Andy Greene hits John Hayden.
  2:55 Kieffer Bellows shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  3:03 Kieffer Bellows shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  3:08 Takeaway by Ross Johnston.
  3:24 Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  3:29 Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  3:59 Giveaway by Austin Czarnik.
  4:01 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  4:10 Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck.
  4:23 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  4:36 Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 5:37  
Casey Fitzgerald shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 5:51  
Giveaway by Will Butcher. 6:20  
  6:26 Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits John Hayden.
  6:34 Shot by Jean-Gabriel Pageau misses the net
  6:45 Kieffer Bellows scores. Assisted by Andy Greene.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 6:45  
Mark Pysyk hits Cal Clutterbuck. 7:07  
  7:17 Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 7:45  
  8:22 Noah Dobson shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Kyle Okposo hits Austin Czarnik. 8:28  
Giveaway by Brett Murray. 8:52  
  9:04 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
John Hayden hits Kieffer Bellows. 9:35  
John Hayden shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 9:45  
Anders Bjork penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Semyon Varlamov. 10:39  
  10:39 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  11:25 Anders Lee scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kieffer Bellows and Mathew Barzal.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 11:25  
  12:02 Casey Cizikas hits Casey Fitzgerald.
Ethan Prow shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 12:17  
  12:53 Giveaway by Ross Johnston.
  13:04 Andy Greene blocks shot from Mark Pysyk.
John Hayden shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:18  
  13:18 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  13:32 Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Cody Eakin.
  13:56 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey. 14:06  
  14:27 Anders Lee shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  14:43 Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  15:43 Scott Mayfield blocks shot from Ethan Prow.
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. 15:51  
Shot by Mark Pysyk misses the net 15:56  
  15:56 Zach Parise wins the faceoff against Arttu Ruotsalainen.
John Hayden hits Zach Parise. 16:14  
Arttu Ruotsalainen wins the faceoff against Anders Lee. 16:18  
Giveaway by Will Butcher. 16:44  
  17:09 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  17:15 Shot by Scott Mayfield misses the net
  18:52 Austin Czarnik shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  19:16 Zdeno Chara hits Peyton Krebs.
  19:21 Noah Dobson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  19:34 Matt Martin hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:36  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 19:42  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:44  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 19:44  
Giveaway by Malcolm Subban. 19:53  
3
Buffalo   NY Islanders
  0:00 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 0:25  
Giveaway by Kyle Okposo. 0:44  
  0:47 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  0:48 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  0:49 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  2:00 Kieffer Bellows hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  2:20 Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  3:28 Takeaway by Cal Clutterbuck.
  3:32 Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  3:32 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  3:37 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  3:54 Casey Cizikas hits Ethan Prow.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:00  
  4:02 Matt Martin hits Mark Pysyk.
John-Jason Peterka shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:06  
Shot by John-Jason Peterka misses the net 4:13  
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 4:17  
  4:24 Anders Lee wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:45  
  4:45 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  5:03 Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 5:24  
  5:26 Shot by Jean-Gabriel Pageau misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Anders Lee. 5:41  
  5:50 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  5:55 Austin Czarnik wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  6:03 Shot by Zach Parise misses the net
  6:59 Matt Martin hits Cody Eakin.
Ethan Prow blocks shot from Cal Clutterbuck. 7:05  
  7:12 Cal Clutterbuck hits Ethan Prow.
  7:19 Takeaway by Adam Pelech.
Takeaway by John-Jason Peterka. 7:26  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 7:28  
  7:28 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 7:31  
  7:40 Kieffer Bellows blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 8:31  
  8:54 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  8:59 Austin Czarnik wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 9:28  
  10:04 Shot by Scott Mayfield misses the net
Casey Fitzgerald blocks shot from Adam Pelech. 10:11  
  10:34 Michael Dal Colle shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  10:35 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  11:43 Noah Dobson scores. Assisted by Josh Bailey and Mathew Barzal.
  11:43 Austin Czarnik wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  12:21 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  12:53 Cal Clutterbuck hits Cody Eakin.
  13:03 Giveaway by Andy Greene.
John Hayden shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:07  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:17  
Brett Murray shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 14:31  
  15:01 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  15:25 Ross Johnston hits Henri Jokiharju.
  15:45 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  16:05 Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  16:09 Matt Martin hits John Hayden.
  16:22 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Mark Pysyk hits Kieffer Bellows. 16:43  
Shot by Will Butcher misses the net 16:51  
Giveaway by John Hayden. 16:54  
  17:00 Michael Dal Colle shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  17:17 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 17:31  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 17:46  
  18:06 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  18:08 Casey Cizikas penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 18:08  
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 18:20  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:01  
  19:11 Scott Mayfield blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:13  
  19:13 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:28  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 20:00