NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders overnight into Thursday, January 21
01:00
Swedish time
in 74 days and 20 hours
Local time: 19:00, Wednesday, January 20
Buffalo Sabres visit New York Islanders at UBS Arena overnight into Thursday, January 21. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Sabres are 7th in the Atlantic with 17 points from 15 games, while Islanders are 5th in the Metropolitan with 16 points from 15. It is meeting 1 of 3 between the teams this season. 5 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Noah Östlund and Rasmus Dahlin.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| BUF | Comparison | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Points | 16 |
| 15 | Games | 15 |
| 7-5-3 | W-L-OT | 7-6-2 |
| 7th Atlantic | In the division | 5th Metropolitan |
| 18th | In the NHL | 22nd |
| 2.93 | Goals per game | 2.87 |
| 3.40 | Against per game | 2.93 |
| -7 | Goal difference | -1 |
| 5-2-3 | Last 10 | 5-3-2 |
| L1 | Streak | L2 |
| 4-1-3 | Road / home this year | 4-3-1 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 6, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
NYI43 %84 wins
BUF48 %94 wins
Even: the teams have won about as often.18 ties (9 %)
NYI@BUF
3–4April 1, 2026 · 7mo ago
3Swedes in actionBUF@NYI
5–0January 24, 2026 · 9mo ago
5Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P
NYI@BUFSO
2–3December 20, 2025 · 10mo ago
4Swedes in action2 G1 A3 P
BUF@NYI
7–1December 24, 2024 · 1y ago
2Swedes in action0 G4 A4 P
BUF@NYI
0–3December 1, 2024 · 1y ago
2Swedes in action2 G0 A2 P