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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, NY Islanders 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, May 3, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Dean Morton, Conor O'Donnell
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Andrew Smith
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 1102
Buffalo 0134
Periods:
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1
NY Islanders   Buffalo
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:00  
Casey Cizikas hits Dylan Cozens. 0:17  
  0:34 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund. 0:35  
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 0:52  
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 0:57  
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 1:10  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 1:11  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 1:15  
  1:33 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Leo Komarov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 1:34  
  1:34 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 2:07  
  2:10 Dylan Cozens hits Casey Cizikas.
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 2:47  
Takeaway by Cal Clutterbuck. 3:03  
  3:48 Giveaway by Drake Caggiula.
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. 5:04  
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 5:14  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 5:15  
  5:25 Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  5:26 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  5:33 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 5:34  
  6:04 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 6:17  
  7:17 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Oliver Wahlstrom.
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 7:30  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Rasmus Dahlin. 7:47  
Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck. 7:54  
Casey Cizikas hits Mattias Samuelsson. 8:08  
  8:30 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  8:40 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  8:41 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  8:55 Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Brock Nelson.
  8:57 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
Adam Pelech scores. Assisted by Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier. 9:15  
  9:15 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Takeaway by Noah Dobson. 10:00  
Shot by Scott Mayfield misses the net 10:38  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:56  
Matt Martin shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 11:15  
Matt Martin shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 11:16  
  11:26 Arttu Ruotsalainen blocks shot from Andy Greene.
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 11:42  
  11:45 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Andy Greene.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 11:45  
  11:53 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Brock Nelson.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 12:10  
  12:26 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  12:33 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 12:52  
  12:53 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:20  
Oliver Wahlstrom hits Riley Sheahan. 13:29  
  13:43 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  13:45 Henri Jokiharju hits Kyle Palmieri.
Takeaway by Noah Dobson. 14:00  
  14:30 Henri Jokiharju hits Noah Dobson.
Shot by Cal Clutterbuck misses the net 14:38  
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 15:08  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 15:09  
Giveaway by Josh Bailey. 15:23  
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 16:05  
Jordan Eberle hits Mattias Samuelsson. 16:19  
Leo Komarov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. 16:29  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 16:29  
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 17:38  
  18:17 Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  18:28 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  19:03 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mathew Barzal.
2
NY Islanders   Buffalo
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 0:00  
  0:14 William Borgen hits Casey Cizikas.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 0:35  
  0:35 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  1:31 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mathew Barzal.
  1:58 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Oliver Wahlstrom hits Mattias Samuelsson. 2:04  
  2:16 Mattias Samuelsson hits Oliver Wahlstrom.
Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 2:19  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 2:20  
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 2:41  
  2:46 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
Casey Cizikas hits Jacob Bryson. 3:28  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Jacob Bryson. 3:38  
Casey Cizikas hits Jacob Bryson. 3:44  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 3:44  
  4:07 William Borgen hits Andy Greene.
  4:51 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
  4:55 Shot by Cody Eakin misses the net
Giveaway by Adam Pelech. 5:31  
  5:32 Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  5:33 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  5:58 Tage Thompson hits Ryan Pulock.
Travis Zajac hits Henri Jokiharju. 6:05  
Takeaway by Matt Martin. 6:25  
  6:32 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  6:37 Shot by Anders Bjork misses the net
  6:54 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  6:59 Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Noah Dobson hits Arttu Ruotsalainen. 7:04  
  7:15 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  7:48 Shot by Anders Bjork misses the net
  8:18 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Cal Clutterbuck.
  8:29 William Borgen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 8:30  
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 8:46  
Shot by Scott Mayfield misses the net 9:01  
Noah Dobson shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 9:41  
  9:42 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  10:08 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:28  
Oliver Wahlstrom scores. Assisted by Adam Pelech and Kyle Palmieri. 10:42  
  10:42 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  11:00 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:08  
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 11:53  
  11:58 William Borgen hits Scott Mayfield.
Scott Mayfield penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 12:32  
  12:32 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  12:40 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  13:19 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  13:25 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  13:29 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 13:30  
  14:04 Tage Thompson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jacob Bryson and Rasmus Ristolainen.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 14:04  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 14:25  
  14:31 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Noah Dobson.
  14:48 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 14:50  
Leo Komarov hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 15:07  
  15:44 Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mathew Barzal.
  15:44 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 16:51  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 16:52  
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 17:06  
  17:08 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  17:33 Takeaway by Rasmus Asplund.
Noah Dobson blocks shot from Rasmus Asplund. 17:38  
  17:57 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jordan Eberle.
Matt Martin hits Anders Bjork. 18:25  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 18:28  
  18:39 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Matt Martin.
Ryan Pulock hits Anders Bjork. 18:53  
Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 19:32  
Giveaway by Josh Bailey. 19:39  
  19:59 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
3
NY Islanders   Buffalo
  0:00 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 0:11  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 0:12  
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 0:19  
  1:48 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  2:04 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  2:13 Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  2:20 Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
  2:26 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  2:37 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  2:38 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  3:02 William Borgen hits Kyle Palmieri.
Oliver Wahlstrom hits Jacob Bryson. 3:24  
Matt Martin hits Henri Jokiharju. 3:48  
  4:23 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Cal Clutterbuck.
Shot by Casey Cizikas misses the net 4:26  
Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck. 4:33  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:47  
  5:33 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  5:38 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Takeaway by Adam Pelech. 5:59  
  6:12 William Borgen hits Leo Komarov.
  6:51 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Oliver Wahlstrom.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 6:52  
Noah Dobson shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 6:57  
Adam Pelech hits Dylan Cozens. 7:35  
Takeaway by Cal Clutterbuck. 7:58  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Mattias Samuelsson. 8:12  
  8:19 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Scott Mayfield blocks shot from Anders Bjork. 8:31  
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 8:44  
  8:45 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  9:52 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  9:53 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 10:03  
  10:22 Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  10:27 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  10:48 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  11:15 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  11:25 Rasmus Asplund scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Tage Thompson.
  11:25 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  11:49 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 11:55  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:56  
Leo Komarov shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 12:00  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 12:01  
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 12:15  
  12:27 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 13:38  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 13:45  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 13:56  
  14:39 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  14:40 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Rasmus Dahlin. 14:44  
  14:46 Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  14:53 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Giveaway by Travis Zajac. 15:05  
  15:25 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 15:25  
  15:52 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  15:56 Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen.
  15:56 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  16:39 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
  16:49 Victor Olofsson hits Ryan Pulock.
  17:33 Giveaway by Michael Houser.
  17:36 William Borgen blocks shot from Oliver Wahlstrom.
  18:02 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
  18:10 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 18:10  
Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 18:20  
  18:22 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 18:38  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 18:44  
Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 18:52  
  18:53 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Giveaway by Nick Leddy. 19:05  
  19:08 Sam Reinhart scores on an empty net.
  19:08 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 19:22  
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 19:37  
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 19:42  
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Michael Houser. 19:48  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 19:49