Saturday, December 20, 2025
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, NYI–BUF
- 3.6–3.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 49.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 34–32
- NYI–BUF
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Islanders 3-2 in a shootout in a game the chances had about even, 3.5 expected goals to 3.6. Tage Thompson has scored in 6 straight games. Emil Heineman had 11 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Tage ThompsonStreak
Tage Thompson has scored in 6 straight games. That makes 6 straight games with a point. The Sabres beat the Islanders 3-2 in a shootout.
- Emil HeinemanVolume
Emil Heineman had 11 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Ten reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 3.8 attempts a game. The Islanders fell 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
- Mathew BarzalStreak
Mathew Barzal has a point in 7 straight games. That was his tenth goal of the season. The Islanders fell 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
- Adam PelechIce time
Adam Pelech played 26:25, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 4 points in 36 games this season. The Islanders fell 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
4 goals from 100 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
New York Islanders
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Pelech D | 26:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0 | 51 |
| Matthew Schaefer D | 23:36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Mathew Barzal C | 23:33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.59 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Tony DeAngelo D | 22:55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Ryan Pulock D | 20:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Anders Lee L | 20:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Emil Heineman L | 18:49 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.55 | 4 | 1 | 58 |
| Simon Holmstrom R | 17:49 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.02 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Scott Mayfield D | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 78 |
| Jonathan Drouin L | 17:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Casey Cizikas C | 16:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 47 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Kyle MacLean C | 13:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Calum Ritchie C | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov R | 12:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Marc Gatcomb C | 11:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Anthony Duclair L | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Marshall Warren D | 9:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 25:52 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.68 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 24:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| Bowen Byram D | 22:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| Tage Thompson C | 22:48 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Alex Tuch R | 21:06 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Josh Norris C | 19:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| Josh Doan R | 19:09 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Zach Benson L | 18:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 17:28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Owen Power D | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Zach Metsa D | 14:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 13:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 48 |
| Josh Dunne C | 10:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 9:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 8:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 5 | 1 | 69 |
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