Golden Knights 5-4 Sabres (18 Oct, 2017) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

1-4-2, 1-3-1 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	0	3	0	4
VGK	1	2	1	1	5

Vegas Golden Knights

5-1-0, 3-1-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
J. Bailey RW
J. Eichel C
Z. Girgensons LW
C. Johnson
E. Kane LW
J. Larsson LW
M. Moulson LW
J. Nolan C
R. O'Reilly C
K. Okposo RW
J. Pominville RW
B. Pouliot LW
S. Reinhart C
defensemen
N. Beaulieu D
J. Gorges D
J. McCabe D
R. Ristolainen D
M. Scandella D
M. Tennyson 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	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	16	10:12	0:00	2:00	8:12	0	1	0.0
0	2	-1	4	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	32	23:43	4:44	2:15	16:42	4	8	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2:30	0:00	1:47	0:43	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	60:27	6:29	9:08	44:48	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	24:55	5:04	2:41	17:10	1	4	20.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	16:55	0:45	2:48	13:22	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:47	3:34	0:00	6:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	6:19	0:00	0:00	6:19	0	0	0.0
2	0	-2	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	32	26:58	4:33	3:32	18:51	21	11	65.6
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	16:56	2:40	0:51	13:25	2	0	100.0
0	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	27	17:21	2:40	0:00	14:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	18	10:41	0:00	2:22	8:19	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:09	3:16	0:00	15:53	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	24	20:18	4:55	0:00	15:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	14:24	0:00	3:53	10:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:22	0:00	4:05	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	6	2	1	2	3	0	0	32	28:48	3:16	4:23	21:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	25	20:41	0:00	4:35	16:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	18:54	4:28	1:20	13:06	0	0	0.0

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Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
P. Bellemare LW
W. Carrier LW
C. Eakin C
W. Karlsson C
B. Leipsic LW
O. Lindberg C
J. Neal LW
T. Nosek LW
D. Perron LW
V. Shipachyov C
R. Smith RW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
D. Engelland D
B. Hunt D
J. Merrill D
C. Miller D
L. Sbisa D
N. Schmidt 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	0	2	1	19	13:23	0:00	3:39	9:44	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	14	8:46	0:00	0:00	8:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	3	2	0	29	20:16	2:26	2:15	14:44	11	10	52.4
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	19:43	4:50	3:09	12:35	7	5	58.3
0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:39	3:23	0:00	8:16	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:33	0:06	0:13	13:14	2	0	100.0
0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:55	3:19	0:00	14:34	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	17	12:43	0:00	2:43	10:00	1	0	100.0
2	0	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	26	20:04	4:23	0:27	15:12	1	4	20.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:58	0:31	0:00	10:27	3	3	50.0
1	1	0	3	1	2	1	2	0	4	0	24	19:29	5:01	2:46	11:42	1	2	33.3
1	0	1	4	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	15	14:24	6:36	0:07	7:41	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	1	4	1	2	3	1	0	29	22:21	0:00	3:04	19:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:02	4:56	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	19:40	0:00	1:58	17:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	18:09	5:49	0:00	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	26	21:04	0:13	6:18	14:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:06	4:07	4:08	12:51	0	1	0.0

goalies
M. Subban G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	4	30	.882	0	0	0	0	0	63:52	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	OT	T
	Sabres	1	0	3	0	4
	Golden Knights	1	2	1	1	5

1st Period			BUF	VGK
6:24		Ryan O'Reilly (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nathan Beaulieu (2), Evander Kane (4)	1	0
14:15		Oscar Lindberg (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Reilly Smith (3), William Karlsson (2)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	VGK
6:40		Alex Tuch (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Deryk Engelland (2), Brendan Leipsic (4)	1	2
18:37		Reilly Smith (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brad Hunt (1), Colin Miller (1)	1	3

3rd Period		BUF	VGK
3:50	David Perron (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: James Neal (1), Cody Eakin (3)	1	4
10:00	Ryan O'Reilly (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (5), Jack Eichel (6)	2	4
18:02	Sam Reinhart (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (3), Jason Pominville (4)	3	4
19:51	Evander Kane (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (7), Jason Pominville (5)	4	4

OT Summary			BUF	VGK
3:52		David Perron (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Luca Sbisa (4), James Neal (2)	4	5

Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

Sabres
4
Golden Knights
5

Game 1

18/10

Golden Knights
2
Sabres
1

Game 2

10/3

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 18 October 2017

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 17,617

Referees:
Tim Peel

Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz
Ryan Gibbons

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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