Greg Gilbert scored twice for the Islanders in their 6-2 victory over the Sabres at Nassau Coliseum. Dan Quinn and Mike Bossy each had a goal and an assist for New York (67-8-3), while Kelly Hrudey made 38 saves in a rare goaltending start. Dave Andreychuk and Mike Foligno were the goal scorers for Buffalo (33-29-9). With the win, the Islanders set a new RHL record for most points in a regular season.
Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
DATE : 10/10/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 0 2
New York Islanders 3 3 0 0 6
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 9 8 23 0 40
New York Islanders 11 11 5 0 27
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. GREG GILBERT(17)( BRYAN TROTTIER, GUY CHOUINARD ): 1st 2:01
2. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK(38)( GILBERT PERREAULT, PHIL HOUSLEY ) (PP) : 1st 6:35
3. NYI. BOB BOURNE(21)( DAVE BABYCH, DAVE CHRISTIAN ): 1st 8:20
4. NYI. EDDY BEERS(32)( CHRIS VALENTINE, JIM PEPLINSKI ): 1st 9:38
5. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(60)( DAN QUINN ): 2nd 0:19
6. NYI. DAN QUINN(13)( MIKE BOSSY, JOHN TONELLI ): 2nd 7:21
7. NYI. GREG GILBERT(18)( BRYAN TROTTIER, DENIS POTVIN ): 2nd 14:41
8. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO(36)( MIKE RAMSEY ): 3rd 18:46
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:12
2. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:26
3. NYI. BOB BOURNE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:42
4. NYI. TOMAS JONSSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 11:55
5. NYI. CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS - 4 Minutes: 3rd 1:02
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DAN QUINN
7. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:02
8. NYI. DAVE BABYCH - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:02
9. NYI. DENIS POTVIN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:28
10. NYI. DENIS POTVIN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:04
11. BUF. COLIN PATTERSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:04
12. NYI. DAN QUINN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:55
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DAVE ANDREYCHUK -2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1-1 35 18:42 0 0 3 2
MIKE FOLIGNO 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:51 1 1 1 0
GILBERT PERREAULT -2 6 0 1 2 0 0 8-7 37 19:45 1 1 2 1
ANDRE SAVARD -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 13 8:05 0 0 0 0
PHIL HOUSLEY -3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:55 1 0 0 2
ALAN HAWORTH -2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 19:45 0 0 2 1
GILLES HAMEL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:51 1 1 1 0
RIC SEILING -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-2 27 15:11 0 1 0 1
COLIN PATTERSON -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 24 13:11 0 0 1 0
LINDY RUFF -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 10:05 1 0 0 0
PAUL CYR -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 8:05 0 0 2 0
CRAIG RAMSAY -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 24 13:11 0 0 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:02 1 0 0 0
JOE CIRELLA -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:45 0 0 1 1
JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-2 27 16:12 0 0 1 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:55 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT -3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:34 0 0 0 0
JOHN BARRETT -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:33 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL -26 40 2 3 6 1 0 24-13 6 6 14 8
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:11 0 0 0 2
BRYAN TROTTIER 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 9-2 38 20:42 0 0 0 1
GREG GILBERT 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 12:55 2 0 0 0
JOHN TONELLI 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 37 20:42 0 0 0 0
DAVE CHRISTIAN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4-3 21 12:43 1 0 0 0
EDDY BEERS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 8:05 0 0 0 0 GWG
BRIAN SUTTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 28 16:51 1 0 0 1
BOB BOURNE 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 30 18:10 0 0 0 1
DENIS POTVIN 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 46 25:22 0 3 0 1
JIM PEPLINSKI 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-1 13 8:05 0 0 0 0
TOMAS JONSSON 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 18 10:55 1 0 0 0
DAVE BABYCH 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 41 23:35 1 1 0 1
GUY CHOUINARD 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 25 12:55 1 0 0 0
DAN QUINN 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 6-4 24 13:11 0 0 0 0
JIRI BUBLA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:55 0 0 0 0
CHRIS VALENTINE 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 13 8:05 0 0 0 0
GREG HOTHAM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:50 2 1 0 0
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 38 21:07 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL 26 27 6 11 18 0 0 24-11 9 7 0 7
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
TOM BARRASSO 60 27 6 0 21 0.778 LOSS 0 0 4 3 1 105 GF
EDDIE MIO 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
KELLY HRUDEY 60 40 2 0 38 0.950 WIN 0 0 3 2 0 105
BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 7 1
New York Islanders 1 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MIKE BOSSY from New York
2nd star - KELLY HRUDEY from New York
3rd star - GREG GILBERT from New York
GAME STORY
On their home ice the Islanders had an easy win over the Sabres by the
final tally of 6 to 2. New York got going early, scoring 3 times in the
first period. GREG GILBERT had two goals for New York. KELLY HRUDEY
was sharp in goal. He allowed 2 goals while facing 40 shots. Others registering
goals were DAVE ANDREYCHUK and MIKE FOLIGNO for Buffalo and MIKE BOSSY,
EDDY BEERS, BOB BOURNE and DAN QUINN for New York.
In other RHL news:
The Canucks clinched a playoff spot after tying the Maple Leafs 2-2.
Wayne Gretzky scored four goals as the Oilers pounded the Whalers 8-2.
Brian Propp scored twice in the Flyers' 6-3 win over the Penguins.