Sabres vs. Islanders Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Islanders NHL game on January 24, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Sabres
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Islanders
UBS Arena
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Islanders
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  • Islanders
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P3 19:14 Shot on goal by Isaiah George saved by Alex Lyon
P3 17:32 Shot on goal by Tony DeAngelo saved by Alex Lyon
P3 17:07 Power play - Adam Boqvist shot blocked by teammate
P3 15:38 Power play - Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 14:36 Goal scored by Alex Tuch
P3 13:53 Shot on goal by Emil Heineman saved by Alex Lyon
P3 13:47 Bo Horvat shot blocked by Jason Zucker
P3 13:39 Shot missed by Emil Heineman
P3 12:47 Shot on goal by Kyle MacLean saved by Alex Lyon
P3 10:59 Shot missed by Emil Heineman
P3 09:23 Shot missed by Adam Pelech
P3 09:18 Shot missed by Simon Holmstrom
P3 09:14 Shot on goal by Adam Pelech saved by Alex Lyon
P3 08:30 Tage Thompson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
P3 07:17 Shot missed by Alex Tuch
P3 06:25 Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Alex Lyon
P3 04:00 Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
P3 03:20 Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by David Rittich
P3 02:22 Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by teammate
P3 01:31 Adam Pelech shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Isaiah George saved by Alex Lyon
  4. P3 18:46
    Giveaway by Zach Metsa in offensive zone
  5. P3 17:53
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  6. P3 17:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  7. P3 17:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tony DeAngelo saved by Alex Lyon
  8. P3 17:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Adam Boqvist shot blocked by teammate
  9. P3 15:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  10. P3 15:24
    Power play - Bo Horvat won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  11. P3 15:24
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  12. P3 15:24
    Penalty to Michael Kesselring 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau)
  13. P3 14:38
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in neutral zone
  14. P3 14:36
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Alex Tuch
    5-0
  15. P3 14:02
    Sabres won faceoff against Islanders in neutral zone
  16. P3 13:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Emil Heineman saved by Alex Lyon
  17. P3 13:47
    SHOT
    Bo Horvat shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  18. P3 13:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Emil Heineman
  19. P3 13:33
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
  20. P3 12:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  21. P3 12:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kyle MacLean saved by Alex Lyon
  22. P3 12:08
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  23. P3 10:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Emil Heineman
  24. P3 10:18
    Giveaway by Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
  25. P3 09:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Adam Pelech
  26. P3 09:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Simon Holmstrom
  27. P3 09:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Pelech saved by Alex Lyon
  28. P3 08:30
    SHOT
    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  29. P3 07:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  30. P3 07:05
    Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  31. P3 07:05
    Stoppage - Icing
  32. P3 06:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Alex Lyon
  33. P3 06:14
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
  34. P3 06:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  35. P3 04:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
  36. P3 03:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by David Rittich
  37. P3 03:09
    Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer in defensive zone
  38. P3 02:22
    SHOT
    Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by teammate
  39. P3 02:03
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
  40. P3 01:31
    SHOT
    Adam Pelech shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
  41. P3 01:15
    Stoppage - Offside
  42. P3 00:25
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
  43. P3 00:25
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jason Zucker assisted by Ryan McLeod
    3-0
  44. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  45. P2 19:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  46. P2 19:18
    Takeaway by Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  47. P2 19:00
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Mathew Barzal in neutral zone
  48. P2 18:13
    SHOT
    Emil Heineman shot blocked by teammate
  49. P2 17:38
    Stoppage - Icing
  50. P2 14:57
    Power play - Bo Horvat won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  51. P2 14:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mathew Barzal
  52. P2 14:03
    Anders Lee won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
  53. P2 14:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matthew Schaefer saved by Alex Lyon
  54. P2 12:17
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Simon Holmstrom saved by Alex Lyon
  55. P2 11:46
    Power play - Jason Zucker won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
  56. P2 10:47
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
  57. P2 10:47
    Stoppage - Icing
  58. P2 10:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by David Rittich
  59. P2 10:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Calum Ritchie saved by Alex Lyon
  60. P2 08:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  61. P2 08:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Scott Mayfield
  62. P2 06:48
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in offensive zone
  63. P2 06:48
    Stoppage
  64. P2 06:22
    Calum Ritchie won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
  65. P2 06:00
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  66. P2 05:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tony DeAngelo saved by Alex Lyon
  67. P2 05:51
    Mathew Barzal won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  68. P2 05:08
    SHOT
    Zach Metsa shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  69. P2 04:17
    SHOT
    Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Kyle MacLean
  70. P2 04:09
    SHOT
    Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
  71. P2 03:50
    SHOT
    Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
  72. P2 03:30
    Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  73. P2 02:36
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Alex Lyon
  74. P2 02:27
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by David Rittich
  75. P2 01:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Josh Doan
  76. P2 01:18
    Shorthanded - Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Jason Zucker in defensive zone
  77. P2 01:18
    Penalty to Anders Lee 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Konsta Helenius)
  78. P2 01:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by David Rittich
  79. P2 00:33
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Mathew Barzal in neutral zone
  80. P2 00:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  81. P2 00:00
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
  82. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  83. P1 19:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tony DeAngelo saved by Alex Lyon
  84. P1 17:13
    Giveaway by Zach Metsa in defensive zone
  85. P1 17:05
    SHOT
    Calum Ritchie shot blocked by teammate
  86. P1 16:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Calum Ritchie saved by Alex Lyon
  87. P1 16:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  88. P1 16:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Duclair
  89. P1 16:12
    Giveaway by Owen Power in defensive zone
  90. P1 16:03
    Anders Lee won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  91. P1 16:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Emil Heineman saved by Alex Lyon
  92. P1 15:58
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  93. P1 15:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Alex Lyon
  94. P1 15:48
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  95. P1 15:48
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  96. P1 15:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by David Rittich
  97. P1 15:37
    Stoppage - Icing
  98. P1 15:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noah Ostlund
  99. P1 14:01
    Giveaway by Kyle MacLean in neutral zone
  100. P1 13:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Emil Heineman shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  101. P1 13:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Anders Lee shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  102. P1 12:33
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Bo Horvat
  103. P1 11:17
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
  104. P1 10:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by David Rittich
  105. P1 10:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kyle MacLean
  106. P1 08:40
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
  107. P1 07:34
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
  108. P1 07:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anders Lee saved by Alex Lyon
  109. P1 07:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noah Ostlund
  110. P1 06:37
    Konsta Helenius won faceoff against Anders Lee in defensive zone
  111. P1 06:32
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Jason Zucker in offensive zone
  112. P1 06:20
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  113. P1 05:57
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
  114. P1 05:54
    SHOT
    Zach Metsa shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
  115. P1 05:31
    Sabres won faceoff against Islanders in defensive zone
  116. P1 05:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matthew Schaefer saved by Alex Lyon
  117. P1 04:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Kesselring saved by David Rittich
  118. P1 04:38
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
  119. P1 04:12
    Mathew Barzal won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  120. P1 03:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  121. P1 03:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Scott Mayfield saved by Alex Lyon
  122. P1 02:45
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  123. P1 02:45
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  124. P1 02:11
    Kyle MacLean credited with hit on Zach Metsa in defensive zone
  125. P1 02:07
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
  126. P1 01:18
    Takeaway by Owen Power in defensive zone
  127. P1 00:52
    Giveaway by Bowen Byram in offensive zone
  128. P1 00:38
    Tage Thompson credited with hit on Matthew Schaefer in offensive zone
  129. P1 00:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by David Rittich
  130. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Islanders
21Shots on Goal26
26% Faceoff Win % 74%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
16Hits24
11 Shots Blocked 13
14Giveaways16
SabresBUF
IslandersNYI
21Shots on Goal26
26% Faceoff Win % 74%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
16Hits24
11 Shots Blocked 13
14Giveaways16

Sabres vs. Islanders: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Sabres vs. Islanders
  • Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026
  • Time: 1:00 PM ET
  • Venue: UBS Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Islanders favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Sabres -110, Islanders -105

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Sabres: 50%
  • Islanders: 50%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sabres a win probability of 50%, while the Islanders have a win probability of 50%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Islanders are more likely to beat the Sabres in the NHL game at UBS Arena on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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