New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Byram's empty-netter stands as winner to lift Sabres past Islanders 4-3
The Sabres became the NHL’s 11th franchise to reach 2,000 wins — and the first team not added in the league’s first expansion in 1967 when the NHL went from six teams to 12. Buffalo joined in the second wave of expansion joining the NHL with Vancouver in 1970.
Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres, who reached 100 points for the 10th time in franchise history and first since finishing with 100 in 2009-10. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves for the Sabres.
Brayden Schenn, Calum Ritchie and Anders Lee scored, and Bo Horvat added three assists for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves.
Some three minutes after Lee tied the game at 2, Krebs scored with 3:01 left.
Alex Tuch set it up by circling the Islanders net and feeding Krebs in front for a one-timer.
And Bowen Byram sealed it by flipping a long shot into an empty net with 1:43 remaining.
Schenn scored with 1 second left, bringing the Islanders within 1.
Right off the faceoff to start the third period, Sam Carrick fought. While Carrick threw punches with his right hand, his left arm was tied up in Lee's jersey at an awkward angle. As Carrick spun and was taken down to the ice, he landed hard. He remained down in obvious pain before leaving for the locker room.
Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff confirmed after the game Carrick injured his left arm in the fight.
Sabres: Visit Ottawa on Thursday.
Regular Season SeriesBUF wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 14:19 | Jack Quinn Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:57 | Calum Ritchie Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (21), Bo Horvat (23) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:40 | Tage Thompson Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (17), Jack Quinn (31) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:39 | Anders Lee Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (24), Matthew Schaefer (35) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:59 | Peyton Krebs Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (31), Tage Thompson (40) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:17 | Bowen Byram Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (28) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:59 | Brayden Schenn Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (49), Bo Horvat (25) |
Statistics
 NYI |
 BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 26 | Hits | 25 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 28 | Shots | 33 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 54.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 45.8 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Danforth, RW | Injured Reserve | May 20 |
| Jiri Kulich, C | Injured Reserve | May 19 |
| Noah Ostlund, C | Out | May 3 |
New York Islanders Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal, C | Out | May 12 |
| Semyon Varlamov, G | Injured Reserve | Apr 19 |
| Kyle Palmieri, C | Injured Reserve | Apr 15 |
| Maxim Shabanov, RW | Out | Apr 14 |
| Ryan Pulock, D | Out | Apr 14 |
Game Information
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |
