NHL MATCHUP REPORT

March 31, 2026, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

New York Islanders (41-27-5) VS Buffalo Sabres (44-20-8)

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NYI
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2.90
OFFENSE
3.53
2.86
DEFENSE
2.93
16.43
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
21.03
81.25
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
82.05
28.14
SHOTS FOR
27.94
28.04
SHOTS AGAINST
29.40
0.04
DIFFERENTIAL
0.6

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
NY Islanders 41-27-5 $1138 2.89 2.84 13-13 26-18 32-39-2
Buffalo 44-20-8 $1434 3.53 2.93 22-12 19-13 33-36-3

TEAM RECORDS

New York Islanders

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 41-27-5 20-12-2 21-15-3 13-13-2 26-18-3 32-39-2
Last 10 6-4 3-2 3-2 4-2 2-2 3-7
vs Div 14-6-2 7-2-1 7-4-1 3-1-1 10-5-1 9-12-1
vs WEST 17-14-1 8-8 9-6-1 8-8 9-6-1 15-16-1
vs EAST 24-13-4 12-4-2 12-9-2 5-3-2 17-9-2 17-23-1

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 44-20-8 22-9-4 22-11-4 22-12-5 19-13-3 33-36-3
Last 10 7-1-2 4-1-1 3-0-1 5-3-2 2-0 4-6
vs Div 15-4-4 8-2-1 7-2-3 3-2-2 11-2-2 13-8-2
vs WEST 19-7-3 9-3-2 10-4-1 13-2-2 6-4-1 12-16-1
vs EAST 25-13-5 13-6-2 12-7-3 9-5-3 13-6-2 21-20-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 2.91 23 3.09 15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 2.70 27 2.89 12
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 12.94 32 82.28 10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 2.79 4
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.61 5 2.67 5
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 22.22 10 81.82 13

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
NY Islanders 4-5-1 2-8 1.70 28.40 3.00 10.71 86.21 28.00
Buffalo 6-4-0 2-8 3.10 30.90 4.00 13.79 89.29 29.00

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%
Jan 24, 2026 BUF 5 NYI 0 -110 6.5 U 21 26 0 0 2 3 0 0 100 100
Dec 20, 2025 NYI 2 BUF 3 -175 6.5 U 34 32 1 1 3 4 33.3 25 75 66.7
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

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
Mar 26, 2026 DAL 2-1 W 105 25 27 0/3 2/2 Jake Oettinger H
Mar 24, 2026 CHI 3-4 L -165 47 24 0/2 2/2 Arvid Soderblom H
Mar 22, 2026 CLB 1-0 W 105 22 26 0/3 0/0 Jet Greaves H
Mar 21, 2026 MON 3-7 L 105 22 36 2/3 1/4 Jacob Fowler A
Mar 19, 2026 OTT 2-3 L 105 19 26 0/4 2/2 James Reimer A

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 25, 2026 BOS 3-4 L -210 25 31 2/3 2/2 Joonas Korpisalo H
Mar 22, 2026 ANA 5-6 L -118 29 33 0/3 1/4 Ville Husso A
Mar 21, 2026 LA 4-1 W -130 33 27 1/1 2/3 Anton Forsberg A
Mar 19, 2026 SJ 5-0 W -140 16 23 0/2 2/2 Alex Nedeljkovic A
Mar 17, 2026 VGK 2-0 W 115 25 29 0/2 3/3 Adin Hill A