Sabres 3-2 Golden Knights (20 Dec, 2022) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

16-14-2, 9-6-0 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	3	0	3
VGK	0	0	2	2

Vegas Golden Knights

22-11-1, 8-9-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
D. Cozens C
Z. Girgensons LW
T. Jost C
P. Krebs C
C. Mittelstadt C
K. Okposo RW
V. Olofsson LW
J. Peterka RW
J. Quinn RW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
K. Clague D
R. Dahlin D
C. Fitzgerald D
I. Lyubushkin D
L. Pilut D
M. Samuelsson D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	18:18	0:55	2:03	15:20	8	8	50.0
0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	13:29	0:00	1:43	11:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	12:46	0:00	3:27	9:19	2	7	22.2
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:02	0:00	0:02	11:00	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	21	17:23	1:02	0:00	16:21	5	6	45.5
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:22	0:00	1:43	12:39	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:22	1:07	0:00	14:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	9:27	1:05	0:00	8:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	9:45	1:01	0:56	7:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:26	0:58	0:00	15:28	5	3	62.5
1	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	17:57	0:53	0:57	16:07	4	11	26.7
0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	18:44	0:58	1:10	16:36	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:45	0:45	0:00	16:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	7	6	0	0	2	3	0	34	29:03	1:15	2:58	24:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	15:33	0:00	3:36	11:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	4	4	0	0	25	15:37	0:00	0:24	15:13	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:31	0:00	2:19	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	3	1	2	2	1	1	32	28:30	0:01	2:42	25:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
U. Luukkonen G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
43	2	41	.953	30	10	1	0	0	60:00	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
M. Amadio RW
W. Carrier LW
W. Karlsson C
P. Kessel RW
K. Kolesar RW
J. Leschyshyn C
J. Marchessault RW
J. Rondbjerg RW
N. Roy C
R. Smith RW
C. Stephenson C
M. Stone RW
defensemen
N. Hague D
B. Hutton D
A. Martinez D
B. McNabb D
D. Miromanov D
A. Pietrangelo D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:34	0:00	0:00	13:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:33	1:19	0:00	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:56	1:51	0:44	18:21	13	9	59.1
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	8:33	1:12	0:00	7:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	17	10:24	0:00	0:00	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:29	0:00	0:00	6:29	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	22:39	4:48	0:00	17:51	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	8:34	0:00	0:43	7:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:54	1:12	0:42	15:00	12	6	66.7
1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	22:28	4:40	0:45	17:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	21:20	4:10	0:35	16:35	12	12	50.0
0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	22:41	4:48	0:31	17:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:46	0:00	0:43	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	17	12:58	0:00	0:02	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	20:07	0:00	0:44	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:25	0:00	1:17	16:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:28	1:01	0:01	16:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	28	28:43	4:59	1:13	22:31	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Hill G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	3	15	.833	15	0	0	0	0	57:28	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	3	0	3
	Golden Knights	0	0	2	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		BUF
1:53	Jeff Skinner (16) Assists: Alex Tuch (20), Lawrence Pilut (2)	1
7:15	Tage Thompson (26) Assists: Casey Fitzgerald (3)	2
13:28	Lawrence Pilut (1) Assists: Kyle Okposo (10), Peyton Krebs (4)	3

3rd Period			BUF	VGK
3:54		Chandler Stephenson (8) Assists: Michael Amadio (2), Alec Martinez (5)	3	1
17:38		Reilly Smith (17) Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (20), William Karlsson (16)	3	2

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
7
Sabres
4

Game 1

11/11

Sabres
3
Golden Knights
2

Game 2

20/12

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 20 December 2022

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 17,808

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz
Bevan Mills

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

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Buffalo Sabres

Vegas Golden Knights

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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