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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
NY Islanders 3, Buffalo 1
When: 6:00 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2018
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 0123
Buffalo 0011
Periods:
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1
NY Islanders   Buffalo
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 0:00  
  0:58 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:16 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  1:55 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  2:18 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Takeaway by Devon Toews. 2:23  
  2:25 Conor Sheary hits Devon Toews.
Johnny Boychuk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 2:47  
  3:07 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  3:29 Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net
  3:41 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 4:31  
  4:45 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Ryan Pulock hits Rasmus Dahlin. 4:51  
  5:15 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier.
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:20  
  5:33 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Scott Mayfield.
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 5:35  
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:41  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Zach Bogosian. 5:56  
  5:57 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  7:23 Giveaway by Carter Hutton.
  7:30 Giveaway by Jason Pominville.
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:36  
Matt Martin hits Jason Pominville. 7:42  
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 7:57  
  7:58 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
  7:59 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey.
  8:06 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:16  
  8:24 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:30  
  8:41 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Takeaway by Joshua Ho-Sang. 9:16  
  9:49 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 10:02  
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 10:21  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 10:46  
  10:58 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 11:29  
Casey Cizikas blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 11:47  
Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 12:06  
  12:30 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  12:55 Shot by C.J. Smith misses the net
  12:57 Johan Larsson hits Brock Nelson.
Matt Martin hits Jeff Skinner. 13:34  
  13:39 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  13:44 Jeff Skinner hits Cal Clutterbuck.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Sam Reinhart. 13:53  
  13:56 Vladimir Sobotka blocks shot from Matt Martin.
  14:19 Giveaway by Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Josh Bailey. 14:26  
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:30  
  14:40 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  14:41 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  15:16 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:36  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 15:37  
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:43  
Michael Dal Colle shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:57  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:03  
  16:43 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  16:48 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Takeaway by Devon Toews. 17:04  
Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:08  
  17:09 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier.
Johnny Boychuk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:16  
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 17:17  
Johnny Boychuk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:20  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 17:21  
Shot by Johnny Boychuk misses the net 17:25  
Giveaway by Nick Leddy. 17:43  
  17:48 Vladimir Sobotka shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 17:49  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:11  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:18  
Nick Leddy hits Evan Rodrigues. 19:31  
  19:44 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 19:55  
2
NY Islanders   Buffalo
  0:00 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  0:07 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 0:09  
  0:34 Vladimir Sobotka shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:35  
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:41  
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:57  
Joshua Ho-Sang blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu. 2:30  
  2:45 Giveaway by Nathan Beaulieu.
Shot by Nick Leddy misses the net 2:52  
  2:54 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Leo Komarov.
Nick Leddy scores. Assisted by Mathew Barzal and Leo Komarov. 2:59  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 2:59  
  3:11 C.J. Smith shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  3:14 Vladimir Sobotka shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 3:15  
  3:47 Johan Larsson hits Casey Cizikas.
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 4:12  
Takeaway by Ryan Pulock. 4:59  
Ryan Pulock hits Jeff Skinner. 5:12  
  5:14 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:25 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:43 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:58 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 6:00  
  6:20 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 6:24  
  6:43 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  6:45 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Matt Martin.
  7:35 Zach Bogosian penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mathew Barzal.
Anders Lee wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 7:35  
Joshua Ho-Sang shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:43  
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 7:49  
  8:09 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Mathew Barzal.
  8:26 Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:58  
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:14  
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:20  
  9:22 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey.
Shot by Michael Dal Colle misses the net 10:08  
  11:23 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 11:25  
  11:28 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  11:41 Jake McCabe penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Pulock.
Anders Lee wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 11:41  
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 11:55  
Shot by Joshua Ho-Sang misses the net 12:12  
Joshua Ho-Sang shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:32  
  12:33 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:53  
  12:54 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Cal Clutterbuck.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:00  
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 13:01  
Shot by Cal Clutterbuck misses the net 13:10  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Marco Scandella. 13:37  
Shot by Ryan Pulock misses the net 13:49  
  14:14 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  14:56 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  14:57 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Giveaway by Adam Pelech. 15:34  
  15:49 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Anders Lee.
Shot by Devon Toews misses the net 15:55  
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:59  
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:03  
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 16:07  
  16:29 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  16:40 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  17:32 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Adam Pelech hits Johan Larsson. 17:38  
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 17:46  
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:53  
Scott Mayfield blocks shot from C.J. Smith. 18:01  
  18:13 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  18:41 Takeaway by Zach Bogosian.
  18:55 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 19:20  
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:21  
  19:35 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:37  
  19:46 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Anders Lee.
3
NY Islanders   Buffalo
  0:00 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Matt Martin hits Vladimir Sobotka. 0:22  
  0:32 Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net
  0:45 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  0:46 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  0:53 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 0:54  
  0:58 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 0:58  
  1:12 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:13 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:14 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Brock Nelson scores. Assisted by Joshua Ho-Sang and Scott Mayfield. 1:45  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:45  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 2:51  
Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 4:10  
Nick Leddy blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 4:21  
Giveaway by Robin Lehner. 5:29  
  6:22 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
  6:34 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  6:36 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 8:06  
Mathew Barzal penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. 8:32  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 8:32  
  9:05 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  9:27 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  9:35 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:49  
  10:01 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:02 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  10:14 Kyle Okposo scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nathan Beaulieu and Casey Mittelstadt.
  10:14 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  10:39 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Anthony Beauvillier.
  11:16 Vladimir Sobotka blocks shot from Johnny Boychuk.
  11:31 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Anders Lee.
  11:32 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Leo Komarov.
  12:43 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Scott Mayfield penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 13:07  
  13:07 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:51  
  14:00 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  14:01 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  14:14 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 14:15  
  14:15 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 14:23  
Giveaway by Adam Pelech. 14:26  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 14:30  
Leo Komarov hits Evan Rodrigues. 14:49  
Shot by Leo Komarov misses the net 14:59  
  15:03 Takeaway by Kyle Okposo.
  15:05 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  15:09 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey.
  15:21 Sam Reinhart hits Anthony Beauvillier.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 15:42  
  16:22 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Anders Lee.
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:09  
  17:22 Giveaway by Tage Thompson.
  17:25 C.J. Smith shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  17:40 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  17:47 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  17:53 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  18:20 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Brock Nelson.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Jeff Skinner. 18:47  
  18:50 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Leo Komarov.
Shot by Cal Clutterbuck misses the net 19:10  
Ryan Pulock scores on an empty net. Assisted by Robin Lehner. 19:28  
  19:28 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  19:47 C.J. Smith shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.