Golden Knights 4-2 Sabres (29 Feb, 2020) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

29-27-8, 10-17-4 away

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

Vegas Golden Knights

36-22-8, 21-10-4 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Dominik KahunD. Kahun#95
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Curtis LazarC. Lazar#27
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#68
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Wayne SimmondsW. Simmonds#17
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
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
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%
0	0	-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	23:25	2:00	0:00	21:25	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:43	0:00	0:00	14:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:54	0:45	0:00	12:09	4	6	40.0
1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	10:37	0:00	0:00	10:37	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	19	14:02	0:00	0:00	14:02	3	5	37.5
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	10:39	0:00	0:00	10:39	3	6	33.3
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	16:26	0:00	0:00	16:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	22	17:05	1:15	0:00	15:50	0	1	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	21:11	1:15	0:00	19:56	3	9	25.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	17	11:54	0:45	0:00	11:09	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:59	0:45	0:00	15:14	0	4	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	13:12	0:00	0:00	13:12	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	2	23	19:47	1:28	0:00	18:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:25	0:00	0:00	19:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	17:33	0:00	0:00	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	22	16:56	0:32	0:00	16:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	21:54	0:00	0:00	21:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	24	23:36	1:15	0:00	22:21	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HuttonC. Hutton#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	24	0	0	0	0	58:42	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nick CousinsN. Cousins#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Tomas NosekT. Nosek#92
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Gage QuinneyG. Quinney#72
Ryan ReavesR. Reaves#75
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Paul StastnyP. Stastny#26
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#20
defensemen
Nick HoldenN. Holden#22
Alec MartinezA. Martinez#23
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27
Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud#2

											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	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	12:50	0:00	0:00	12:50	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	22	14:15	0:00	0:00	14:15	6	3	66.7
1	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	21	19:08	0:00	1:19	17:49	15	4	78.9
0	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	21	17:13	0:00	0:00	17:13	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:43	0:00	0:00	4:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	3	4	0	0	2	1	1	21	17:56	0:00	0:00	17:56	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	11:36	0:00	0:00	11:36	3	3	50.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	17	15:20	0:00	0:00	15:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:19	0:00	0:41	15:38	4	1	80.0
2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:01	0:00	0:41	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:03	0:00	0:47	14:16	8	5	61.5
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:36	0:00	0:32	17:04	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	3	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	23	18:20	0:00	1:13	17:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0	2	3	0	24	21:56	0:00	0:47	21:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	25	20:48	0:00	1:13	19:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:20	0:00	0:00	20:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	24	20:47	0:00	0:00	20:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	22	17:27	0:00	0:47	16:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	31	0	1	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
	Sabres	1	0	1	2
	Golden Knights	1	0	3	4

1st Period			BUF	VGK
2:16		Dominik Kahun (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (19), Jimmy Vesey (11)	1	0
11:12		Nicolas Roy (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Cousins (14), Nick Holden (7)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		BUF	VGK
3:06	William Karlsson (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Max Pacioretty (33), Chandler Stephenson (14)	1	2
5:25	Reilly Smith (26) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Paul Stastny (20), Zach Whitecloud (1)	1	3
18:11	Reilly Smith (27) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Jonathan Marchessault (24)	1	4
19:48	Jeff Skinner (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Montour (13), Jake McCabe (9)	2	4

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

15/1

Sabres
2
Golden Knights
4

Game 2

29/2

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 29 February 2020

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,404

Referees:
Brad Meier
Marc Joannette

Linesmen:
Tyson Baker

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

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Vegas Golden Knights

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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