Golden Knights 5-2 Sabres (2 Feb, 2022) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

14-24-7, 7-12-4 away

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

Vegas Golden Knights

27-16-3, 14-10-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Anders BjorkA. Bjork#96
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Cody EakinC. Eakin#20
John HaydenJ. Hayden#15
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Casey FitzgeraldC. Fitzgerald#45
Robert HaggR. Hagg#8
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Mark PysykM. Pysyk#13
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											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	5	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	15:23	1:25	0:00	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:10	0:00	1:03	13:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	26	16:08	1:25	0:54	13:49	9	8	52.9
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	15:02	0:00	2:43	12:19	14	5	73.7
1	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	16	11:04	0:00	1:37	9:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	16:29	2:35	0:00	13:54	1	4	20.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	16:14	1:11	3:01	12:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	13:26	1:58	0:00	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	24	17:25	2:35	0:00	14:50	2	0	100.0
0	1	-1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	19:45	2:02	2:56	14:47	8	13	38.1
1	0	-1	4	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	27	21:02	2:35	2:58	15:29	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	2	0	0	2	0	1	21	14:02	0:00	0:00	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	29	22:11	2:36	0:00	19:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	1	10	4	0	0	23	15:51	0:00	1:55	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:43	0:00	5:00	9:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	30	22:48	1:38	4:14	16:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	12:12	0:00	0:43	11:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:39	0:00	3:20	11:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Craig AndersonC. Anderson#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	5	30	.857	21	1	8	0	0	59:39	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Evgenii DadonovE. Dadonov#63
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
Mattias JanmarkM. Janmark#26
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Nolan PatrickN. Patrick#41
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#17
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Daniil MiromanovD. Miromanov#42
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#7
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	-1	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	1	19	13:27	0:00	0:14	13:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:35	4:31	0:00	13:04	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	13:17	0:00	1:05	12:12	5	9	35.7
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:58	0:59	1:37	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:40	2:44	1:18	11:38	9	7	56.3
1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	1	19	13:23	0:00	0:51	12:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	14:48	3:03	0:00	11:45	0	1	0.0
0	2	2	1	2	0	1	10	2	0	0	18	15:01	3:52	0:00	11:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:00	4:20	0:00	11:40	11	10	52.4
0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	16:44	2:42	1:37	12:25	5	7	41.7
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	20	15:23	3:00	1:18	11:05	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	19	16:02	4:33	0:00	11:29	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	2	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	24	18:13	0:03	3:02	15:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:37	0:00	1:10	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	5	1	2	2	0	0	25	19:09	0:00	0:54	18:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	21	14:25	0:00	0:00	14:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	1	26	21:40	2:57	2:54	15:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:38	5:16	0:00	17:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	28	0	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
	Sabres	0	1	1	2
	Golden Knights	2	2	1	5

1st Period			BUF	VGK
0:33		Reilly Smith (12) Assists: Jonathan Marchessault (36), William Karlsson (21)	0	1
18:19		Brett Howden (7) Assists: Mark Stone (20), Max Pacioretty (10)	0	2

2nd Period		BUF	VGK
1:31	Jonathan Marchessault (20) (Power Play) Assists: Nicolas Roy (14), William Karlsson (9)	0	3
4:27	Keegan Kolesar (8) (Shorthanded) Assists: Brett Howden (9)	0	4
16:00	Alex Tuch (5) Assists: Henri Jokiharju (8)	1	4

3rd Period			BUF	VGK
1:14		Mark Stone (8) Assists: Max Pacioretty (11), Nolan Patrick (4)	1	5
12:23		John Hayden (1) Assists: Tage Thompson (16)	2	5

Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Golden Knights
5

Game 1

2/2

Golden Knights
1
Sabres
3

Game 2

11/3

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 2 February 2022

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,235

Referees:
Ian Walsh
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Trent Knorr
Bevan Mills

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

VGK leads 1-0

Game Information

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NHL News

Nino Niederreiter lights the lamp

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