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Sabres
vs
Islanders
Dec 24 at 12:30 AM on
ESPN+
Islanders and their strong defense look to slow high-scoring Sabres
UBS Arena,
Belmont Park, NY
NHL
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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders: Dec 24, 2024
MATCHUP
ODDS
LEADING SCORERS
#72 C
T. Thompson
29 Goals
27 Assists
56 Points
vs
#29 C
B. Nelson
34 Goals
35 Assists
69 Points
TEAM STATS
BUF
6TH EAST, ATLANTIC
3.0
GPG
3.0
30.9
SPG
30.1
2160
SV
2431
4.8
A
5.0
3.0
GAA
3.1
NYI
3RD EAST, METROPOLITAN
TEAM LEADERS
BUF
Alex Tuch
59
P
Mathew Barzal
80
Tage Thompson
29
G
Brock Nelson
34
Rasmus Dahlin
39
A
Noah Dobson
60
Henri Jokiharju
14.0
+/-
Alexander Romanov
23.0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
.911
SV%
Semyon Varlamov
.917
NYI
PREVIOUS GAMES
BUF
10/4
NJ
L
4-1
9/30
DET
W
3-4
9/28
@CBJ
L
3-6
9/27
@MUN
W
5-0
9/26
@OTT
W
3-2
NYI
10/4
NYR
W
2-5
9/30
PHI
W
3-4
9/27
NJ
W
1-5
9/26
@PHI
L
0-2
9/24
@NYR
L
4-6
PLAYER NEWS
Devon Levi
BUF #27 - G
Levi will guard the road net in Saturday's 2024 NHL Global Series contest versus New Jersey, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
BUF #1 - G
Luukkonen will be between the pipes for Friday's Global Series matchup with New Jersey, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Semyon Varlamov
NYI #40 - G
Varlamov will be between the home pipes against the Rangers on Friday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.
Hudson Fasching
NYI #20 - RW
Fasching (lower body) won't play in Friday's preseason game versus the Rangers, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Islanders and their strong defense look to slow high-scoring Sabres
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