Sabres
Islanders
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Sabres | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:11 | BUF | Thomas Vanek (11) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Hodgson (6) & J. Leopold (3) |
| 19:18 | NYI | John Tavares (6) Wrap-Around - Assists: B. Strait (2) & B. Boyes (5) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 12:21 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Hodgson (7) & T. Vanek (12) |
| 17:35 | NYI | Colin McDonald (1) Snap Shot - Assists: C. Cizikas (2) & B. Strait (3) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:35 | BUF | Alexander Sulzer (3) Slap Shot - Assists: S. Ott (4) & M. Grigorenko (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:45 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:30 | NYI | Lubomir Visnovsky : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:32 | BUF | Jordan Leopold : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:37 | BUF | Drew Stafford : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:37 | NYI | John Tavares : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:57 | BUF | TJ Brennan : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 18:40 | NYI | Brad Boyes : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 BUF |
4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
 NYI |
15 | 14 | 14 | 43 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| BUF |
30 R. Miller (W) | 36 - 38 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 41 - 43 | 0.953 | 60:00 |
| NYI |
20 E. Nabokov (L) | 12 - 15 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 15 | 0.800 | 59:15 |
| Skater Stats |
| BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:47 | 1:33 | 1:05 | 25:25 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:13 | 3:43 | 22:25 |
| 9 S. Ott | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 17:48 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22:39 | 2:05 | 0:41 | 25:25 |
| 19 C. Hodgson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 1:20 | 2:02 | 18:16 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 14:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:37 |
| 25 M. Grigorenko | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:13 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:26 | 2:05 | 1:16 | 21:47 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:23 | 1:52 | 1:36 | 19:51 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:39 |
| 3 T. Brennan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:01 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 14:11 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:15 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:50 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 24:56 |
| 52 A. Sulzer | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:45 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 13:40 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 18:09 |
| 63 T. Ennis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:56 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 18:41 |
| 82 M. Foligno | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 15:09 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 15:41 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:19 | 4:11 | 1:30 | 25:00 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 21:13 | 0:34 | 0:35 | 22:22 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:52 |
| 11 L. Visnovsky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15:38 | 4:11 | 0:45 | 20:34 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10:48 | 1:16 | 0:44 | 12:48 |
| 13 C. McDonald | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:12 |
| 14 T. Hickey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:19 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:56 | 0:05 | 0:11 | 11:12 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 14:57 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18:57 | 3:24 | 0:00 | 22:21 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:48 | 3:42 | 0:45 | 22:15 |
| 37 B. Strait | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 12:24 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 17:25 |
| 41 D. Ullstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 8:43 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | 0:34 | 1:09 | 23:37 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:04 | 1:45 | 0:25 | 17:14 |
| 53 C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:22 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18:28 | 3:00 | 1:20 | 22:48 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12608 |
| Referees | Stephen Walkom, Dan O'Rourke |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, Thor Nelson |
