New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres — March 31, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 on March 31, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 59.3% Corsi and generated 3.23 expected goals compared to 1.42 from the New York Islanders at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 13 high-danger scoring chances compared to 4 from the New York Islanders at 5-on-5. Tage Thompson was the most dangerous skater with 0.47 individual expected goals on 1 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the New York Islanders 33-29 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Mar 31, 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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NYI3 - 4BUF

Mar 31, 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	%
BUF	P1	23	12	65.7	20	8	71.4	12	6	66.7	16	8	66.7	4	0	100.0	1.40	0.49	73.9	1	0	100.0
	P2	18	16	52.9	13	12	52.0	7	9	43.8	12	12	50.0	6	4	60.0	1.32	1.00	56.8	0	1	0.0
	P3	24	24	50.0	21	17	55.3	14	13	51.9	14	13	51.9	3	2	60.0	1.30	1.31	49.8	3	2	60.0
	Total	65	52	55.6	54	37	59.3	33	28	54.1	42	33	56.0	13	6	68.4	4.01	2.81	58.8	4	3	57.1
NYI	P1	12	23	34.3	8	20	28.6	6	12	33.3	8	16	33.3	0	4	0.0	0.49	1.40	26.1	0	1	0.0
	P2	16	18	47.1	12	13	48.0	9	7	56.3	12	12	50.0	4	6	40.0	1.00	1.32	43.2	1	0	100.0
	P3	24	24	50.0	17	21	44.7	13	14	48.1	13	14	48.1	2	3	40.0	1.31	1.30	50.2	2	3	40.0
	Total	52	65	44.4	37	54	40.7	28	33	45.9	33	42	44.0	6	13	31.6	2.81	4.01	41.2	3	4	42.9

Win Probability

BUF Favored

NYI Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NYI Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

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

Rows = BUF players, Columns = NYI players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF 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:

BUF ↓ / NYI →	Horvat	Pageau	Cizikas	Barzal	Ritchie	Gatcomb	Schenn	MacLean	Heineman	Lee	Palat	Duclair	Schaefer	Pulock	Soucy	Pelech	Mayfield	Boqvist
Thompson	59	75	75	75	56	67	100	67	59	58	57	100	70	61	79	53	100	100
Norris	20	75	100	56	67	—	60	0	33	0	75	80	50	55	67	56	83	86
McLeod	73	57	33	67	20	100	70	0	67	71	25	100	55	67	80	50	91	67
Krebs	64	50	33	50	64	60	100	60	60	58	67	100	71	50	70	55	—	100
Carrick	25	50	50	60	50	33	71	33	0	0	100	100	40	60	67	0	71	67
Zucker	63	70	71	100	33	67	100	0	63	83	25	100	67	71	89	67	89	83
Benson	64	80	83	60	63	100	33	100	50	0	71	67	67	75	67	40	88	83
Malenstyn	20	40	50	50	—	50	100	25	0	—	—	100	0	33	40	0	71	80
Greenway	20	40	50	50	—	50	100	25	0	—	—	100	0	33	40	0	71	80
Tuch	71	60	63	50	64	67	100	67	57	58	67	100	71	59	77	46	100	67
Quinn	63	70	71	100	33	67	100	0	63	83	25	100	67	71	89	67	89	83
Doan	63	80	100	50	63	—	25	—	40	0	71	67	50	0	67	50	88	71
Byram	56	69	40	40	56	25	33	25	42	33	62	100	50	30	62	40	75	60
Dahlin	42	56	70	73	50	50	83	0	38	50	50	92	56	60	75	56	88	83
Power	50	64	50	38	50	50	20	50	57	54	55	50	55	25	57	54	63	60
Samuelsson	60	30	38	85	67	25	100	25	75	86	57	100	59	50	85	71	88	86
Stanley	56	0	67	25	50	100	75	67	50	60	100	100	67	80	33	0	100	100
Metsa	71	—	67	67	—	100	100	60	60	100	—	100	75	100	33	0	100	100