Who won New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres on Dec 20, 2025?

Buffalo Sabres won 2-3 on Dec 20, 2025.

Islanders 2, Sabres 3 — Dec 20, 2025 Recap

NHLSAT, DEC 20, 20254:10 PM CDT

Away

IslandersNew York Islanders2

Final

Home

SabresBuffalo Sabres3

Betting results

Spread

Islanders covered

Sabres -1.5

Total

Under

5 / 6.5

Moneyline

Sabres

-175

Probability

Loading probability

Pre-game notes2 notes

Back-to-backNo rest day

Won 4 straightSabres on heater

Key performers

Islanders

Matthew Schaefer84g0.7PTS

0.3G0.5A24mTOI

Last 5: 0.4 pts·vs Sabres: 0.7 pts (3g)

Adam Pelech84g0.2PTS

0G0.1A20mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Sabres: 0 pts (3g)

Ryan Pulock78g0.3PTS

0G0.3A20mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Sabres: 0 pts (2g)

Bo Horvat70g0.8PTS

0.5G0.4A20mTOI

Last 5: 0.4 pts·vs Sabres: 1.5 pts (2g)

Mathew Barzal83g0.9PTS

0.2G0.7A20mTOI

Last 5: 0.6 pts·vs Sabres: 1 pts (3g)

Goalie

David Rittich84g

.894SV%2.78GAA

Sabres

Rasmus Dahlin84g0.9PTS

0.3G0.7A24mTOI

Last 5: 0.4 pts·vs Islanders: 0.7 pts (3g)

Mattias Samuelsson85g0.5PTS

0.2G0.3A22mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Islanders: 1 pts (3g)

Bowen Byram89g0.5PTS

0.2G0.4A22mTOI

Last 5: 1 pts·vs Islanders: 0.3 pts (3g)

Owen Power88g0.4PTS

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

Last 5: 0.8 pts·vs Islanders: 0 pts (3g)

Tage Thompson88g1PTS

0.5G0.5A19mTOI

Last 5: 1 pts·vs Islanders: 1.3 pts (3g)

Goalie

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g

.906SV%2.61GAA

L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

Team

GPG

Scored

OPP

Allowed

MARGIN

Per game

Islanders

2.9★

+0.1★

Sabres

3.1★

3.4★

-0.3★

Edge

Sabres +0.2

Islanders +0.5

Islanders +0.4

Last 10 · Trend

Islanders

2.8avg

Sabres

3.0avg

Recent formLast 10

Straight-Up

Islanders

6-460%

SabresW4

6-460%

Against the Spread

Islanders

7-370%

Sabres

5-550%

Season records2025-26 · 35g / 33g

Team

ATS

O/U

Islanders

Overall

54%19-16

51%18-17

46%16-19

Sabres

Overall

45%15-18

48%16-17

Matchup venueRoad / Home splits

Team

ATS

O/U

Islanders

On Road

56%9-7

69%11-5

38%6-10

Sabres

At Home

59%10-7

41%7-10

Player prop results20 players · 56 props

Mathew BarzalNew York Islanders

4 props

PointsO 0.5

2✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 3.5

4✓

Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

5✓

Emil HeinemanNew York Islanders

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

10✓

Anders LeeNew York Islanders

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

0✗

Matthew SchaeferNew York Islanders

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

3✓

Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

5✓

Jonathan DrouinNew York Islanders

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres

2 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Ryan PulockNew York Islanders

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

1✗

Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres

2 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Anthony DuclairNew York Islanders

2 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

1✗

Adam PelechNew York Islanders

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

0✗

David RittichNew York Islanders

1 prop

SavesO 24.5

30✓

Alex LyonBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

SavesO 23.5

32✓

EV picks