42-28-5 - L1
New York Islanders
45-21-8 - W1
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
March 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Metropolitan / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
NYI
1
C
Mathew Barzal
19G - 48A
(67P)
2
D
Matthew Schaefer
22G - 34A
(56P)
3
C
Bo Horvat
30G - 22A
(52P)
4
L
Anders Lee
17G - 23A
(40P)
5
R
Simon Holmstrom
19G - 20A
(39P)
NYI Injuries
DeAngelo, Tony
Lower Body
Day to Day
DeAngelo (lower body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Dallas Stars, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.
Apr 9, 2026
Romanov, Alexander
Shoulder
Week to Week
Romanov (shoulder) is making strides in his recovery from surgery and could return during the 2025-26 postseason, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.
May 1, 2026
Engvall, Pierre
Ankle
Season
Engvall (ankle) will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.
Sep 15, 2026
Palmieri, Kyle
Knee
Season
Palmieri (knee) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
Varlamov, Semyon
Knee
Season
Varlamov (knee) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports Thursday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The New York Islanders acquire Brayden Schenn from the St. Louis Blues for Jonathan Drouin, Marcus Gidlöf, a 2026 1st round pick (COL) and a 2026 3rd round pick (NJD).
Feb 24 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Matt Luff from the St. Louis Blues for Julien Gauthier
Metropolitan
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BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
37G - 39A
(76P)
2
D
Rasmus Dahlin
17G - 50A
(67P)
3
R
Alex Tuch
29G - 30A
(59P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
12G - 38A
(50P)
5
R
Jack Quinn
17G - 30A
(47P)
BUF Injuries
Östlund, Noah
Upper Body
Day to Day
Ostlund (upper body) isn't expected to play against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
Mar 31, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Kneecap
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Apr 13, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Tanner Pearson from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn (50% retained) from the Winnipeg Jets for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosén, a 2027 2nd round pick and a conditional 2026 4th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Atlantic
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Goaltending
NYI
28-19-2
2.58 GAA
91.0% SV
BUF
20-9-4
2.69 GAA
91.0% SV
NYI
14-9-3
2.78 GAA
89.4% SV
BUF
18-8-3
2.57 GAA
91.1% SV
NYI
0-0-0
8.90 GAA
71.4% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
Goaltenders
NYI
42-28-5
GAA: 2.83
SV%: 0.899
vs
BUF
45-21-8
GAA: 2.95
SV%: 0.901