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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, NY Islanders 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 8, 2018
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Furman South
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 16872
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 0123
Buffalo 2114
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1
NY Islanders   Buffalo
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:00  
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 0:15  
  0:44 Evander Kane hits Ryan Pulock.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 1:06  
  1:14 Josh Gorges hits Andrew Ladd.
  1:23 Josh Gorges hits Andrew Ladd.
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:35  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Benoit Pouliot. 2:03  
  2:15 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Ross Johnston.
Ross Johnston hits Benoit Pouliot. 2:30  
Takeaway by Ross Johnston. 2:33  
Thomas Hickey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 3:28  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 3:35  
  4:31 Jack Eichel hits Anders Lee.
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 4:58  
Dennis Seidenberg hits Zemgus Girgensons. 5:04  
Andrew Ladd shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 5:07  
  5:08 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Cal Clutterbuck.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Johan Larsson. 5:43  
  6:38 Victor Antipin blocks shot from Casey Cizikas.
Casey Cizikas hits Josh Gorges. 6:42  
  6:50 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from John Tavares.
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 7:00  
  7:41 Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Casey Nelson.
  7:41 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 7:50  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Josh Gorges. 8:10  
  8:23 Giveaway by Josh Gorges.
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 8:28  
  9:04 Jacob Josefson hits Thomas Hickey.
  9:12 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Thomas Hickey hits Ryan O'Reilly. 9:54  
  9:56 Shot by Evander Kane misses the net
John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 10:12  
Adam Pelech hits Zemgus Girgensons. 11:07  
Thomas Hickey blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. 11:43  
  11:58 Giveaway by Jacob Josefson.
Ross Johnston hits Casey Nelson. 12:04  
  12:25 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Nathan Beaulieu. 12:35  
Shot by Nick Leddy misses the net 12:42  
Brock Nelson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 12:50  
  13:19 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
  13:21 Evan Rodrigues scores. Assisted by Marco Scandella and Sam Reinhart.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 13:21  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Casey Nelson. 13:46  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 13:58  
  13:59 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Anders Lee.
Ryan Pulock hits Zemgus Girgensons. 14:08  
Jordan Eberle hits Nathan Beaulieu. 14:35  
Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 14:57  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Ryan O'Reilly. 16:18  
  16:43 Evander Kane hits Thomas Hickey.
  17:15 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Ross Johnston.
  17:31 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  18:19 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  18:23 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Andrew Ladd.
  18:36 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  19:10 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  19:25 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jordan Eberle.
Shot by Thomas Hickey misses the net 19:31  
2
NY Islanders   Buffalo
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:00  
Shot by Thomas Hickey misses the net 0:24  
  1:23 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:29  
  1:29 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  1:50 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  1:54 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  2:06 Johan Larsson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cal Clutterbuck.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 2:06  
Nick Leddy hits Marco Scandella. 2:20  
  2:23 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  2:42 Rasmus Ristolainen hits John Tavares.
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 3:18  
  3:29 Marco Scandella blocks shot from John Tavares.
  4:13 Jack Eichel hits Ryan Pulock.
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 4:35  
Dennis Seidenberg blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu. 5:06  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 5:15  
Shot by Dennis Seidenberg misses the net 5:17  
Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 5:19  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 5:20  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 5:45  
  5:52 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  5:59 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho.
  6:17 Jordan Nolan hits Andrew Ladd.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Jack Eichel. 6:45  
Sebastian Aho penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart. 6:49  
  6:49 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  6:58 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  7:02 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  7:18 Ryan O'Reilly scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Kyle Okposo.
  7:18 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Giveaway by Jaroslav Halak. 7:38  
Jason Chimera hits Jordan Nolan. 8:12  
Sebastian Aho shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 9:23  
  10:03 Evander Kane hits Cal Clutterbuck.
Takeaway by Josh Bailey. 10:28  
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 10:30  
John Tavares penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues. 10:50  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:50  
  11:21 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  11:28 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Dennis Seidenberg blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 11:34  
Dennis Seidenberg blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 11:39  
Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck. 11:39  
  12:18 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 12:29  
  13:03 Marco Scandella hits John Tavares.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 13:05  
John Tavares scores. Assisted by Brock Nelson and Thomas Hickey. 13:06  
  13:06 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  13:40 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  13:55 Giveaway by Johan Larsson.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 14:01  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 14:54  
  15:21 Takeaway by Kyle Okposo.
  15:35 Benoit Pouliot hits Adam Pelech.
Adam Pelech hits Jordan Nolan. 15:54  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 16:01  
  17:00 Jack Eichel hits Thomas Hickey.
Anders Lee hits Marco Scandella. 17:37  
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 17:55  
  18:13 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
  18:18 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  18:28 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 18:29  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 19:00  
  19:08 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Josh Bailey blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 19:15  
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas. 19:35  
3
NY Islanders   Buffalo
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:00  
  1:10 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  1:13 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jason Chimera.
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:33  
  1:34 Victor Antipin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Cizikas.
  1:34 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Shot by Nick Leddy misses the net 2:12  
  2:21 Ryan O'Reilly blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
  2:42 Shot by Jacob Josefson misses the net
  2:42 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 3:26  
  4:12 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  4:27 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Josh Bailey.
Anders Lee hits Marco Scandella. 5:17  
Sebastian Aho blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. 5:24  
  5:34 Victor Antipin hits Anthony Beauvillier.
  5:54 Jason Pominville hits Thomas Hickey.
  6:25 Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  6:32 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  6:46 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Brock Nelson.
Shot by Cal Clutterbuck misses the net 6:47  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Marco Scandella. 7:06  
  7:15 Casey Nelson hits Ross Johnston.
Ross Johnston scores. Assisted by Cal Clutterbuck. 7:30  
  7:30 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Jason Chimera hits Josh Gorges. 7:51  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Josh Gorges. 8:01  
Shot by Josh Bailey misses the net 8:17  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 8:19  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Zemgus Girgensons. 8:32  
  8:54 Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 8:59  
  9:24 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
Anders Lee hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:29  
  10:13 Jordan Nolan hits Adam Pelech.
Shot by Andrew Ladd misses the net 10:20  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 10:25  
  10:49 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  10:51 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Shot by Josh Bailey misses the net 11:19  
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 11:26  
  11:27 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  11:46 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  12:08 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  12:37 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  12:43 Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net
  12:47 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  13:32 Jack Eichel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mathew Barzal.
  13:32 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 14:17  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 14:23  
Anders Lee scores a power play goal. Assisted by Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. 14:33  
  14:33 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  14:46 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  14:47 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Giveaway by Brock Nelson. 15:02  
  15:13 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Josh Bailey blocks shot from Casey Nelson. 15:18  
  15:44 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  15:46 Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues and Jack Eichel.
  15:46 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  16:15 Josh Gorges blocks shot from Mathew Barzal.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 16:16  
  16:35 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
  17:12 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 17:56  
Shot by Ryan Pulock misses the net 18:09  
  18:16 Sam Reinhart hits Anders Lee.
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 19:45  
  19:59 Josh Gorges blocks shot from Sebastian Aho.