The Sabres remain in the hunt because of their 2-1 win over the New York Islanders. They played one of their best games of the season until the final 10 minutes when the Islanders turned up the heat a bit and had the Sabres scrambling in their own zone. In the end they were able to hang on for an important two points. If you would like to read a full recap click here.
The Stats
Scoring Chances - after the jump
| Team | Period | Time | Note | BUF | Opponent | |||||||||||
| NYI | 1 | 19:02 | Grabner | 9 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 2 | 21 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 18:42 | Leino | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 18:40 | Pominville | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 18:39 | Myers Goal | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 1 | 17:27 | Neiderreiter | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 60 | 91 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 3:07 | Roy | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 1 | 0:53 | Moulson | 6 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 2 | 16:37 | Rolston | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 16:19 | Vanek Goal | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 15:28 | Myers | 10 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 2 | 14:52 | Grabner | 3 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 63 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 2 | 14:51 | Grabner | 3 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 63 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 2 | 13:29 | Rolston | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 2 | 13:28 | Bailey | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 13:08 | Pominville | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 2 | 11:54 | Reasoner | 3 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 57 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 2 | 10:54 | Tavares | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 60 | 91 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 9:05 | Ellis | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 8:36 | Ellis | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 5:02 | Myers | 22 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 91 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 3:38 | Stafford | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 1:05 | Roy | 9 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 51 | 60 | 5v4 | |
| BUF | 2 | 0:06 | Leino | 10 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 19:10 | Roy | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 15:19 | Kassian | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 60 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 7:58 | Pominville | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 3 | 5:08 | Nielsen Goal | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| NYI | 3 | 4:05 | Moulson | 3 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 60 | 91 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 3 | J. LEOPOLD | 20:28 | 8 | 6 | 0:59 | 0 | 0 | 1:19 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | M. WEBER | 19:20 | 3 | 7 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | D. ROY | 17:08 | 8 | 6 | 1:14 | 1 | 0 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | C. EHRHOFF | 22:03 | 10 | 8 | 1:01 | 1 | 0 | 0:23 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | D. STAFFORD | 13:00 | 3 | 4 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | B. BOYES | 9:12 | 5 | 1 | 1:14 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | V. LEINO | 14:40 | 6 | 5 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | R. REGEHR | 5:54 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:56 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | T. VANEK | 16:23 | 5 | 5 | 1:14 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | P. GAUSTAD | 16:44 | 0 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | J. POMINVILLE | 16:47 | 8 | 6 | 1:14 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | R. MILLER | 56:00 | 15 | 12 | 2:00 | 1 | 0 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | P. KALETA | 17:32 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:19 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | M. ELLIS | 8:09 | 4 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | N. GERBE | 15:49 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | A. SEKERA | 22:52 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Z. KASSIAN | 8:35 | 4 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | T. MYERS | 21:23 | 8 | 1 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | T. ENNIS | 12:01 | 2 | 2 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head Scoring Chances
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