3 Islanders (Mar 31, 2026) Game Recap

ESPN • April 1, 2026 • sports

Key Points:

Bowen Byram scored the game-winning goal with 1:43 remaining, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders.
The Sabres reached 2,000 franchise wins, becoming the 11th NHL team to do so and the first from the 1970 expansion wave.
Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson each recorded a goal and an assist, while Peyton Krebs also scored; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves for Buffalo.
Islanders’ Brayden Schenn, Calum Ritchie, and Anders Lee scored, with Bo Horvat contributing three assists; Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots.
Sam Carrick of the Sabres was injured in a fight with Anders Lee early in the third period and left the game with a left arm injury confirmed by coach Lindy Ruff.