Sabres 4-2 Golden Knights (15 Jan, 2020) Box Score

Vegas Golden Knights

24-19-6, 10-9-3 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

21-19-7, 14-6-3 home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Cody EakinC. Eakin#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Tomas NosekT. Nosek#92
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Ryan ReavesR. Reaves#75
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Paul StastnyP. Stastny#26
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#20
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Deryk EngellandD. Engelland#5
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Nick HoldenN. Holden#22
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27

											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	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	12	9:30	0:00	0:00	9:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	12:30	0:07	1:22	11:01	5	2	71.4
0	1	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:43	1:33	1:06	16:04	5	8	38.5
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	18	16:14	1:33	0:00	14:41	1	1	50.0
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:39	0:07	1:15	11:17	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	5	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	21	18:49	2:27	0:00	16:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	11:00	0:07	0:00	10:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:57	1:33	2:26	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:47	2:27	0:09	13:11	8	5	61.5
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	13:47	1:18	0:00	12:29	4	11	26.7
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	20:05	2:42	1:08	16:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	16	15:29	2:27	0:00	13:02	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	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:47	0:00	2:28	13:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	21	15:07	1:41	0:00	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	26	18:43	0:00	1:15	17:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	23	19:03	0:00	2:27	16:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	21:28	0:07	1:15	20:06	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	23:04	2:26	0:01	20:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Marc-Andre FleuryM. Fleury#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	3	22	.880	21	0	1	0	0	58:22	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Michael FrolikM. Frolik#67
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Curtis LazarC. Lazar#27
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#13
defensemen
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Colin MillerC. Miller#33
Brandon MontourB. Montour#62
Lawrence PilutL. Pilut#24
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	20:13	3:34	0:00	16:39	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:10	0:09	1:23	12:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	15:53	0:09	2:44	13:00	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:21	2:18	0:00	13:03	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:10	0:09	2:44	15:17	5	3	62.5
1	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	26	18:06	0:00	1:23	16:43	7	5	58.3
1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	17:55	1:16	0:00	16:39	1	0	100.0
1	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	19:32	2:34	0:00	16:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	16	11:35	1:00	0:00	10:35	1	4	20.0
0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:56	1:16	0:00	12:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:46	0:00	0:00	9:46	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	14:12	2:53	0:00	11:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	16:28	0:00	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	17:40	0:09	2:14	15:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	3	6	4	1	0	17	13:13	0:41	0:00	12:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	21:55	0:09	2:02	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:55	0:00	1:53	13:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	23	20:41	2:18	2:05	16:18	0	0	0.0

goalies
Linus UllmarkL. Ullmark#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	21	1	2	0	0	60:00	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
	Golden Knights	0	1	1	2
	Sabres	0	2	2	4

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		VGK	BUF
1:55	Tomas Nosek (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Chandler Stephenson (7), Shea Theodore (21)	1	0
6:32	Kyle Okposo (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Sam Reinhart (22), Conor Sheary (9)	1	1
19:41	Sam Reinhart (16) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (17), Jack Eichel (33)	1	2

3rd Period		VGK	BUF
1:43	Reilly Smith (19) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Shea Theodore (22), William Karlsson (24)	2	2
7:57	Jack Eichel (28) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sam Reinhart (23), Colin Miller (6)	2	3
19:35	Curtis Lazar (4) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	2	4

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Golden Knights
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

15/1

Sabres
2
Golden Knights
4

Game 2

29/2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 15 January 2020

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,257

Referees:
Tom Chmielewski
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	12	6	2	26
Calgary	11	6	3	25
Los Angeles	10	7	3	23
Edmonton	10	9	2	22
Vancouver	9	6	3	21
Seattle	10	9	1	21
Anaheim	8	8	2	18
San Jose	6	11	5	17

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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Vegas Golden Knights

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BUF leads 1-0

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