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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
NY Islanders 3, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Referees: Marc Joannette, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 15027
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 01102
NY Islanders 01113
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Buffalo   NY Islanders
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 0:00  
  0:24 Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Giveaway by Robin Lehner. 0:41  
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Johnny Boychuk. 0:48  
  0:59 Giveaway by Nick Leddy.
  1:04 Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:28 Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:48 Thomas Hickey blocks shot from Jason Pominville.
  1:54 Giveaway by Andrew Ladd.
Giveaway by Jason Pominville. 2:12  
  2:38 Adam Pelech blocks shot from Jordan Nolan.
Jordan Nolan hits Adam Pelech. 2:41  
  3:29 Takeaway by Cal Clutterbuck.
Zach Bogosian hits Jason Chimera. 3:34  
Evander Kane hits Jason Chimera. 3:43  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:46  
  3:46 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Nick Leddy. 3:53  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Johnny Boychuk. 4:01  
  4:05 Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:14 Giveaway by John Tavares.
  4:14 Takeaway by John Tavares.
  4:22 Giveaway by John Tavares.
  4:29 Takeaway by Josh Bailey.
  4:36 Shot by Anders Lee misses the net
  4:41 Dennis Seidenberg hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 4:41  
  4:46 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Takeaway by Justin Falk. 4:55  
Justin Falk penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andrew Ladd. 5:09  
  5:09 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  5:09 Dennis Seidenberg shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:09 Thomas Hickey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:27 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:54 John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jacob Josefson blocks shot from Nick Leddy. 6:06  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Shane Prince. 6:06  
  6:40 Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 6:40  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Johnny Boychuk. 7:12  
  7:12 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Adam Pelech. 7:17  
  7:23 Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 7:27  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 7:40  
  7:59 Giveaway by John Tavares.
  8:12 Giveaway by Josh Bailey.
  8:39 Giveaway by Nick Leddy.
  8:41 Andrew Ladd blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:56  
  9:03 Mathew Barzal blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  9:13 Brock Nelson blocks shot from Jacob Josefson.
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 9:26  
  9:32 Dennis Seidenberg hits Nathan Beaulieu.
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 9:50  
  9:54 Dennis Seidenberg hits Johan Larsson.
Jordan Nolan hits Brock Nelson. 10:32  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:32  
Jake McCabe hits Cal Clutterbuck. 10:38  
  10:51 Cal Clutterbuck penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evander Kane.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 10:56  
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 11:09  
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 11:15  
  11:15 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evander Kane.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 11:33  
  12:37 Dennis Seidenberg hits Evander Kane.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 12:54  
  12:56 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  13:05 Dennis Seidenberg shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 13:05  
Shot by Jacob Josefson misses the net 13:43  
Johan Larsson hits Anthony Beauvillier. 13:50  
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Mathew Barzal. 13:57  
  14:04 Nick Leddy hits Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net 14:41  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 15:02  
  15:11 Scott Mayfield hits Evander Kane.
Shot by Evander Kane misses the net 15:35  
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 15:54  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 16:05  
  16:15 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 16:24  
  16:28 Brock Nelson hits Jason Pominville.
  16:43 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Jordan Nolan hits Casey Cizikas. 16:55  
Justin Falk hits Casey Cizikas. 17:00  
  17:21 Cal Clutterbuck hits Johan Larsson.
  17:33 Cal Clutterbuck hits Jack Eichel.
  17:50 Johnny Boychuk shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  18:17 Anders Lee shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evander Kane hits Adam Pelech. 18:34  
  18:56 Adam Pelech blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
  19:00 Jordan Eberle penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan O'Reilly.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 19:00  
  19:06 Cal Clutterbuck hits Jack Eichel.
  19:08 Shot by Cal Clutterbuck misses the net
2
Buffalo   NY Islanders
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 0:00  
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 0:29  
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 0:33  
  0:40 Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 0:55  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey. 0:55  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 1:32  
Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Josh Bailey. 1:32  
Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 2:10  
  2:10 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Johnny Boychuk. 2:52  
  3:09 Johnny Boychuk hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  3:14 Andrew Ladd shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 3:14  
  3:41 Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  3:41 Jason Chimera scores. Assisted by Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas.
  3:41 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Adam Pelech. 4:21  
  4:26 Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:37 Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:48 Scott Mayfield hits Evander Kane.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Adam Pelech. 4:57  
  5:16 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:36  
  6:17 Takeaway by Andrew Ladd.
Justin Falk hits Jason Chimera. 7:00  
  7:12 Casey Cizikas blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
  7:19 Cal Clutterbuck hits Zach Bogosian.
  7:27 John Tavares blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  7:47 Shot by Josh Bailey misses the net
Zach Bogosian hits Anders Lee. 8:04  
  8:09 Shot by Thomas Hickey misses the net
Jake McCabe hits Shane Prince. 8:27  
Ryan O'Reilly blocks shot from Shane Prince. 8:44  
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. 8:44  
  8:59 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  9:18 Giveaway by Jason Chimera.
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 9:20  
  9:20 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  9:41 Giveaway by Johnny Boychuk.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 9:43  
Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Jack Eichel and Marco Scandella. 9:43  
  9:43 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 10:11  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 10:38  
  11:34 Anders Lee hits Evander Kane.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier. 12:24  
  12:36 Adam Pelech hits Sam Reinhart.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 12:36  
Marco Scandella penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Cizikas. 13:00  
  13:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  13:10 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  13:10 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from John Tavares. 13:54  
  14:16 Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  14:25 Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  15:03 Giveaway by Johnny Boychuk.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 15:24  
Giveaway by Justin Falk. 15:42  
Justin Falk shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 15:59  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 15:59  
  16:09 Thomas Hickey blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 16:22  
Shot by Benoit Pouliot misses the net 16:35  
  16:50 John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  16:59 Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  17:20 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  18:00 Shot by Jordan Eberle misses the net
  18:02 Andrew Ladd penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan O'Reilly.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 18:02  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 18:16  
  18:25 Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 18:40  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 19:30  
  19:59 Adam Pelech blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
3
Buffalo   NY Islanders
  0:00 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 0:13  
  0:38 Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net
  0:56 Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  0:56 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Johnny Boychuk. 1:13  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 1:27  
  1:37 Shane Prince hits Justin Falk.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 1:57  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 1:57  
Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net 2:02  
Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 2:21  
  2:40 Dennis Seidenberg penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johan Larsson.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 2:40  
  2:52 Takeaway by Casey Cizikas.
  3:17 Thomas Hickey blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 3:18  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:29  
Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 3:42  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:42  
  4:08 Casey Cizikas blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu.
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 4:21  
  4:21 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  4:30 John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:01 Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Takeaway by Jordan Nolan. 5:17  
Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:19  
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:36  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 5:54  
  6:25 Shane Prince shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  6:41 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  6:41 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  6:51 Shot by Casey Cizikas misses the net
  6:57 Shot by Johnny Boychuk misses the net
Giveaway by Marco Scandella. 7:02  
  7:17 Johnny Boychuk hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  8:13 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  8:24 Giveaway by Jordan Eberle.
  8:44 Shot by Josh Bailey misses the net
Takeaway by Jacob Josefson. 9:27  
  10:30 Scott Mayfield hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 10:40  
  10:52 Giveaway by Adam Pelech.
  11:13 Casey Cizikas blocks shot from Justin Falk.
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 11:33  
Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Evander Kane. 11:33  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 11:33  
  11:50 Dennis Seidenberg blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Jordan Nolan hits Thomas Hickey. 12:12  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 12:34  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 12:40  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 12:53  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 13:09  
  13:27 John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  13:31 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  13:31 Giveaway by Josh Bailey.
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 13:36  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 13:36  
  13:42 Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 14:03  
  14:34 Dennis Seidenberg hits Nathan Beaulieu.
  14:48 Dennis Seidenberg hits Jacob Josefson.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 15:03  
  15:17 Giveaway by Shane Prince.
  15:31 Takeaway by Shane Prince.
Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Shane Prince. 15:32  
Takeaway by Benoit Pouliot. 15:47  
  16:03 Giveaway by Anders Lee.
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 16:42  
  17:26 Giveaway by Scott Mayfield.
Giveaway by Evander Kane. 17:30  
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 18:09  
  18:25 Shot by Jordan Eberle misses the net
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Casey Cizikas. 18:49  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 18:51  
  18:56 Josh Bailey scores. Assisted by John Tavares.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 19:32  
  19:35 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  19:45 Giveaway by Scott Mayfield.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 19:58  
  19:58 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
1 OT
Buffalo   NY Islanders
  0:09 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Shot by Evander Kane misses the net 0:31  
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 0:37  
  1:08 Mathew Barzal scores. Assisted by Josh Bailey and John Tavares.