March 31, 2026 11:24 am EDT
The Buffalo Sabres (45-21-8) and the New York Islanders (42-28-5) hit the ice on March 31, 2026 at KeyBank Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Sabres are third in the Eastern Conference (98 points), and the Islanders are seventh in the Eastern Conference (89 points).
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Injury reportsSabres
Justin Danforth: Out (Lower Body),
Jiri Kulich: Out For Season (Ear),
Noah Ostlund: Day-To-Day (Upper Body)
Islanders
Kyle Palmieri: Out (Knee),
Alexander Romanov: Out (Shoulder),
Pierre Engvall: Out For Season (Ankle),
Semyon Varlamov: Out For Season (Knee),
Anthony DeAngelo: Out (Lower Body)
Stats to know
Tage Thompson has totaled 76 points in 74 games (37 goals and 39 assists).
In 35 games, Alex Lyon has conceded 89 goals (2.69 goals-against average) and has racked up 883 saves.
Over 74 games played this season, Mathew Barzal has collected67 points (0.9 per game), with 19 goals and 48 assists).
Ilya Sorokin has a .910 save percentage (eighth-best in the league), with 1,254 total saves, allowing 124 goals (2.6 goals-against average).
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