NHL MATCHUP REPORT

December 20, 2025, 5:00 | KeyBank Center

New York Islanders (19-12-3) VS Buffalo Sabres (14-14-4)

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SMART CHART

NYI
NAME
BUF
3.03
OFFENSE
3.06
2.82
DEFENSE
3.41
16.67
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
20.20
84.04
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
84.95
28.94
SHOTS FOR
28.28
28.33
SHOTS AGAINST
29.75
0.21
DIFFERENTIAL
-0.35

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
NY Islanders 19-12-3 $743 3.00 2.82 5-7 14-8 16-18
Buffalo 14-14-4 $-272 3.06 3.41 6-5 7-11 15-15-2

TEAM RECORDS

New York Islanders

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 19-12-3 10-6-2 9-6-1 5-7-2 14-8-1 16-18
Last 10 6-3-1 5-1-1 1-2 1-1-1 5-3 4-6
vs Div 4-4-2 1-2-1 3-2-1 1-1-1 3-3-1 5-5
vs WEST 9-4 6-3 3-1 3-2 6-2 7-6
vs EAST 10-8-3 4-3-2 6-5-1 2-3-2 8-5-1 9-12

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 14-14-4 9-5-2 5-9-2 6-5-2 7-11-2 15-15-2
Last 10 5-5 1-1 4-4 3-1 2-2 3-7
vs Div 5-2-2 4-0 1-2-2 1-0-1 3-2-1 5-2-2
vs WEST 7-7-1 3-3-1 4-4 4-2 3-4-1 6-9
vs EAST 7-7-3 6-2-1 1-5-2 2-1-2 4-5-1 9-6-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.03 19 3.41 26
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.00 16 2.81 9
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 10.42 32 88.89 2
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.06 17 2.82 9
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.38 6 2.73 10
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 21.28 13 82.61 14

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
NY Islanders 4-5-1 3-7 2.00 27.20 2.00 8.00 87.50 25.00
Buffalo 6-4-0 3-7 3.10 33.60 4.00 12.50 92.00 32.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Dec 23, 2024 BUF 7 NYI 1 -160 5.5 O 25 28 1 0 3 1 33.3 0 100 66.7
Nov 30, 2024 BUF 0 NYI 3 -125 5.5 U 29 20 0 1 2 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Nov 1, 2024 NYI 4 BUF 3 -120 5.5 O 36 35 1 1 4 4 25 25 75 75
Mar 14, 2024 NYI 0 BUF 4 -110 6 U 21 37 0 1 4 4 0 25 75 100
Oct 21, 2023 NYI 1 BUF 3 -130 6.5 U 25 43 0 0 3 3 0 0 100 100
Oct 14, 2023 BUF 2 NYI 3 -145 6.5 U 28 29 0 0 2 3 0 0 100 100
Mar 25, 2023 BUF 2 NYI 0 -170 6.5 U 35 26 0 0 3 2 0 0 100 100
Mar 7, 2023 BUF 2 NYI 3 -170 6.5 U 24 39 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100
Jan 19, 2023 NYI 2 BUF 3 -125 6 U 26 45 0 0 1 3 0 0 100 100
Apr 23, 2022 NYI 3 BUF 5 110 6 O 22 35 0 1 2 6 0 16.7 83.3 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

New York Islanders

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 16, 2025 DET 2-3 L 110 18 21 0/1 0/2 John Gibson A
Dec 13, 2025 TB 3-2 W 105 17 34 1/4 3/4 Jonas Johansson H
Dec 11, 2025 ANA 5-2 W -115 37 33 2/4 1/1 Ville Husso H
Dec 9, 2025 VGK 5-4 W 115 27 36 1/2 4/4 Carter Hart H
Dec 7, 2025 FLA 1-4 L 135 21 30 0/1 1/1 Daniil Tarasov A

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 14, 2025 SEA 3-1 W -130 23 24 0/2 2/3 Joey Daccord A
Dec 11, 2025 VAN 3-2 W -115 15 32 1/2 2/3 Thatcher Demko A
Dec 9, 2025 EDM 4-3 W 175 28 30 2/6 4/4 Stuart Skinner A
Dec 8, 2025 CAL 4-7 L -110 29 28 2/6 3/5 Dustin Wolf A
Dec 5, 2025 WPG 1-4 L 105 35 23 1/2 1/1 Eric Comrie A