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

Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.

The Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders have faced off 2,899 times with New York Islanders winning 53.6% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Eric Staal vs John Tavares (179 meetings).

2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-22 All Seasons
BUF Wins
1,346
Total Faceoffs
2,899
NYI Wins
1,553

Faceoffs by Zone

Offensive Zone
464-526
990 faceoffs
46.9%
BUF
Defensive Zone
453-525
978 faceoffs
46.3%
BUF
Neutral Zone
429-502
931 faceoffs
46.1%
BUF

Team Profiles

BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
47.4%
OZ
46.6%
DZ
48.0%
Home
49.0%
Away
45.9%
Total
71,271
P1 47.9% · P2 47.5% · P3 46.9% · OT 49.0%
NYI — New York Islanders
FO%
50.0%
OZ
49.8%
DZ
50.5%
Home
51.4%
Away
48.6%
Total
69,268
P1 50.6% · P2 49.9% · P3 49.6% · OT 48.1%

Top Player Matchups

BUF Player NYI Player Record Meetings
Eric Staal John Tavares 90-89 179
Ryan O'Reilly John Tavares 69-104 173
Ryan O'Reilly Bo Horvat 85-78 163
Ryan O'Reilly Jean-Gabriel Pageau 79-74 153
Ryan O'Reilly Brock Nelson 76-45 121
Eric Staal Travis Zajac 53-60 113
Paul Gaustad John Tavares 54-48 102
Eric Staal Casey Cizikas 52-45 97
Eric Staal Bo Horvat 35-49 84
Cody Eakin Jean-Gabriel Pageau 43-38 81
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