Series wins
Sabres: 93 Islanders: 83 Ties: 18
| Decade | Meetings | W-L-T/O* | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970's | 34 | 19-8-7 | 10-3-3 | 9-5-4 |
| 1980's | 33 | 15-16-2 | 8-8-1 | 7-8-1 |
| 1990's | 37 | 15-14-8 | 10-5-4 | 5-9-4 |
| 2000's | 37 | 21-13-3 | 12-5-2 | 9-8-1 |
| 2010's | 32 | 12-15-5 | 6-8-2 | 6-7-3 |
| 2020's | 31 | 11-11-0 | 8-3-0 | 3-8-0 |
| Overall | 195 | 93-77-25 | 54-32-12 | 39-45-13 |
Regular Season
Columns below are sortable
| Date | H/A | Winner | GF | GA | OT? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/1972 | H | Sabres | 9 | 2 | W 9-2 | |
| 11/28/1972 | A | Sabres | 7 | 2 | W 7-2 | |
| 1/3/1973 | H | Sabres | 4 | 1 | W 4-1 | |
| 2/3/1973 | A | ---- | 1 | 1 | T 1-1 | |
| 2/4/1973 | H | Sabres | 5 | 1 | W 5-1 | |
| 3/27/1973 | A | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 10/20/1973 | A | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 10/28/1973 | H | Sabres | 5 | 2 | W 5-2 | |
| 1/19/1974 | A | ---- | 2 | 2 | T 2-2 | |
| 3/3/1974 | H | Sabres | 4 | 3 | W 4-3 | |
| 3/23/1974 | A | ---- | 1 | 1 | T 1-1 | |
| 12/18/1974 | H | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 2/6/1975 | A | ---- | 2 | 2 | T 2-2 | |
| 2/18/1975 | A | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 3/2/1975 | H | ---- | 3 | 3 | T 3-3 | |
| 11/18/1975 | A | Sabres | 3 | 1 | W 3-1 | |
| 12/6/1975 | A | Sabres | 4 | 2 | W 4-2 | |
| 12/7/1975 | H | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 2/15/1976 | H | Islanders | 1 | 3 | L 3-1 | |
| 10/13/1976 | H | Islanders | 3 | 4 | L 4-3 | |
| 12/4/1976 | A | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 12/18/1976 | A | Sabres | 4 | 2 | W 4-2 | |
| 1/2/1977 | H | ---- | 3 | 3 | T 3-3 | |
| 2/1/1977 | A | Islanders | 3 | 6 | L 6-3 | |
| 10/13/1977 | H | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 10/29/1977 | A | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 1/30/1978 | H | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 3/2/1978 | H | Sabres | 6 | 3 | W 6-3 | |
| 3/11/1978 | A | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 10/12/1978 | H | ---- | 2 | 2 | T 2-2 | |
| 2/14/1979 | H | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 3/6/1979 | A | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 3/31/1979 | A | Islanders | 0 | 2 | L 2-0 | |
| 10/13/1979 | A | Sabres | 5 | 2 | W 5-2 | |
| 1/9/1980 | H | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 2/2/1980 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 3/23/1980 | H | ---- | 1 | 1 | T 1-1 | |
| 10/26/1980 | H | Sabres | 5 | 2 | W 5-2 | |
| 11/15/1980 | A | Islanders | 1 | 4 | L 4-1 | |
| 1/26/1981 | A | Sabres | 5 | 3 | W 5-3 | |
| 4/5/1981 | H | Islanders | 3 | 7 | L 7-3 | |
| 11/7/1981 | A | Sabres | 6 | 2 | W 6-2 | |
| 11/29/1981 | H | Sabres | 5 | 2 | W 5-2 | |
| 2/7/1982 | H | Islanders | 3 | 7 | L 7-3 | |
| 12/14/1982 | A | Sabres | 5 | 3 | W 5-3 | |
| 12/31/1982 | H | Sabres | 5 | 1 | W 5-1 | |
| 1/4/1983 | A | Islanders | 2 | 5 | L 5-2 | |
| 10/16/1983 | H | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 11/5/1983 | A | Islanders | 0 | 4 | L 4-0 | |
| 3/25/1984 | H | Islanders | 3 | 5 | L 5-3 | |
| 11/24/1984 | A | Islanders | 3 | 6 | L 6-3 | |
| 1/5/1985 | A | Sabres | 7 | 3 | W 7-3 | |
| 3/3/1985 | H | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 12/17/1985 | A | Islanders | 3 | 7 | L 7-3 | |
| 12/29/1985 | H | Sabres | 4 | 3 | W 4-3 | |
| 2/21/1986 | H | Sabres | 5 | 1 | W 5-1 | |
| 11/9/1986 | H | Islanders | 3 | 4 | L 4-3 | |
| 2/14/1987 | A | Sabres | 5 | 1 | W 5-1 | |
| 4/4/1987 | A | ---- | 6 | 6 | T 6-6 | |
| 1/17/1988 | H | Sabres | 5 | 2 | W 5-2 | |
| 1/29/1988 | H | Islanders | 2 | 5 | L 5-2 | |
| 2/6/1988 | A | Islanders | 4 | 6 | L 6-4 | |
| 11/12/1988 | A | Sabres | 3 | 0 | W 3-0 | |
| 2/22/1989 | H | Sabres | 7 | 5 | W 7-5 | |
| 4/1/1989 | A | Sabres | 4 | 3 | W 4-3 | |
| 12/5/1989 | A | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 12/31/1989 | H | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 2/4/1990 | H | Islanders | 0 | 1 | L 1-0 | |
| 10/20/1990 | A | Sabres | 3 | 1 | W 3-1 | |
| 1/2/1991 | H | Sabres | 5 | 4 | W 5-4 | |
| 2/26/1991 | A | ---- | 1 | 1 | T 1-1 | |
| 1/3/1992 | H | Sabres | 5 | 2 | W 5-2 | |
| 3/8/1992 | H | Islanders | 2 | 6 | L 6-2 | |
| 3/14/1992 | A | Islanders | 1 | 4 | L 4-1 | |
| 11/14/1992 | A | Islanders | 5 | 7 | L 7-5 | |
| 12/4/1992 | H | ---- | 5 | 5 | T 5-5 | |
| 1/8/1993 | H | Sabres | 6 | 5 | W 6-5 | |
| 12/26/1993 | A | Islanders | 3 | 4 | OT | L 4-3 (OT) |
| 2/6/1994 | H | Sabres | 4 | 1 | W 4-1 | |
| 2/8/1994 | A | Islanders | 1 | 3 | L 3-1 | |
| 3/18/1994 | A | ---- | 2 | 2 | T 2-2 | |
| 3/27/1994 | H | Sabres | 4 | 1 | W 4-1 | |
| 2/11/1995 | A | Islanders | 1 | 2 | L 2-1 | |
| 2/22/1995 | H | ---- | 3 | 3 | T 3-3 | |
| 3/16/1995 | H | Sabres | 6 | 3 | W 6-3 | |
| 4/1/1995 | A | Sabres | 5 | 1 | W 5-1 | |
| 11/24/1995 | H | ---- | 1 | 1 | T 1-1 | |
| 12/31/1995 | H | Islanders | 2 | 5 | L 5-2 | |
| 1/30/1996 | A | Islanders | 4 | 5 | OT | L 5-4 (OT) |
| 4/6/1996 | A | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 11/30/1996 | A | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 1/15/1997 | A | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 2/21/1997 | H | Sabres | 5 | 2 | W 5-2 | |
| 3/26/1997 | H | Islanders | 2 | 3 | OT | L 3-2 (OT) |
| 11/22/1997 | H | Sabres | 6 | 1 | W 6-1 | |
| 12/17/1997 | A | Islanders | 0 | 4 | L 4-0 | |
| 3/6/1998 | H | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 3/10/1998 | A | ---- | 2 | 2 | T 2-2 | |
| 10/24/1998 | A | Islanders | 4 | 5 | L 5-4 | |
| 2/13/1999 | H | ---- | 2 | 2 | T 2-2 | |
| 3/15/1999 | H | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 4/6/1999 | A | Sabres | 4 | 3 | W 4-3 | |
| 11/6/1999 | H | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 12/18/1999 | A | ---- | 2 | 2 | T 2-2 | |
| 3/4/2000 | A | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 3/12/2000 | H | Sabres | 4 | 2 | W 4-2 | |
| 11/9/2000 | H | Sabres | 3 | 0 | W 3-0 | |
| 12/30/2000 | A | Sabres | 2 | 0 | W 2-0 | |
| 1/27/2001 | A | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 2/7/2001 | H | Sabres | 2 | 1 | OT | W 2-1 (OT) |
| 12/1/2001 | A | Sabres | 4 | 2 | W 4-2 | |
| 3/7/2002 | A | Sabres | 5 | 0 | W 5-0 | |
| 3/12/2002 | H | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 4/3/2002 | H | ---- | 1 | 1 | T 1-1 | |
| 10/10/2002 | H | Sabres | 5 | 1 | W 5-1 | |
| 12/31/2002 | H | Islanders | 0 | 1 | OT | L 1-0 (OT) |
| 2/8/2003 | A | Islanders | 1 | 3 | L 3-1 | |
| 3/1/2003 | A | Islanders | 1 | 2 | OT | L 2-1 (OT) |
| 10/11/2003 | H | Islanders | 0 | 6 | L 6-0 | |
| 1/17/2004 | A | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 2/21/2004 | A | Islanders | 1 | 4 | L 4-1 | |
| 2/27/2004 | H | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 10/5/2005 | H | Sabres | 6 | 4 | W 6-4 | |
| 10/29/2005 | A | Sabres | 6 | 4 | W 6-4 | |
| 11/23/2005 | A | Sabres | 4 | 3 | SO | W 4-3 (SO) |
| 12/26/2005 | H | Sabres | 6 | 3 | W 6-3 | |
| 10/26/2006 | A | Sabres | 3 | 0 | W 3-0 | |
| 1/1/2007 | H | Sabres | 3 | 1 | W 3-1 | |
| 1/27/2007 | A | Islanders | 3 | 5 | L 5-3 | |
| 3/30/2007 | H | Sabres | 6 | 4 | W 6-4 | |
| 10/5/2007 | H | Islanders | 4 | 6 | L 6-4 | |
| 10/6/2007 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 12/12/2007 | H | Sabres | 5 | 3 | W 5-3 | |
| 12/19/2007 | A | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 10/13/2008 | A | Sabres | 7 | 1 | W 7-1 | |
| 11/22/2008 | H | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 12/27/2008 | H | Sabres | 4 | 3 | SO | W 4-3 (SO) |
| 2/28/2009 | A | Islanders | 0 | 2 | L 2-0 | |
| 10/16/2009 | H | Sabres | 6 | 3 | W 6-3 | |
| 10/31/2009 | A | Islanders | 0 | 5 | L 5-0 | |
| 11/4/2009 | H | Sabres | 3 | 0 | W 3-0 | |
| 1/16/2010 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | SO | L 3-2 (SO) |
| 1/15/2011 | A | Islanders | 3 | 5 | L 5-3 | |
| 1/21/2011 | H | Islanders | 2 | 5 | L 5-2 | |
| 1/23/2011 | A | Sabres | 5 | 3 | W 5-3 | |
| 2/13/2011 | H | Islanders | 6 | 7 | OT | L 7-6 (OT) |
| 11/29/2011 | H | Islanders | 1 | 2 | L 2-1 | |
| 1/14/2012 | A | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 2/4/2012 | A | Sabres | 4 | 3 | SO | W 4-3 (SO) |
| 2/21/2012 | H | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 2/9/2013 | A | Sabres | 3 | 2 | W 3-2 | |
| 2/23/2013 | H | Islanders | 0 | 4 | L 4-0 | |
| 4/26/2013 | H | Sabres | 2 | 1 | SO | W 2-1 (SO) |
| 10/15/2013 | A | Sabres | 4 | 3 | SO | W 4-3 (SO) |
| 3/15/2014 | A | Islanders | 1 | 4 | L 4-1 | |
| 4/13/2014 | H | Islanders | 3 | 4 | SO | L 4-3 (SO) |
| 12/27/2014 | H | Sabres | 4 | 3 | SO | W 4-3 (SO) |
| 2/8/2015 | H | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 4/4/2015 | A | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 11/1/2015 | A | Sabres | 2 | 1 | W 2-1 | |
| 12/31/2015 | H | Islanders | 1 | 2 | L 2-1 | |
| 4/9/2016 | A | Sabres | 4 | 3 | OT | W 4-3 (OT) |
| 12/16/2016 | H | Sabres | 3 | 2 | OT | W 3-2 (OT) |
| 12/23/2016 | A | Islanders | 1 | 5 | L 5-1 | |
| 4/2/2017 | H | Islanders | 2 | 4 | L 4-2 | |
| 10/7/2017 | A | Islanders | 3 | 6 | L 6-3 | |
| 12/27/2017 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | OT | L 3-2 (OT) |
| 2/8/2018 | H | Sabres | 4 | 3 | W 4-3 | |
| 12/31/2018 | H | Islanders | 1 | 3 | L 3-1 | |
| 2/12/2019 | H | Sabres | 3 | 1 | W 3-1 | |
| 3/30/2019 | A | Islanders | 1 | 5 | L 5-1 | |
| 11/2/2019 | H | Islanders | 0 | 1 | L 1-0 | |
| 12/14/2019 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | OT | L 3-2 (OT) |
| 2/15/2021 | H | Islanders | 1 | 3 | L 3-1 | |
| 2/16/2021 | H | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 2/22/2021 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 3/4/2021 | A | Islanders | 2 | 5 | L 5-2 | |
| 3/6/2021 | A | Islanders | 2 | 5 | L 5-2 | |
| 3/7/2021 | A | Islanders | 2 | 5 | L 5-2 | |
| 5/3/2021 | H | Sabres | 4 | 2 | W 4-2 | |
| 5/4/2021 | H | Sabres | 4 | 3 | SO | W 4-3 (SO) |
| 12/30/2021 | A | Islanders | 1 | 4 | L 4-1 | |
| 2/15/2022 | H | Sabres | 6 | 3 | W 6-3 | |
| 4/23/2022 | H | Sabres | 5 | 3 | W 5-3 | |
| 1/19/2023 | H | Sabres | 3 | 2 | OT | W 3-2 (OT) |
| 3/7/2023 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 3/25/2023 | A | Sabres | 2 | 0 | W 2-0 | |
| 10/14/2023 | A | Islanders | 2 | 3 | L 3-2 | |
| 10/21/2023 | H | Sabres | 3 | 1 | W 3-1 | |
| 3/14/2024 | H | Sabres | 4 | 0 | W 4-0 | |
| 11/1/2024 | H | Islanders | 3 | 4 | L 4-3 | |
| 11/30/2024 | A | Islanders | 0 | 3 | L 3-0 | |
| 12/23/2024 | A | Sabres | 7 | 1 | W 7-1 | |
| 12/20/2025 | H | Sabres | 3 | 2 | SO | W 3-2 (SO) |
| 1/24/2026 | A | Sabres | 5 | 0 | W 5-0 |
*An overtime loss prior to the 1999-00 season counts as a “L.” A loss in overtime or a shootout after that date counts as a “T/O.”
Playoffs
Playoff Meetings: 4
Series record: 1-3
| Year | H/A | Date | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | E.C. Semis | |||
| Game 1 | H | 4/11/76 | Sabres | 5-3 |
| Game 2 | H | 4/13/76 | Sabres | 3-2 (OT) |
| Game 3 | A | 4/15/76 | Islanders | 5-3 |
| Game 4 | A | 4/17/76 | Islanders | 4-2 |
| Game 5 | H | 4/20/76 | Islanders | 4-3 |
| Game 6 | A | 4/22/76 | Islanders | 3-2 |
| 1976-77 | E.C. Semis | |||
| Game 1 | A | 4/11/77 | Islanders | 4-2 |
| Game 2 | A | 4/13/77 | Islanders | 4-2 |
| Game 3 | H | 4/15/77 | Islanders | 4-3 |
| Game 4 | H | 4/17/77 | Islanders | 4-3 |
| 1979-80 | Conf. Finals | |||
| Game 1 | H | 4/29/80 | Islanders | 4-1 |
| Game 2 | H | 5/1/80 | Islanders | 2-1 (2OT) |
| Game 3 | A | 5/3/80 | Islanders | 7-4 |
| Game 4 | A | 5/6/80 | Sabres | 7-4 |
| Game 5 | H | 5/8/80 | Sabres | 2-0 |
| Game 6 | A | 5/10/80 | Islanders | 5-2 |
| 2006-07 | 1st Round | |||
| Game 1 | H | 4/12/07 | Sabres | 4-1 |
| Game 2 | H | 4/14/07 | Islanders | 3-2 |
| Game 3 | A | 4/16/07 | Sabres | 3-2 |
| Game 4 | A | 4/18/07 | Sabres | 4-2 |
| Game 5 | H | 4/20/07 | Sabres | 4-3 |
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