Sabres vs New York Islanders, March 31, 2026

2025-26 · Tuesday, March 31

NYI3

BUF4

Buffalo won 4-3

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeAWon by 13G · 5A · 31 shots · 16 blocks

Production: B-
Offense: A+
Defense: A+
Power play: A
Penalty kill: D-

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Tage Thompson	21:31	A-	B-	A-	A+	C
Ryan McLeod	18:38	B+	C-	A+	A+	A	D-
Mattias Samuelsson	22:44	B+	D	A+	A+		C-
Jack Quinn	16:11	B+	B+	A-	B-	C
Alex Tuch	20:25	B+	C-	A+	A-	A-	D+
Rasmus Dahlin	23:14	B	D	A+	A+	C
Peyton Krebs	17:37	B	C-	B+	A
Zach Benson	13:02	B	D+	A-	A-	A
Josh Doan	13:17	B-	D-	A-	A-	A
Logan Stanley	13:54	B-	C-	B+	B+		D-
Bowen Byram	22:14	B-	C-	B+	B+	A	C-
Josh Norris	15:04	B-	C-	B	B+	C
Jason Zucker	15:32	B-	D+	A	C+	C
Beck Malenstyn	11:20	C+	C-	C+	B		B+
Zach Metsa	14:04	C	D-	B+	B-		D
Jordan Greenway	11:13	C	D	C	B		B+
Owen Power	19:16	C	D	C+	B-		D+
Sam Carrick	6:47	C-	D	C	C-		D+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:41	C	22	2	.909	-0.26

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Rasmus Dahlin	23:14	0	0	0	3	0
Mattias Samuelsson	22:44	0	0	0	1	2
Bowen Byram	22:14	0	0	0	1	3
Tage Thompson	21:31	1	1	2	3	0
Alex Tuch	20:25	0	1	1	0	2
Owen Power	19:16	0	0	0	1	1
Ryan McLeod	18:38	0	0	0	2	2
Peyton Krebs	17:37	1	0	1	1	0
Jack Quinn	16:11	1	1	2	7	0
Jason Zucker	15:32	0	0	0	2	1
Josh Norris	15:04	0	2	2	0	0
Zach Metsa	14:04	0	0	0	1	0
Logan Stanley	13:54	0	0	0	1	2
Josh Doan	13:17	0	0	0	1	0
Zach Benson	13:02	0	0	0	4	0
Beck Malenstyn	11:20	0	0	0	2	1
Jordan Greenway	11:13	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Carrick	6:47	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:41	22	2	.909	-0.26