Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders — January 24, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres shut out the New York Islanders 5-0 on January 24, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (NYI 5.83, BUF 5.85), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The New York Islanders created 7 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Jason Zucker scored 2 goals. Anders Lee was the most dangerous skater with 1.90 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The New York Islanders outshot the Buffalo Sabres 26-21 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders progressed on Jan 24, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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BUF5 - 0NYI

Jan 24, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
NYI	P1	21	17	55.3	17	11	60.7	13	6	68.4	13	10	56.5	4	1	80.0	2.71	1.32	67.3	0	0	—
	P2	17	19	47.2	14	12	53.8	7	7	50.0	13	13	50.0	3	3	50.0	3.16	3.03	51.0	0	2	0.0
	P3	16	10	61.5	10	9	52.6	6	8	42.9	11	5	68.8	1	1	50.0	1.22	1.51	44.8	0	3	0.0
	Total	54	46	54.0	41	32	56.2	26	21	55.3	37	28	56.9	8	5	61.5	7.09	5.85	54.8	0	5	0.0
BUF	P1	17	21	44.7	11	17	39.3	6	13	31.6	10	13	43.5	1	4	20.0	1.32	2.71	32.7	0	0	—
	P2	19	17	52.8	12	14	46.2	7	7	50.0	13	13	50.0	3	3	50.0	3.03	3.16	49.0	2	0	100.0
	P3	10	16	38.5	9	10	47.4	8	6	57.1	5	11	31.3	1	1	50.0	1.51	1.22	55.2	3	0	100.0
	Total	46	54	46.0	32	41	43.8	21	26	44.7	28	37	43.1	5	8	38.5	5.85	7.09	45.2	5	0	100.0

Win Probability

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Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Missed Shot

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Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (NYI) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = NYI players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the NYI player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

NYI ↓ / BUF →	McLeod	Thompson	Ostlund	Krebs	Helenius	Kozak	Zucker	Benson	Malenstyn	Tuch	Quinn	Doan	Dahlin	Samuelsson	Power	Byram	Kesselring	Metsa
Horvat	62	63	57	67	0	67	60	60	75	64	58	63	53	53	71	73	100	0
Ritchie	67	50	0	33	0	55	60	25	64	20	60	0	14	25	67	62	50	40
Barzal	67	60	29	38	23	25	50	31	33	75	63	100	50	55	40	25	45	—
Cizikas	0	57	40	33	50	58	40	0	64	0	0	29	30	0	50	44	50	40
Pageau	83	33	38	0	50	50	71	20	50	50	80	33	70	70	29	20	33	100
MacLean	0	50	33	25	50	44	0	0	47	20	0	0	25	0	57	44	38	40
Drouin	62	67	50	50	0	—	58	60	100	64	58	62	53	50	67	73	100	0
Heineman	69	67	60	50	50	100	58	50	100	72	58	62	56	60	69	73	100	0
Duclair	67	60	29	38	23	25	50	27	33	71	57	100	50	52	40	18	45	—
Lee	67	60	29	75	23	50	50	31	100	75	63	100	50	67	40	25	71	—
Holmstrom	89	29	29	0	40	33	80	33	50	33	88	29	55	58	50	56	0	100
Shabanov	86	20	20	0	40	33	83	20	33	40	83	25	63	64	29	20	33	100
DeAngelo	65	67	40	60	25	67	60	25	67	82	58	71	56	56	67	60	83	33
Schaefer	67	65	55	50	57	100	55	64	100	61	67	59	64	77	58	53	100	40
Pelech	60	50	38	0	25	33	55	30	50	40	60	50	52	50	44	33	50	50
Mayfield	0	56	50	0	50	0	20	42	—	57	0	53	56	57	38	27	67	50
Boqvist	50	57	25	33	13	40	75	13	44	33	67	40	33	30	36	38	36	40
George	0	0	0	33	14	35	50	10	40	20	67	0	14	20	27	33	23	50