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
R. Asplund C
A. Bjork LW
D. Cozens C
C. Eakin C
J. Hayden C
P. Krebs C
K. Okposo RW
V. Olofsson LW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
J. Bryson D
R. Dahlin D
C. Fitzgerald D
R. Hagg D
H. Jokiharju D
M. Pysyk 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	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
C. Anderson G

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
W. Carrier LW
E. Dadonov RW
B. Howden C
M. Janmark C
W. Karlsson C
K. Kolesar RW
J. Marchessault RW
M. Pacioretty LW
N. Patrick C
N. Roy C
R. Smith RW
M. Stone RW
defensemen
B. Hutton D
K. Korczak D
B. McNabb D
D. Miromanov D
A. Pietrangelo D
S. Theodore 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	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
R. Lehner G

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
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

VGK leads 1-0

Game Information

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