New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

21-12-5, 9-6-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	0	1	1	2
Sabres BUF	0	0	1	1

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

15-19-4, 8-11-2 Home

Kulemin scores in 3rd straight, Islanders beat Sabres 2-1

Nikolay Kulemin extended his goal streak to three games, Thomas Greiss made 42 saves and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Thursday night.

Dec 31, 2015, 09:55 pm - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	0	1	1	2
	Sabres	0	0	1	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			NYI	BUF
9:35		Frans Nielsen (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Tavares (14), Nick Leddy (12)	1	0

3rd Period			NYI	BUF
1:07		Nikolay Kulemin (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (19), Johnny Boychuk (11)	2	0
11:18		Ryan O'Reilly (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (18)	2	1

ISLANDERS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
2
Islanders
1

Game 1

11/1

Islanders
2
Sabres
1

Game 2

12/31

Sabres
4
Islanders
3

Game 3

4/9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	3	47
Washington	19	11	4	42
New Jersey	20	14	1	41
NY Islanders	19	13	3	41
Philadelphia	17	10	6	40
NY Rangers	17	15	4	38
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
Columbus	14	14	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Florida	19	13	2	40
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Ottawa	16	13	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35
Buffalo	15	14	4	34

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New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Thomas GreissG - NYI

Frans NielsenC - NYI

Linus UllmarkG - BUF

Game Information

Kulemin scores in 3rd straight, Islanders beat Sabres 2-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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