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Islanders vs. Sabres Prediction, Odds & Stats March 31, 2026

Final Score
Metropolitan
Mar 31st, 7:00 PM EDT
NY Islanders
Islanders
Buffalo
Sabres
3
4
New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres
Scoreboard 1 2 3 Odds
New York Islanders 43-34-0-5 0 1 2 +6
Buffalo Sabres 50-23-8-1 1 0 3 +140

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
05/18/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
3   -   2
 Atlantic
05/16/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
8   -   3
 Atlantic
05/14/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
6   -   3
 Atlantic
05/12/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
3   -   2
 Atlantic
05/10/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
2   -   6
 Atlantic
05/08/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
5   -   1
 Atlantic
04/14/26
Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 )
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 43-34-0-5 )
2   -   1
 Metropolitan
04/12/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 43-34-0-5 )
4   -   1
 Atlantic
04/11/26
Ottawa Senators OTT ( 44-27-10-1 )
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 43-34-0-5 )
3   -   0
 Atlantic
04/09/26
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR ( 32-36-10-4 )
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 43-34-0-5 )
3   -   5
 Atlantic
04/04/26
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 43-34-0-5 )
Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 )
3   -   4
 Metropolitan
04/03/26
Philadelphia Flyers PHI ( 43-27-8-4 )
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 43-34-0-5 )
4   -   1
 Metropolitan

Matchup Odds

Team Puckline Moneyline Over / Under
NY Islanders Islanders NYI
+1.5 0 0 U+60
Buffalo Sabres BUF
-1.5 0 0 O+60

Line History

time fav spread money line total
Opening 30 Mar 8:28pm NYI -1.5 +118 - O +6 -120
Closing 30 Mar 8:28pm NYI -1.5 +118 - O +6 -120

Line History

Team Leaders

NY Islanders Islanders NYI
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Tage Thompson
Center NY Islanders
81 Points 72
Mathew Barzal
Center Buffalo
Mattias Samuelsson
Defense NY Islanders
41 + / - 13
Matthew Schaefer
Defense Buffalo
Tage Thompson
Center NY Islanders
272 Shots 226
Bo Horvat
Center Buffalo
Scott Mayfield
Defense Buffalo
83 Penalty Mins 78
Peyton Krebs
Center NY Islanders
Ilya Sorokin
Goaltender Buffalo
29 Wins 22
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goaltender NY Islanders
Ilya Sorokin
Goaltender Buffalo
2.7 GAA 2.5
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goaltender NY Islanders
NY Islanders Islanders NYI
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Tage Thompson
Center NY Islanders
15 Points
Zach Benson
Left Wing NY Islanders
6 + / -
Rasmus Dahlin
Defense NY Islanders
46 Shots Did not qualify
Zach Benson
Left Wing NY Islanders
64 Penalty Mins
Alex Lyon
Goaltender NY Islanders
4 Wins
Alex Lyon
Goaltender NY Islanders
2.6 GAA

Matchup Details

NY Islanders Islanders NYI
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Stat
42 Games Won 45
28 Games Lost 21
3-7-0 Last 10 6-3-0-1
21-13-0-2 W L Streak 23-10-4
36-29 Against The Spread 38-27
-100 Money 965
21-13-0-2 Home 23-10-4
21-15-0-3 Away 22-11-4
30-32-3 Total 29-28-8

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u BUF:Shots BUF:Goals BUF:Assists NYI:Shots NYI:Goals NYI:Assists
03/31/2026 BUF 4 - NYI 3 BUF Over 6 33 4 6 28 3 6
01/24/2026 NYI 0 - BUF 5 BUF Under 6 21 5 8 26 0 0
12/20/2025 BUF 2 - NYI 2 NYI Under 6 32 2 2 34 2 4
12/23/2024 NYI 1 - BUF 7 BUF Over 6 25 7 11 28 1 2
11/30/2024 NYI 3 - BUF 0 NYI Under 5.5 29 0 0 20 3 3
11/01/2024 BUF 3 - NYI 4 NYI Over 5.5 36 4 5 35 3 6
03/14/2024 BUF 4 - NYI 0 BUF Under 5.5 21 0 0 37 4 8
10/21/2023 BUF 3 - NYI 1 BUF Under 6.5 25 1 2 42 3 5
10/14/2023 NYI 3 - BUF 2 NYI Under 6.5 28 2 4 29 3 5
03/25/2023 NYI 0 - BUF 2 BUF Under 6.5 35 2 3 26 0 0
03/07/2023 NYI 3 - BUF 2 NYI Under 6.5 24 2 1 39 3 6
01/19/2023 BUF 3 - NYI 2 BUF Under 6 26 2 3 45 3 6
04/23/2022 BUF 5 - NYI 3 BUF Over 6 22 3 6 35 5 10
02/15/2022 BUF 6 - NYI 3 BUF Over 5.5 33 3 6 41 6 9
12/30/2021 NYI 4 - BUF 1 NYI Under 5.5 37 1 2 32 4 7
05/04/2021 BUF 3 - NYI 3 BUF Over 5.5 48 3 4 31 3 5
05/03/2021 BUF 4 - NYI 2 BUF Over 5.5 36 2 4 40 4 5
03/07/2021 NYI 5 - BUF 2 NYI Over 5.5 26 2 4 30 5 8
03/06/2021 NYI 5 - BUF 2 NYI Over 5.5 22 2 4 29 5 10
03/04/2021 NYI 5 - BUF 2 NYI Over 5.5 18 2 3 45 5 8
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
04/14/2026 NYI 1 - CAR 2 L Under 6.5 21 2 4
04/12/2026 NYI 1 - MON 4 L Under 6.5 22 4 8
04/11/2026 NYI 0 - OTT 3 L Under 6 16 3 5
04/09/2026 NYI 5 - TOR 3 W Over 6.5 16 3 4
04/04/2026 CAR 4 - NYI 3 L Over 6.5 16 3 6
04/03/2026 NYI 1 - PHI 4 L Under 5.5 21 4 5
03/31/2026 BUF 4 - NYI 3 L Over 6 28 3 6
03/30/2026 NYI 3 - PIT 8 L Over 6.5 32 8 16
03/28/2026 NYI 5 - FLA 2 W Over 5.5 21 2 1
03/26/2026 NYI 2 - DAL 1 W Under 5.5 27 1 2
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
05/18/2026 BUF 2 - MON 3 (OT) L Over 0 39 2 4
05/16/2026 MON 3 - BUF 8 W Over 6.5 22 3 4
05/14/2026 BUF 3 - MON 6 L Over 6 36 3 5
05/12/2026 MON 2 - BUF 3 W Under 6.5 31 2 4
05/10/2026 MON 6 - BUF 2 L Over 6 36 6 11
05/08/2026 BUF 1 - MON 5 L Under 6 30 1 2
05/06/2026 BUF 4 - MON 2 W Under 6 16 4 5
05/01/2026 BOS 1 - BUF 4 W Under 5.5 26 1 2
04/28/2026 BUF 1 - BOS 2 (OT) L Under 6 26 1 2
04/26/2026 BOS 1 - BUF 6 W Over 6 24 1 2

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

NY Islanders Islanders NYI
Buffalo Sabres BUF
avg rank edge in rank avg
2.8 8 Goals Per Game 4 3.3
3.7 17 Goals Against Per Game 11 3.0
26.3 6 Shots Per Game 2 28.5
27.3 20 Shots Against Per Game 21 27.5
10.8 19 Shooting % 15 11.7
13.4 18 Opponent Shooting % 8 10.9
-1 17 Shot Differential Per Game 13 1
10.8 19 Scoring Efficiency Ratio 15 11.7
.870 6 Save % 4 .890
.890 5 Opponent Save % 4 .880
5.3 28 Penalty Minutes Per Game 26 6.8
0.5 8 Power Play Goals Per Game 4 0.83
1 13 Power Play Goals Against Per Game 13 1
20.0 13 Power Play % 6 23.8
60.0 23 Penalty Kill % 22 62.5
2.93 2 Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio 11 2.2

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

NY Islanders Islanders NYI
Season stats rank
Goals Against 2.88 6
Shots Against 27.7 14
Penalty Kill (%) 81 10
Shutouts 9 1
Penalty Mins 694 17
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Season stats rank
Goals Against 2.93 11
Shots Against 29.06 23
Penalty Kill (%) 82 4
Shutouts 5 7
Penalty Mins 827 27
NY Islanders Islanders NYI
Season stats rank
Goals 2.79 26
Shots 28.17 12
Power Play (%) 17 28
Faceoff (%) 53 6
Penalty Mins 643 25
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Season stats rank
Goals 3.45 5
Shots 28.12 13
Power Play (%) 20 18
Faceoff (%) 46 31
Penalty Mins 797 7

Injuries

NY Islanders Islanders NYI
Buffalo Sabres BUF

NY Islanders vs. Buffalo Betting News

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NY Islanders Vs Buffalo Betting Trends

NY Islanders Islanders NYI

Islanders are 5-2 in their last 7 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.

Over is 8-2 in Islanders last 10 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.

Over is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 Tuesday games.

Over is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 games as a favorite.

Under is 4-1-1 in Islanders last 6 following a home loss of 3 or more goals.

Buffalo Sabres BUF

Over is 4-1 in Sabres last 5 Tuesday games.

Under is 6-2 in Sabres last 8 games as a favorite.

Sabres are 37-112 in their last 149 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Over is 6-2 in Sabres last 8 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.

Under is 9-2-1 in Sabres last 12 games as a home underdog.

Line Up - Last Game

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Buffalo Sabres
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