| Buffalo Sabres (31-24-7) at New York Islanders (18-36-7), 7 p.m. |
| 2008-09 Head-to-head record |
Buffalo 2-1 (1-1 at Buf; 1-0 at NY) |
| 2007-08 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 (1-1 at Buf; 1-1 at NY) |
| 2006-07 Head-to-head record |
Buffalo 3-1 (2-0 at Buf; 1-1 at NY) |
| 2005-06 Head-to-head record |
Buffalo 4-0 (2-0 at Buf; 2-0 at NY) |
| 2004-05 Head-to-head record |
None |
| 2003-04 Head-to-head record |
New York 4-0 (2-0 at Buf; 2-0 at NY) |
| 2002-03 Head-to-head record |
New York 3-1 (1-1 at Buf; 2-0 at NY) |
| 2001-02 Head-to-head-record |
Buffalo 2-1-1 (0-1-1 at Buf; 2-0 at NY) |
| Home Record: |
Buffalo 17-12-2; New York 12-13-5 |
| Away Record: |
Buffalo 14-12-5; New York 6-23-2 |
| Record vs. Atlantic Division: |
Buffalo 9-5-1 |
| Record vs. Northeast Division: |
New York 6-5-2 |
| Record vs. Eastern Conference: |
Buffalo 23-17-6; New York 14-28-6 |
| 2008-2009 Meetings |
| 10/13 - Buffalo, 7-1 (at NY) |
| 11/22 - New York, 4-2 (at Buf) |
| 12/27 - Buffalo, 4-3 so (at Buf) |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 10/05 - New York, 6-4 (at Buf) |
| 10/06 - New York, 3-2 (at NY) |
| 12/12 - Buffalo, 5-3 (at Buf) |
| 12/19 - Buffalo, 2-1 (at NY) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 10/26 - Buffalo, 3-0 (at NY) |
| 01/01 - Buffalo, 3-1 (at Buf) |
| 01/27 - New York, 5-3 (at NY) |
| 03/30 - Buffalo, 6-4 (at Buf) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 10/05 - Buffalo, 6-4 (at Buf) |
| 10/29 - Buffalo, 6-4 (at NY) |
| 11/23 - Buffalo, 4-3 so (at NY) |
| 12/26 - Buffalo, 6-3 (at Buf) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 10/11 - New York, 6-0 (at Buf) |
| 01/17 - New York, 4-2 (at NY) |
| 02/21 - New York, 4-1 (at NY) |
| 02/27 - New York, 4-2 (at Buf) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 10/10 - Buffalo, 5-1 (at Buf) |
| 12/31 - New York, 1-0 ot (at Buf) |
| 02/08 - New York, 3-1 (at NY) |
| 03/01 - New York, 2-1 ot (at NY) |
| 2001-2002 Meetings |
| 12/01 - Buffalo, 4-2 (at NY) |
| 03/07 - Buffalo, 5-0 (at NY) |
| 03/12 - New York, 3-0 (at Buf) |
| 04/03 - Tied, 1-1 ot (at Buf) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - Buffalo has won four of five and five of the last eight meetings. |
| Note - Buffalo has won 11 of the last 15 meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 22 meetings. |
| Note - Buffalo is 12-11-1 in the last 24 and 19-12-1 in the last 32 meetings. |
| Note - Buffalo has won two straight after losing its last two at the Islanders. |
| Note - Buffalo has won five of its last seven at the Islanders. |
| Note - Buffalo has lost six of its last 11 at the Islanders. |
| Note - Buffalo has won nine of its last 15 at the Islanders. |
| Note - Buffalo is 10-7-1 in its last 18 at the Islanders. |
| Note - The Islanders have lost two of their last three at Buffalo. |
| Note - The Islanders have lost six of their last eight at Buffalo. |
| Note - The Islanders are 5-7-1 in their last 13 at Buffalo. |
| Note - The Islanders are 6-12-2 in their last 20 at Buffalo. |
| Buffalo last five games |
New York last five games |
| 02/17 - W at Toronto, 4-1 |
02/18 - L at NY Rangers, 1-3 |
| 02/19 - L at Philadelphia, 3-6 |
02/19 - L vs. Carolina, 2-6 |
| 02/21 - W vs. NY Rangers, 4-2 |
02/21 - W vs. New Jersey, 4-0 |
| 02/24 - L vs. Anaheim, 2-3 |
02/25 - L at Pittsburgh, 0-1 |
| 02/26 - L at Carolina, 1-2 (SO) |
02/26 - L vs. Toronto, 4-5 (SO) |