Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders — Faceoff Head-to-Head

Team faceoff comparison — 2022-23.

The Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders have faced off 158 times in the 2022-23 season with New York Islanders winning 63.3% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Ryan O'Reilly vs Brock Nelson (18 meetings).

2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-22 All Seasons
BUF Wins
58
Total Faceoffs
158
NYI Wins
100

Faceoffs by Zone

Offensive Zone
21-33
54 faceoffs
38.9%
BUF
Defensive Zone
22-42
64 faceoffs
34.4%
BUF
Neutral Zone
15-25
40 faceoffs
37.5%
BUF

Team Profiles

BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
45.1%
OZ
47.0%
DZ
40.6%
Home
45.7%
Away
44.5%
Total
4,763
P1 44.6% · P2 48.5% · P3 42.3% · OT 44.4%
NYI — New York Islanders
FO%
51.7%
OZ
51.2%
DZ
52.0%
Home
53.1%
Away
50.3%
Total
4,462
P1 51.5% · P2 52.2% · P3 51.8% · OT 43.2%

Top Player Matchups

BUF Player NYI Player Record Meetings
Ryan O'Reilly Brock Nelson 9-9 18
Eric Staal John Tavares 4-9 13
Ryan O'Reilly Jean-Gabriel Pageau 8-4 12
Eric Staal Jonathan Drouin 6-3 9
Kyle Okposo Bo Horvat 6-3 9
Ryan O'Reilly John Tavares 5-3 8
Eric Staal Kyle Okposo 3-4 7
Eric Staal Bo Horvat 2-5 7
Derek Grant Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3-4 7
Ryan O'Reilly Bo Horvat 5-2 7
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